Route: Guwahati → Meghalaya → Khonoma (Nagaland) → Kaziranga → Nameri → Dirang → Sela Pass → Eaglenest → Mishmi Hills → Namdapha → Dehing Patkai → Dibrugarh
Focus: Pheasants • Hornbills • Pittas • Broadbills • Babblers • River & Grassland Birds
Best For: Birders, photographers, and naturalists who want to experience the full diversity of Northeast India.
Day 1 – Arrival in Guwahati & Drive to Shillong
Arrive at Guwahati Airport. Pickup and drive to Shillong (3–4 hrs). Birding stop at Umiam Lake. Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Shillong
Day 2 – Shillong Birding
Full-day birding at Shillong Peak, Mawphlang Sacred Grove, and nearby forest patches.
Targets: tawny breasted wren babbler , Assam laughingthrush, spot breasted parrotbill, spot breakfast scimitar babbler ,Chestnut-tailed Minla.
Overnight: Shillong
Day 3 – Cherrapunjee & Mawsynram Birding
Birding in Cherrapunjee valleys, waterfalls, and forest patches.
Targets: Dark-rumped Swift, Long-tailed Broadbill, Slaty-backed Forktail, Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird.
Overnight: Shillong
Day 4 – Shillong to Khonoma (Nagaland)
Drive via Dimapur to Khonoma (7–8 hrs). Evening birding near village.
Overnight: Khonoma
Day 5 – Khonoma Birding
Full-day birding inside Khonoma Tragopan Sanctuary.
Targets: Bamboo partridge, naga wren babbler,striped laughingthrush,Blyth’s Tragopan, Beautiful Sibia, Laughingthrushes.
Overnight: Khonoma
Day 6 – Khonoma to Kaziranga
Drive to Kaziranga (5–6 hrs). Evening birding near resort.
Overnight: Kaziranga
Day 7 – Kaziranga Birding & Safari
Morning and afternoon jeep safaris in Central & Western ranges.
Targets: Swamp Francolin, Bengal Florican, Pallas’s Fish-Eagle, Rhinos, Elephants.
Overnight: Kaziranga
Day 8 – Kaziranga Birding & Safari
Morning safari in Eastern Range, afternoon session for grassland and wetland birds.
Overnight: Kaziranga
Day 9 – Kaziranga to Nameri
Morning birding in Kaziranga, drive to Nameri (3 hrs). Evening birding by river.
Overnight: Nameri
Day 10 – Nameri Birding
Full-day birding & river walk.
Targets: White-winged Duck, Ibisbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Blue-bearded Bee-eater.
Overnight: Nameri
Day 11 – Nameri to Dirang
Drive to Dirang (6–7 hrs). Evening birding in Sangti Valley and lower mandala.
Overnight: Dirang
Day 12 – Dirang & Mandala Road Birding
Full-day birding along Mandala Road and forested slopes.
Targets: Laughingthrushes, Shrike-, bar wing wren Babblers, Flycatchers. Temminicks tragopan
Overnight: Dirang
Day 13 – Sela Pass Birding
Full-day birding at Sela Pass (high-altitude habitats).
Targets: Blood Pheasant, Himalayan Monal, Snow Partridge, Grandala.
Overnight: Dirang
Day 14 – Dirang to Eaglenest (Lama Camp)
Morning birding in Dirang, then drive to Lama Camp. Evening birding near camp.
Overnight: Lama Camp
Day 15 – Eaglenest Birding (Lama Camp Area)
Birding Lama Camp trails.
Targets: Bugun Liocichla, wards trogon slender billed scimitar babbler Fire-tailed Myzornis.
Overnight: lama camp
Day 16 – Eaglenest Birding (Bompu to Sessni)
Birding Bompu to Sessni road.
Targets: Ward’s Trogon, Beautiful Nuthatch, Wren-Babblers, Sultan Tit.
Overnight: Bompu
Day 17 – Eaglenest Birding (Sunderview Trails)
Birding Sunderview trails, return to Lama Camp in evening.
Targets: Blyth’s Tragopan, Cutia.
Overnight: Bomphu
Day 18 – Eaglenest to Jorhat
Morning birding, then descend to Assam and drive to Jorhat.
Overnight: Jorhat
Day 19 – Jorhat to Roing (Mishmi Hills)
Drive to Roing via Dibrugarh/Tinsukia. Evening birding near Roing.
Overnight: Roing
Day 20 – Mishmi Hills Birding
Birding along Roing–Mayudia road.
Targets: Mishmi Wren-Babbler, Gould’s Shortwing, Scarlet Finch, Rusty-bellied Shortwing.
Overnight: Roing
Day 21 – Mishmi Hills Birding (High Elevation)
Birding near Mayudia Pass.
Targets: Sclater’s Monal, Beautiful Nuthatch, Fire-tailed Myzornis.
Overnight: Roing
Day 22 – Roing to Namdapha
Drive to Namdapha (Deban). Evening at leisure.
Overnight: Deban
Day 23 – Namdapha Birding (Haldibari & Hornbill Trail)
Birding along Haldibari & Hornbill Trail.
Targets: White-bellied Heron, Pied Falconet, Blue-naped Pitta.
Overnight: Deban
Day 24 – Namdapha Birding (Burma Nallah)
Full-day birding Burma Nallah and adjoining trails.
Targets: Green Cochoa, Snowy-throated Babbler, Wreathed Hornbill.
Overnight: Deban
Day 25 – Namdapha to Dehing Patkai
Drive to Digboi / Jeypore RF. Evening birding.
Overnight: Digboi
Day 26 – Dehing Patkai Birding
Full-day birding in Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary.
Targets: White-winged Duck, Pale-capped Pigeon, Sultan Tit, Malayan Night Heron.
Overnight: Digboi
Day 27 – Dehing Patkai Birding / Buffer Day
Second day for Dehing Patkai or nearby patches. Excellent for photography.
Overnight: Digboi
Day 28 – Departure from Dibrugarh
Drive to Dibrugarh Airport (2–3 hrs). Trip ends.