Nepal Ibisbill Trek

The Langtang circuit is especially unique. It is here that we find Nepal’s diverse forests, and a peace and solitude; that is sometimes hard to encounter on more frequented trails. Though just north of Kathmandu, the route on this tour takes us to some of Nepal’s thinly populated regions, and remains relatively less touristed.

The tour ‘in a nutshell’

A 10-day holiday in search of Nepal’s montane birds including a 6-night trek along the Langtang Valley.

What birds might I see?

In the Trisuli Valley White-capped River Chats and Blue Whistling Thrushes adorn riverbed rocks, while Indian Rollers and mynas echo from the riverside Sal forest. We can expect to spot the colourful warblers, babblers, tits and flycatchers of the Himalayan foothills, and will keep wacth out for the beautiful Pied Ground Thrush and Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon.
As we make our entry into the splendid mixed forest that comprises the lower Langtang Valley we’ll be hoping to find some of the many species of sunbird, rosefinch, woodpecker, flycatcher and warbler that inhabit this area, as well as such forest rarities as Bay Woodpecker, Red-headed Bullfinch, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird, Beautiful Niltava and two species of ground warbler (or tesia). We will also stop en route to inspect cliff-hanging bees’ nests which sometimes have the rare and very mysterious Himalayan Honeyguide in attendance!
We have a good chance of finding breeding Ibisbills in the upper Langtang Valley.

Anything else?

Nepal’s alpine flowers.
Yaks, Himalayan Tahr (a large and shaggy, brown goat), as well as Common Goral and Royal’s Pika are all possible.
Tibetan and Buddhist culture strongly in evidence along our route.