Know Before You Go
• There is no tour guide for arrival pick-up, you will be met by driver and transferred to hotel.
• There is no tour guide for departure transfer, you will be transferred to airport by driver.
• In the morning, you will be transferred to the bird blind/hide, returned to your hotel in the afternoon. A packed lunch will be delivered on-site.
• There are over 30 bird blinds/hides at Baihualing, only one bind/hide is included per day in our package. For extra blind/hide, CNY70 per blind/hide is charged by blind/hide owner.
Day 1 Arrival in Baoshan
You will be greeted by a private driver at Baoshan airport or train station and transferred to your hotel at Baihualing (2 hours).
Meals Included: No
Hotel: Lvli Guest House or similar
Days 2 - 3 - 4 Baihualing, Gaoligong Mountain, Full Day Birdwatching & Bird Photography
Baihualing is a village nestled in Gaoligong Mountains. Sandwiched between the mighty Nujiang River (Salween River in Myanmar) and neighbouring Myanmar, Gaoligong Mountains encompass a wide variety of habitats from subtropical evergreen forests up to snow-capped peaks and glaciers at over 6,000 metres. You will no doubt be enthralled by the richness of the fabulous Gaoligong forests which harbour an array of mouth-watering specialities. There are over 30 feeding stations with well positioned blinds/hides in the mid-altitude (1,800m) secondary forest in Baihualing. The blinds/hides are strategically placed within easy walking distance from the road and accommodate mostly Chinese photographers and birders. All hides provide logs or plastic chairs for seating. The birds are attracted by water (for bathing/drinking) and food, such as mealworms and fruit, which are regularly refreshed and birds visiting them are plentiful. There's a mouth-watering array of potential species visiting these feeding stations giving point-blank views and amazing photographic opportunities, of course there are no guarantees, but possibilities include Lady Amherst's Pheasant, Rufous-throated and Hill Partridge, Mountain Bamboo-Partridge, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Large Niltava, Rusty-fronted Barwing, Silver-eared Mesia, Blue-winged, Red-tailed and Bar-throated Minlas, Rusty-capped and Yunnan Fulvettas, Slender-billed, Black-streaked and Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babblers, Golden Babbler, White-browed Shortwing, Golden Bush-Robin, Himalayan Bluetail, Scarlet-faced Liocichla, Red-tailed, Assam, Scaly, Black-faced, Blue-winged and Moustached Laughingthrushes, Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush, Black-breasted and Long-tailed Thrushes, Black-headed, Crested Finchbill, Orange-bellied Leafbird, Long-tailed and Beautiful Sibias, Whiskered Yuhina, Spot-throated Babbler, Slaty-bellied, Grey-bellied and Chestnut-headed Tesias, Sichuan leaf-Warbler, Hill Prinia, Olive-backed Pipit, and others. There will also be an opportunity to walk the trails which were once part of the Southern Silk Road and explore a variety of different areas in search of Gaoligongshan's rarer inhabitants such as Yellow-rumped Honeyguide, Purple Cochoa, Cachar Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler, Grey-bellied Wren-Babbler, Spotted Elachura and Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler. Other possibilities in these forests include Silver Pheasant, Black Eagle, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Crested Goshawk, Wedge-tailed and Pin-tailed Green-Pigeons, Speckled Wood-Pigeon, Collared Owlet, Greater Yellownape, Crimson-breasted, Darjeeling, Bay and Streak-breasted Woodpeckers, Great, Golden-throated and Blue-throated Barbets, Red-headed Trogon, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Long-tailed Broadbill, Maroon Oriole, Rusty-flanked Treecreeper, White-browed Bush-Robin, Himalayan Swiftlet, White-bellied Redstart, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Slender-billed and Black-streaked Scimitar-Babblers, Black-throated Parrotbill, Black-headed and Blyth’s Shrike-Babblers, Spot-necked Babbler, Pygmy Wren-Babbler, Yellow-throated Fulvetta, Streaked Barwing, White-browed Shortwing, Flavescent and Mountain Bulbuls, Grey-headed, Brown and Spot-breasted Parrotbills, White-throated Laughingthrush, Broad-billed Warbler, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Chestnut-flanked White-eye, Olive-backed Pipit, Grey Treepie, Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Streaked Spiderhunter, Spot-winged Grosbeak, Brown Bullfinch, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, Black-throated Sunbird and Gold-naped Finch.
Meals Included: Chinese breakfast & dinner at guest house, packed lunch delivered to bird blinds/hides
Hotel: Lvli Guest House or similar
Day 5 Departure from Baoshan
Private transfer to Baoshan airport or train station (2 hours). Wish you a pleasant journey and thank you for traveling with GoGrandChina.
Meals Included: Chinese breakfast at guest house
