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Bird Watching Tours |
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Bird
Watching Tour in Kerala |
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Duration :: 08 Nights & 09 Days |
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Places to be Visit
:: Trivandrum - Kalakkad -
Periyarkulam - Koondakulam - Periyar National Park - Munnar - Thakkedy
- Kochi |
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Best Time to Visit ::
October to April |
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Day 01 :: Trivandrum-Kalakkad
Arrive Trivandrum also called Thiruvanthapuram and drive to Kalakkad
(3-hours). Arrive Mayuram Farm. This farm house is set against the
backdrop of the Kalakkad hills and surrounded by savannah and
deciduous forests. A river cuts across the farm and the nearby village
has many water tanks and ponds, which attract birds in large numbers.
Short trip for birding near the tanks & bunds in the local village.
Overnight at Mayuram Farm.
Day 02 :: Kalakkad National Park
Early morning drive to Ariyakulam and Kundakulam. Stop over at
Tirunnelveli for breakfast followed by morning birding at Ariyakulam.
After lunch, proceed to Kundakulam (1 hour), a small village of around
200-300 houses. Birds and people live together at peace with one
another. Water birds such as painted stork, the globally threatened
spotbill pelican, night heron, little cormorant, little egret have
been making Kundakulam their breeding station. They arrive at the
village by October. Return by evening.
Day 03 :: Kalakkad-Periyar
National Park
Early morning trip for birding around the farm house and the open
grasslands to the changing eco tones of dry deciduous to evergreens.
Lunch at the riverside, evening depart Mayuram and proceed to Periyar
(3 hours). Check into Spice Village. |
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Request for a custom-made itinerary |
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Day
04 ::
Periyar National Park
Birding at Periyar National Park. Thick forests and open grasslands
dominate this region and is home to over 360 species of birds. One can
expect wayanad laughing thrush, oriental darter, wooly-necked stork , rufous-bellied eagle, grey junglefowl, pompadour green pigeon, malabar
parakeet, great indian hornbill, vernal hanging parrot, grey nightjar,
malabar grey hornbill. Overnight at the Spice Village.
Day 05 ::
Periyar National Park-Munnar
After breakfast depart for Munnar, the hill station and tea town.
Munnar is a combination of rolling grasslands and shola forests (high
altitude montane forests). Weather is cool throughout the year. Tall
Trees Resort. Chances of seeing 15 of the 16 endemics is very high at
Munnar. Afternoon birding at Rajamala (Eravikulam National Park) and
the sholas en-route. One can expect to see black baza, painted bush
quail, nilgiri woodpigeon, red-rumped swallow, yellow-throated bulbul,
black & orange flycatcher, grey-breasted laughing thrush, nilgiri
pipit, white-bellied shortwing, white-rumped needletail. Overnight at
Tall Trees Resort.
Day 06 ::
Munnar-Manavan Shola-Marayur
Early morning drive to Manavan Shola (1 hour), a pristine shola and
Asia’s largest. Lunch at Manavan Shola. Return by evening to Tall
Trees. Overnight at Tall Trees |
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Request for a custom-made itinerary |
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Day 07 :: Munnar-Kochi
Morning birding at Munnar. After lunch, depart for Kochi. Overnight at
Bolghatty Palace.
Day 08 :: Kochi- Thattekad-Kochi
Early morning drive to Thattekad. (1½ hours) Thattekad is a lowland
forest area of approx 25 sq km and very rich in bird life and easy to
spot. One can expect broad-billed roller, chestnut bittern,
grey-headed fish eagle, orange-breasted green pigeon, spot-bellied
eagle owl, brown fish owl, mottled wood owl, sri lankan frogmouth,
greateared nightjar, malabar trogon, malabar grey hornbill. In the
evening proceed to the watch-tower for night birding. Return in time
for dinner to Bolgatty Palace.
Day 09 ::
Kochi-onward destination
Transfer to airport to connect flight to onward destination. OR opt
for an extension to Kumarakom (back waters) |
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Bird sightings depend greatly on
season, timing, and patience.
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We can pick you up from Bombay,
Chennai, Cochin or any of the International airport in India.
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No. of days for the above tour can
be increased or decreased - as per your request.
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