North India Birding
8 nights, 2 stops — birds & wild country.
From Sattal & Pangot to Chopta, the route is built around India’s birds across forest, foothill and wetland.
What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Sattal & Pangot
Drive up from Kathgodam into the Kumaon foothills for a first afternoon's birding. Birding the oak and pine forest and the water hides, with forktails, laughingthrushes and a long foothill list.
Foothill birding
Birding the oak and pine forest and the water hides, with forktails, laughingthrushes and a long foothill list. Working the hides and ridges for Himalayan foothill birds, comfortable and rich.
Foothill birding
Working the hides and ridges for Himalayan foothill birds, comfortable and rich. Sattal and Pangot pair genuine birding quality with easy comfort, which is rare in the Himalaya. They work for serious birders and for first-timers alike, and their proximity to Nainital and Corbett makes them simple to combine into a wider Uttarakhand trip.
Foothill birding
Birding the oak and pine forest and the water hides, with forktails, laughingthrushes and a long foothill list.
On to Chopta
Transfer to Chopta and settle in, with an afternoon outing to get your bearings.
High meadows & monal
Birding the high meadows and rhododendron for the Himalayan monal and other pheasants, with the Tungnath trek on offer. Early starts for the monal, plus the climb toward Tungnath and the peak views.
High meadows & monal
Early starts for the monal, plus the climb toward Tungnath and the peak views. Chopta brings you into genuine alpine country — meadows, snow peaks, high-altitude wildlife — without a major expedition, by road and a short trek. It is one of the more accessible windows onto the high Himalaya's birds and scenery, with pilgrimage and views folded in.
High meadows & monal
Birding the high meadows and rhododendron for the Himalayan monal and other pheasants, with the Tungnath trek on offer.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Winter
Wintering species and comfortable conditions — the prime birding months.
Spring
Breeding birds in song as the season warms.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
Magpie Eco Retreat
A standout retreat at Chopta, a high-meadow base for the monal and the Tungnath trek.
Soulitude
A standout lodge at Sattal & Pangot, a foothill base for the hides and the birding.
Blue Poppy Resort
A polished safari resort, a high-meadow base for the monal and the Tungnath trek.
Chevron Mountain Villa
A polished villa, a foothill base for the hides and the birding.
Eco Camps
A dependable tented camp, a high-meadow base for the monal and the Tungnath trek.
Pangot Himalayan Retreat
A dependable retreat, a foothill base for the hides and the birding.
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.