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Sulawesi & Halmahera - Wallacean Endemics 2013

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Tour Dates 17 Aug 2013 - 03 Sep 2013 (18 days)
Tour Price (Per Person) US$5,130 * £3,300 * €4,120 * IDR48,250,000
Single Supplement US$440
Flights (Approx cost) US$740
Spaces Available Fully Booked - Waiting list now open.
Can be Linked With Indonesia - Bali Birding Extension 2013
Our Sulawesi & Halmahera - Wallacean Endemics birding tour comprehensively covers much of the region's available habitats, from the highland mountains and luxuriant lowland rainforest of Sulawesi to the Australasian influenced Halmahera in the Moluccan ‘Spice Islands’, maximizing our chance to find the more than one hundred range-restricted bird species confined to this fabulous region. A colorful host of parrots, fruit-doves and an awesome assortment of endemic kingfishers combine with sought-after avian gems such as Ivory-breasted Pitta, the incredible Maleo, Purple-bearded Bee-eater, the remarkable Knobbed Hornbill, Purple-winged Roller, Olive-flanked Hylocitrea (recently placed in its own monotypic family), and an opportunity to watch the extraordinary bird-of-paradise called Standardwing at its display site.

Please note: these prices are subject to foreign exchange fluctuations.

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Tour Fact Sheet
Top Birds

Standardwing, Ivory-breasted Pitta, Knobbed & Sulawesi Hornbill, Maleo, Geomalia, Olive-flanked Hylocitrea, Cinnabar Boobook, Sulawesi & Satanic Nightjar, Purple-bearded Bee-eater, Purple-winged Roller, Moluccan Goshawk, Sulawesi Serpent Eagle, Sulawesi Cuckoo, Dusky Scrubfowl, Yellow-flanked Whistler, Black-faced and Pale-headed Munia, Black‐ringed White‐eye, Sulawesi Ground Dove, Grey-headed and Silver-tipped Imperial Pigeon, Sulawesi Babbler, Fiery-browed Starling, Pale-bellied Myna, Sulawesi Myzomela, Sulawesi Thrush, Crimson-crowned Flowerpecker, Lilac, Scaly-breasted, Green-backed and Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher (amongst 12 species of possible kingfishers), Matinan Blue Flycatcher
Top Mammals
Sulawesi Crested, Moor and Tonkean Macaque, Spectral Tarsier, Bear Cuscus, outside chance for Babirusa
Habitats Covered

montane and lowland forests, volcanic mountains, rice paddies, rivers, islands, beaches
Expected Climate

mostly hot to humid with cooler nights and mornings in the highlands
Max Group Size 8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader
Tour Pace & Walking

moderate pace with some longer hikes
Accommodation mostly rustic yet clean and comfortable, including some nights in excellent accommodation
Ease of Birding moderate but can be challenging at times
Number of Species Expected +-240 (with over 100 possible endemics!)
Photographic Opportunities very good
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