Goa Vacation Tour
Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Destinations : Goa
Day 1 : Arrive Goa
After your arrival in Goa , our representative will meet you at the
airport and arrange for your transfer to the hotel in Baga. Here you can enjoy birding in the lush green fields around the Baga Beach and the hotel's balcony also serves this purpose. Bask in the golden rays of the sun at the pristine white beach.
Day 2 : Goa
Today in the early morning we embark on a bird watching tour to Morjim beach which is one of the most serene beach in Goa. Here you will be visiting the Sea Turtle Conservation , get to see Olive Ridley Sea Turtle as well as watch here waders, gulls and terns. After lunch we visit Saligao which has two springs Salmona and Mollebhat nestled amidst lush green forest . You can take refreshing plunge here or watch the different types of vegetation here. Night is spent at the hotel.
Day 3 : Goa
We leave the hotel early morning for Charao island and Mayem lake for bird watching tour. Here you will be delighted to see Pheasant tailed Jacana, Pygmy Goose ,Comb Duck and common species like herons and egrets. Overnight is spent at the hotel in Baga.
Day 4 : Goa
Today we spend the whole day in bird watching at Carambolim, a 72-hectare lake is a major attraction for bird watchers. You will find here exotic, migratory birds, which have been flocking to the Carambolim lake for hundreds of years, The picturesque landscape and wetlands will impress you very much. We also visit Santa Cruz marshes where you will find a number of shore birds and Dona Paula plateau where you can see Yellow-wattled Lapwing and Ashy-crowned Finch-Lark. Spend night at the hotel in Baga.
Day 5 : Goa
Today we leave for Backwoods Camp,which is at the foothills of western ghats. Here we well spend 3 nights birding in the dense deciduous forests and also along the streams around the camp. You will get to see White-bellied Blue Flycatcher and Malabar Parakeet here. Backwoods Camp is regarded as the Endemic Bird areas in Asia. You spend the night at Backwoods camp.
Day 6 & 7 : Goa
Today also we spend the day in birding around the Backwoods Camp which is nestled amidst Bhagvan Mahabir wildlife sanctuary. Today we will try to find those species which are difficult to spot . Today you will watch here Malabar Trogon, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Crimson-backed Sunbird, Malabar Parakeet, Tickell's Blue Flycatcher, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Forest Wagtail and Indian Pitta.
Day 8: Goa
Today we leave the Backwoods Camp for a drive to Cotigao wildlife sanctuary, on your way you can do some bird watching. Spend night at Molyma Hotel.
Day 9 : Goa
Today you will do bird watching tour at Cotiago reserve till 12 noon, get to see Rufus Woodpecker, white-eyed eagle and the Malabar crested eagle here. Then after having brunch we leave the hotel at Molyma and drive back to your hotel in Baga. We reach there by dusk.
Day 10 : Goa
We spend the morning in birding on Cabanna hill, and watch Indian Robin, Small Minivets, Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike, Grey Bushchat ,White-throated Fantails here and in the .evening we go for birding at Fort Aguada. You will get to see Cattle, Egret, Brahminy kite, White bellied Sea Eagle, Indian Peafowl, Spotted dove, Asian Koel and many more here at Fort Aguada, a well preserved Portuguese Fort.
Day 11 : Goa
Today in the morning we leave for a full day birding at Bondla wildlife sanctuary, which is a paradise for bird watchers. Here you will get to see The State Bird (Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul), Common Grey Hornbill, Golden Backed Woodpecker.
Day 12 : Goa
Today we go for a boat cruise to find the collared Kingfisher also other birds like White-cheeked Barbet, Pipits and Richards, Blyth's and Paddyfield. There are Pied Bushchat, Common Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plovers, Asian Palm Swift.
Day 13 : Goa
Today also spend the morning watching birds like Pied Bushchat, Common Sandpipers, Little Ringed Plovers, Asian Palm Swift, White-throated kingfisher, Spotted Owlet, and Oriental Skylark. on Baga Hills, evening are spent at the Candolim Marshes where you can find the kingfisher.
Day 14 : Goa Departure
Today we will arrange your transfer to the airport for your return journey back home.
