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Bhutan - Birding the Bhuddist Kingdom Please, note! This tour offer has expired. For similar tour offers currently available search here. Key Information: Tour Duration: 20 - 24 day(s) Group Size: 12 people Destination(s): Bhutan   Specialty Categories: Birdwatching   Wildlife Viewing   Season: March - May Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: Yes Minimum Per Person Price: 7500 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 9030 US Dollar (USD)

One of the least spoiled countries in the mighty Himalayan range, Bhutan boasts incredible mountain scenery and vast forests, shrouded in Buddhist myth and legend and replete with a plethora of incredible birds. On a typical day birding with us in this mysterious land you will find yourself in breathtaking surroundings searching for birds in pristine forests, with mighty Himalayan peaks towering in the distance; Bhutan is a destination like no other!

As we journey through this fabled land we will regularly cross dramatic mountain passes, like the famed Dochu La, littered with prayer flags and chortens (temples) and these give way to vast countrysides often dominated by impressive dzongs (temple-fortresses), which so characterizes this unique country. We look forward to having you aboard this adventure through a paradise of culture, birds and scenic vistas as we explore the heavenly riches of Bhutan!

Tour Itinerary:

Day 1: Arrive from India into Samdrup Jongkhar.

Day 2: Samdrup Jongkhar to campsite near Morong.

Day 3: Morong to campsite en route to Trashigang.

Day 4: Campsite to Trashigang.

Day 5: Trashigang to Lower Lingmethang Road (Yongkola).

Days 6-7: Lower Lingmethang Road (Yongkola).

Days 8-9: Lingmethang Road camp upper level (Sengor).

Day 10: Sengor camp to Bumthang.

Day 11: Bumthang to Trongsa.

Day 12: Trongsa to Zhemgang.

Day 13: Zhemgang.

Day 14: Zhemgang to Trongsa.

Day 15: Trongsa to Punakha via Pele La.

Day 16: Tashitang Valley.

Day 17: Punakha to Thimpu via Dochu La.

Day 18: Thimpu to Paro.

Day 19: Chele La.

Day 20: Departure from Paro.

Assam Extension:

Day 1: Guwahati to Kaziranga National Park.

Day 2: Kaziranga National Park.

Day 3: Kaziranga National Park to Nameri National Park.

Day 4: Nameri National Park.

Day 5: Nameri National Park to Guwahati.

Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.

Bhutan - Birding the Buddhist Kingdom I: 25 Mar - 13 Apr 2012 (20 days):
- US$7,500 * £4,730 * €5,360 * ZAR51,400 per person sharing (see below)
- Single Supplement: US$500

Assam - Kaziranga & Nameri Birding & Big Game Extension I: 21 - 25 Mar 2012 (5 days):
- US$1,530 * £960 * €1,090 * ZAR10,400 per person sharing (see below)
- Single Supplement: US$410

Note: Tour prices fixed in US Dollars, other rates subject to exchange rate fluctuations.

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