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India - Andaman Islands Extension

© Long-tailed Parakeet by David Hoddinott
India - Andaman Islands Extension 2026

13 Mar 2026 - 18 Mar 2026 (6 days)

INR184,600 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Carlos Bocos

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change* This tour only operates as an extension.

Tour price (Per person): INR184,600 * USD2,168 * GBP1,731 * EUR2,087 * AUD3,481

Can be linked with: India - Southern: Birds & Wildlife of the Western Ghats 2026

Our Andaman Islands Endemics extension will see us flying across the Bay of Bengal to Port Blair, Andaman Islands. Located some 1,100 kilometres to the east of peninsula India, this archipelago is far closer to southern Myanmar and Sumatra. Consequently, the many endemic species present have more in common with the Malaysian sub-region than with the Indian sub-continent. The archipelago is made up of 200 or so small islands with patches of pristine tropical rainforest and palm-fringed sandy beaches! Based in a single location for the duration of our time on the islands, this is a relaxed and relatively easy birding destination. Join us for an unbeatable birding exploration to this rarely visited island archipelago!

This tour only operates as an extension to our scheduled tours. Please contact our tailormade tours department to further information and costs as a standalone option.

Top Birds

Andaman Teal; Andaman Serpent Eagle; Andaman Wood Pigeon; Andaman Cuckoo-Dove; Andaman Green Pigeon; Andaman Coucal; Violet Cuckoo; Andaman Scops Owl; Hume's Hawk-Owl; Andaman Hawk-Owl; Andaman Nightjar; Andaman Woodpecker; Long-tailed Parakeet; Andaman Cuckooshrike; Andaman Drongo; Andaman Treepie; Andaman Bulbul; White-headed Starling; Andaman Shama; Andaman Flowerpecker.

Habitats Covered

tropical rainforest, marshes, coastline.

Expected Climate

hot and humid.

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

easy, some early starts and the odd late evening for owling.

Accommodation

very comfortable hotel

Ease of Birding

mostly unchallenging

Number of Species Expected

110 - 120

Photographic Opportunities

good

What our clients say about us

Peter Kaestner
JR, India 2020

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.

Nigel Redman
MC, India 2023

This was the first group birding tour Ive ever taken (meaning, more than myself and either one or two other persons). Rockjumper and Nigel Redman made it a very pleasurable experience, with wonderful birds, beautiful landscapes, and good flexibility and adaptability to the various challenges and obstacles thrown our way on the trip. I heartily recommend both this tour and Nigel Redman as a tour leader! I would happily go on any tour for which Nigel was the leader; his knowledge of ornithology, history, and birding folklore is encycylopedic, and his easy humor and casual nature made for happy hours in our vehicles or over dinner tables (this, in contrast to the group next to us in some of the dining halls, where hardly a word was spoken by any tour member when the trip leader was going through the days list; that was a dictatorship; Nigels tour was a democracy in many ways.)

David Hoddinott
PJ, Andaman Islands 2018

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 .

Glen Valentine
DH - India 2024

We had a great tour. It was smaller even than usual, as two of the participants departed after two days due to illness. Glen, was as always his uber-keen birder, cheerful self. His magic pulled out quite a few surprising sightings.

Erik Forsyth
NM, Northern India

I just have to write and tell you how much I enjoyed the N. India trip and how superb the leaders are… Erik and Rich worked so well together and both are so funny, such a great combination…. With much gratitude to RBT for bringing birds and mammals into my life.

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