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15 Days Bird Watching Tour in Bhutan

In this tour, you will travel through west to east in Bhutan. Besides enjoying the birds of Bhutan, you will be thrilled by the astounding beauty of our country side. Although the roads in Bhutan are winding and you have to travel up and down in the mountains, yet you will enjoy a lot with our experience driver and guide with natural beauty of this country.

Day 01. BKK/KTM/CCU –PBH-Paro
AM:        Arrive at Paro and receive by the representative of Authentic Bhutan Tours at the Paro International airport, only airport in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. From directly we will visit National museum of Bhutan, if it is not closed.
                Lunch in Paro.
PM:        we will visit Paro dzong (fortress) and then stroll around the Paro town.
                Welcome dinner & drinks (Bhutanese local drink Ara) at Paro.

Day 02. Paro – Thimphu
AM: Very early in the morning we will drive to Chelela pass with your pack breakfast. The pass is the highest pass, where the car can go in Bhutan. On the way we may see the following birds:

Colorful Himalayan Monal
Flocks of Blood Pheasants.
Kalij Pheasants.
Grosbeaks
Bullfinches
Cutia

Besides see this birds we can also see the Mountain Jhomolhari & Jichu Drakye beautifully on clear days from the pass. There are lots of prayer flags here at the pass.

We will have our breakfast here, near the pass. After enjoying the sight of birds, prayer flags and mountains on clear days, then we will drive back to Paro, to our hotel. We will take rest in the hotel for about 1hour and then we will hike to Taktshang, Tiger’s Nest till the view point. We will have lunch here at the view point, Taktshang cafeteria.

PM:        Walk back to the car point and then we will drive to Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan. The drive will take about 1hour 30minutes from the road point.
                Evening stroll around the Thimphu town and explore handicraft shops for Authentic Bhutanese Souvenirs and gifts for your friends and loved ones.
                Dinner and overnight stay at hotel, Thimphu.

Day 03. Thimphu Halt.
AM: We will hike to Cheri Monastery and during the hike we may spot the following birds:

Spotted Laughing Trush
Fire Capped Tit
Golden Breasted Fulvetta.
Yellow Backed Flower Packer
Maroon Backed Accentor

Lunch pack lunch.

PM: Drive back to Thimphu and doing some sightseeing in Thimphu, like visit to Memorial Chhorten, Weaving center, Bhutanese paper factory and post office to buy the Famous Bhutanese Stamps. We have bird stamps also-which are very beautiful and can be good souvenirs for your bird lover friends and for your own collections too.
Dinner and overnight stay in hotel, Thimphu.

Day 04: Thimphu – Punakha
AM: Drive to Punakha over dochula pass (3150m). stop for a while at the pass for a breath taking of eastern Himalayan Mountain Ranges on a clear days and also to see the 108 small chhortens (stupas). The following birds species can be found on our way to Punakha.

Gold-naped Finch.
Rufous-breasted Bush Robin
Satyr Tragopan
Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
Tree Creepers.

Lunch will be at Lobesa.
PM: Hike to Chhimi Lhakhang, which is located at a hill top. This temple is also known as ‘the temple of fertility’. The hike will take about 25minutes from the road end through the farm fields. Then we will drive to Punakha and visit the magnificent Punakha Dzong.
Dinner and overnight stay at Punakha, Hotel.

Day 05: Punakha – Trongsa.
AM: We drive to Trongsa over Pelela pass. Today we may find the following birds on our way to Trongsa.

Blood Pheasant
Yellowish-billed Bush Warbler
Great Parrotbill
White Winged Grosbeak
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Maroon-backed Accentor.

Lunch we will have at Chendebji Restaurant.
PM: continue our journey to Trongsa. If we have time, we will visit the impressive Trongsa dzong.
Dinner and overnight stay at Trongsa, Hotel.

Day 06: Trongsa-Zhemgang
AM: Drive to Zhemgang with pack lunch. We will our pack lunch whenever we feel hungry. Today we may see the following birds beside the good opportunity to see the golden langure- an animal endemic to Bhutan.

Chestnuts Breasted Partridge
Ward’s Trogon
Rufus Necked and Great Horn Bill
Blue-napped Pitta
Blue fronted Robin
Wedge Billed & Bar winged Wren Babblers and many more.

Dinner and overnight stay in Zhemgang, Camp.

Day 07: Zhemgang – Tingtibi
Today we will explore the birds from Zhemgang till Tingtingbi.
Dinner and overnight stay at Tingtingbi, Camp.

Day 08: Tingtingbi – Trongsa.
AM:        After an early breakfast, drive to Trongsa with your pack lunch. We will stop wherever necessary if we spot birds on our way back to Trongsa.
PM:        Continue our journey to Trongsa.
                Dinner and overnight stay at Trongsa, Hotel.

Day 09: Trongsa-Bumthang
AM: Drive to Bumthang. The drive will take about 2hours. Today we will find the following birds:

Great Parrotbill
Yellow-billed Bush Warbler
Maroon-backed Accentor
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Ibisbill
Blacked –billed Magpie
Spot-winged Grosbeak
Red-headed Bullfinch

Day 10: Bumthang – Sengor.
AM:        We will drive to Sengor and camp there. We will take pack lunch.
Lunch we will have hot pack lunch or at our camp.
PM:        We continue with our birding tour in Sengor area.
                Dinner and over night at Sengor, Camp.
We will be able to see the following birds in this area:

Yellow-billed Magpie
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Jungle Fowl
Satyr Tragopan
Nutcrackers
Warbblers
Robins and many more.

Day11: Sengor – Yonkala
AM:        We are in the broad leaved forest and it is the best birding place towards the eastern Bhutan. Our camping crew will move towards our next camp after our breakfast. Then we will drive to Yongkala stopping at different place.
                Lunch will be served at the camp.
PM:        Birding tour continues. Today we may find the following birds:

Satyr Tragopan
Fire-tailed Myzornis
Bar-winged Wren Babbler
Golden-breasted Fulvetta
Yellow –throated Fulvetta
Blue-fronted Robin
Broad-billed Warbler
Chestnut-breasted Partridge
Collared Treepie
Coral-billed Scimita Babbler
Grater Rufus-headed Parrotbill
Rufus-breasted Bush Robin
Rufus-necked Hornbill
Rufus-throated Wren Babbler
Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler
White-gorgeted Flycatcher
White-naped Yuhina and many more.

Day 12: Yongkala – Korila.
we will drive to Korila via Mongar. Lunch will be served at Mongar.
Dinner and over night at Korila, camp. Today we will find the following birds:

Yello-vented Warbler
Rufus-bellied hawk Eagle
Collared Treepie
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Grey-winged Blackbird
White-collared Blackbird
Dark-sided Flycatcher
Shikra
Kalij Pheasant
Peregrine falcon

Day 13. Korila – Tasrhigang
AM:        Drive to Trashigang. Lunch will serve at Trashigang.
PM:        Drive to Rangjung.
                Dinner and overnight stay at Trashigang. We will find the following birds on the way.

Blue-fronted Redstart
Brown shrike
Rustry-Cheeked Scimitar Babbler
Black kite

Day 14: Trashigang - Samdrupjongkhar
AM: Drive to samdrupjongkhar. The drive will take about 6hours.
Lunch will be served as hot pack lunch
PM: Continue our journey to samdrupjongkhar.
Dinner and overnight stay at Samdrupjongkhar, Hotel. You will see of with your Bhutanese guide and driver here during the dinner time, as they will leave to Phuentsholing next early in the morning.The following bird can be spotted on our way:

Great Barbet
Striated Laughingthrush
Spangled Drongo
Blue Whistling Thrush
Beautiful Nuthatch
Yellow –throated fulvetta
Grey-sided laughingthrush
Gold-napped Finch.
Blyth’s Kingfisher
Drak-rumped Swift
Pale-headed Woodpecker
Pied Falconet
Red-faced Liocichila
Silver-breasted Broadbill
Violet Cuckoo

Day15: Samdrupjongkhar - Guwahati
AM: After breakfast, you will drive to Guwahati aiport (India) by Indian Car. The drive will take about 3hours. We wish you a very safe and comfortable journey nack to your country. I love to see you again in Bhutan some day. Thank you very much for visiting Bhutan with our company Authentic Bhutan Tours – For Your Bhutan experience!