| Birding Trips in 2013 & 2014 |  | Yunnan Birding Trip in 2013 & 2014 • Trip Duration: 15 Days from Dec 25th to Jan. 8th • Tour Leader: Lianxian Han and Philip He
• Difficulty: mostly moderate, demanding on certain part.
• Number of bird species expected to see: 350~400
• Cost: 4100USD.
• Single Supplement£º300 USD
• Deposite: 300USD
• Maximum Trip Size: 8 birders. This trip start from Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province, going all the way to the southwest area bordering Myanmar in search of birds living in different habitats Gaoligong Mountains. In order to maximize our chances to see as many endemic birds as possible, we include a trip to the northeastern part of Yunnan to look for some alpine birds or special migrants in famous Nashi Lake such as the black-necked cranes.  Located in the southwestern China, Yunnan Province has recorded over 770 bird species including 39 endemic species, ranking first in China in terms of total bird species. Boasting of many different landforms including mountains, lakes, plateaus, wetlands and plains, Yunnan province has different habitats and climate conditions for different bird species. The western part of Hengduan Mountains, which is called Gaoligong Mountain by local people, stands in the northwest and is home to more than 400 bird species.
Yunnan is not only the one of the most important destination for winter migrants in China but also has most nuthatches only short of Chinese nuthatch. In this trip we will not only search for some endemics such as wedge-billed wren babbler, slender-billed wren babbler, Chinese thrush, Yunnan Nuthatch but also enjoy the rich ethnic culture along the way the Yi in Chuxiong, Bai Nationalities in Dali and Tibetan in Shangri-La. Yunnan is not only the one of the most important destination for winter migrants in China but also has most nuthatches only short of Chinese nuthatch. In this trip we will not only search for some endemics such as wedge-billed wren babbler, slender-billed wren babbler, Chinese thrush, Yunnan Nuthatch but also enjoy the rich ethnic culture along the way the Yi in Chuxiong, Bai Nationalities in Dali and Tibetan in Shangri-La. |  | Basic Itinerary Contact Us to get the fully detailed Itinerary Day 1. (Dec 25) Arrival at Kunming Airport, city birding.Overnight: Kunming Meals: D Day 2. (Dec 26)City birding in Kunming in the morning, then drive to Chuxiong, birding in Zixishan Mountain. Overnight: Zixishan Meals: BLD Day 3. (Dec 27) Whole day birding in Zixishan Mountain. Overnight: Zixishan Meals: BLD Day 4. (Dec 28) Morning birding in Chuxiong and drive to Lijiang. Overnight:Lijiang Meals: BLD Day 5. (Dec 29) Birding in Lijiang and drive to Dali. Overnight: Dali Meals: BLD Day 6. (Dec 30) Whole Birding in Cangshan Mountain of Dali. Overnight: Dali Meals: BLD Day 7. (Dec 31) Morning birding, then drive to Gaoligong Mountain. Overnight:Gaoligong Meals: BLD Day 8-9. (Jan 1-2) Birding in Gaoligong Mountain. Overnight: Meals: BLD Day 10. (Jan 3) We spend most of the day birding in Gaoligong Park in the morning, then drive to Tengchong in the afternoon. Overnight:Tengchong Meals: BLD Day 11. (Jan 4) Birding in Laifengshan Mountain and drive to Nabang. Overnight:Nabang Meals: BLD Day 12-13. (Jan 5-6) Birding around Nabang. Overnight: Nabang Meals: BLD Day 14. (Jan 7) Drive to Mangshi and birding on the way. Overnight:Mangshi Meals: BLD Day 15. (Jan 8) Back to Kunming by flight, and depart from Kunming and end the trip. Inclusions and Exclusions.
The cost includes the following.
1. Transportation throughout the trip, including airport pickups and drops at different airports and flight tickets from Mangshi to Kunming.
2. Meals in local popular restaurants labeled as as BLD in the itinerary.
3. All the Entrance Tickets for places listed in the itinerary including cable cars and shuttle buses.
4.Hotel stays from first day to the last day, nice 4-star hotels in big cities and local best in local places .
5.Bottled water,seasonal fruits and snacks throughout the trip.
6. Western Breakfast whenever is possible .
7. Service charges including an professional English-speaking birding guide.
8. China domestic travel insurance.
9. All tips to the serving staff , guide, driver and hotel bellmen. The cost does not include the following.
a. Any expense of personal nature such as laundry.
b. Extra charges due to change of itinerary from client side or from factors beyond the control of AlpineBirding.
c. The flight tickets to the place where our trip start and from the place where our trip ends .
d. Expenses for visa application. 
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