Duration: 2N/3D
Pangot
Best Season: October to June
Tour Code: #357Destination: Pangot
Duration: 02 Nights & 03 Days
Best Season: October to June
Tour Code: 357
Pangot, just 15 km from Nainital in Uttarakhand state,e is one of India’s beautiful hamlets. The feeling around here is like being in a remote Himalayan village,e and by the records of Jungle Lore Birding Lodge, the area boasts of having over 250 bird species.
Pangot is mainly forested with thick oak, pine, and Rhododendron, which serve as excellent nesting places for many resident and migratory birds. The weather is pleasantly warm in summer, and during winter, the mountain peaks are covered in snow, which is attractive to watch. Well-defined trails start from Pangot to Naina Peak and another one leading to Corbett National Park. There are also good trails from the lodge that go to Timla Pani, then to Ghughu Khan, Kilbury Forest House, all the way to Cheena Peak. For safety and to ensure no one gets lost while trekking, there are enough guides to help tourists around.
Pangot is a heaven for lovers of bird watching. Bird species such as the Lammergeier, Griffon, Blue-winged Minla, Woodpecker, Khaleej Pheasant, and Rufous-bellied Niltava are all found here. As a tourist, there is more than the eye can see. Honeymooners, too, are not left out. The calmness and quietness of Pangot, together with all the beautiful surroundings, make the honeymoon a memorable one.
Itinerary
- Day 01: Kathgodam to Pangot
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Meals: Lunch and Dinner (Breakfast on own)
Accommodation: Jungle Lore Birding LodgeArrive Kathgodam Railway Station, you will be met and transferred to the resort in Pangot (52 km / 2 hr.). The rest of the day was guided birding.
Overnight stay - Day 02: Pangot
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Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Accommodation: Jungle Lore Birding LodgeEarly morning, go for birding at Cheena Peak Range via Snow View Point and Kilbury, the main habitats for excellent birding
Return to the resort for breakfast
Late,r after lunch, go for a birding tour in the forests of Pangot and the surrounding areas, which are dominated by thick Oak, Pine, and Rhododendron
Dinner and overnight stay at Jungle Lore Birding LodgeThese walks can be very rewarding. One can see Cheer, Koklas, and Khalij, Crested Serpent-eagle, Mountain Hawk-eagle, Woodpeckers such as Brown-fronted, Stripe-breasted, Rufous-bellied, etc. Thrushes such as Dark- throated, Mistle, etc. Striated Prinia can be seen in the terraced fields. Warblers such as Tickell's Leaf-warbler, Greenish, Golden-spectacled, Grey-hooded. Flycatchers such as Asian Brown, Rusty-tailed, Ultramarine, Verditer, Tickell's Blue, Rufous-bellied Niltava, etc., Orange-flanked Bush Robin, Blue-capped Redstart, Laughingthrushes such as White-throated, Striated & Streaked, Chestnut-crowned, etc. Look for Accentor, Upland Pipit, Blue-winged Minla, Whiskered Yuhina etc. Slaty-headed & Red-breasted Parakeet, Grey Bushchat, Long-tailed & Grey-backed Shrike, Common Kestrel, Besra, Chestnut Bellied Rock Thrush, etc. The Streaked Laughingthrush is a common garden bird here
- Day 03: Pangot to Kathgodam
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Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: NoneDrive to Kathgodam Railway Station for onward journey. Tour Ends
