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Thailand - Bird Photography Tour

© Mrs. Hume's Pheasant by Glen Valentine
Thailand - Bird Photography Tour 2025

02 Nov 2025 - 16 Nov 2025 (15 days)

THB199,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Ryan Tyrer

Tour price (Per person): THB199,500 * USD5,828 * GBP4,651 * EUR5,603 * AUD9,338

Single Supplement: THB18,500 * USD540 * GBP431 * EUR520 * AUD866

Flight costs: THB6,500 * USD190 * GBP152 * EUR183 * AUD304

Thailand - Bird Photography Tour 2026

01 Nov 2026 - 15 Nov 2026 (15 days)

THB215,000 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Quinton Paul Josop

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

Tour price (Per person): THB215,000 * USD6,280 * GBP5,013 * EUR6,039 * AUD10,064

Thailand has always been regarded a fabulous place to visit and for photographers, birders, and nature enthusiasts it is quite simply the quintessential destination of Southeast Asia. Thailand boasts a fantastic diversity of habitats ranging from high mountain peaks draped with rhododendron forest to extensive mudflats and saltpans, and dense tropical forests resounding with birdsong. This bird photo tour focuses on an amazing array of Asian species, including a host of localised and range-restricted specialities. Siamese Fireback, Mrs Hume’s Pheasant, Great Hornbill, Long-tailed Broadbill, Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo, Blue Pitta, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Siberian Rubythroat, and Giant Nuthatch are just some of the potential highlights of this incredible tour! Furthermore, culturally, Thailand has few equals, and you will have opportunities to visit some of the many spectacular pagodas and shrines that adorn this friendly, varied, and spectacular land.

Highlights

  • Opportunities to see and photograph some very rare and highly threatened species such as Spoon-billed Sandpiper and Nordmann’s Greenshank
  • Visiting several blinds and ‘feeding stations’ across the country where fabulous species of partridge, flycatcher, redstart, rubythroat, laughingthrush, pitta, thrush and robin can be enjoyed and photographed at close quarters
  • Pheasants are always a highlight, and good chances exist for five species – Silver, Mrs Hume’s, Kalij, Siamese Fireback and Grey Peacock-Pheasant

Top Birds

Spoon-billed Sandpiper; Green Peafowl; Silver Pheasant; Siamese Fireback; Grey Peacock-Pheasant; Mrs Hume's Pheasant; Mountain Bamboo Partridge; Great Hornbill; Banded Kingfisher; Silver-breasted, Long-tailed, Black-and-yellow, Black-and-red & Dusky Broadbills; Coral-billed Ground Cuckoo; Blue & Eared Pittas; Rufous Limestone Babbler; Rusty-cheeked & Coral-billed Scimitar Babblers; Pied Harrier; White-rumped Falcon; Black-headed & Great Slaty Woodpeckers; Ratchet-tailed Treepie; Green Cochoa; Black-throated & Spot-breasted Parrotbills; Scarlet-faced Liocichla & Giant Nuthatch; Spectacled Barwing; Hodgson’s Frogmouth; Slaty-bellied Tesia; Silver-eared Mesia

Top Mammals

Lar & Pileated Gibbons; Northern Pig-tailed Macaque; Dusky & Robinson's Banded Langurs; Black Giant Squirrel

Habitats Covered

Lowland and montane rainforests, mangroves, wetlands, coastal mudflats

Expected Climate

Generally hot and humid, cooler in highlands

Max Group Size

10 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Undemanding. Suitable for all birding / wildlife interest levels & mobility capabilities. • Our Bird Photo Tours are a hybrid between our Classic birding tours and dedicated photographic tours. You don’t have to be a professional photographer or have the biggest lens; this is for everyone with an interest in photography and birding. Whether you’re using a bridge camera or the latest body and prime lens, our aims are the same. • These tours are not aimed at seeing the most species possible on the route, rather taking time to photograph key targets and any other interesting species we may find. Naturally, the overall species list will be lower than a comparable birding focused tour. • Whilst we may use blinds, feeders and hide setups on some of these tours, we will not be spending an entire day nor even several hours fixed in one spot. • These tours are suitable for photographers who prefer opportunistic photography over entire days in a hide. • Our leaders will assist in helping everyone secure good photographic opportunities and advise as much as they can on camera setup. However, they are not professional photographic tour leaders.

Accommodation

Comfortable.

Ease of Birding

Moderate. Most species provide good visuals in open conditions but get trickier within forested environments.

Photographic Opportunities

Generally excellent but does depend on habitat. More difficult in heavier forest areas.

What our clients say about us

Robert Williams
DM, Thailand 2023

Great tour, logistics we excellent, bird finding was great, both leaders were excellent at finding and identifying birds

Forrest Rowland
SK, Thailand 2019

I had a wonderful trip to Thailand with Forrest as our leader. Every aspect of the Rockjumper trip surpassed expectations. From the pre trip support, wonderful fellow trip participants, amazingly delicious food, our helpful and kind Thai drivers, and of course Forrest, who has to be the best guide out there. His energy, enthusiasm and knowledge, along with a patient and friendly demeanor makes him a joy to be with. Kudos to the Rockjumper organization and I look forward to taking part in a future tour.

Robert Williams
MS - Thailand 2019

The guides, Rob Williams and Uthai Treesucon, were top notch and helped us to see many species of birds. We were allowed time to view or photograph them. They worked well together. Uthai was very good to the drivers, an important part of the trip. Rob was passionate, funny, very sociable and somehow managed to locate a frogmouth in a banana grove. It was a great privilege to be with Uthai. He taught me a lot about Thai customs, and was patient with everyone in the group. He helped me when I got sick, and he noticed if someone hadn't seen a bird, and tried to get them on it. The trip was beautifully planned and somehow we were wheels up at 6 am every day. It was a very well planned trip.

André Bernon
JB, Thailand 2020

"Andre and our local guide were a terrific team. Travelling with the author of the Birds of Thailand was quite a treat. Andre catered to the needs of each participant. He was kind enough to lend me his extension cord which was quite helpful in hotels with few electric outlets. At the end of the tour he helped with transportation and overnight hotel prior to our flight out. Both guides were fantastic, skilled and capable birders. The food was plentiful and good. Overall this was a terrific trip with lots of beautiful sightings and many birds. We look forward to travelling with Rockjumper again."

Forrest Rowland
AM, Thailand 2019

"This was my first Rockjumper trip and I have never before done an extended birding bird out of Australia. I have nothing but praise for the whole operation. Our local guide & Forrest were fantastic and are both to be commended for their knowledge, expertise, patience & energy. Was wonderful having 2 experts with us."

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