19 experiences
Wildlife in the Himalaya
Snow leopard, red panda, cranes, birds
Wildlife trips timed to the season, with trackers who live in the valley.
Photo: Jyoti Chaurasia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Morning wildlife walk in lower Dachigam
Lower Dachigam is a broad, gentle valley floor of forest, orchards and meadow along the Dagwan. A guided morning walk o…
Photo: Tahirshawl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Listening for the hangul rut in autumn
In autumn, hangul stags bugle across the forested slopes of Dachigam during the rut. Hearing their calls at dawn, and w…
Photo: Jyoti Chaurasia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Birding along the Dagwan river
The Dagwan river and the mixed forest of lower Dachigam are good for birds, especially in spring when summer visitors a…
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Snow leopard tracking in Hemis National Park
In late winter, snow leopards follow their prey lower into the valleys of Hemis National Park. Guided trips with local …
Photo: Vinay Goyal, Ludhiana · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Birdwatching on the Tso Moriri wetland
Tso Moriri's marshes are the only Indian breeding ground of the bar-headed goose and a summer stop for black-necked cra…
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Winter snow leopard spotting from Kibber
In deep winter, local spotters scan the cliffs around Kibber and Chicham for snow leopards following blue sheep. Long c…
Photo: Ksuryawanshi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Ibex and blue sheep at dawn
Scan the cliffs above Mudh at first light with a village guide for Siberian ibex and blue sheep, the prey of the snow l…
Photo: Vvnataraj · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Birding for monal in Kedarnath sanctuary
Walk the forest edges and meadows around Chopta at dawn with a local birding guide to look for Himalayan monal, Uttarak…
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Dawn birding walk around Sattal
Sattal's mix of oak forest, pine, streams and small lakes draws a long list of Himalayan birds within an easy walk. A s…
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Birding in Binsar's oak forest
Binsar's old oak forest is one of the best places in Kumaon to see Himalayan forest birds and pheasants. A slow dawn wa…
Photo: Sandipanjalpaiguri · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Neora Valley National Park forest day
Enter Neora Valley National Park from Lava with a forest permit and guide for a day in one of eastern India's least dis…
Photo: Arne Hückelheim 2010-09-21 12:41:53 This is a … · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Jorepokhri lakes and the Himalayan newt
Visit Jorepokhri, a small twin lake in forest near Lepchajagat that is protected as a breeding site of the endangered H…
Photo: Rupeshsarkar · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Birding walk at Latpanchar forest edge
Drive 7 km to Latpanchar, on the upper edge of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, for a dawn birding walk with a local guide…
Photo: Sumeetmoghe · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Dawn crane watching on the Phobjikha marsh
Watch black-necked cranes leave their night roost and spread across the marsh to feed, calling as they go. Start at the…
Photo: Uchchhas Kundu · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons
Crocodile centre and Karbandi monastery
Fill a permit-waiting morning with two short stops: the Amo Chhu crocodile breeding centre on the edge of town and the …
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Hornbills of Pakke Tiger Reserve
Cross to the east side of the Kameng to look for great, wreathed and Oriental pied hornbills in Pakke, where Nyishi vil…
Photo: Mike Prince from Bangalore, India · CC BY 2.0 · Commons
A birding day in Eaglenest
Drive into the mossy oak and rhododendron forests of Eaglenest at dawn with a local birding guide. Expect laughingthrus…
Photo: Programme HURO · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Dawn at Deban with hoolock gibbons
Wake at Deban before sunrise, cross the Noa-Dihing with a forest guide and walk into the rainforest to hear and look fo…
Photo: Prashanthns · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
Birding in Daying Ering sanctuary
Cross to the river islands of the Siang to look for wintering ducks, waders and grassland birds in a sanctuary of sandb…
Wildlife by hive