Tour Leader: David Hoddinott
Tour price (Per person): INR325,000 * USD3,816 * GBP3,043 * EUR3,672 * AUD6,128
Single Supplement: INR59,500 * USD699 * GBP557 * EUR672 * AUD1,122
Flight costs: INR22,000 * USD258 * GBP206 * EUR249 * AUD415
Can be linked with: India - Northern: Western Himalayas 2025
Tour Leader: Julian Parsons
Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*
Tour price (Per person): INR358,800 * USD4,213 * GBP3,360 * EUR4,054 * AUD6,765
Can be linked with: India - Northern: Western Himalayas 2026
The Himalayan Red Panda is one of the world’s most sought-after mammals. For a long time though, this species remained a pipedream for most people. Based in a comfortable homestay straddling the Indian and Nepalese border, our tour centred around the stunning Singalila Ridge puts us in prime position. The Red Panda is currently the subject of a research and conservation program in this region, and there is simply no better place to look for it. Assisted by local researchers and trackers, and with ample time, we have a very high chance of multiple sightings!
Other exciting Himalayan mammals may be found in these forests, and the birdlife is superb. Over the course of our visit here, we hope to see Blood Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Fire-tailed Myzornis and Golden-breasted Fulvetta to name but a few; and all in a glorious setting, with the world’s highest mountains towering above us. The friendly hospitality of the locals will round out this experience, which is sure to be something truly unique!
Blood Pheasant; Satyr Tragopan; Fire-tailed Myzornis; Golden-breasted & White-browed Fulvettas; Hill Partridge; Kalij Pheasant; Himalayan Vulture; Golden Eagle; Mountain Hawk-Eagle; Gould’s Shortwing; Yellow-billed Blue Magpie; Spotted Nutcracker; Himalayan Bluetail; Spotted, Grey-sided, Chestnut-crowned; Striated, Scaly & Black-faced Laughingthrushes; Fulvous, Great, Brown & Grey-headed Parrotbills; Stripe-throated & Rufous-vented Yuhinas; Hoary-throated Barwing; Green Shrike-Babbler; Rusty-flanked & Sikkim Treecreepers; Altai, Alpine & Rufous-breasted Accentors; Green-tailed & Fire-tailed Sunbirds; Himalayan White-browed, Himalayan Beautiful & Dark-breasted Rosefinches; Red-headed Bullfinch; Golden-naped Finch; Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl; Tawny Fish Owl.
Himalayan Red Panda; Assam Macaque; Northern Red Muntjac; Red (Himalayan) Serow; Yellow-throated Marten; Mainland Leopard Cat; Bhutan Giant Flying Squirrel. Rare: Mainland Clouded Leopard; Asian Golden & Marbled Cats; Asiatic Black Bear; Chinese Pangolin.
Temperate forest including bamboo, oak, magnolia and rhododendron.
Cool to cold in the mountains.
8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & 1 local leader
Moderate pace, you will need a reasonable level of fitness to enjoy this tour.
Basic homestay with electricity and hot water.
gGnerally easy with a few difficult species.
Photographic station at our homestay.
Good to excellent.
As usual another fantastic journey masterfully organized and enabling us to discover places and birds in the best possible way. Supreme guide, all matters perfect, except the lack of heating in the bus. Chilly India, believe it or not !
We had a wonderful trip with Rich Lindie and Stephan Lorenz, and we would certainly be happy to travel with either of them again. They were both excellent with the birds, had a great sense of humour, and were helpful and patient when individuals required extra assistance. In addition to the birding, we enjoyed a long list of mammals sighted in the various national parks. The accommodations and meals were also very good.
This trip was great! We were told the trip should generate about 250 bird species and our total was very close. Peter was excellent at finding birds, leading us and keeping a positive group atmosphere. The local guides also were competent and helpful. Accommodations are not an important aspect of a trip to me but the ones we stayed at were excellent, as were the meals. The trip was an excellent introduction to India for me tho I was happy to have it very much concentrate on birding.
We really enjoyed both tours. The leader, Stephan Lorenz, was very helpful and worked hard to make the birding trips a success. We appreciated the local guides on both trips as well. They were all very good at getting the job done and making it all enjoyable and seamless. We always feel we are in good hands when we go on a Rockjumper tour.
The Andaman Islands were a first for RockJumper and a first for David Hoddinott. It was an incredible experience and also exciting to share the first of all new endemics with David .
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