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Destination

Nepal Discover Nepal

Price includes

Arrival airport pick up and Departure transfers on both domestic and international flights.
Accommodation 3-4 stars Hotel in Kathmandu on a twin share bed with B/B plan on your request
Pack Lunch during the birding period
English speaking expert birding guided Tour
All private transportations starting & ending points of the birding spot – by Himalayan Trails trained
Along the trek basic complete First Aid Kit
All necessary officials paper work.
Community fee and Koshi Tappu wildlife reserve entry fees

Price does not include

Nepal entry Visa fees (US$ 40 per person for 30 days)
International Airfare
Your Travel Insurance
Any kind of dinks & personal expenses on visit
Expenses deserve due to Natural or man made hazards like landslide, strikes, political unrest etc. will be charge extra as per actual
anything not specify on the cost

Overview

Koshi Tappu Bird Watching Tour

The Koshi Tappu Bird Watching Tour, Koshi Tappu Wildlife reserve lies within 26⁰33‟-26⁰45‟ N and 86⁰54‟-87⁰04‟ E along the flood plain of the Sappta Koshi River in eastern Nepal. It is distributed within Sunsari, Saptari, and Udayapur districts as well as designated as a Ramsar site in 1987 AD. Though, it has a small area of only 175 sq. Km and a buffer zone of 173 sq. Km. The Tappu is characterized by wetland habitats in the form of flood plains, oxbow lakes, and swamp forests and terrestrial habitats as grassland and degraded forests. The Koshi River is one of the main migration routes in eastern Nepal because all the 7th biggest rivers join several parts of the region. It’s one best places and is important for bird and mammal diversity.

Koshi Tappu is home to Birds and Mammals

Koshi Tappu is home to more than 485 species of birds and is also recognized as an Important Bird Area of Nepal. The reserve has a suitable habitat for lots of water birds and grassland birds in Nepal. Among that about 176 species breed in the reserve and 180 species are passage migrants or winter visitors. Birds that are frequently found in the area are Swamp Francolin, Bengal Florican, Indian nightjar, Asian Openbill, Cotton Pygmy-goose, Green Bee-eater, Eurasian Wryneck, Indian Roller, Plum-headed Parakeet, Short-eared Owlet, Pallas’s Fish Eagle, Eurasian Thick-knee, Pallas Gull, Osprey, Indian Spotted Eagle, Great Egret, Lesser Adjutant, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, White-tailed stonechat, Striated Grass birds, Yellow-breasted Bunting, etc. The reserve only holds the last surviving population of Wild Buffalo in Nepal. Similarly, there are so many other mammals including wild Elephant, Fishing Cat, Genetic dolphins, Golden Jackal, Jungle Cat, etc.

Himalayan Trails Trekking has experienced teams and experts in any field. Like Trekking, peak Climbing, Hiking, Day tours, and Sightseeing. Bird watching and photography are not a big deal because the owner of HTTC founder or himself is very well-known in this field.