9 Days Golden Triangle Birding
The tour combines Kathmandu -Chitwan Jungle – Pokhara Valley, known as birder’s golden triangle, covering four IBAs, hill forests, rivers, streams, lakes & most spectacular scenery of the Himalayan range. Phulchoki, Shivapuri, and Bosan hills & slopes offer birders endemic and rare sighting & beautiful hike. And birders can also enjoy hovering vultures and birds of prey above the hills surrounding the valleys.
Habitat: Tropical Jungle, Wetlands, Dense scrub, subtropical & moist broadleaved, temperate forest, lakes, rivers & farmland.
Birds: Striated bulbul, Black-faced Warbler, Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Grey-throated Babbler, Himalayan Cutia, Hoary-throated Barwing, Black-throated Parrotbill, Nepal Fulvetta, Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Golden-naped Finch, Longtail Broadbill, Scarlet Finch, Brown Bullfinch, Spiny Babbler, Kalij pheasant, Speckled Piculet, Spotted, Little and Slaty-backed Forktail, Green Magpie, Upland Pipit, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Blue-naped Pitta, Vultures, birds of Prey & more.
Birding Sites: Shivapuri (2730m), Phulchoki (2760m), Godavari Forest, Bosan, Trisuli River, Pokhara, Australian Camp (2227m), Dhampus (1650m), Astham, Fewa Lake.
BEST TIME: mid-September—late November & late February— early June.
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14 Days Langtang Valley Alpine Birding
Langtang is a valley laying between Himalayan Peaks close to the Tibetan border and the scenery upper valley most spectacular. Most of the hike is in the Langtang National park. The trail first passes through Boradlaved forest, coniferous forest and finally through alpine meadows and moraine. The greatest variety of birds can be seen by combining the Gosainkund lake & Langtang valley.
Habitat: Lower & upper temperate broadleaved forests; subalpine forests of fir; rhododendron, birch, & juniper; alpine scrub of rhododendron& juniper and alpine grassland. Rivers, streams and riverbeds
Birds: Blood Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Himalayan Monal, Brown-capped Woodpecker, Yellow-rumped honeyguide, woodsnipe, Ibis Bill, Pied Thrush, Nepal Wren Babbler, Mrs Gould Sunbird, Yellow-bellied flowerpecker, Spot-winged rosefinch, scarlet finch, fire-tailed Sunbird, Tibetan & Himalayan Snowcock, Laughing thrushes.
BEST TIME: Late February — Early June.
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15 Days Tropical Jungle Safari Birding
This birding tour covers major IBAs of Nepal with Bardiya, Chitwan, and Parsa National Park, their buffer zones; Koshi Wildlife Reserve and surrounding wetlands; Lumbini Sarus sanctuary; Nawalparasi Vulture feeding centre & community forests, Narayani & Rapti rivers, lakes, farmlands.
Habitat: Marshes, impounded rivers, wet grasslands, scrub, riverine forests, sal forest, deciduous hill forest, grasslands, sal/Chir Pine forest on ridges, reservoirs,
Bird Species: Woodpeckers, Kingfishers, Vultures, Saraus, Beglaflorican lesser florican, Giant Hornbill,
BEST TIME: October— May (specially December onward).
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17 Days Birding Trek & Safari
This birding tour covers six climatic zones; major IBAs of Nepal with Langtang, Bardiya & Chitwan National Park and their buffer zones; Lumbini Saraus sanctuary and surrounding wetlands; Nawalparasi Vulture feeding centre & community forests, Narayani & Rapti rivers, lakes & farmlands.
Habitat: Lower & upper temperate broadleaved forests; subalpine forests of fir; rhododendron, birch, & juniper; alpine scrub of rhododendron& juniper and alpine grassland; marshes, impounded rivers, wet grasslands, scrub, riverine forests, sal forest, deciduous hill forest, grasslands, sal/Chir Pine forest on ridges & farmlands.
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BEST TIME: October—Late November & Late February— Early June.
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