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Arunachal Birding Expedition

Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary · Mishmi Hills
Duration
12 Days · 11 Nights
The route
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary · Mishmi Hills
Style
Eastern Himalayan birds
Best season
Mar–May · spring
The route

11 nights, 2 stops — eastern himalayan birds.

From Eaglenest to Mishmi Hills, the route is built around the Eastern Himalaya and its huge bird diversity.

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What you're tracking

What you'll see

Bugun liocichla
A bird new to science from here.
Eastern Himalayan birds
A vast list across the altitude range.
Red panda
A forest possibility.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Tezpur → Eaglenest

Into Eaglenest

First light on the water.

Drive up from Tezpur into the Eastern Himalaya and settle into camp for the birding.

02Eaglenest

Ridge birding

Quiet hours, full lists.

Birding the altitude range from foothill to ridge, with a huge species list and the famous Bugun liocichla.

03Eaglenest

Ridge birding

The dawn chorus.

Working the ridge road and trails for Eastern Himalayan birds, with red panda a possibility.

04Eaglenest

Ridge birding

Patience and a long lens.

Birding the altitude range from foothill to ridge, with a huge species list and the famous Bugun liocichla.

05Eaglenest

Ridge birding

Eyes up, ears open.

Working the ridge road and trails for Eastern Himalayan birds, with red panda a possibility.

06Eaglenest → Mishmi Hills

On to Mishmi Hills

First light on the water.

Transfer to Mishmi Hills and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.

07Mishmi Hills

Frontier birding

Quiet hours, full lists.

Birding barely-explored forest for Eastern Himalayan rarities, with the Mishmi takin and red panda as mammal hopes. Working the remote ridges and valleys with Idu Mishmi guides, in country few ever reach.

08Mishmi Hills

Frontier birding

The dawn chorus.

Working the remote ridges and valleys with Idu Mishmi guides, in country few ever reach. The Mishmi Hills are so remote that their wildlife is still being documented, and birders and scientists working here regularly turn up surprises. <strong>It is one of the truest wildernesses left in the country</strong> — a place where what you might find is part of the appeal.

09Mishmi Hills

Frontier birding

Patience and a long lens.

Birding barely-explored forest for Eastern Himalayan rarities, with the Mishmi takin and red panda as mammal hopes.

10Mishmi Hills

Frontier birding

Eyes up, ears open.

Working the remote ridges and valleys with Idu Mishmi guides, in country few ever reach.

11Mishmi Hills

Frontier birding

First light on the water.

Birding barely-explored forest for Eastern Himalayan rarities, with the Mishmi takin and red panda as mammal hopes.

12Mishmi Hills → onward

Departure

A last morning, then the road home.

A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.

When to travel

The season changes what you see.

Mar – May

Spring

Breeding birds in song across the altitude range — the prime window.

Oct – Nov

Autumn

Clear and stable, good before winter closes the heights.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds

Make it yours.

Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.

Field notes, now and then.

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