Bird Watching-20days
This amazing 20 days tour will lead you all the way to the east of Bhutan. Enjoy the chances to see the following birds: Brown dippers, Ibis Bill, Shrikes, Fantails, Sun-birds, Wag tails, different varieties of dippers, thrush, Tragopans, Monals and different varieties of pheasants, Wood-peckers, Tree creepers, varieties of doves, King-fishers, fishing eagles, Hornbills, Nutcrackers, Warbblers, Fork-tails, Robins, Honey-guides, variety of Fork-tails and Wall-creepers, varieties of Himalayan pheasants, Yellow-bill Magpies, Fire-tail mizoros, jungle fowls, variety of sub-tropical to alpine birds, varieties of hornbills, owls, night-jars, fowls, different varieties of sparrows, wood-peckers, Shrikes, Wood-peckers, Sunbirds, Laughing Thrushes, different varities of thrush families and Drangos, Rufous necked hornbills, Yuhina, Quaills, sub-tropical birds and crane family.
| ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE | Paro, Bhutan | |||||||
| DURATION | 19 Nights / 20 Days | |||||||
| DEPARTURE TIME | 2 Hours before Flight time | |||||||
| WEAR | Comfortable athletic clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen. | |||||||
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Arrival : Paro
Arrive Paro Airport
Overnight Paro Hotel
Paro – Thimphu
Morning: Bird-watching in Paro Valley (Brown dippers, Ibis Bill, Shrikes, Fantails)
Evening drive to Thimphu
Overnight: Hotel
Thimphu – Tango/Cheri Valley
Watch Tango/Cheri Valley. Sun-birds, Wag tails, different varieties of dippers, thrush
Overnight: Hotel
Thimphu: Day excursion to Dochula Pass
Drive to Dochula Pass (10,000 ft.)Tragopans, Monals and different varieties of pheasants
Overnight: Hotel in Thimphu
Thimphu – Punakha via Dochula (Bird watching in the Dochula and Menchola area)
Bird-watching in the Dochula and Menchola area . Watch Wood-peckers, Tree creepers, varieties of doves
Evening drive to Punakha
Overnight: Hotel in Punakha
Punakha – Tashithang Valley
Punakha – Tashithang Valley (about 1 hour drive) Camp.
King-fishers, fishing eagles, Hornbills
Tashithang Valley
Tashithang Valley.
Camp
Tashithang – Wangdue – Pelela
Tashithang – Wangdue-Pelela (over night Hotel in Trongsa)
Nutcrackers, Warbblers, Fork-tails, Robins
Trongsa – Kuengarabten
– Drive from Trongsa to Kuengarabten (22 Km)
– Breakfast enroute and do some bird-watching (Honey-guides)
– Proceed to Bumthang.
– One might see a variety of Fork-tails and Wall-creepers
Overnight in Bumthang
Jakar Valley (Bumthang)
Jakar Valley (Bumthang) Birding in Jakar in the morning and sightseeing in the afternoon.
Overnight Hotel
Bumthang – Gayzamch – Thumshingla
– Bumthang – Gayzamchu – Thumshingla (64 Kms).
– Camp at Gayzamchu highest camping site.
– Alt. about 3300 + m.Birding along the way for different varieties of Himalayan pheasants
Gayzamchu – Sengor
Gayzamchu – Sengor (crossing Thumshingla pass. Alt. 3800 + m)
Near Sengor, one can see Yellow-bill Magpies, Fire-tail mizoros, jungle fowls.
Camp in Sengor
Thrumshig La – Limithang
– Thrumshingla – Limithang . This is the best birding area in the Himalayas.
– A wide variety of sub-tropical to alpine birds can be found e.g. varities of hornbills, owls, night-jars etc.
– Camp- at (Yongkola) Lingmithang X 2 nights
Lingmithang
Lingmithang
Lingmithang – Mongar birding
Lingmithang – Monger birding. Mostly fowls, different varieties of sparrows, wood-peckers are found.
Overnight in Mongar
Mongar – Trashigang via Korela Pass
Monger – Trashigang through Korela Pass (about 2,800 m)
Shrikes, Wood-peckers, Sunbirds (different from those found in Western Bhutan)
Trashigang – Excursion to Tashiyangtse area
Tashigang/Tashiyangtse area. Mostly Laughing Thrushes, different varities of thrush families and Drangos.
Hotel in Trashigang
Trashigang – Samdrupjongkhar
After Breakfast, Drive to Samdrupjongkhar which is 190 Km.
Mostly Rufous necked hornbills, Yuhina, Quaills, sub-tropical birds.
Overnight hotel in S/jongkher
Samdrupjongkhar – Day Excursion to Riserboo
– Morning: Drive to Riserboo (2 – 3 hours)
– Afternoon: Drive back to Samdrupjongkher for more birding
Overnight hotel in S/jongkher
Samdrupjongkhar – Gauhati
Samdrupjongkhar – Gauhati. On the way, can see crane family species