| 10 Nights/11 Days |
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| Birding in Kathmandu Valley, Royal Chitwan National Park and Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. |
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Nepal is Bird Watcher's Paradise with 873 species (10% of the world's total bird's species) of birds. Nepal, though small in its size, has all kinds of habitats for birds-wetlands, lakes, tropical and subtropical forests, coniferous and Himalayan habitats.
 We have been promoting bird watching trip with much interest and vigor as Plan Holidays comprise the people of wildlife and birding background. Postak, the Managing partner worked as a Naturalist in Chitwan National Park in the early nineties and Bishnu, the Manager Tours also spent more than a decade in wildlife tourism and has extensively lead birding trips in various parts of Nepal. Gokarna, another pioneer bird watcher guide is also with us.
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| Suggested Itinerary |
| Day 01: Arrival in Kathmandu. |
| Meet the guide at the airport and transfer to hotel. In the evening, we invite you for a welcome dinner in a typical Nepali Restaurant with cultural performance. |
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Day 02: Kathmandu Valley Sightseeing |
| Today, you will visit the medieval palaces, temples, Buddhist Stupas, monasteries and courtyards, all with intricate wood, metal and stone works. The places of interest are Pashuapatinath Temple, Boudhanath Stupa, Bhaktapur and Kathmandu Durbar Square. |
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| Day 03: Kathmandu-Patan-Bird Watching in Godavari Botanical Garden |
Drive to Patan where you will visit the Durbar Square, Krishna Temple and Golden Temple. From here you will continue to Godavari. Check in hotel and after refreshment, bird watching trip in Godavari Botanical Garden.
Overnight in the resort. |
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| Day 04: Godavari-Phulchoki Hill-Kathmandu |
| After breakfast, leave with lunch pack and hike up the Phulchoki Hill. Full day birding. In the evening return to Kathmandu. |
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| Day 05 |
| Birding in Nagarjuna Forest and Shivapuri Watershed and Wildlife Reserve. Return to hotel in Kathmandu. |
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| Day 06: Kathmandu-Chitwan ( 160km, 4 hrs). |
| Drive to Chitwan National Park and check in the resort. In the afternoon, short Tharu Village Visit. |
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| Day 07: Birding at Chitwan |
| Full day birding trip in different vegetations of the park, from wetlands to grasslands to salforest. Overnight bungalow |
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| Day 08: Chitwan-Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve |
| A full day birding trip in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. Overnight bungalow. |
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| Day 09: Flight back to Kathmandu. |
| Upon arrival transfer to airport. |
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| Day 10: At leisure in Kathmandu. |
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| Day 11: Departure |
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| Bird Watching in the Kathmandu Valley. |
Out of 873 species available in Nepal, 500 different species are available on only in Kathmadnu valley and its surroundings. The surrounding hills offer a varied ecology ranging from primary and secondary forests to rhododendrons, oak and pine forests. In addition, the wetlands and open fields inside the valley make up a diverse habitat for many species of birds
The most popular bird watcing spot is the Phulchoki hill, the highest peak on the valley rim situated 20 km southeast of Kathamandu, with some 265 species recorded till date. The birds spotted here include babblers, wabblers, tits, thrushes, minivets, woodpeckers, eagles and many migrant birds. Godavari Botanical Garden, at the base of Phulchoki Hill itself records more than 100 species of birds including the lesser racket-tailed drongo, Tibetan siskin and the spotted forktail. |
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| Chitwan National Park ( 160km, southwest of Kathmandu) |
| Chitwan National Park is located in the sub-tropical lowlands and consists of sal forests, tall grasslands, hills, oxbowlkaes and flood plains. Ornithologists have recorded more than 525 different species residential and migratory of birds in Chitwan National Park, including Bengal Florican, Giant Horn Bill, King fishers, Wabblers, Peacock, Babblers, magpies, forktails etc. Drive 5 hours or flight 25 minutes followed by 30 minutes drive. Ranges of bungalows accommodations are available |
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| Shivapuri Watershed and Wildlife Reserve |
Shivapuri Watershed and Wildlife Reserve situated 11 km to the north of Kathmandu, is another exciting location. Nagarjuna Forest , 5 km from Kathmandu on the way to Kakani from Balaju. Blue magpies, kalij pheasants, Bonelli;s eagles, Great Himalayan barbets and other exotic birds.
As for the wetlands in the valley, the banks of Manohara river on the way to Bhaktapur, and the Bagmati River, which flows into the valley from Shivapuri Hll and out through Chobhar Gorge, are good places for watching waders and waterfowls. Harboring 40 species of birds mostly dependent on wetlands, Taudaha, a lake on the way to Dakhsinkali, attracts flocks of migrant birds. |
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| Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve |
| Koshi Tappu Wildlife Resort is situated in the Eastern Terai lowlands of Nepal. The vegetation here is mainly wetland grassland, scrub and deciduous forests. Over 300 species of birds including ibises, storks, egrets, herons, swamp partridges and Bengal Floricans are found here. Flight 50 minutes followed by one-hour drive. |
