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Birds
Tours 9 Days
| Day 1 |
Wednesday morning flight from Bangkok to
Paro |
| Day 2 |
Thursday, Paro Sightseeing evening drive to
Thimphu. |
| Day 3 |
Friday, Thimphu sightseeing, overnight in
Thimphu. |
| Day 4 |
Saturday morning weekend market, afternoon
drive to Gangtey Gompa for the Black Necked Crane Sighting. This will be
a good opportunity to stop along the way for bird viewing. |
| Day 5 |
Sunday, Black Necked Crane Festival and
visit to the crane sanctuary, overnight in Phobjikha. |
| Day 6 |
Monday drive from Phobjikha to Tashithang
stopping along the way for lunch and bird watching, overnight in
Tashithang. |
| Day 7 |
Tuesday, hike to bird watching areas,
(500-600 species recorded in Tashithang area). |
| Day 8 |
Wednesday drive to Dochula Pass for birding
Overnight camping in Dochula. |
| Day 9 |
Thursday drive from Dochula to Paro,
overnight in Paro. |
| Day 8 |
Friday Paro sightseeing, hike to Taksang
Monastery viewing area, overnight in Paro. |
| Day 9 |
Saturday morning flight from Paro to
Bangkok. |
The
highlight of this trip is the sighting of the Endangered Black Necked Crane. By
legend the cranes are believed to be the reincarnated souls of Lamas that come
to pay homage at the monastery of Gangtey Gompa. Each year at the cranes return
it is said that they circle the monastery three times before landing in the
wetlands below. The Festival is sponsored each year by the Royal Society
for the Protection of Nature and the Phobjikha/Gangtey Valley community. Foreign guests
are asked to make a small donation for attending the festival.
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want this tour.
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 Black
Necked Crane
By
legend the cranes are believed to be the reincarnated souls of Lamas that come
to pay homage at the monastery of Gangtey Gompa.
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