India: The North

From the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas to the sublime beauty of the Taj Mahal and the woodlands where the tigers roam, “Incredible India” really does live up to its reputation as a land of breathtaking landscapes, rich cultural heritage, and extraordinary wildlife. It is also a birding paradise: In the lowland woodlands, woodpeckers, raptors, warblers and babblers abound, while the wetlands and rivers are home to cranes, thick-knees, plovers, lapwings and waders, among many others. The mountains host a similarly exciting array of unique birds including laughingthrushes, robins, redstarts and thrushes. That first sighting of a Himalayan Rubythroat or a Blue-capped Redstart is sure to thrill, as too the sight of Sarus Cranes strutting through grasslands or plunging River Terns. Northern India is also exceptionally rich in other wildlife, most famous among them is of course the incomparable Bengal Tiger, but there are many other large mammals and even reptiles like the amazing Gharial that never fail to fascinate.

WINGS has been offering tours to Northern India for many years, and we usually record up to 400 species of bird, and there is a very good chance we’ll encounter Tiger. We’ve made a few minor changes to our traditional itinerary in response to ever changing local conditions as well as making the tour a bit more comfortable.