With over thirty years of experience, we are one of the pioneers of the travel industry in the region.
Very popular amongst tourists for its surreal landscape, and its cultural richness, Ladakh has been largely unexplored as far as its wildlife in general, and avian fauna in particular, is concerned. The vastness of its lands, along with the fact that its inaccessible for half the year, hides a very diverse avifauna.
This magicial remoteness called the Trans-Himalayas is part of the vast Tibetan plateau. To date, more than 300 birds have been recorded in the region - a mix of altitudinal migrants, summer migrants, and passage migrants. This makes it a special attraction to hard core naturalists and avid bird watchers.
With years of experience, we are now in the position to help you find the endemics, rare and key specialties of the region. The region being vast and varied with different altitudes and landscapes, it is not just the wildlife that matters here but also the logistics team that can highly improve your chances in your quest to find the Tibetan and highland species.
We strive to improve the tour quality by keeping group sizes small, use of high end scopes & binoculars and ensure that your tour is well planned and productive.
Just 7 kms from Leh, the Shey marshes and the areas around it are a popular birding hotspot.
Birds found here are the Ibisbill, the Eurasian Hobby, Solitary Snipe, Redstarts, Harriers, Thrushes and may even spot the Eurasian Otter at times.
Drive northwards from Leh, crossing the Khardung La, the highest motorable road in the world, taking you over 18,300 ft. The drive itself is exciting, and you may see a number of species on the way itself, including... Nubra valley is a blend of sand dunes, thickets of seabuckthorn, and green glades next to flowing rivers. You will find that the area has a flourishing bird presence, including a variety of shrikes, warblers, chats, finches, ducks and raptors.
The area has some of the richest avifauna of the region, including Tibetan Partridge, Tibetan snowcock, Eurasian Eagle Owl, Lammergeiers, Upland Buzzards, White tailed rubythroats, and black necked cranes. In mammals, the wolf, weasel, blue sheep, woolly hare, marmots and Pika have been recorded.
The largest lake in the Rupshu plains, the drive to Tsomoriri takes around 6 hours from Leh through some breathtaking scenery. The lake is known as a breeding ground for the bar headed goose, while black necked cranes and the great crested Grebe can both be found here. Accentors, rose finches, and mountain finches can be seen in surrounding areas. Mammals include the blue sheep, fox, weasel, marmot, woolly hare and Pikas.
Located 2 hours drive from Tsomoriri, the Tsokar lake is a salt encrusted water body, known as a breeding ground for Bar-Headed Geese, Great Crested Grebe, Ruddy Shelducks, lesser Sand Plovers, and various Terns and Gulls. You will also see the Tibetan Sandgrouse, Tibetan Snowcock, Tibetan Partridge, Humes Groundpecker and the Black necked cranes.
A valley near Kargil, the Suru valley is greener than other areas of Ladakh, and the lush meadows and fields are home to the Firecapped Tit, White-tailed Rubythroat, some Warblers including the Longbilled Bush Warbler
Write to us for customized birding tours. Our birding tours are accompanied by excellent guides, and state of the art scopes and binoculars.