Nepal is a bird watcher’s paradise with over 800 species (almost 10% of the world total) of birds. The surrounding hills of the Kathmandu valley make up avaried ecology for the habitats of many species of birds. The most colorful birds includes: emerald dove, fairy blue bird, kingfisher, ashy woodpecker, surtaz tit, emerald’ cukoo.
Nepal is an interesting destination to observe birds in its natural habitat from the mid hills valleys all the way to the flat lands of Nepal. This trip allows you to visit the mid hills ranging from the Kathmandu Valley by the banks of the Bagmati and Manhara rivers to Chitwan/ Bardia National Parks, Pokhara and Koshi Tappu wildlife reserve of the low lands. Birds sighted at these destinations are Egrets, Herons, Kingfishers, Ibisbill, Wood Sandpipers, Plovers, Pheasants, Magpies, Sunbirds, Ruby-throats, Cormorants, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Blue Indian Roller, Hornbills, Stork billed, Kingfishers, Grey-headed Eagles, Ruby Cheeked Sunbird, Bengal Florican, Large-tailed Night Jar, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, Bee-eaters, Lesser Florican. In Bardia the most consistently seen birds are the Ruddy Shelduck, besides these there are Darters, Brahmini Kites, Brown-headed Gulls, Cormorants, Oriental Pied Hornbills, Night Heron and Purple Herons, Cinnamon Bitterns, little Prantincole etc. The forest is good for sighting woodpeckers, Red Jungle fowl, Nightjars, Bee-eaters, the rare great Slaty Woodpeckers, Orioles, Prinias etc In Kathmandu the nearest bird watching site is available in the Shivapuri watershed & Wildlife National park.

Style of Trip
We preferably organize our bird watching trip by drive and walking, at an easy pace, and stopping frequently to look at flora and fauna. Overall in a day we can reckon to have walked no more than three miles and often a fair bit less. Our trip is best enjoyed in a small group consisting of usually a minimum of 4 clients, with our naturalist guide and a tour leader.

Our Leaders
Our leaders are fine all-round naturalists with a wealth of field and leadership experience. It is their expertise and professionalism, coupled with an easy-going and flexible approach, that is probably the most important factor in the success of our tours. We also, where possible, link up with local experts to ensure really top-quality local information.