Two Birds One Stone

Two Birds One Stone will organize your best ornithology experience combining bird watching with a visit to natural areas of Valladolid , and the best Wine tourism of the area, thus killing “Two birds with one stone”, as indicated by the expression in English that they have by name.

You will be able to learn more about the habitats, fauna, geology, gastronomy, flora, landscapes ... and the entire rural environment of the Iberian Peninsula, especially Valladolid and its surroundings.

• Ornithology . If you can only do one, the best thing is that you stay with the Bustard Wheel, a unique experience that you can only enjoy in this area and that can only be done in April. Other of its routes can be enjoyed in the Hoces del Río Duratón, with spectacular views, in the Laguna de Villafáfila or in the Lagunas Esteparias.
• Species observation . If in addition to birds you are interested in brown bears, the Iberian lynx or Iberian wolves, consult our routes on these animals.
• Wine tourism . Visit farms and vineyards, discover wineries, taste wines and typical products of this land. Ribera, Toro, Duero, Arribes ... taste the unique wines of Río Duero.

Two Birds One Stone guarantees you the best wine tourism experience in Valladolid and its surroundings.

Wine tourism arises from the need to present the wines of a certain area and enhance their traditional and cultural values. Thus, various plans and routes have arisen in which to enjoy gastronomy and good wine without feeling guilty.

• Wines and wineries . Try the wines that were born near the Duero such as Rueda, Toro, Ribera or Arribes, among others. You can access different wineries and have a guided tour that will end with a tasting exclusively for you. You can also taste a typical meal of the area and after the experience enjoy the fantastic landscapes and cultural heritage of the area.
• Ribera Duero Wines + Traditional Cheeses . A perfect combination, you will visit the winery from which the best Ribera del Duero wines come out, after the cortería tasting, you will be able to meet cheese artisans, who are in charge of making the cheeses from the entire Valladolid area. Also during the tour you will have an interpreted walk between vineyards.

Two Birds One Stone will show you that taking some time to observe animals in Valladolid is a great idea. Your Ornithology and observation plans are worth it. Options:

• Wheel of the Bustard . A route that you can only do in April in the central peneplain of Castilla y León. Most of this species is concentrated there, the heaviest in the world, a privileged place to observe their customs and other birds with which they share space, such as the little bustard, the red-nosed ganga, the stone curlew, the lark and the calandria, the owls. campestres, the lesser kestrel, warblers and wheatears among others. You will attend the courtship, you will see the males performing "the wheel" and the females selecting one of them.
• Lagunas Esteparias, Tierra de Campos . A Five-hour observation route. Around two hundred and fifty species of birds in an arid setting. Many waterfowl use this environment for breeding. Birds such as bustards and little bustards or Dupont's lark live here.
• Lagunas de Villafáfila and La Nava . You will need two days to do the route, there you will see aquatic birds in their wintering quarters, you will contemplate the territory with the largest number of bustards in the world and you will enjoy the most traditional gastronomy.
• Lagunas de Villafáfila, Castilla y León, Zamora . Also five hours, it will allow you to discover a multitude of water birds, observe birds such as the great bustard, the ortega, the little bustard or the curlew.
• Hoces Río Duratón, Castilla y León, Segovia . For five hours you can enjoy one of the largest colonies of Griffon Vulture in Europe and discover its habitat in the majestic Hoces del Duratón. There are Egyptian vultures, kestrels, impressive golden eagles, falcons, real owls and even the elusive Lark. Also washerwomen and blackbirds, finches and robins, blue tit and chickadee ...

They also have routes to observe other animals such as the Brown Bear , the Iberian Lynx or the Iberian Wolf .