Destination: Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India
Mode: Moderate
Tour Type: Driving, Safaris, Birding, Photography
Duration: 12 Nights and 13 Days
Arrive at Guwahati, meet your assistance and drive to Nameri. Overnight Eco Camp.
Nameri National Park & Project Tiger is one of the best birding destinations for birders. Half daybirding inside the park, walk along the jungle trail. Come back for lunch and go for river rafting to look for some more water birds.
Prime target here: White-winged Wood Duck(the only best place to see), Silver-breasted Broadbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill, Ibisbill, Thick Knee, Oriental Hobby, Siberian Rubbythroat, Blood-winged Babbler and more.
Early morning take your pack breakfast and drive up to the mountains of Arunachal Pradesh. Check in at Bhalukpong and continue up towards mountain, stop at Sessa and walk through the highway. Afternoon arrive at Lama Camp have lunch and go looking for the endemic Bugun Liocichla. Overnight Lama Camp.
Targets: Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Lesser Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Bugun Liocichla, and more.
Early morning start walking from the camp towards Bompu birding on the way, today you enter Eaglenest WLS. Pack breakfast & Lunch will be served on the way. Overnight Bompu Birding Camp.
Whole Day birding. Overnight Bompu Birding Camp.
Targets: Ward’s Trogon, Cutia, Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Fire-tailed Myzornis & many mores.
Whole Day birding. Overnight Bompu Birding Camp.
Whole Day birding. Overnight Bompu Birding Camp.
Early morning do birding and driving to Dirang. Overnight Hotel.
Very early morning drive to Sela Pass and afternoon back to Dirang. Overnight Hotel.
Targets: Blood Pheasants, Snow Pheasants, Grandala, Himalayan Monal, Gould’s Shortwing, White-winged Grosbeak and more.
Early morning drive to Sangti valley for birding afternoon drive to Mandala. Overnight Mandala Birding Lodge.
Targets: Black-tailed Crake, Ibisbill, Long-bill Plover, little fork tail and more.
Full Day birding. Overnight Mandala Birding Lodge.
Targets: Blanford’s Rosefinch, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Mistle Thrush, Rufous-fronted Tit, Fire-tailed Myzornis and not to miss the elusive Red Panda and many more.
Early morning birding around Mandala have breakfast and drive back down to Nameri. Overnight Eco Camp.
Early morning drive to Guwahati dumping yard and later on time transfer to airport to connect flight for onward destination.