A conclusive example of unsustainable tourism, is represented by the “one day trips” organized in the Danube Delta, promoted by certain tourism companies. These trips are considered by specialists to be toxic for the environment. The trips are made with powerful motorized means such as: off-road vehicles and high speed boats, in order for the tourists to visit as many places as possible in a very short time. Emissions from these means of transport pollute the air both locally and globally. Noise pollution is another source of suffering for the wildlife. Car engines, loud noises, drones, motor boats, change the activity patterns of animals. The birds interrupt their nesting, the animals and birds run away to hide their babies, they can no longer feed and rest and their nests are flooded by the waves produced by boats. The carpets of water lilies are shattered under these high speed boats. The garbage left behind by people pollutes both the water and the land, poisoning animals and locals. Waste collection is difficult, as only 10% of the Danube Delta’s surface is land.

The locals don’t earn anything. In the Danube Delta there is a ban on fishing and hunting. Agriculture is not practiced. Tourism is supposed to help them, but in these “one day trips”, tourists don’t have time for the beauty of local traditions and gastronomy.