Tour Price (Per person): USD5,900 (GBP4,503 * EUR5,149)
Pricing notes : Estimate based on a minimum group size of 6 guests. Please contact our Tailor-made team on tailormade@rockjumper.com
We are not currently offering tours to Myanmar due to the ongoing security situation. Until conditions improve and safe, reliable travel is possible, the destination remains off our schedule. (01/01/2026)
Myanmar (Burma), saddled between Thailand and India, remains a poorly known birding destination, partly due to the difficulty in obtaining necessary permits for visiting the more interesting birding localities. However, with the help of our local operator, we have obtained permission to visit some of these seldom-visited hotspots, affording us the fantastic opportunity to bird in some of the planet’s least explored birding localities! To the north of Yangon (Rangoon) lie the Irrawaddy plains, holding not only important populations of declining waterbirds, but also supporting no less than four endemic species (the striking Hooded Treepie, Jerdon’s Minivet, White-throated Babbler and Burmese Bush Lark), which are confined to the dry forest and thorn scrub characteristic of this endemic-rich area. A good proportion of our time will be spent at the southern end of the eastern mountains known as the Chin Hills, in the vicinity of Mount Victoria. These mountains form part of the Eastern Himalayas, another endemic-rich bird region that also sustains several species only seen by a handful of intrepid birders during the past 40 years. These include White-browed Nuthatch, Mount Victoria Babax, Burmese Bushtit, Black-bibbed Tit and Chin Hills Wren-Babbler, among many others. Our final destinations will be in the southern Shan State, situated in the mountains of central Burma. Here we will explore the broad-leaved forests around Kalaw for Burmese Yuhina, another range-restricted species, and a good selection of other hill forest birds. Lastly, we will visit Inle Lake to search for the highly localised Jerdon’s Bush Chat and near-endemic Collared Myna, amongst a wealth of interesting wetland species.
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Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant, White-browed Nuthatch, Black-bibbed Tit, Chin Hills Wren-Babbler, Jerdon’s Bush Chat, Collared Myna, Burmese Yuhina, Burmese Bush Lark, White-throated Babbler, Hooded Treepie, Jerdon’s Minivet, Spectacled Barwing, Red-faced Liochicla, Silver-eared Laughingthrush, Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler, Black-throated and Spot-breasted Parrotbill, Steak-throated Barwing, Brown-capped, Striped, Assam and White-browed Laughingthrush, Pale-capped Pigeon, Himalayan Cutia, Black-headed Shrike-Babbler, Pale-headed Woodpecker, Grey-headed Parakeet, Himalayan Flameback, White-rumped Falcon, Fire-tailed Sunbird, Burmese Bushtit, Mount Victoria Babax, Hodgson's Frogmouth & Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
lowland, montane and deciduous forests, lakes, mountains, bamboo, dry acacia and euphorbia savanna
mostly cool and moderate, with some colder mornings and high altitude birding
8 with 1 Tour Leader
fairly easy to moderate
mostly basic but comfortable
generally undemanding with some tricky forest species
Shwedagon Pagoda, unbelievable temples
good
The Buru extension following the RWPI Cruise was fantastic. I feel sorry for those on the main tour that did not take this extension. The birds were fabulous, Glen was a superb guide, and the scenery great. Glen did a great job trying to get us on all the birds, even the most rare and elusive. Again, flexibility was a key element in the success of the trip. I can't think of anything about the trip that could be done to improve it.
Great to have such an enthousiastic and patient leader in Glen Valentine.
Note that some of the comments I made regarding the Thailand extension apply to the main Thailand tour. I liked the sequence of sites visited; it ensured the Spoonbill Sandpiper was seen early on and then designed to minimize travel. Staying multiple nights at one site is always appreciated and seemed to be done as much as possible. The guides made special efforts to see bird species sought by the group; we saw more bird species than I expected. The drivers were excellent and also one of them, Jaime, was a good birder who helped the guides track down some species; it was an asset to have internet while in the vehicles. The drivers also produced an excellent video of the trip - a nice touch; they also did an excellent job with mid-morning breaks. I especially enjoyed visiting a hide all morning early on in the trip - it gave us a chance to see some elusive species but also several species very well. One morning was spent looking for a rare duck; I would have rather spent the time looking for a variety of Thai species. Quite a bit of birding was done along roads - it might have been better to bird trails etc. if they are available and afford good views of birds pointed out. Food was excellent (Uthai selected great dishes for the group) and accomodations were good. It was an enjoyable trip with rewarding looks at many of the bird species seen.
We chose our China SE in Winter 2026 tour because Stephan is the guide ! Like all the trips we went with him before, we had a great time with him and the team members. Stephan was professional, knowledgable, persistent, energetic and caring. We would definitely tour with him again, in the very near future, we hope !
Our local guide was very nice; however his English language skills could be improved. The accommodation was very nice. I have told many people about Rockjumper. I value the time and effort spent in ensuring our trips are memorable. I can’t sing the praises of the office staff enough. Thanks so much. I’m already looking for my next trip with you. Katy
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