Destination: Delhi - Udaipur - Kumbalgarh - Siana
- Jodhpur - Khichan - Jaisalmer - Gajner - Harike
- Delhi
Extension: Harike - Amritsar - Nainital - Kullu -
Delhi
Duration:8 Nights / 9Days
Description:
Day 1
04 Feb'06
Morning fly from London to Delhi
Day 2
06 Feb'06
Early morning arrive Delhi and board connecting
flight to Udaipur(9W 3401; 0645:0810 daily). Met
on arrival and transferred to your hotel wher you
will check in for 01 night. After freshening up
in the hotel you will enjoy a morning bird watching
session with your guide.
Later in the day you will have a sightseeing tour
through the city of Udaipur with further chance
to catch up with some birds that you might have
missed in the morning. Overnight you will be in
the hotel.
Day 3
06 Feb'06
Early morning you will go for a guided bird watching
in the outskirts of Udaipur. Later you will be transferred
by surface to Kumbalgarh (85 kms; 2 hrs15 mins).
On arrival check in to your hotel for 02 nights.
Day 4
07 Feb'06
Morning you will explore the fort of Kumbalgarh
which is at a commanding height on the Aravalli
hills offering spectacular views of the adjoining
forest sanctuary and the plains. Later you will
go for a jeep safari to the nearby wildlife sanctuary.
Day 5
08 Feb '06
After a morning session of birding in Kumbalgarh
you will drive to Siana where you will stay overnight
to explore the possibilities of an encounter with
the rare and elusive leopard.
Day 6
09 Feb'06
Morning you will transferred to Jodhpur wher you
will stay for 1 night. On your way to the hotel
you will get a very good chance to explore the wetlands
and waterbodies of Jodhpur and the impressive Mehrangarh
fort. Later you will proceed to Dechu for your night
stay.
Day 7
10 Feb'06
Early morning you will drive to Khichan to be witness
to the amazing spectacle of thousands of Demoiselle
cranes living in close proximity to people. From
here you will drive on to Jaisalmer and on arrival
to Jaisalmer you will check in to your hotel for
03 nights.
Day 8&9
11 Feb &12 Feb'06
Early morning and throughout the day you will explore
the Desert National Park. You will also visit the
local waterbodies to check for the waterbirds and
the waders.
Day 10
13 Feb'06
Morning after a session of birding you will proceed
to Gajner for 01night. Here you will get a good
view of a high number of waders, waterbirds and
grassbirds in the adjoining lake and grass patch.
Day 11
14 Feb'06
Morning you will be transferred to Harike in Punjab
State for 03 nights.
Day 12 & 13
13th & 14th Feb'06
You will be exploring the Harike lake where you
have a good chance to see the Indian Skimmer and
a lot more. One afternoon you will go for a tour
of the Golden Temple in Amritsar the sanctum sanctirum
of the 'Sikhs'.
Day 14
16th Feb'06
After a final morning birding in Harike you will
be transferred to a nearby hotel airport for lobby
use & facilities in Delhi.
Day 15
17th Feb'06
Early morning you will board your flight to London.
Extension:
Day 16
16th Feb'06
Early morning you will be transferred to Nainital
for 03 nights. Here you will try to explore the
Western Himalayan avifauna. Nainital lies at 1940mm
and there are surrounding peaks to 2600mm. You will
see birds like Black Headed Jay, Red Billed Blue
Magpie and Chestnut Crowned Laughing Thrush within
the city itself.
Our initial explorations will concentrate on the
northern and western side of the town. Blue Whistling
Thrushes can be seen all over. White Tailed Nuthatch,
Blue Fronted Redstarts, Bartailed Treecreeper are
some bird you can expect here. Later you will explore
the higher ares of the town to look for Himalayan
Giffrons and Lammergeier.
Also you might see the Himalayan and Rufousbellied
Woodpeckers, Altai Accentors, Collared Grossbeaks.
Day 17 & 18
17th & 18th Feb'06
You will be trekking to Mongoli Valley(12 kms; 30
minutes) and Sattal over these two days not necessarily
in that order. Mongoli valley is open woodland forest
and offers good possibilities of Scarlet Finch,
Smal and Rufous Nilatava, Chest Headed Tesia , some
Bush warblers, Spotted and Slaty- backed Forktail.
Also expected are the Crested Goshawk, Long Legged
Buzzard, Mountain hawk Eagle, Black Francolin, Eurasian
Crrag and Nepal House Martins, Red billed Leothrix,
Blue Winged Minla, Hill Prinia, Fire breasted Flowerpecker.
Sat Tal(14 Kms, 40 minutes) is good for Rusty cheeked
Scimitar Babbler,
