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India - Northeast: Mishmi Hills & Assam specialities

© Snow Partridge by Glen Valentine

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

Mishmi Wren-Babbler; Marsh, Swamp Grass (rare) & Jerdon’s Babblers; Black-breasted Parrotbill; Rusty-bellied Shortwing; Manipur & Rufous-throated Fulvettas; Fire-tailed Myzornis; Cachar Wedge-billed Babbler; Maroon-backed Accentor; Himalayan Cutia; Beautiful Nuthatch; Blyth's Tragopan; Hill, Chestnut-breasted, White-cheeked & Rufous-throated Partridges; Rufous-necked Hornbill; Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler; Pale-billed Parrotbill; Austen's Brown Hornbill; Chestnut-backed Laughingthrush; Greater Adjutant; Bengal Florican; Collared Treepie.

Top Mammals

Ganges River Dolphin; Indian Rhinoceros; Hoolock Gibbon; Barasingha (Swamp Deer) & Hog Deer; Asian Elephant; Asian Buffalo; an outside chance for Bengal Tiger.

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. Rain is possible every day.

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & 1 local leader

Tour Pace & Walking

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

David Hoddinott
FG, India 2018

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

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
CH, India 2018

David Hoddinott is simply outstanding: Calm, focused, truly excellent knowledge of the birds, their calls and habits. He has a wonderful sense of humour, too.

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.

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.)

India - Northeast: Mishmi Hills & Assam specialities 2025

18 Apr 2025 - 28 Apr 2025 (11 days)

INR325,000 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Glen Valentine

Tour price (Per person): INR325,000 * USD3,893 * GBP3,075 * EUR3,585 * AUD5,842

Single Supplement: INR34,750 * USD416 * GBP329 * EUR383 * AUD625

Flight costs: INR8,250 * USD99 * GBP78 * EUR91 * AUD148

Can be linked with: India - Northeast: Eaglenest & Beyond 2025

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