Quills &
Hooves
ITINERARY:
Day 1 Fly to KolkataDay 2 Kolkata - KazirangaMet
on arrival and transferred to the hotel to freshen up before our flight to
Guwahati. On arrival in Guwahati we will stop near Ulubari Bazaar to try
spotting Greater Adjutant Stork. Drive to Kaziranga (5-6 hours) and check
into your lodge for three nights.
Day 3 KazirangaEarly
this morning we will go on elephant back to the central range of Kaziranga
National Park to try and sight tigers. We will be in the eastern range in
the afternoon to sight the one-horned Rhinoceros, wild water buffalo and the
migratory waterfowls in the lake. With luck we can go all the way to
Brahmaputra River to see the Gangetic Dolphin.
Day 4 KazirangaEarly
this morning we will move to Panbari Forest Reserve in search of rare
Hoolock Gibbon (only ape in India), Hornbills, yellow-vented warbler and
Redheaded Trogon. We will head to the western range in the afternoon where
we probably get the best chance to see the Raptors.
Day 5
Kaziranga - Nameri We will drive to Nameri National Park (85
kilometres; 2-hour drive) this morning for a full day bird-watching tour.
Our accommodation for the night at Nameri is arranged in tented camps. Our
sightings should include White-bellied Heron, White-winged Duck, Jerdon's
Baza, Oriental Honey-Buzzard, Pallas' Lesser and Grey-headed Fish-Eagles,
Rufous-bellied Eagle, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Swamp Francolin, White-cheeked
Partridge, Kalij Pheasant, Grey Peacock-Pheasant, Masked Finfoot (rare),
Pale-capped and Pin-tailed Pigeons, Common Hawk-Cuckoo, Asian Emerald
Cuckoo, Blue-eared Kingfisher, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Wreathed and Great
Hornbills, Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, Brown and Tawny Fish-Owls,
Streak-throated Woodpecker, Long-tailed Broadbill, White-throated Bulbul,
Black-backed and Spotted Forktails, Large Scimitar-Babbler, Rufous- necked
Laughingthrush, and Green Magpie.
Day 6 Nameri - ShillongWe
will drive to Shillong (80 kilometres; 2-hour drive) this morning. Home to
the Dark Rumped Swift and Mausynram - the wettest place on Earth- it also
has some beautiful waterfalls and orchids to offer. Check into your hotel
for two nights. After freshening up, we will head to the Shillong Peak in
search of Tawny-breasted Wren Babbler and other Northeast Indian hills state
species such as Crested Finchbill, Rustycapped Fulvetta and Striated Bulbul
Day
7 ShillongThis morning is scheduled for birding at Mawphlang, which
should include Golden Babbler, Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, White-browed
Shrike Babbler, Rufous-winged Fulvetta, Grey Sibia and Ashy Bush Robins
among others. We will drive to Cherrapunjee (2-hour drive) to look for
Dark-rumped Swift, an endemic species.
Day 8 Shillong -
Guwahati - Dibrugarh This morning we will drive to Guwahati (103
kilometres; 3-hour drive) to connect to our flight to Dibrugarh.
Accommodation is booked for us for the night.
Day 9 Dibrugarh
- Namdapha Early morning we will drive to Namdapha National Park
(5-hour drive) where we will base ourselves for five nights at a resthouse.
Day 10 Namdapha Early in the morning we will explore
the Gibbon's Land area and the adjoining Moti Jheel for Little Heron, Black
Stork, Sand Lark, Striated Grassbird, Snowy Throated Babbler, Rufous-necked
Laughingthrush, Pale Blue Flycatcher and Blyth's Kingfisher.
Day
11 Namdapha We will trek to Hornbill Camp early this morning (8
kilometres; 4-hour trek). This area is good for Great Rufous-necked and
Wreathed Hornbill. Other species include the Jerdon's Baza, Crested Goshawk,
Rufous Bellied Eagle, White Tailed Eagle, White Cheeked Partridge, Kalij
Pheasant, Pallas's Gull, Pompadour, Thick-billed and Pin-tailed Pigeons,
Green and Mountain Imperial Pigeons, Green Billed Malkoha, Mountain and
Collared Scops Owl, Speckled and White Browed Spiculets, Chestnut Headed
Tesias, Rufous Gorgetted, Little Pied, Ultramarine, Snowy-browed, Sapphire,
Hill Blue and Pygmy Blue Flycatchers, yellow Bellied, Broad-billed,
Chestnut-headed, Grey Cheeked, Golden-spectacled and Blyth's Leaf Warbler.
Overnight at the camp.
Day 12 Namdapha We will trek
to Haldibari early this morning. Overnight at the lodge at Deban
Day
13 Namdapha - Dibrugarh We will drive to Dibrugarh later this
morning. Accommodation is booked for us for the night.
Day 14
Dibrugarh - Kolkata We will take a tour through the tea plantation
before flying to Kolkata. On arrival in Kolkata, we will be met and
transferred to our hotel for an overnight stay. We have a sightseeing tour
of the city scheduled for the afternoon.
Day 15 Kolkata -
Onward destinationThis morning we will transfer to Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose International Airport for our flight to onward destination.
Wildlife in India
