Bird Watching Tour

Arrive Paro Airport

Overnight Paro Hotel

Morning: Bird-watching in Paro Valley (Brown dippers, Ibis Bill, Shrikes, Fantails)

Evening drive to Thimphu

Overnight: Hotel

Watch Tango/Cheri Valley. Sun-birds, Wag tails, different varieties of dippers, thrush

Overnight: Hotel

Drive to Dochula Pass (10,000 ft.)Tragopans, Monals and different varieties of pheasants

Overnight: Hotel in Thimphu

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 (about 1 hour drive) Camp.

King-fishers, fishing eagles, Hornbills

Tashithang Valley.

Camp

Tashithang – Wangdue-Pelela (over night Hotel in Trongsa)

Nutcrackers, Warbblers, Fork-tails, Robins

– 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) Birding in Jakar in the morning and sightseeing in the afternoon.

Overnight Hotel

– 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 (crossing Thumshingla pass.  Alt. 3800 + m)

Near Sengor, one can see Yellow-bill Magpies, Fire-tail mizoros, jungle fowls.

Camp in Sengor

– 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 – Monger birding.  Mostly fowls, different varieties of sparrows, wood-peckers are found.

Overnight in Mongar

Monger – Trashigang through Korela Pass (about 2,800 m)

Shrikes, Wood-peckers, Sunbirds (different from those found in Western Bhutan)

Tashigang/Tashiyangtse area.  Mostly Laughing Thrushes, different varities of thrush families and Drangos.

Hotel in Trashigang

After Breakfast, Drive to Samdrupjongkhar which is 190 Km.

Mostly Rufous necked hornbills, Yuhina, Quaills, sub-tropical birds.

Overnight hotel in S/jongkher

– Morning: Drive to Riserboo (2 – 3 hours)

– Afternoon: Drive back to Samdrupjongkher  for more birding

Overnight hotel in S/jongkher

Samdrupjongkhar – Gauhati.  On the way, can see crane family species