Weekend bird-watching tour to Akshi

Introduction

Akshi is a small village, around 2 hrs drive from Mumbai that has a calm beach which is visited by less number of people and a very high number of shore birds. Some of the species which we have encountered in past couple of years include the Ruddy Turnstone, Greater & Lesser Sandplovers, Great Knots, Bar-tailed Godwit, Brahminy Kite, Terek & Curlew Sandpipers, Dunlins along with a variety of Gulls & Terns.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Akshi by 0630hrs & proceed for early morning bird-watching session till 1030 hrs. Return back to have breakfast & check-in to the hotel. Have lunch, share wildlife experiences and relax till 1530 hrs. Proceed for evening bird-watching session at 1600 hrs which will go on till sunset. Return back for dinner. Overnight at hotel at Akshi.

Day 2: Proceed for early morning bird-watching session from 0645 hrs to 1030 hrs. Return for breakfast followed by another quick bird-watching session till noon. Have lunch at 1300 hrs and check out to begin our return journey – filled with lots of images, fun and memories.

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Birding at Tal Chappar and Bikaner

Introduction

Tal Chhapar Sanctuary is a sanctuary located in the Churu district of Northwestern Rajasthan in the Shekhawati region of India. It is known for blackbucks and is also home to a variety of birds. Bikaner carcase dump at jor beed. A fantastic place to spot vultures, Eagles, Yellow-eyed Pigeon and many other birds.

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Jaipur by 8:00 am and proceed to Tal Chappar. We shall have breakfast on way followed by check-in at hotel in Sujangarh. Post lunch we will have our 1st Bird-watching session in the Tal Chappar Sanctuary in afternoon /evening. Interactive session over dinner followed by overnight stay at hotel in Sujangarh.

Day 2: We will start the day early by 6:30 am with bird-watching at Tal Chappar. Post lunch we shall do the bird-watching in nearby areas – Saltpans and scrubland. Interactive session over dinner and overnight stay at Sujangarh.

Day 3: Start early by 5:30 am and proceed to Bikaner city (160 Kms). Breakfast on the way. Visit to Bikaner carcass dump yard for raptors and vultures. Post lunch, we shall do bird-watching in nearby areas. Return back to the hotel at Sujangarh for dinner and overnight stay.

Day 4: Early morning check-out and proceed to Tal Chappar for our final bird-watching session at the sanctuary and nearby areas. Post lunch, leave for Jaipur.

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Bandhavgarh Jungle Safari

Introduction

With one of the highest known densities of Tigers in India, Bandhavgarh National Park attracts wildlife photographers and enthusiasts from all over the world to experience the realm of the king of the jungle.

This May, join Wild India Bandhavgarh Jungle tour to see and photograph the majestic big cats in the jungles of Central India.

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About Bandhavgarh

Once the private hunting grounds of the rulers of the princely state of Rewa, Bandhavgarh was declared a National Park in 1968 and a Tiger Reserve in 1993 under the Project Tiger initiative.

Nestled within the Vindhya Mountain Range of Central India, the park derives its name from the highest hillock in the area, Bandhavgarh Hill (807 metres), atop which the ancient fort of the same name is located.

The park has a total area of 437 sq. Kms, comprising a core area of 105 sq. Kms (called the Tala Range) and a buffer zone of 332 sq. Kms. Currently only two zones within the national park – the Tala Range and the Magdhi Range – are open to tourists.

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Gallery

Here are few clicks from our previous trips. More clicks can be found on our facebook page at Wild India Eco Tours.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Jabalpur Airport by 1600 hrs (4:00 PM). Have a tea / snacks break en-route to the jungle resort at Bandhavgarh National Park. Briefing about Bandhavgarh wildlife followed by dinner and overnight at the resort.

Day 2: Start at 0500 hours (5:00 AM) for morning jungle safari with packed breakfast. Return to resort by 1100 hrs. Take some rest followed by lunch. Proceed for evening jungle safari by 1430 hours (2:30 PM). Return back to the resort post sunset. Spend the rest of the evening on wildlife discussions, post processing, reviewing images and so on followed by dinner. Overnight at the resort.

Day 3: Start at 0500 hours (5:00 AM) for morning jungle safari with packed breakfast. Return to resort by 1100 hrs. Take some rest followed by lunch. Proceed for evening jungle safari by 1430 hours (2:30 PM). Return back to the resort post sunset. Spend the rest of the evening on wildlife discussions, post processing, reviewing images and so on followed by dinner. Overnight at the resort.

Day 4: Start at 0500 hours (5:00 AM) for morning jungle safari with packed breakfast. Return to resort by 1100 hrs. Have an early lunch and checkout to proceed to Jabalpur airport.

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Birding at Sattal, Pangot and Chafi

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Half Day Birding at Sattal

  • Arrival at AnandVihar Railway Station (Delhi) & board train to Kathgodam
  • Tea & breakfast in Train (Journey time of approx 6 hrs)
  • Reach Kathgodam and proceed to Sattal via cab
  • Enroute welcome drink, light snacks and sharing birding plans
  • Reach the resort by 13:00 hrs, have lunch & some rest
  • Do the 1st bird-watching session @ Studio Area in evening
  • Team discussion & knowledge sharing session followed by Dinner

Day 2: Birding at Sattal

  • Have early morning tea & proceed for Birding session at studio & waterfall point with packed breakfast
  • Have lunch at restaurant near Sattal lake
  • Late afternoon & evening session at Sattal – church road
  • Team discussion & knowledge sharing session followed by Dinner

Day 3: Birding at Sattal – Chafi

  • Early morning bird-watching session at Garud tal – Sattal – bhital road
  • Tea & breakfast @ resort, checkout with packed lunch
  • Afternoon bird-watching at Chafi
  • Travel from Chafi to Pangot & check-in at resort in Pangot
  • Team discussion & knowledge sharing session followed by Dinner

Day 4: Birding at Pangot

  • Early morning tea followed by bird-watching session at Pangot trails with packed breakfast
  • Back to resort for lunch
  • Evening session at Pangot & Cheer Pheasant Point
  • Team discussion & knowledge sharing session followed by Dinner

Day 5: Half day bird-watching at Pangot & en-route Kathgodam

  • Early morning session at Pangot Trails with packed breakfast
  • Checkout
  • Drive to Kathgodam, lunch en-route and bird-watching along the way
  • Catch the afternoon train to Delhi. Evening snacks and dinner in train
  • Trip ends with loads of images & lovely experiences in the nature 🙂

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Birding at Thattekad

Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Pick-up at Ernakulam Station / Kochi Airport by 12:30 hrs. Departure in jeep for Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary with lunch en-route followed by check-in at Jungle Bird Homestay. Bird-watching in & around the resort with some light snacks followed by evening bird trails for nightjars & owls. Back to resort at around 8:30 PM, have dinner and go early to bed.

Day 2: Full day bird-watching in Thattekkad Sanctuary & surrounding areas for the Western Ghat endemics species on foot. Night stay at Jungle Bird Homestay.

Day 3: Start early morning (by 05:00 hrs) for Munnar & Eravikulam National Park. Have lunch at Munnar & continue bird-watching till evening. Night stay at Jungle Bird Homestay.

Day 4: Early morning bird-watching in Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary. Break for lunch followed by another bird-watching session in & around Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary till 15:00 hrs. Drop to Kochi Airport / Ernakulam Station by 17:00 hrs.

Some of the key species we could sight include Black Baza, Black Eagle, Great-eared Nightjar, Dollar Bird, Red Spurfowl, Lesser Yellow-nape Woodpecker, Speckled Piculet, Mottled Wood Owl, Green Imperial Pigeon, Crested Goshawk, Malabar grey & Pied Hornbill, Malabar parakeet, Flame-throated Bulbul, Dark-fronted & Rufous Babbler, Asian fairy-bluebird, Malabar Trogon, White-bellied Blue Flycatcher, White-bellied Treepie, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Nilgiri Pipit, Grey-headed Bulbul, Black & Orange Flycatcher, Broadtailed Grassbird, Nilgiri Flycatcher, White-bellied Shortwing, Whitebellied Treepie & the Wyanad Laughing Thrush.

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Bharatpur Birder’s Paradise

About Bharatpur

Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna sanctuary that hosts thousands of birds, especially during the winter season. Over 230 species of birds are known to be resident. It is also a major tourist center with scores of ornithologists arriving here in the hibernal season. It was declared a protected sanctuary in 1971. It is also a World Heritage Site.

Hurry only limited seats available. Booking will be accepted on first come first serve basis.

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Tour Itinerary

Mode of Travel: Cycle Rickshaw (2 members per rickshaw)

Day 1: Arrival at Bharatpur @ 13:00 Hrs. Check-in Hotel in Bharatpur. After lunch, proceed to Keoladeo Park in Cycle Rickshaw – Explore the Park till sunset. Return for dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Bharatpur.

Day 2: Early morning breakfast, process to Keoladeo park in cycle rickshaw. Explore the park for scrubland birds. Will carry packed lunch. After lunch will explore near sopan mori and Keoladeo temple. Return for dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Bharatpur.

Day 3: Early morning breakfast, process to Keoladeo park in cycle rickshaw. Explore the park for scrubland birds. Will carry packed lunch. After lunch will explore near sopan mori and Keoladeo temple. Return for dinner and Overnight Stay at Hotel in Bharatpur.

Day 4: Early morning breakfast, process to Keoladeo park in cycle rickshaw. Explore the park for scrubland birds. Return to hotel. After lunch check out and proceed to Jaipur or Delhi for return journey.

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Kanha Jungle Safari

Introduction

With one of the highest known densities of Tigers in India, Kanha National Park attracts wildlife photographers and enthusiasts from all over the world to experience the realm of the king of the jungle.

This April, join Wild India – Kanha Jungle Safari tour to see and photograph the majestic big cats along with some stunning landscapes in one of the most beautiful jungle of Central India.

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About Kanha

Kanha National park is located in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh and it extends over an area of over 1,940-sq- kms. The major feature of this region’s interesting topography is the horseshoe shape valley and the whole park area is surrounded by the spurs of the Mekal.

The Surpan River meanders through Kanha’s central Maidans, grasslands that cover the extensive plateau. Steep rocky escarpments along the edges offer breathtaking views of the valley.

Welcome to the place knows for its Royal Bengal Tiger, the lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines. Bhramar invites families, enthusiasts, photographers and first-timers to experience surrealism at its best.

WHAT TO EXPECT ~ MAMMALS

First time visitors are often so keen to spot the larger animals that they overlook the smaller ones. Kanha national park has 22 species of mammals. The animals which can be spotted are TIGER, Black naped hare, Indian wild dog, the Striped Palm Squirrel, Common langur, Jackal, Wild Boar, Chital, Spotted deer, Sambar and leopard.

The other main attraction in the park is the Barasingha. You might see a tiger in many other national parks, but you will definitely not see a Barasingha anywhere else, as this is their only home. So it’s better to take a good look at them here itself.

WHAT TO EXPECT ~ BIRDS

There are over 150 varieties of birds in Kanha. So if you happen to be bird watcher, look forward to sight a good variety of the avian species.

The bird species in the park include storks, teals, pintails, pond herons, egrets, peacock, peafowl, junglefowl, spurfowl, partridges, quails, collared doves, parakeets, green pigeons, rock pigeons, cuckoos, papihas, rollers, bee-eater, hoopoes, drongos, warblers, kingfishers, woodpeckers, finches, orioles, owls and fly catchers.

Join us to explore the place. Booking will be accepted on first come first serve basis.

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Gallery

Here are few clicks from our previous trips. More clicks can be found on our facebook page at Wild India Eco Tours.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Nagpur by 10:00 hrs and proceed to resort at Kanha with lunch en-route. Arrive at the resort in evening and spent rest of the time relaxing followed by dinner. Overnight at the resort.

Day 2: Leave for morning Jungle Safari by 0500 hrs with packed breakfast. Return by 1100 hrs for lunch. Post lunch, leave for evening Jungle Safari by 1500 hrs. Return back to resort post sunset. Spend rest of the time in relaxing, wildlife discussions, image reviews and post processing sessions (if required) followed by dinner. Overnight at the resort.

Day 3: Leave for morning Jungle Safari by 0500 hrs with packed breakfast. Return by 1100 hrs for lunch. Post lunch, leave for evening Jungle Safari by 1500 hrs. Return back to resort post sunset. Spend rest of the time in relaxing, wildlife discussions, image reviews and post processing sessions (if required) followed by dinner. Overnight at the resort.

Day 4: Leave for morning Jungle Safari by 0500 hrs with packed breakfast. Return by 1030 hrs to the resort. Have an early lunch or checkout early and have lunch en-route. Arrive at Nagpur by 1900 hrs.

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Amboli trip for Reptiles & Amphibians

Introduction

Amboli is a hill station in south Maharashtra, India. Amboli lies in the Sahayadri Hills of Western India, one of the world’s “Eco Hot-Spots” and it therefore abounds in a variety of fairly unique flora and fauna.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrival at Amboli by 02:00 PM. The resort in Amboli is located at around 120 Kms from Kolhapur and around 30Kms from Savantwadi. Check-in followed by lunch, introduction of members and some rest. Explore the campsite surrounding in evening followed by dinner (at around 8:00 PM). At 9:30 PM, proceed to our 1st night trail to Shirgaonkar point.

Day 2: Explore the campsite surrounding early morning. Have breakfast by 8:30 AM and proceed on a walking trail to Parikshit point. Back for lunch by 1:30 PM, followed by some rest. Explore the campsite surrounding in evening followed by dinner (at around 8:00 PM) and than proceed to our 2nd night trail at 9:30 PM to Mahadevgad.

Day 3: Explore the campsite surrounding early morning. Have breakfast by 8:30 AM and proceed on a walking trail to Parikshit point and return by 12:00 PM. Post lunch, check-out by 2:00 PM. Tour ends.

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Pench Jungle Safari

About Pench

Pench National park, nestling in the lower southern reaches of the satpuda hills is named after Pench river, meandering through the park from north to south. It is located on the southern boundary of Madhya Pradesh, bordering Maharashtra, in the districts of Seoni and Chhindwara.

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Suggested Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Nagpur by 0930 hrs (09:30 AM). After breakfast, transfer to the forest resort in close vicinity of Pench National Park. Post lunch, we shall leave for our 1st jungle safari by 1430 hrs (2:30 PM). On returning back to resort, we shall have an interactive session over dinner followed by overnight stay at the forest resort.

Day 2: Leave early morning at around 0530 hrs (5:30 AM) for jungle safari with packed breakfast. Return back to the resort by 1100 hrs (11:00 AM) for some rest followed by lunch. Post lunch, leave for evening jungle safari by 1430 hrs (02:30 PM). On returning back to resort, we shall have an interactive session over dinner followed by overnight stay at the forest resort.

Day 3: Leave early morning at around 0530 hrs (5:30 AM) for jungle safari with packed breakfast. Return to resort by 1100 hrs (11:00 PM) followed by some relaxation. Post lunch, proceed to  Nagpur.

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Birding at Mishmi Hills, Arunachal Pradesh

About Mishmi Hills

Mishmi Hills are on the Northeastern tip of India, in central Arunachal Pradesh and are a southward extension of the Great Himalayan ranges and its northern and eastern parts touch China. These hills are divided into 2 sections – the flood plains of tributaries of Brahmaputra river and the Arunachal Himalayas consisting of snow-capped mountains, lower Himalayan ranges and Shivalik ranges. This hilly area falls in the Dibang valley and is characterised by steeply sloping landform, sub-tropical evergreen forest and high rainfall.

With around 6000 species plant species, 100 mammals and over 600 bird species, Mishmi is a heaven for nature lovers. Some of the highlight bird species at Mishmi consist Sclater’s monal, Blyth’s Tragopan, Temminck’s Tragopan, chestnut-breasted partridge, Ward’s trogon, Red-headed Trogon Dark-sided thrush, Green Cochua, Purple Cochoa, Rusty-bellied and Gould’s shortwing, Beautiful Nuthatch, Mishmi Wren-babbler, Chevron-breasted Babbler Fire-tailed myzornis, 3-4 parrotbill species, Grey-headed bullfinch and so on.

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Suggested Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Pick from dibrugarh airport and transfer to Mishmi Hills. Birding at Maguri Beel. Dinner and overnight at Forest rest house.

Day 2: Wake up at 0500hrs, birding in and around Mayodiya Pass. Discussions on species and consolidation of bird list for the day. Dinner and overnight at Forest rest house.

Day 3: Wake up at 0500hrs, birding in and around Tiwarigaon. Discussions on species and consolidation of bird list for the day. Dinner and overnight at Forest rest house.

Day 4: Wake up at 0500hrs, birding in and around Hunli. Discussions on species and consolidation of bird list for the day. Dinner and overnight at Forest rest house.

Day 5: Wake up at 0500hrs, birding in and around Tiwarigaon and transfer to Tinsukia. Consolidation of entire bird list for the tour. Overnight at Tinsukia.

Day 6: Morning session at Maguri Beel. Check out from Tinsukia and proceed to Dibrugarh airport.

There might be variations in itinerary based on the local weather conditions and inputs from our local experts at Mishmi hills.

Note: The Stay at Forest lodge in Mishmi Hills will be on Twin sharing with very basic amenities. We shall only have 2 hrs of electricity supply, primarily to charge our camera batteries and mobile phones. The mobile network connectivity will also be limited.

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