Overview

Situated at eastern part of Sikkim on the popular Old Silk Route. The jungle combined with alpine, sub-alpine forest & bamboo thickets has rich habitat for a huge number of altitude bird species like Himalayan Monal, Blood Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Snow Pigeon, etc. and some exclusive mammal species like Himalayan Serow, Himalayan Goral, Himalayan Tahr, Yellow-throated Marten, Moupin’s Pika, Hodgson’s Giant Flying Squirrels etc. Rather than the mentioned one the important birds of this area are Great Parrotbill, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl, Fire-tailed Myzornis, Coal Tit, Rufous-vented Tit, Grey-crested Tit, Blanford’s Rosefinch, Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch, Pink-browed Rosefinch, Upland Buzzard, Himalayan Buzzard, Wallcreeper etc. Mid October to March is the best time to visit this route.

Inclusions

• All Food [Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea, Evening Snacks, Dinner]
• All STAY (on double sharing basis)
• All Permit
• All Guide & Car Fare

Itinerary

Gallery

Exclusions

• Any expenses of journey-return railway/air ticket fare
• Any extra buying
• Any extra food
• Any extra cost for RTPCR report (if needed).

Important Notes

This route offers high altitude birding with very cold weather, snowfall on Dec-Feb, so you have to take all precautionary measurements. There is always a challenge in high altitude birding, you have to be patience and keep your faith on local guide / driver. One must have to keep this in mind that this area is a part of border with China, so military movements are very common to this location, and there is also some photograph prohibited zones.