Thailand: Central

Thailand is a fascinating country with wonderful national parks and reserves supporting huge numbers of resident and wintering birds. We’ll visit the marshy plains, mangrove coastline, and salt pans at Pak Thale and Laem Phak Bia where we may encounter nearly 40 species of shorebirds including the critically endangered Spoon-billed Sandpiper and the threatened Nordmann’s Greenshank and Asian Dowitcher. We’ll also explore two splendid national parks, Khao Yai and Kaeng Krachan, each with vast tracts of uninterrupted evergreen forest supporting both a rich mix of birds from north and south, and a wide variety of mammals. At Kaeng Krachan we will as well visit several established blinds where normally secretive birds come to feed and drink. We’ve added Buri Ram province near the Cambodian border to our itinerary as it now supports a population of Sarus Cranes as well as many other waterbirds.

This tour can be taken in conjunction with our tour, Thailand: The Northwest.