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BIRDING NORTHEAST INDIA I

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Namdapha Tiger Reserve-Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary -Kaziranga National Park-Nameri Tiger Reserve

17 nights & 18 days

Best Time to Visit : December - March

(c) D.K.Bhaskar

ITINERARY :
Day 1: Calcutta / New Delhi to TinsukiaMeals: Rooms Only
Fly from Calcutta / New Delhi to Mohanbari Airport at Dibrugarh. If flight is on time we will spend some time at Borajan to see some birds and primates. We will stay in a hotel at Tinsukia.
Day 2: Namdapha Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today we will drive (5-6 hours) to Namdapha Tiger Reserve. At Deban, we will look out for the beautiful and long-tailed sibia. Here we will spend the night at Deban in tents or rest house. At night we will hear the calls of the mountain scops owl, collared and asian barred owlet. We will also try to spot the Namdapha flying squirrel and the shy slow loris near the rest house.
Day 3: Namdapha Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today we will bird along the Burma Nallah Road and try to locate the pied falconet, mountain bulbul and the greater & lesser necklaced laughingthrushes, slaty-bellied tesia and sultan tit. We will spend the afternoon along the Noa Dihing river and look for the white-bellied heron and the Ibisbill.
Day 4-7: Namdapha Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We will stay at fully serviced camps for 4 nights at Haldibari, Hornbill and beyond. Here we will try to see the beautiful nuthatch, green cochoa, pin-tailed green & mountain imperial pigeon, black-headed shrike babbler, snowy-throated & white hooded babbler, wreathed hornbill etc.
Day 8: Namdapha Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today we will trek back to Deban and spend the night at Deban in tents or rest house.
Day 9: Namdapha Tiger Reserve-TinsukiaMeals: Breakfast & Lunch
We will spend the early morning birding near Motijheel. Then drive to Tinsukia for night stay.
Day 10: Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife SanctuaryMeals: Lunch
We will spend the day at Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary looking for Jerdon's babbler, marsh babbler and black-breasted parrotbill in the grasslands. We will stay at Tinsukia for the night.
Day 11: Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife SanctuaryMeals: Lunch
We will spend the day at other areas of Dibru-Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary and Maguri Bheels looking for birds like black-throated parrotbills, spot-winged starlings etc.
Day 12: Tinsukia-Kaziranga National ParkMeals: Lunch & Dinner
Today we will drive to Kaziranga and try to get an afternoon drive in the National Park. Overnight in a wildlife resort.
Day 13-15: Kaziranga National ParkMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Safaris will be in jeeps inside Kaziranga and spend the days in the forest looking out for Pallas's fish eagle, pied harriers, Bengal florican, greater adjutant stork etc.
Day 16: Kaziranga National Park-Nameri Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
We spend the early morning at Panbari and then we will drive to Nameri Tiger Reserve to get a glimpse of the rare white-winged duck and wreathed hornbill. Overnight in Eco-Camp.
Day 17: Nameri Tiger ReserveMeals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
The whole day will be spent birding at Nameri and looking for the Ibisbills and other species. Overnight in Eco-Camp.
Day 18: Nameri Tiger Reserve-Calcutta or New DelhiMeals: Breakfast
After early morning birding we drive to Guwahati airport to fly to Calcutta or New Delhi.


Departures will be confirmed on minimum participation of 4 persons. Maximum participation 8 persons. You may also arrive via New Delhi where you will be received and connected to a flight to Dibrugarh

Extensions available for North Bengal , Assam & Namdapha National Park

Tour Cost (on per person basis)
Valid till September 2006

Paying persons UK (£) US ($)
4 to 8 persons 1386 2310
Single room supplement 165 275

  • Airfare extra: Calcutta/Delhi-Dibrugarh & Guwahati-Calcutta/Delhi

  • The above cost includes only :

  • Accommodation on twin sharing basis as per the itinerary
  • Meals as above
  • Birding guide for entire tour
  • All transfers
  • Permits and Jungle safaris
  • Government fees of US$ 50

    Above cost does not include :

  • Optional tours / excursions
  • Personal & incidental expenses
  • Tips, laundry, phone calls, bottled water, alcohol, camera fee etc.

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