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Chirping in the clouds
Tour Overview
Most of the birding tours in Bhutan take place during the peak season months from March through May. While this is the best time to visit Bhutan on a bird-watching tour where we provide you with the best of our services and take you to the best sites without any interference.
We want our fellow bird watchers to have the best experience making the most out of the trip at affordable rates. Therefore, aside from our peak seasonal packages, we also encourage you to take advantage of our lean seasonal tour packages that do not compromise the quality and the experience of the trip.
We have led extensive research and survey during the lean season from June through August and from December through February. From our research and survey from our own bird-watching excursions, we found that the first two-week of June was very productive and proved that majority of the bird species can still be located.
Our birding in June tour was offered for the first time in the year 2015 and had great success, then we were fortunate to run this tour every year both as a private and group tour.
On this tour apart from most of the species you see during the peak season such as four species of Pheasants, Ibisbill, Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Rufous-necked Hornbill, Ward Trogon, and Beautiful Nuthatch, we have a further good chance of seeing the summer visitor like Flycatchers and Cuckoos.
Tour Outline
Day 1 | Arrive Paro – transfer Thimphu: On your arrival at the Paro international airport, our representative will receive you. Drive to Thimphu the capital city of Bhutan (2hrs) drive. Evening birding around sewage pond and Wang Chu in Thimphu. (Overnight: Thimphu) |
Day 2 | Thimphu – Dochula – Punakha: Early morning drive to Punakha over the Dochula Pass (3150). En route to Punakha stop at Lamperi Botanical. Afternoon: Visit Punakha Dzong, one of the most beautiful Dzong in the country. (Overnight: Punakha) |
Day 3 | Punakha – Jigme Dorji National Park: we will spend morning birding inside the Jigme Dorji National Park along Mochu Chu River. Afternoon birding along the Pho Chu River and Punatshangchu River. (Overnight: Punakha) |
Day 4 | Punakha – Nobding – Phobjekha: Early morning you’ll wind up your way to the Phobjekha Valley. En route, we’ll spend a couple of hours birding the entire stretch of Nobding and continue our journey to Phobjekha. (Overnight: Phobjekha) |
Day 5 | Phobjekha – Pelela – Bumthang: we’ll spend our morning hours birding along the Pelela pass (3400) old road. Continue your drive to Bumthang with some birding stop along the way: (Overnight: Bumthang) |
Day 6 | Bumthang – Phrumshingla – Sengor: we drive from Bumthang to Sengor going over Phrumshingla (3800m). Later in the evening, we will be birding around Sengor. (Overnight: Sengor) |
Day 7 | Sengor – Namling – Yongkala: In the morning, we’ll bird around Sengor and Phrumshingla area. Then we will wind up our way to Yongkala en route birding along the forest of Namling and Yongkala. (Overnight: Yongkala) |
Day 8-9 | Yongkala – Namling – Limithang Road: We’ll spend two entire day birding Namling, upper and lower Limithang road, one of the finest birding areas in the Himalayas: (Overnight: Yongkala) |
Day 10 | Yongkala – Trongsa: we will be re-tracing our way back. So basically we will be looking and listening to the flocks. Overnight: Trongsa |
Day 11 | Trongsa – Paro: Drive should take us about 6hrs. Re-tracing journey back; we will stop whenever we run into the flocks. Overnight: Paro |
Day 12 | Chelela Birding: Very early in the morning, drive to the cool and stunning alpine meadow of Chelila pass (3890m). Drive back to Paro for lunch. Afternoon free time to stroll around Paro town |
Day 13 | Paro – Excursion to Taktshang Monastery: In the early morning before breakfast we visit the local sewage pond and along the Wang Chu, back to the hotel for breakfast, then Take two hrs. drives to the parking lot at the base of the Tiger’s Nest monastery, from here you can hike to one of the most beautiful and holiest temples in Bhutan. (Overnight: Paro) |
Day 14 | Departure |
What to Expect?
This birding tour will be on selected sites that do not pose any threats such as steep slopes. During these trips, you should expect yourself to walk at least 6-7 kilometers on average per day
The best time for watching birds is in the morning. You can expect an early start in the morning most of the time. However, a couple of very early mornings are required to look for high elevation dwelling Pheasant that comes out to the roadside early in the morning.
Accommodation on this tour is generally simple but comfortable. The hotels are generally spacious, clean, and comfortable, built-in westernized Bhutanese style, and all rooms have private facilities. However, due to the limited availability of good lodges and hotels in some remote parts of the country, you will spend a couple of nights in basic hotels or tented camps.
Generally, the weather should be mostly fine and sunny during the daytime with temperatures varying from 5-25°C but it can get quite cold and chilly at night and during early morning game drives it can feel bitterly cold until the rising sun warms things up. Please be prepared as it could be cold at night and lodges are not centrally heated.
Inclusion
What is Included?
- • All internal taxes and charges (including SDF
- • Accommodation on twin sharing basis
- • All meals, tea, snack and bottled water
- • All travel with a licensed local birding guide
- • All surface transfers by a private vehicle
- • Camping equipment and haulage for camping and trekking tours
- • All entry fees to monuments, Museum and National Parks
- • Bhutan Visa Fee
What is not Included?
- • Optional tours/excursions, personal & incidental expenses.
- • Tips, laundry, phone calls, and bars.
- • International and domestic airfare, and insurance
Guide Details
Tshering Dorji after completing his high school in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. instead of continuing his studies, he decided to undergo training in a tour guiding school. After successfully completing his tour guiding course he started traveling across the country as an apprentice with the senior nature guides exploring and studying birds in particular and nature in general. Today, Tshering is familiar with the calls, behavior, distributions, and habitats of Bhutan birds.
In the year 2018, coinciding with world ranger day, the first meeting of the Citizen Birders of Bhutan was held. Tshering was selected to represent the Guide Association of Bhutan (GAB) to make the presentation on the birds of Bhutan in the presence of many high-profile people including the Minister for Agriculture and Forests.
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Tour Facts
Availability:
Space Available
Group Size:
08
Duration:
14 Days
Activity Level:
Easy Days
Guide Language:
English