Day 2:
Early morning depart for Morjim to watch waders, gulls and terns. After lunch the drive is taken to Saligao springs for a few forest species. Overnight at the hotel in Baga.

Day 3:
Early morning depart the hotel for Charao island and Mayem lake for full day birding in the area. Overnight at the hotel in Baga.

Day 4:
Whole day birding at Carambolim, Santa Cruz marshes and the Dona Paula plateau. Overnight at the hotel in Baga.

Day 5:
Early morning depart for Backwoods Camp at the foot of the western ghats to spend 3 nights birding in the forests and along the streams around the camp. Overnight at Backwoods camp.

Day 6 & 7:
Birding around the backwoods camp.

Day 8:
Depart early morning from the Backwoods Camp for your drive towards Cotigao birding on route. Overnight Molyma Hotel.

Day 9:
Birding in the reserve till mid-day, after brunch depart hotel Molyma, drive back to your hotel in Baga birding en route to get back to your hotel before dusk.

Day 10:
Birding locally in the morning on Cabanna hill, evening birding at Fort Aguada.

Day 11:
Early morning depart your hotel for a full day birding at Bondla to get back to your Hotel at dusk.

Day 12:
Boat trip up river for the collared Kingfisher.

Day 13:
Morning spent birding on Baga Hill, evening at the Candolim Marshes.

Day 14:
Transfer to the airport for your flight back.

For a detailed itinerary write to us at wildindiatours@vsnl.com
Extensions available for Karnataka, Kerala & Gujarat

Please let us know the number of people travelling on this tour and we will send you the total cost. We also specialize in customizing the tour. Should you need any changes we would be happy to modify the itinerary.

The tour may include arrangements such as accommodation, travel, meals, permit, guides, activities etc. or services as required by the client.

How to book
The booking of this itinerary is with Asian Adventures, F-313, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030
Tel: (+91 11) 44128785 . Email: wildindiatours@vsnl.com

To confirm your booking please send a 25% deposit by wire transfer to Standard Chartered Bank, Account No 52805001839 which is in the name of "Asian Adventures", using Swift Code "SCBLINBBDEL". Branch address: M-1 NDSE Part I, New Delhi-110049. India. Or you can send a cheque payable to Asian Adventures at F-313, Lado Sarai, New Delhi - 110030

Cancellation charges are 30 days before arrival date 25%, 21 days before arrival date 50%, 15 days before arrival date 90%, 7 days before arrival date 100% of the total itinerary cost.

Remaining balance to reach Asian Adventures at least 30 days before tour commencement by wire transfer (to bank account stated above) or by sending a cheque made payable to Asian Adventures to the above address. Alternatively you can pay the balance in cash upon arrival.


Remaining balance to reach Asian Adventures at least 30 days before tour commencement by wire transfer (to bank account stated above) or by sending a cheque made payable to Asian Adventures to the above address. Alternatively you can pay the balance in cash upon arrival.

Birds that can be seen around Baga area are White-bellied Sea Eagle, Red-wattled Lapwing, White-breasted Kingfisher, Asian Koel, Black Drongo, Green Bee-eater, Malabar & Short-toed Larks, Pied Stonechat, Coppersmith Barbet, Black-lored Tit, Blyth’s, Paddyfield & Richard's Pipits, Purple & Purple-rumped Sunbirds, Scaly-breasted & White-rumped Munias and Baya Weaver, Cinnamon Bittern, White-breasted Waterhen, Pintail Snipe and Greater Painted-snipe, Spotted Owlet.

Morjim Beach is where you can get a large numbers of gulls and terns . Here you can see Caspian, Heuglin’s, Steppe, Great Black-headed, Slender-billed & Brown-headed Gulls and Great Crested, Lesser Crested, Caspian & Gull-billed Terns, Greater & Lesser Sand Plovers.

Chorao Island, is very productive for waders which may include Terek & Broad-billed Sandpipers and Temminck’s Stint, Western Reef-egret and Black-capped Kingfisher.

Mayem Lake - surrounding forested slopes are excellent for birds such as Brown Fish-owl, Orange-breasted Green-pigeon, Indian Scimitar-babbler, Yellow-crowned Woodpecker, Bronzed & Greater Racket-tailed Drongos, Grey-bellied Cuckoo, Puff-throated Babbler, Common (Nilgiri) Blackbird, Loten’s Sunbird and Little Spiderhunter. Overhead, Crested Serpent-eagle and Changeable Hawk-eagle

Carambolim Lake can be viewed from different points for birds such as Indian Pond Heron, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Lesser Whistling-duck, Comb Duck, Pheasant-tailed & Bronze- winged Jacanas, Purple Swamphen, Great Spotted, Indian Spotted & Steppe Eagles, Little Pratincole, Rufous Woodpecker, Ashy Woodswallow and Grey-breasted Prinia. Brown Hawk Owl , Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Streak-throated Swallow, Siberian Stonechat and Rufous-tailed .

Dona Paula Plateau - birds such as Yellow-wattled Lapwing , Indian Robin , Tawny Pipit, Oriental Lark, Ashy-crowned Finch-lark, Rose-coloured Starling and Jungle Myna, Greenish Warbler, Plain Prinia, Greater Coucal, Banded Bay Cuckoo and Rufous Treepie.

Backwoods Camp - forest species and western Ghat endemics such as Common Hawk Cuckoo, Malabar Grey & Malabar Pied Hornbills, Indian Swiftlet, Crested Treeswift, Speckled Piculet, Brown-capped, Pygmy & Heart-spotted Woodpeckers, Black-rumped, Common & Greater Flamebacks, six species of drongo, Chestnut-tailed Starling, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Black-crested Bulbul, Tickell’s Flycatcher, Black-naped Monarch-flycatcher, Jungle Babbler, Malabar Trogon, Black-hooded & Black-naped Orioles, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Verditer Flycatcher, Western Crowned Warbler , Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Brown-cheeked Fulvetta, Blue-faced Malkoha and Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Brown-breasted Flycatcher, White-rumped Needletail and Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Grey nightjar., Blue-eared Kingfisher, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Forest Wagtail and Orange-headed Thrush, Red Spurfowl, Spot-bellied Eagle-owl, Jungle Owlet, White-bellied Woodpecker, Blue-capped Rock-thrush, Indian Blue Robin and White-bellied Blue Flycatcher are all specialities. Raptors - Crested Goshawk, Besra, Black & Rufous-bellied Eagles, Oriental Honey-buzzard & Peregrine (Shaheen). Also Brown Hawk-owl, Collared & Oriental Scops-owls, Jerdon's Nightjar and Sri Lankan Frogmouth. Grey Junglefowl, Brown-headed & White-cheeked Barbets and Dusky Crag-martin, Malabar Parakeet, Vernal Hanging-parrot, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Large Woodshrike, Large Cuckoo-shrike, Scarlet & Small Minivets, White-rumped Shama, Blue-winged & Golden-fronted Leafbirds, Black & Grey-headed Bulbuls and Crimson-backed Sunbird.