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Day 01: Arrival Cochin Arrival
at Coachin where our reprsentative will meet and assist you.
transfer to hotel or overnight halt. Free to explore the surrounding
and get used to watch the birds.
Day 02 - 04:
Thattekkad Birding TourAfter lesuire breakfast, and some quick
birding around the hotel, set your ways towards Thattekkad sight.
THATTEKKAD BIRD SANCTUARY is 78km from Cochin and regarded as the
best place in Kerala to see birds. This sanctuary is also known as
the Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary, named after the world-renowned
ornithologist (1896-1987) who described Thattekkad as a 'birder's
paradise'. 300 species of bird may be found there, including Ceylon
frog-mouths, Greenish Leaf Warbler, Malabar Trogon, White Bellied
Treepie, Dollar Bird, Sri Lankan Frogmouth, Fairy Bluebirds, Grey
Chested Prinia, Brown Shrike, Malabar grey hornbills, jungle mynas,
yellow Naped Woodpecker, Yellow Billed Babbler, Crested Tree Swift
rose-billed rollers, Tytlers Leaf Warbler and a stunning Black Baza.
Overnight at tents
Day 05 - 08:
Top Slip Anaimalai is also called Elephant Mountains range in the
Western Ghats of the Tamil Nadu state at Southern India. The
Anaimalai Hill are a junction of the Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats
and have a general northwest-southeast trend. Anai Peak (8,842 feet
[2,695 m]) lies at the extreme southwestern end of the range and is
the highest peak in southern India. The total area of this National
Park is approx 1250 sq. kms and its official title is Indira gandhi
Wildlife Sanctuary. Birders can have a sight of Black Bittern,
Oriental Honey Buzzard, Changeable Hawk, Rufous Bellied, Black and
Crested Serpent Eagles, Vernal Hanging Parrots, Emerald dove, common
Hawk cuckoos, chestnut winged and Banded Bay Cuckoos, Jungle Owlet,
Brown backed Needletail, Alpine Swift, Crested Treeswift, Cheast Nut
headed and Blue bearded bee eater, brown capped pygmy woodepecker,
black hooded orioles, Chestnut tailed Starling, Large woodshrike,
velvet fronted Nuthatch, Forest Wagtail, Thick billed Flowerpecker,
purple rumped sunbird, white rumped munia and many more ....
Day 09:
Coimbatore Early morning drive towards Coimbatore. Arrival and check
in at hotel. Free to explore the surrounding.
Day 10:
Ooty After early birding at Coimbator, proceed towards Ooty.
Situated at Northwestern Tamil Nadu which is at an altitude of
2,200m from the sea leavel. This place is a great summer destination
for Indian as well as for Westerners. Bird watcher are recommoended
to spend minimum 5 to 6 days at this place. Below listed are the few
important destination to have the sight of numerous birds:-
Cairnhill Forest, Potato Research Station, NAduvattam & Nadugani,
Sighur Ghat
Day 11:
Cairnhill Forest Situated at the elevation of 2150 m from sea leavel
sometime known as "the ravine at Ooty" is a small area of degraded
shola with stream of water running through it covered by tea, fir
and eucalyptus. One can have look at Indian Blue Robin, Scalt
Thrush, Red breasted Fly catcher, Nilgiri woodpigeon, white cheeked
Barbet, Nilgiri Laughingthrush, black - and - orange Thrush,
Tickell's Leaf Warbler, Olive backed Pipit, Forest wagtails, Grey
Junglefowls, Brown wood owls, Bar winged Flycatcher shrike, Blackl
headed cuckooshrike, Indian scimitar Babbler, Tickell's blue
flycatcher, white throated Fantail, velvet fronted nuthatch, plain
flowerpecker and many more... Day 12: Potato Research Station The
station is located in the tropical hills in southern India. This
place have degraded remnant shola patch at the Cairnhill Reserved
Forest 3 km from town on the Avalanche road. Birds seen included
Black and Orange Flycatcher, Scaly Thrush, Tickell's Leaf
Warbler,White-spotted Fantail, Common Rosefinch and Grey Junglefowl,
Indian Blue Robin, White-bellied Shortwing, Kashmir Flycatcher,
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher, Grey Tit, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch,
Crimson-backed Sunbird, Greenish and Tickell's Leaf Warblers etc.
Day 13:
Naduvattam & Nadugani An excellent shola extend east of Naduvattam
vilage on the road between Ooty abd Theppakadu. We recommend Birders
to spend one full day at this place to have a sight of Grey
Junglefowl, Woodcock, Indian Scimitar Babbler, Black and orange and
Nilgiri fly catchers, Crimson backed Sunbirds, Nilgiri Laughing
Thrush, Large billed leaf, Greenish and western crowned Warblers,
Indian Blue Robin, SCaly Thrush, Eurasian Black bird, Black lored
tit, forest wagtail, pompadour green pegion, Mountain imperial
pigeons, Nilgiri wood pigeon, white bellied blue flycatcher, Malabar
Whistling Thrush, Crimson backed sunbirds and little spiderhunter
etc....
Day 14:
Sighur Ghat Sighur Ghat is also known as Kalhatti Ghat or simply
Steep Ghat and is named after Sighur River at the bottom. There is a
short cut-branch off the Gudalur ghat at Theppakadu in Mudumalai.
This is the steep slop from Ooty down to the eastern end of
Mudumalai. Birders can have a sight of Painted Bushquail, Kalhatty
Checkpost, Common Buzzard, Bonelli's & Black Eagles, Indian Swiftlet,
Pacific Swallow, White browed Bulbul, Indian Swiftlet, Pacific
Swallows, Twany Bellied Babblers, Grey Junglefowls, Malabar
Parakeet, Blue faced Malkoha, White cheeked Barbet, Yellow browed
Bulbul, Indian Blue Robin, Blue headed Rock Thrush, Verditer
Flycatcher and many more ....
Day 15 :
Munnar Drive towards Munnar. Munnar is a town located in the
southern state of Kerala in India. The name is most often used to
refer to the whole tourist area, of which the town forms a part. The
etymology of Muannar is believed to be derived from the Malayalam
words Muunu (three) and aaru (river), referring to the town's
strategic location at the confluence of the mountain streams of
Muthirappuzha, Chanduvarai and Kundala.
Day 16:
Rajamali (Eravikulam National Park) Eravikulam National Park is a 97
kmē national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki
district of Kerala in India. The terrain consists of high altitude
grasslands interspersed with sholas. Eravikulam National Park
harbours the largest surviving population of Nilgiri tahr (Hemitragus
hylocrius).Nilgiri Tahr is endemic to the southern Western Ghats.Its
relatives are the Himalayan tahr(Hemitragus jemlahicus) and Arabian
Tahr(hemitragus jayakiri). Eravikulam National Park offers the view
of Tickell's Leaf Warblers, Tytler's Leaf Warbler, Indian Scimitar
Babbler, Black and orange Flycatcher, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Large
Billed Leaf Warbler, White bellied Short wing, Blue rock thrush,
Eurasian Blackbird, Bonelli & Black Eagles, White Cheeked Barbet,
Pacific Swallow, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Black lored Tit, Velvet
Fronted Nuthatch, Grey Junglefowl, Nilgiri wood Pigeon and many
more..
Day 17:
Bodi Ghats Birding tourBodinayakanur, also called Bodi is a small
town located on the foothills of the Western Ghats, in the southern
state of Tamil Nadu in India. This town is surrounded by the ranges
of Western Ghats on three sides, offering spectacular views of the
Ghats. Aves found at these regions are Yellow throated Bulbul,
Jungle prinia, Sirkeer Malkohas, white cheeked & crimson fronted
Barbets, Pacific swallow and Rufouys Babbler, Red spurfowl, Jungle
Bush Quail, Grey Junglefowl, Indian Swiftlet, Twany bellied, Yellow
eyed Babblers, Purple rumped and Loten's Sunbirds, thcik billed
warbler, Green Imperial Pigeons, White bellied Drongo, Puff throated
Babbler, Black Headed Cuckooshrike and many more ..
Day 18:
cochin Arrival at Cochin and transfer to hotel for over night halt.
Day 19:
Cochin - onward destination as per the fixed departure shedule
transfer towards the airport for onward journey to home town. our
tour plan and services ends here.
Note:
This is a sample tour plan. We can customized tour plan according to
the destination, budget and number of days. For tailor made
itinerary, please feel free to write us or contact us.
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