Himachal Birding Tour

Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Hatu
 

You will be met at your hotel in Delhi and transferred to the airport to fly to Simla in the morning. You will be met and driven to Narkanda (2½ hours). One gets familiarized with common species such as Blue Whistling Thrush, Large Billed Crow, Green Backed and Great Tit, Grey-hooded Warbler, Russet Sparrow, Wire-tailed Swallow, Khalij Pheasant, Oriental Hobby. Birding in Narkanda in the evening. One can look for Indian Blue Robin, Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, Himalayan Griffon, Large Hawk-Cuckoo, Black and Yellow Grosbeak, Spotted Nutcracker, Greenish, and Lemon-rumped Warbler, Ultramarine and Asian Brown Flycatcher, Eurasian Blackbird, etc. 

Overnight stay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on own, Dinner
Accommodation: Banjara Retreat Camps
 

Morning birding on the trail to Hatu peak. Drive to Sangla (7-8 hr.) via Sarahan. Sarahan is surrounded by apple orchards and dominated by Srikhand Mahadev peak (5155 m) and is famous for Bhimakali Temple and a Pheasant breeding center. One can expect White-throated Fantail, Grey-headed Canary, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Common Rosefinch, Crested Bunting, Lammergeier, Common Kestrel, Changeable Hawak-eagle, Common Tailorbird, etc.
Evening bird walks at Sangla. One can expect Brown Dipper, Common Raven, European Goldfinch, Fire-fronted Serin, Lesser Cuckoo, Booted Eagle, Dark Sided Flycatcher, Western Crowned Warbler, Tree Pipit, etc. 

Overnight stay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: Banjara Retreat Camps
 

Drive leisurely to Chitkul (2 hr.) stopping for birding en route. Chitkul is the last inhabited village surrounded by green fields and high mountain peaks. For birders, the special ones are Red-headed Bullfinch, White-winged Grosbeak, Gold Crest, Pink-browed and beautiful Rosefinch, Slaty Blue Flycatcher, White-tailed Rubythroat, Rufous Vented & Rufous Napped Tit, Spot Winged Tit, White-cheeked Nuthatch, Blue-capped Redstart, Brambling, etc. The quaint little houses, temples, gompas, and the people of Baspa valley conjure up a perfect image of Shangri-La. Return to Sangla in the evening. 

Overnight stay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch on own, Dinner
Accommodation: Banjara Retreat Camps
 

Morning birding on the trail to Hatu peak. Drive to Sangla (7-8 hr.) via Sarahan. Sarah is surrounded by apple orchards and dominated by Srikhand Mahadev peak (5155 m) and is famous for Bhimakali Temple and a Pheasant breeding center. One can expect White-throated Fantail, Grey-headed Canary, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Common Rosefinch, Crested Bunting, Lammergeier, Common Kestrel, Changeable Hawak-eagle, Common Tailorbird, etc.
Evening bird walks at Sangla. One can expect Brown Dipper, Common Raven, European Goldfinch, Fire-fronted Serin, Lesser Cuckoo, Booted Eagle, Dark Sided Flycatcher, Western Crowned Warbler, Tree Pipit, etc. 

Overnight stay

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Banjara Retreat Cottages
 

Full day birding with your guide on many trails and short treks. 

Overnight stay
 

Shoja is in the Seraj Valley. Its beauty changes from a sunny green conifer valley, full of flowers in the summer to the mist-covered snow-peaked cold Himalayan village in the winters. The many walks and treks in the surrounding forests and meadows are a special feature of the area. During spring the slopes get covered with Purple Iris Flowers, and wild Strawberries grow all along the road. It is one of the most beautiful and unforgettable sights that will haunt you for a long time.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: Tirthan Quest
 

Drive down to Goshaini, a beautiful spot by the Tirthan River. One can look for Monal, Khalij, Rosy Pipit etc. This area en route remains less explored so we may have some special birds here.

Goshaini is a scenic and idyllic Himachali village. Our stay is one of the main attractions of this off the beaten track place. A delightful homestay on the banks of the Tirthan River, this quaint wooden lodge can be reached by sitting in a hand pulled pulley cart over the gushing river!
 

The setting is picture perfect amidst apple orchards and high mountains and a river full of trout. Right on the riverbank, this place is ideal for relaxing on the hammocks, trout fishing, sharing stories around the fireplace or going for long walks accompanied by the owner’s lovable dogs. Trek to the Great Himalayan National Park and afternoon downstream walk along river Tirthan. One can expect to see Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Brown Dipper, Asian Brown and Paradise Flycatcher, Jungle Myna, Asian Barred Owlet, Common Kestrel etc. 

Overnight stay

Meals: Breakfast,
Accommodation: None
 

Drive to Kullu (3 hr.) To fly back to Delhi. Arrive in Delhi by noon. 

Tour Ends.