Nepal Golden Triangle Birding Tour - 9 days

Arrival at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu and after clearance of customs and luggage’s, exist from the Airport Departure lounge and as soon as you exist you can see number of peoples outside holding a placard. Among them one of the representative of Nature Trail Travels & Tours, Trekking & Expedition will be holing a placard with your name in it. So, closely look at them. He will then transfer you to your respective hotels. Or else, you can visit our office and after full description about your trip, you will be driven to your hotel. Overnight at hotel.

After breakfast, drive from Kathmandu via Prithivi Highway to reach Pokhara. The drive will take around six hours to reach Pokhara passing by lush green valleys, paddy fields and Trishuli River on your right side. Pokhara is a small beautiful town also known as the “City of Lakes”. It is a home town of the caves and is one of the popular touristic places in Nepal with waterfalls lakes, temples and stupas. This place is full of natural beauty which consists of various bird species and wild life.

Embark your bird watching tour from this day around Pokhara valley. Pokhara is a place of remarkable natural beauty. The serenity of Phewa Lake and the magnificence of the fishtailed summit of Machhapuchhre (6,977 m) rising behind it create an ambience of peace and magic. Apart from sightseeing tour of various birds found here, you will also be rewarded with some of the best views of the Annapurna and Machhapuchhre. Species regularly seen in this forest and along the shore of the lake include Besra, Red-thighed Falconet, Pallid and Pied Harriers, Eurasian Griffon, Red-headed and Eurasian Black Vultures, Kalij Pheasant, Ducks, Gulls, Terns, Waders, Bulbul, Black-backed Forktail, Puff-throated Babbler, White-crested, Lesser Necklaced and Rufous-chinned Laughing Thrushes, Red-billed Leiothrix, Minivetts, Crimson Sunbird, Maroon Oriole, Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo, Red-billed and Green Magpies, Long-tailed Mountain Thrush, Chestnut-headed and Grey-bellied Tesias, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Small and Rufous-bellied Niltavas and Snowy-brown Flycatcher, Long-tailed Broadbill, Pale Blue Flycatcher, White-tailed Robin, Spiny Babbler, White-browed Scimitar-Babbler, Striated Munia, Lesser Whitethroat and Thick-billed Warbler. After a full day birding tour, you can spent a relaxing evening time by boating in Phewa Lake.

After breakfast, drive from Pokhara to Chitwan which will take around five hours to reach Chitwan. You will enjoy the views of enormous plains of the Terai region while driving towards Chitwan. Chitwan National Park is declared as World Heritage Site under the category of Natural Sites by UNESCO. This is the first national park of Nepal established in 1973 to preserve a unique ecosystem significantly valuable to the whole world. The park covering a pristine area of 932 sq. km is situated in the subtropical inner Terai lowlands of southern central part of Nepal. The park has gained much wider recognition in the world when UNESCO included this area on the list of World Heritage Site in 1984. It shares its eastern border with Parsa Wildlife Reserve. Chitwan is one of Asia’s best’s wildlife – viewing spots and the place to don your safari togs, clamber atop a lumbering elephant and head into the dawn mist in search of rhinos and tiger. 8% of the world bird species, rare mammals including one horned rhinoceros and the Bengal tiger makes it exclusive. Once reaching your destination, you will be briefed about the jungle activities. You can later enjoy the sunset view along the bank of Rapti River. Once the night falls down, we entertain you with cultural performances including bonfire before getting in bed.

On the following day, you will enjoy a full-day birding tour inside Chitwan National Park, accompanied by a nature walk. Each year, dedicated bird watchers and conservationists survey bird species occurring all over the country. In 2006, they recorded 543 species in the Chitwan National Park, much more than in any other protected area in Nepal and about two-thirds of Nepal’s globally threatened species. Additionally, 20 black-chinned yuhina, a pair of Gould’s sunbirds, a pair of blossom-headed parakeets, and one slaty-breasted rail, an uncommon winter visitor, were sighted in spring 2008.

Especially the park’s alluvial grasslands are important habitats for the critically endangered Bengal florican, the vulnerable lesser adjutant, grey-crowned prinia, swamp francolin, and several species of grass warblers. In 2005, more than 200 slender-billed babblers were sighted in three different grassland types. The threatened Oriental darter is a resident breeder around the many lakes, where also egrets, bitterns, storks, and kingfishers abound. The park is one of the few known breeding sites of the globally threatened spotted eagle. Peafowl and jungle fowl scratch their heads on the forest floor.

Today you'll experience a jungle safari in Chitwan, which teems with wildlife. You'll get plenty of options for Jungle Safari, including a jeep ride, canoeing ride, jungle walk, and tower night stay. 

It is home to myriad wild animals like the One-horned Rhino, Royal Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Sloth bear, Golden Jackal, Hog Deer, Sambhar, Striped Hyenas, Bengal Foxes, Gaur (Indian Bison), etc. Along with animals, there are more than 600 species of birds, both resident and migratory, including Great Hornbill, Kingfisher, Pheasants, and Barbets. Also, the Rapti river, which flows through the park, harbors species of crocodiles such as Gharial and Mugger. 

On the following day, you will be driven back to Kathmandu via Prithvi highway. The drive will take around six to seven hours depending upon traffic to reach Kathmandu from Chitwan. Upon you arrival at Kathmandu, you will be transferred to your respective hotel for overnight stay.

Kathmandu is home to a variety of birds like the Sparrow, Crow, Bulbul, Parrot, Pigeon, Koel, Owl, and Dove, which can be enjoyed mostly anytime, and on this day we are likely to wake up early in the morning. After breakfast, drive to the Godawari forest, Godawari, and Phulchoki, which are very famous for the wide variety of birds as well as wild life. Entertain yourself by observing several species of birds’ throughout the day. After lunch, hike down and drive back to Kathmandu.

Depending upon your flight schedule, transfer to airport for departure.