Duration :04 nights 05 days Destination : Wandoor, Chiriya Tapu, Sippi Ghat, Mt. Harriet
NP Best Season : November-February
This tour is designed to see the endemics of Andaman Islands. One
can expect to see Andaman crake, Andaman coucal, Andaman treepie,
Andaman serpent eagle, Andaman wood pegion, Andaman scops owl, Andaman
brown hawk owl, Andaman cuckoo dove, Andaman woodpecker, Andaman drongo,
white-headed starling, Black-headed Bulbul, Andaman Shama.
Other species that can be seen: White-bellied
Sea Eagle, Brown-backed Needletail, Glossy Swiftlet, Alexandrine,
Red-breasted and Long-tailed Parakeets; Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker,
Black-naped Oriole, Scarlet Minivets. Pacific Reef Egret, Pacific
Golden, Greater Sand and Lesser Sand Plovers, Whimbrel, Ruddy Turnstone.
Kingfishers: Collared, Stork-billed, common etc. Lesser Whistling
Duck, Pacific Swallow, Black-browed, Oriental Reed Warblers, Yellow
and Cinnamon Bitterns, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Red-throated Flycatcher,
Yellow-browed and Two-barred Warblers, Large Cuckooshrikes, Baillons
and Ruddy-breasted Crakes, Slaty-breasted Rail, Pintail Snipe, Rusty-rumped
Warblers, a flock of Red-throated Pipits, Emerald Doves and Forest
Wagtails.
ITINERARY
Day 01: Calcutta / Madras-Port Blair Meals: lunch & dinner
Fly from Calcutta / Madras. Arrive at Port Blair. Morning birding
around the hotel. Afternoon birding at Wandoor. Overnight stay.
Day 02: Port Blair Meals: packed breakfast, packed lunch &
dinner
Full day birding at Chiriya Tapu. Please make use of early morning
and late afternoons & evenings. Overnight stay in the hotel.
Day 03: Port Blair Meals: packed breakfast, packed lunch &
dinner
Early morning visit to Mt. Harriet National Park. Afternoon visit
to the zoo to see the endemic mammals of the islands. Overnight
stay in the hotel
Day 04: Port Blair Meals: packed breakfast, packed lunch &
dinner
Morning at Chiriya Tapu, afternoon to be spent at Sippighat Swamp.
Day 05: Port Blair Meals: breakfast
Connect flight from Port Blair to Calcutta / Madras.
The tour can be extended by three days to visit Havelock
Island for snorkeling etc. Havelock Island beach is one of the finest
in Asia.
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.