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India - Northern: Western Himalayas

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India - Northern: Western Himalayas 2025

31 Mar 2025 - 11 Apr 2025 (12 days)

USD5,295 - 2 Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: David Hoddinott

Tour price (Per person): USD5,295 * GBP4,052 * EUR4,839 * AUD7,849

Single Supplement: USD780 * GBP597 * EUR713 * AUD1,156

Can be linked with: India - Northern: Bengal Tiger Extension 2025

India - Northern: Western Himalayas 2026

30 Mar 2026 - 10 Apr 2026 (12 days)

USD5,500 - Spaces Available

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Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

Pricing notes : *Prices are estimated and dates may change*

Tour price (Per person): USD5,500 * GBP4,208 * EUR5,026 * AUD8,153

Can be linked with: India - Northern: Bengal Tiger Extension 2026

This birding adventure takes us to the rarely visited and remote destinations of Munsiyari and Chaukori in the Western Himalaya. We will have the rare opportunity to search for a host of Asia’s most tantalising and desirable species, including the stunning Satyr Tragopan, tricky Cheer & Koklass Pheasants, metallic Himalayan Monal and Wallcreeper. We’ll also visit the better-known sites of Sattal in the Kumaon Himalaya foothills and Jim Corbett National Park in search of numerous woodpeckers, hornbills, parakeets, and babblers, as well as several mammals including the scare Bengal Tiger, several deer and Asian Elephant.

Top Birds

Himalayan Monal; Satyr Tragopan; Cheer & Koklass Pheasants; Wallcreeper; Ibisbill (rare); Black Francolin; Rufous-throated & Hill Partridges; Himalayan Owl; Snow Pigeon; Long-billed Thrush; Great Hornbill; Black-necked Stork; Pallas's Fish Eagle; Collared Falconet; Himalayan Black-lored Tit; Altai, Black-throated & Alpine Accentors; Himalayan Beautiful, Dark-breasted & Pink-browed Rosefinches; Scarlet Finch, Alpine & Chestnut Thrushes; Red-fronted Serin; Golden Bush Robin; Plain Mountain Finch; Blue-capped & Blue-fronted Redstarts; Fire-breasted Flowerpecker; Variegated & Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrushes; Chestnut-headed Tesia; White-browed Fulvetta;

Top Mammals

Bengal Tiger (rare); Sambar; Chital; Hog Deer; Yellow-throated Marten; Jungle Cat; Asian Elephant; Tarai Grey Langur; Golden Jackal; Northern Red Muntjac.

Habitats Covered

teak woodlands, rivers, sal (oak & rhododendron) forests, Himalayan foothills, grassland

Expected Climate

cool to mild in lowlands, cold in Himalayan foothills with a chance of snowfall

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader

Tour Pace & Walking

moderate to undemanding

Accommodation

comfortable

Ease of Birding

mostly unchallenging

Other Attractions

Himalayan scenery

Photographic Opportunities

good to very good

What our clients say about us

Gregory de Klerk
HS, India 2018

Greg de Klerk and David Erterius were great - super knowledgeable and really kind. You can tell that they both care about birds and their guests. I hope I can go on a Rockjumper tour with them again.

Robert Williams
PR, India 2023

As usual another fantastic journey masterfully organized and enabling us to discover places and birds in the best possible way. Supreme guide, all matters perfect, except the lack of heating in the bus. Chilly India, believe it or not !

David Hoddinott
SS, India 2018

David Hoddinott is wonderful and a great leader.

Glen Valentine
BG, Pvt Castleman India

This was a great trip. A terrific itinerary and we saw lots of birds and we saw tigers at Ranthambhore and Corbett. Glen and [the local leader] were excellent guides—great spotting skills, and they made sure everyone saw the bird. The logistics worked very well because Glen and [the local leader] were a great team.

Peter Kaestner
JR, India 2020

This trip was great! We were told the trip should generate about 250 bird species and our total was very close. Peter was excellent at finding birds, leading us and keeping a positive group atmosphere. The local guides also were competent and helpful. Accommodations are not an important aspect of a trip to me but the ones we stayed at were excellent, as were the meals. The trip was an excellent introduction to India for me tho I was happy to have it very much concentrate on birding.

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