Myanmar Highlight Birding
17 Days 16 Nights Special Highlight Birding Tour
Itinerary
17 Days 16 Nights Special Highlight Birding Tour
Yangon – Hlawgar Park – Bagan – Kampalet – Kalaw – Inle – Yangon
Day |
Itinerary |
Overnight |
Transportation |
1. |
Yangon arrival and Sightseeing |
Yangon |
Car |
2. |
Yangon sightseeing |
Yangon |
Car |
3. |
Yangon – Hlawgar Park |
Yangon |
Car |
4. |
Yangon to Bagan Sightseeing |
Bagan |
Car/Flight/Car |
5. |
Bagan – Popa – Bagan |
Bagan |
Car |
6. |
Bagan – Kampalet |
Kampalet |
Car |
7. |
Kampalet |
Kampalet |
Car |
8. |
Kampalet |
Kampalet |
Car |
9. |
Kampalet |
Kampalet |
Car |
10. |
Kampalet |
Kampalet |
Car |
11. |
Kampalet – Bagan |
Bagan |
Car |
12. |
Bagan – Heho- Kalaw |
Kalaw |
Car/Flight/Car |
13. |
Kalaw |
Kalaw |
Car |
14. |
Kalaw – Inle |
Inle |
Car/Boat/Car |
15. |
Inle-Heho-Yangon |
Yangon |
Boat/Car/Flight/Car |
16. |
Yangon sightseeing |
Yangon |
Car |
17. |
Yangon Departure |
- |
Car |
Day to day
Day 1. Yangon Arrival & Bird Photographing at Yangon
Upon arrival to Yangon International Airport, RMT representative and your RMT guide will welcome and transfer you to your hotel. If you have time, you will have Bird Photographing in Yangon, Tine-Yin –Thar Kyay-Ywa Park.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 2. Yangon sightseeing
Breakfast at your Hotel and again birding at Yangon.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day 3. Yangon - Hlaw Gar Park Bird Photographing
After breakfast and you will be going to Hlaw Gar Park.We will drive one hour to Hlaw Gar Wildlife Park. We able to see the rare bird Pale-capped Pigeon and Racket-tailed Treepie , Green-billed Malkoha, Lesser Racket-tailed and Greater Racket-tailed Drangos and Black-crested, Black-headed, Stripe-throated (Davidson’s), Red-whiskered, Red-vented and Near Endemice-Streak-eraed Bulbuls, Chestnut capped and Puff-throated Babblers, Scarle-backed Flowerpecker, Olive-backed, Purple, Ruby-checked, Sinbirds and some winter visitor bird species and any other birds.
Over night at Hotel in Yangon.
Day.4. Fly to Nyaung U (Bagan) & at Bagan Bird Photographing
Leave hotel early in the morning for airport around 5:00am and fly to Nyaung U (Bagan). After check-in to the hotel, a full day birding in Bagan.We will try (5) species of Myanmar Endemic birds Burmese Bushlark, Jerdon’s Minivet (White-bellied Minivet ),White-throtted Babbler, Hooded treepie and Burmese Collered Dove (Split from Eurasian Collered Dove), Vinous-breasted Myna (Starling), Plain-backe Sparrow, Rain Quail,Spottefd Owlet, Yello-eyed Babbler Ladgar Fancon and any other wintering visitor bird species such as Siberian Rubythroat, Yello-streaked Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Eurasian Wryneck , Taiga Flycatcher (Red-throated Flycatcher ) and any other species.
Over night at Hotel in Bagan.
Day 5.Birding at Bagan & Mt.Popa
Drive to Mt. Popa after breakfast .Full day birding at Mt.Popa .We will try one of best bird for Mt.Popa.One of the Endemic Myanmar Bird Hooded Treepie and any other bird Green-billed Malkoha, Rufous Treepie, Whie-throated Fantail,Darian Redstart, hestnut-flanked and Oriental White-eyes, Greater and Lesser-necklaced Laughinghrushes and many other species. We will try the whole day. Driver back to Bagan and sightseeing at Bagan.
Over Night at Hotel in Bagan.
Day 6. Bagan-Kanpatlat
After breakfast, you will be on your trip to Kanpelet (Mt.Victoria ) passing through the Chuk Township which one of the Natural Oil Field Area. After that we will pass the Ayeyarwaddy River and then about 2 hours drive ascending the Chin Hill. Then, you will be able to start the bird watching on the Hilly road while passing by and stop at the sites. These are the places of Hooded Treepie, Long –billed Pipit ,White-eyed Buzzard and near endemic and very rare bird White-rumped Pigmy Falcon, Alexandrine ,Rose-ringed, Grey-headed (Finches), Red-breasted, Blossom-headed Parakeets, Small, Rosy and Scarlet Minivets, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Red-headed Trogon, Velvet Fronted, Neglected (Burmese), Nuthatches (Split from Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch) and any other species. So, on the driveway, you will be looking for and searching for them upto the way to Kanpetlet which you will be reached at about 5 pm. After that we check in to Pine Wood Villa Resort which is situated very near to the Nat-Ma-Taung Wildlife Sanctuary.
Over night at Hotel in Kanpalat.
Day 7. Kanpalat Birding
You will be enjoying birding two full days at Mt.Victoria (Natmataung National Park) which is a major focal point of the birding tour. It holds a great variety of Eastern Himalayan bird species, near endemic bird species and Myanmar endemic bird species. Early morning we drive up from Hotel to Birding point about one hour drive to altitude between 7,500 ft –(nearly 9,000 ft above Sea level ) “Ten Miles Camp” .The habitat type of Mt.Victoria is charactered by pine,oak,rhododendron and evergreen forest with shot grassland. In this area, you could be able to see two Myanmar Endemic species .They are White-browed Nuthatch and Burmese Tit. (Split from Black-browed) and Myanmar near-endemic birds Mt. Victoria Babax (split from Chinese Babax), Chin Hills Wren Babbler (split from Long-tiled-Wren Babbler ), Hill Partridge, Blyth’s Trangopan, Brown-capped Laughingthrsh, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, White-browed Fulvetta, Spot-breasted Parrtobill , Fire –tailed Sunbird and other species.
As you will be birding the whole day , you will be needed to carry packed lunch and coffee for you. You will be back to Hotel about 5 pm.
Dinner at Hotel and over night at Hotel in Kanpalat.
Day 8. Kanpalat Birding
After very early breakfast, you will be going to starting point of Natmataung National Park. Today, you will be birding at the lower altitude of mountain where you can look for Myanmar near-endemic Striped Laughingthrush, Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Crimson-faced-Liocchla (split from Red-faced), Spot-breasted, Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babblers, Striated and Black Throated Prinias, Sliver-eared Mesia, Rusty-capped and Nepal, Fulvettas, Spotted, Chin Hill (split from Long-tailed ) Wren Babblers, Green tailed and Mrs. Gould’s Sunbirds, Yellow-breasted Greenfinch and many other species. After that you will continue bird watching for Hodgason’s Forgmouth and any other Owls.
Overnight in Kanpalat.
Day 9. Kanpalat Birding
After very early breakfast, you will be going to starting bird watching.
Overnight in Kanpalat.
Day 10. Kanpalat birding
After very early breakfast, you will be going to starting bird watching.
Overnight in Kanpalat.
Day 11.Kanpalat – Bagan
In the early morning drive back to Bagan, and on the way you and your RMT Birding guide will stop at about 2 to 3 places for bird watching.to be able to see Grey-capped Pygmy, White-bellied, Gray-headed Woodpecker, Greater, Lesser Yellownape, Huimalayan,Common, Greater Flameback, Minvets, Orioles ,Bulbuls, Yellow-vented, Scarle-backed Flowerpeckers, any other Leafbirds and Repters . Lunch on the way and will arrive to Bagan about 5 or 6 pm
Overnight in Bagan
Day 12. Bagan– Heho - Kalaw Birding
After breakfast, you will be going to Airport. And fly to Heho. From Heho to Kalaw 1 hr driving and birding at Kalaw. You will be going to Yae Aye Kan Area by car and start birding to be able see near-endemic birds Burmese-Yuhina ,Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Dark-backed Sibia, Rusty-cheeked, White-browed Scimitar Babblers, Sooty-headed, Brown-breasted, Ashy and Black Bulbuls, Sliver-breasted and Long-tailed Broabills, White-crowned and Black-backed Forktails, White-capped Water Redstard, Warblers and any other species.
Over night at Hotel in Kalaw.
Day 13. Kalaw Birding
After breakfast, bird watching at around Klaw area.
Over night at Hotel in Kalaw.
Day 14. Kalaw – Inle Sightseeing
After breakfast, Birding around Kalaw area and drive to inle lake lunch at on the way restaurant. Arrive to Inle Lake start birding at Inle Lake by boat. Here we can see rare Jerdon’s Bushchat, very rare Sarus Crane, Collared Myna, Glossy Ibis, Purple Swamphen, Pheasant-tailed and Bronze-winged Jacanas, Oriental Pratincole, Cinnamon and Yellow Bitterns, Lesser Whistling and Spot-billed Ducks, Plaintive Cuckoo, Clamorous Reed Warbler, Plain and Yellow-bellied Prinias and Striated Grassbird. We can also see many migrant water bird species and breeding or roosting colony of Egrets, Herons, Little Cormorant, Vinous-breasted, Chestnut-tailed, Black-collared and Asian Pied Starlings, Common, Jungle, White-vented and Collared Mynas.
Overnight at hotel on Inle Lake.
Day 15.Fly to Yangon from Heho Airport and Sightseeing at Yangon
After breakfast , Drive to Heho for your afternoon flight to Yangon.
Over night at Hotel in Yangon.
Day16. Yangon Sightseeing
Breakfast at your Hotel and again birding at Yangon.
Overnight in Yangon.
Day17 . Yangon Departure
Relaxing morning on your own at Yangon and then you will be picked up by your private car,
you will be transferred to Yangon International Airport for departure flight to Amsterdam.
End of Tour...
Inclusions:
1. Hotel cost (3 stars) 17 nights in Double room with breakfasts.
2. Lunch and Dinner Local Restaurant
3. Domestic Air fares as per program,
4. Transfer and sightseeing with private cars, bus, bike and boat fees,
5. Local English Language Guides fees,
6. Entrance fees as mentioned above
Exclusions:
1. International airport departure tax & International flights,
2. Drinks, tips and personal expenses,
3. Insurance, & Visa fee for Myanmar,
4. Better Places booking fee
5. Other cost not mentioned in the inclusions
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