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Itineraries
Day 1
Arrival / SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST
Tour organizer will meet you at your hotel in Ahungalle and depart to the forest areas of the Wet Zone in Sinharaja Man & Biosphere Reserve.
Sinharaja world heritage rain forest is the last remaining significant primary forest patch in the island. It is home to most endemic flora & fauna species. This is the single most important site in Sri Lanka in term of endemic birds and encounter spectacular mixed feeding flocks of birds.
First check in to our hotel for a short break. The afternoon we will take you to Sinharaja village and some local places for birding.
Accommodation – Rock View Motel, Sinharaja village
Day 2 - 3
SINHARAJA RAIN FOREST
This day is set aside for exploring Sinharaja rain forest site in the heart of the wet zone. The park’s extensive bird list includes most of the country’s endemics and we have a good chance of seeing the majority of them, although some are easier to find than others. The ground-dwelling Sri Lanka Spurfowl requires stealth and sharp eyes, whereas roving flocks of Ashy-headed Laughing Thrushes and Orange-billed Babblers are much more obliging. Ceylon Hill-Mynas call loudly and clearly from exposed positions while Ceylon Hanging-parrots shriek past.
Highlights – Green billed Caucal (E), Red faced Malkoha (E), Sri Lanka Blue Magpie (E), White faced Starling (E), Orange billed Babbler (E), Ashy headed Laughing Thrush (E), White throated Flowerpecker (E), Sri Lanka Myna (E), Sri Lanka Spur Fowl (E), Serendib Scops Owl (E), Brown capped Babbler (E), Scaly Thrush (E), Spot winged Thrush (E), Sri Lanka Crested Drongo (E) to name just a few endemics.
Accommodation – Rock View Motel, Sinharaja village
Day 4
SINHARAJA – NUWARA ELIYA
After lunch, we drive from Sinharaja to Nuwara Eliya highland. Afternoon, If time permits, we will start our birding in local areas in Highland.
Accommodation – Leisure Village Hotel, Nuwara Eliya
Day 5
HORTON PLAINS
Bird watching in Horton Plains national park. We are spending 4 to 5 hours there.
Set at an elevation of nearly 2,000 meters, Nuwara Eliya is a famous old hill-station that lies at the hub of Sri Lanka’s tea estates. Extensive areas of superb montane forest still remain, holding hill-forest specialties such as Sri Lankan Woodpigeon, Sri Lankan White-eye, the extremely secretive Sri Lankan have any chance of seeing what is generally regarded as the island’s trickiest endemic, the rare and shy Sri Lankan Whistling Thrush. With luck, we will also encounter the highland form of Purple-faced Monkey, known as the ‘Bear Monkey’ and Giant Squirrel.
Highlights – Sri Lanka Wood Pigeon (E), Dull Blue Flycatcher (E), Sri Lanka White-eye (E), Sri Lanka Whistling Thrush (E), Yellow eared Bulbul (E), Sri Lanka Bush Warbler (E), Greater Flameback Woodpecker (E), Grey headed Canary Flycatcher, Pied Bushchat, Common Buzzard, rare Mountain Hawk Eagle and stunning Black Eagle
Accommodation – Leisure Village Hotel, Nuwara Eliya
Day 6
KITULGALA FOREST AND VILLAGE
Morning we drive to Kitulgala rainforest area.
After lunch, if river levels permit, we may be ferried across the river by dug-out canoe or walk through a hanging bridge to explore Kitulgala’s quiet forest trails, which are home to such exciting endemics as the tiny Sri Lankan Hanging Parrot, Yellow-fronted Barbet, Orange-billed Babbler and Sri Lankan Grey Hornbill. As well as these unique Sri Lankan residents, the area is rich in other bird life with the shy (but noisy!) Black Bulbuls, Black rumped Flameback Woodpecker, Crested Goshawk and Crested Treeswifts to watch for as Indian Swiftlets swirl overhead.
Highlights – Sri Lanka Chestnut backed Owlet (E), Sri Lanka Layard’s Parakeet (E), Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot (E), Sri Lanka Green billed Caucal (E), Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill (E), Sri Lanka Spur Fowl (E), Brown capped Babbler (E), Spot winged Thrush (E), Indian Pitta (M), Dwarf kingfisher, Purple-rumped and Loten’s Sunbirds, Green Warblers, Pigmy and Black rumped Falme backed Woodpeckers, Lesser Yellow Napped, Orange Minivet, Orange billed Babblers (E) and many more.
Accommodation – Kitulgala Rest House
Day 7
DEPARTURE
We will arrange your airport transfer according to flight time. Transfer time 3 hours.
If we have free time in the morning we will do more birding in the area.
