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India - Northeast: Eaglenest & Beyond

© Snow Partridge by Glen Valentine
India - Northeast: Eaglenest & Beyond 2025

06 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2025 (13 days)

INR370,000 - 3 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Glen Valentine

Tour price (Per person): INR370,000 * USD4,356 * GBP3,466 * EUR4,176 * AUD6,968

Single Supplement: INR40,500 * USD477 * GBP379 * EUR457 * AUD763

Can be linked with: India - Northeast: Mishmi Hills & Assam specialities 2025

India - Northeast: Eaglenest & Beyond 2026

04 Apr 2026 - 16 Apr 2026 (13 days)

INR384,800 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Forrest Rowland

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): INR384,800 * USD4,530 * GBP3,605 * EUR4,343 * AUD7,247

Can be linked with: India - Northeast: Mishmi Hills & Assam specialities 2026

These exotic birding adventures take us to many seldom visited and remote destinations in northeast India. We will have the rare opportunity to search for a host of Asia’s most tantalising and desirable species, including the stunning Temminck’s and Blyth’s Tragopans, Ward’s Trogon, exquisite Beautiful Nuthatch, endemic Bugun Liocichla, incredible Grandala, rare and endangered White-winged Duck, Swamp Francolin, dazzling Fire-tailed Myzornis, localised Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush and Collared Treepie – to name just some of the many exciting possibilities! These thrilling tours take us to some of Asia’s best birding sites, where few birders have ever ventured, and we will no doubt encounter many rarely seen species!

We’ll also be searching for a good number of mammals, primarily at Kaziranga National Park, one of the most spectacular wildernesses in all of Asia. This area gains its fame as one of the last places on earth where the prehistoric Indian Rhinoceros can be found, but no other site in Asia can match the vast herds of big mammals to be seen.

This tour is not available to nationals (and other nationals having their origin in these countries) of China, Pakistan or Afghanistan due to Restricted Area Permit requirements to enter Arunachal Pradesh and/or Assam.

 

Top Birds

Temminck’s Tragopan; Himalayan Monal; Snow Partridge; Blood Pheasant; Ward’s Trogon; Beautiful, White-tailed & Velvet-fronted Nuthatches; Bugun Liocichla; Purple & Green Cochoas; Black-headed Shrike-Babbler; Himalayan Cutia; Fire-tailed Myzornis; Collared Treepie; Blue-naped Pitta; Long-billed & Bar-winged Wren-Babbler; Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler; Long-billed Plover; Black-tailed Crake; Grandala; Rufous-necked Hornbill; Pale-headed Woodpecker; Slender-billed & Coral-billed Scimitar Babblers; White-winged Duck; Pied Falconet; Golden-breasted Fulvetta; Broad-billed Warbler; Stripe-throated & Rufous-vented Yuhinas; Mountain & Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagles; Wallcreeper; Yellow-billed Blue Magpie; Brandt’s & Plain Mountain Finches; Hodgson’s Treecreeper; Dark-rumped, Dark-breasted and Himalayan White-browed Rosefinches; Blyth’s Kingfisher; Mrs Gould’s, Fire-tailed, Green-tailed & Black-throated Sunbirds; Sultan & Fire-capped Tits.

Top Mammals

Gaur; Indian Elephant; Himalayan Serow; Assamese Macaque; Capped Langur; Yellow-throated Marten; Large-eared Pika; Black Giant, Orange-bellied Himalayan, Hoary-bellied & Himalayan Striped Squirrels; small chance for Red Panda; Asiatic Black Bear; Leopard Cat. 

Habitats Covered

montane & lowland forest, bamboo thickets, rivers, woodland, rocky, alpine/heathland habitat

Expected Climate

warm to hot in the lowlands and cool to cold in the mountainous. Sela Pass (day trip) at 4 200m (13 800ft) will be cold with a chance of snow. Rain is possible every day.

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & 1 local leader

Tour Pace & Walking

DIFFICULT: This is a high-intensity “mega” tour designed for passionate listers and serious birders who enjoy a fast-paced schedule. Due to its demanding nature, it’s not recommended for avid photographers, inexperienced birders, or anyone with mobility or health limitations.

Challenging. This is a Mega-style tour designed for the avid lister & serious birder. Not suited for dedicated photographers, inexperienced birders, or anyone with mobility or serious health challenges.

Accommodation

Variable. Comfortable in larger towns, homestays in villages & tents at Eaglenest. This is a very remote part of India, hotel standards are not comparable to other similar sized towns even in India.

Ease of Birding

Challenging. Many skulking, shy species. Several are low density.

Number of Species Expected

300

Other Attractions

amazing scenery and wildlife sanctuaries, incredible forest

Photographic Opportunities

Can be decent. No dedicated hides. More challenging in forested environments.

What our clients say about us

Gregory de Klerk
HS, India 2018

Greg de Klerk and David Erterius were great - super knowledgeable and really kind. You can tell that they both care about birds and their guests. I hope I can go on a Rockjumper tour with them again.

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.

David Hoddinott
FG, India 2018

David Hoddinott was at his best even on new grounds full of lifers.

Stephan Lorenz
MM & GM, Southern India 2018

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.

David Hoddinott
LB - India 2019

To David Hoddinott with many thanks. In my book, you are still the best guide I’ve ever birded with. Please give my regards to the office team. I am very proud to be part of the Rockjumper Family.

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