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kerinci-birding-expedition

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Duration
7 Days · 6 Nights
The route
kerinci-seblat
Style
Montane endemics under Mount Kerinci
Best season
May – September · best
What you're tracking

What you'll see

Schneider's pitta
Schneider's pitta
A montane prize.
Sumatran cochoa
Sumatran cochoa
A highland endemic.
Sumatran tiger
Sumatran tiger
Present but rarely seen.
Salvadori's pheasant
Salvadori's pheasant
On the slopes.
Day by day

The journey, one day at a time

01Arrive Kerinci Seblat National Park

Arrive Kerinci Seblat National Park

The journey begins.

Arrive in Kerinci Seblat National Park, met and transferred to your accommodation. Kerinci holds the largest population of Sumatran tigers — the rarest tiger subspecies on earth.

02Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park

A full day in the field.

Work the volcano's slopes for cochoas and pittas. A dawn start for the montane specialities below Mount Kerinci.

03Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park

A full day in the field.

A dawn start for the montane specialities below Mount Kerinci. Bird the montane forest for Schneider's pitta and the highland endemics.

04Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park

A full day in the field.

Bird the montane forest for Schneider's pitta and the highland endemics.

05Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park

A full day in the field.

Work the volcano's slopes for cochoas and pittas.

06Kerinci Seblat National Park

Kerinci Seblat National Park

A full day in the field.

A dawn start for the montane specialities below Mount Kerinci.

07Depart Kerinci Seblat National Park

Departure

The journey ends.

A final morning in Kerinci Seblat National Park — 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.

May – September

Peak season

Drier highland weather — best for the steep forest trails.

Year-round

Good season

Montane birds are resident; expect rain and mist at altitude.

Destinations

Where this journey goes

Wildlife you may see
Birds Tiger

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.

Where to go · When to go · Wildlife in season

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