GREBE ADVENTURE

Your journey with us will be different than what you have experienced so far. It won't be comfortable, it won't be warm or cozy. There will be fatigue, sweat and fighting with your own weaknesses. It will be an exciting adventure and experiencing nature in the best possible sense of the word.

During the time spent with us, you will have the opportunity to photograph with the methods we use, without compromises and without trodden paths. We make our way through swamps and peat bogs, thickets and endless pools. There will be moisture, water and more water around. Loneliness and extraordinary experiences await us. We will spend time the way we love the most, i.e. active photography, night rallies by water

and riverbeds. We will set off on an extraordinary journey to be close to the amazing spectacle at sunrise.

WHO WE ARE?

Lukasz Boch and Marcin Baranowski. We have been dealing with nature photography for a decade. This one dominated our lives, creating a different, better dimension in which we constantly reside. Enthusiasts, explorers and adventurers, lovers of wild creatures and plants. In the constant delight of the light of dawn, the taste of the wild river and the rustle of old trees.

WHY US?

Our everyday life is learning and constant search for the way to the goal. We never take shortcuts, and hard work and a deep conviction about the value of the road itself and its experience have become our philosophy. We experience nature and the beauty of the world emotionally in a deep, almost metaphysical way, while constantly trying to improve our skills. Discovery is the essence of beauty, and beauty is the highest value for us.

OUR EXPERIENCE

Throughout all these years of being in the bosom of nature, we have learned that the challenges we set ourselves lead to an inner sense of fulfillment and harmony. That is why we have chosen the most difficult and demanding roads. Water is our element and we spend time in it almost constantly, regardless of the season. We spent thousands of hours in the treetops, and even more camping in the wild, which gives us great satisfaction all the time. We have completed numerous photographic projects in every environment we have in Poland.

WHO PROVIDES US THE EQUIPMENT?

Mr Jan Gear

They launched in 2012. The beginning of a great road turned out to be a backpack for photographers, which was a great success on the market. This is how MrJan Gear was born. Currently one of the most recognized brands dealing in the production of equipment for nature photographers. Excellent backpacks, floats and many other articles attract more and more customers.

https://mrjangear.com

WHAT DO WE PHOTOGRAPH?

Our most important goal will be grebes and the entire reproductive cycle. From breeding, through incubating eggs, to raising offspring. We have red-necked grebes and they will be the main characters of our expeditions, but there are also great crested grebes and little grebes.

In this period, apart from the above-mentioned birds, there are many other species. There are great opportunities to enrich your portfolio with many other water birds that breed in this area.

HOW IT'S WORKING?

Want to have adventure with us? Write to us what dates you are intrested in 15.04 - 15.06, and we will offer you a suitable option. Or if you have already decided on a specific of our offer, send us a proposed date. We set the price depending on the numer days you spend with us. The longer you stay, the more experiences we will make.

We will provide you with accommodation in a hotel of a nice standard, food including tree meals per day and full care od our team. If you need help in getting to us from airport, please email us, we can collect you.

The day of arrival is not counted as a shooting day. Only the full days you spend with us count towards the price.

Need an airport transfer? We can provide it for you.

„GREBE ADVENTURE” - 3-DAYS OPTION

• Arrival day starts with organizational issues and training. We will learn how to handle the equipment, how to photograph safely and how to prepare. On this day we provide participants with dinner and accommodation.

• We start the first day with a photo session. In the afternoon, we scout the entire area together with binoculars. Of course, you receive 3 meals a day and overnight stay.

• The next day we do the morning session and sunset session. We provide three meals and overnight stay.

• The last day ends with a morning session and breakfast. This concludes our adventure.

• Training and instruction on how to photograph from the water, how to behave and how to do it safely.

• Three sunrise expeditions and one sunset session in professional floats from MrJanGear. 

• One trip at sunset

• Together, in three days, we will make four trips to the water and conduct training with you on proper behavior on the water.

• Full board consisting of three meals, breakfast, lunch and dinner. The first full day is counted from the day following arrival. We finish the last day after the morning session.

• Overnight in a hotel of a very pleasant standard. The full number of nights included in the price is three days.

•  If you want additional sessions in your free time, write to us and we will arrange it for you.

• Have any suggestons? Wishes? Write to us.

„FLOATING HIDE’S ADVENTURE " - 5-DAYS VARIANT

• Arrival day starts with organizational issues and training. We will learn how to handle the equipment, how to photograph safely and how to prepare. On this day we provide participants with dinner and accommodation.

• We start the first day with a photo session. In the afternoon, we scout the entire area together with binoculars. Of course, you receive 3 meals a day and overnight stay.

• The next day we do the morning session. We provide three meals and overnight stay.

• The next day we do the morning and evening sessions. We provide three meals and overnight stay.

• The next day we do the morning and evening sessions. We provide three meals and overnight stay.

• The last day ends with a morning session and breakfast. This concludes our adventure.

• Training and instruction on how to photograph from the water, how to behave and how to do it safely.

• Five sunrise expeditions and two sunset in professional floats from MrJanGear.

• Together, in five days, we will make seven trips to the water and conduct training with you on proper behavior on the water.

•  If you want additional sessions in your free time, write to us and we will arrange it for you.

• Have any suggestons? Wishes? Write to us.

"FLOATING HIDE’S ADVENTURE" - OPTION TO BE DETERMINED

• If you have your own idea of the length of stay, there is no problem at all. Write to us.

• The minimum time you need to book with us is two days.

• We count two days in such a way that the day of arrival is not counted as a day. Only the numerous next day and the day of departure. This solution provides us with the opportunity to perform two morning sessions and one evening session, as well as conduct training.

• You can buy as many days as you like.

• Have any suggestons? Wishes? Write to us.

PRICES

• „FLOATING HIDE’S ADVENTURE – 3 DAYS OPTION – COS OF STAY 1300 EURO

• „AUTUMN MIGRATIONS” - 5-DAY OPTION - COST OF STAY 2000 EURO

• „AUTUMN MIGRATIONS” - ANY OPTION - COST OF STAY 1 DAY - 400 EURO ALL OTHER ISSUES

WE SET INDIVIDUALLY.

• IF YOU WANT AN ADDITIONAL SUNSET SESSION ON THE BOOKED DAY - 150 EURO

• TRANSFER FROM AIRPOT IN BOTH SIDES - 250 EURO

WHAT WE PROVIDE IN PRICE:

We will provide you with everything you need. Take only your camera and clothes, the rest will be on our side.

· Proffesional Floating Hides from MrJanGear.

· Water photography suits from MrJanGear.

· Backpacks and transport equipment from MrJanGear.

· Meals including three meals a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner).

· Overnight in a hotel of a pleasant standard.

· Care of the Elyzjum team, including guidance, consulting and full logistics from the moment the participant arrives at the agreed place.

· It is possible to organize transport from the airport (additional option).

LIST OF THINGS THAT WILL COME IN HANDY:

· Digital camera capable of shooting in RAW (mandatory).

· Lenses, if any, if the camera is interchangeable (mandatory).

· Photographic head. If you do not have, please contact us.

· Laptop.

· Clothing appropriate for the season. We will be in the field a lot, the weather cannot be guaranteed, so it is better to be prepared.

· Appropriate footwear for field work, it is worth enriching them with ordinary rubber boots.

· Camouflage net.

· Thermos.

· A headlamp or other flashlight.

· Power bank.

· If you don't have any of the items, write to us.

If you have any questions, requests, suggestions or comments, be sure to contact us.