Upon arrival in Paro airport, meet your guide and driver and transfer to the hotel nearby.

After lunch birding along the riverbank of Paro Chu where we may see Ibis bill. They are found in this area throughout the year. Continue following Paro River towards Drukgyel Dzong, where we may find Black faced laughing thrush, brown dipper, spotted laughing thrush, Fire capped Tit, etc.

Post breakfast you will be driven towards Chele La Pass (3950M), which is about one and half hour – birding in mixed coniferous areas. It’s quite popular for spotting Kalij pheasant, Blood Pheasant, Himalayan monal, Satyr Tragopan etc. Later drive to Thimphu for little more than an hour. En-route you may see many Cormorants along the riverbanks.

Option: If you wish, you can visit Takstang by a day hike instead of above. Along the way to Takstang, you will also see some birds.

In the morning, we drive up to spectacular Dochu La (3100M) with panoramic views of snowcapped peaks of eastern Himalayas.
Explore mixed coniferous forests, rich and diverse in vegetation. In this area we may see Satyr Tragopan, Spotted Nutcracker, Large Hawk Cuckoo, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Yellow billed Magpie, Chestnut Tailed Minla, Collard Blackbird, Ultramarine Flycatcher, Brown Bullfinch, etc. In the afternoon, do some birding in upper Punakha valley. Punakha and Wangdue valley enjoys sub-tropical climate, with Punatsangchu river comprising of Phochu and Mochu rivers running through it.

This morning, we will do birding in warm broad-leaved forest following the swift Mo Chu River. Here we will search for the localized White-bellied Heron, Great Barbet, Barred Cuckoo Dove, Magpie Robin, Green Magpie, Pallas’s Fish Eagle, Osprey, River Lapwing, Ruddy Shelduck, Eurasian Wigeon, Common Merganser, Pied Kingfisher, Red-vented Bulbul, etc.

Drive to Trongsa through warm/cold broad-leaved forests. We will be crossing the Black Mountains range called as Pele La at 3400 meters .
Some of the birds we will be looking out for are Scarlet Finch, Black Drongo, Chestnut bellied Nuthatch, Slaty backed Forktail, Gorgeted Flycatcher, White throated Laughingthrush, Eurasian Jay, Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Verditer Flycatcher, etc.

Along the way, we may also take a excursion to Phobjikha valley during the period, when black-necked cranes are around.

Located in central Bhutan, Trongsa is the site of one of the most magnificent Dzongs (Fortress) in the entire kingdom.
Drive south and do some birding in Yeshi Zam, which is probably one of the best place for spotting Yellow-rumped honey guide. Along the way, we also look for Birds in cold broad-leaved forests. Beautiful Nuthatch are often seen about 5km from Zhemgang.

In the morning, drive on Gongphu road.
We do Birding in these rarely visited warm broad-leaved forests, where we might find such goodies as Ggolden langur, Yellow-throated martin, Giant squirrel etc. birds – Rufous-necked Hornbill, Blue throated bee-eater,Collared Falconet, Maroon Oriole, Racket tailed Drongo, Red headed Trogon, Grey Treepie, Grey Nightjar, Hill Prinia, Asian Emerald Cuckoo etc.

Today you will be driven towards Gangtey.
Your birding journey continues as on the way you might spot some birds. Gangtey is one of the most beautiful valley in Bhutan. It’s also one of the only few place where you can spot Black Neck crane in Bhutan.

After breakfast you will be traveling towards Paro.
Along the way you will visit few monumental site like Buddha Point, Paro Dzong and Kichu Lhakhang.

Your tour guide and driver you drop you at the airport and see you off.