Dear Birds of Paradise Photographers,
This is your 5 full days for bird watching and culture tours in Papua New Guinea, Mt Hagen. Western Highlands Province. Your birding program and Cultural tours will be based in a Mt Hagen and nearby areas. You will have 5 full days for bird watching and Cultural tours, mix programs.
6 NIGHTS AND 7 DAYS,( 6NS & 7 Ds).
These are the following Birds Of Paradise you will likely to see in Mt Hagen and nearby areas.
1: King of Saxony bop.
2: Reggiana bop.
3: Ribbon Tail Astrapia bop.
4: Blue bop.
5: Lesser bop.
6: Superb bop.
7: Magnificent bop.
8: Princess Stephanie Astrapia bop.
9: Black Sickle Bill bop.
10: Brown Sickle bill bop.
11: Crested Satin bop.
And also other endemic species of birds you will likely to see in different birding sites.
We have built bird hides in different birding sites in Hagen and nearby areas.
The lodge is built on the ridge, where you will look down to see Nibilia Valley .And surrounded with rain forest, hear the flowing of the creeks. People in Papua New Guinea, Western Highlands Province are freely, they will smile when you approach them. Even in the villages or in town.
Day 1:
Meet and greet you at the airport and transfer you to the Lodge.
It will take 1 hour 20 minutes’ drive to get you to Magic Mount Nature Lodge.
If time permits in the afternoon, walk along the Lodge area and look for garden birds,or if not drive to Kumul Lodge to see birds where feed on the feeding station.
You will see the Ribbon Tail Astrapia bop and Crested Satin bop and other endemic species of birds too.
Return back to the Lodge 5:30 PM.
Dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
Day 2:
Rondon/ King of Saxony Bop, Brown Sickle bill bop and Black Sickle Bop, all these birds of Paradise are in one Birding sites.
Wake up at 4:00 am and have b/fast and drive out to Rondon at4:30 AM.
It will take 1hour 10 minutes’ drive and 40 minutes’ walk to the birding sites.
The trails are built well for people to walk.
By 11:00 am returned back to town for lunch.
At 2:30 pm drive out to Polga to see the famous Pogla Mud Man.
These is one of the tribes in the highlands of Papua New Guinea have been built Mud Mask to scare another tribe to get their land back.
Return back to Magic Mount Nature Lodge at 5:00 pm.
Dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
Day 3:
Kaip/Blue Bop and Superd bop.
Wake up at 4:00 am and have b/fast and drive out to Kaip at 4:30 am for Blue bop and Superb bop and also other endemic species of Birds too.
It will take 1 hour 10 minutes’ drive and 25 minutes’ walk to the birding sites.
There is a Bird hide built for birders or photographers to stay inside the hide and take photos.
The distance from the calling tree to the Hide is 26 metres.
By 11:00 am returned back to Magic Mount Nature Lodge/ town for lunch.
By 2:30 pm drive out to Komun for the Hulie Wig Men.The famous traditional dances from Ella Province.
Dress up in birds of Paradise feathers.
Return to the Lodge at 4:00 pm.
Dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
Day 4:
Nibilia/ Reggiana bop.
Wake up at 4:00 am and have b/fast and drive to Nibilia at 4:30 am for Reggiana bop.
It will take 1 hour 15 minutes’ drive and 10 minutes’ walk to the birding sites or photographing sites.
There is a Bird hide built where you will stay inside the hide and Photograph the Reggiana bop displaying on the tree branches.
The distance from the displaying tree to the Bird hide is 28 metres.
Return back to the Lodge or town for lunch at 11:00 am.
Drive out to Rondon for the famous traditional dancers of Western Highlands Province,Mt Hagen.
Dressing in traditional dressers and birds of Paradise feathers,men with long apron,women with grass skirts.
Return back to the Lodge at 5:30 pm.
Dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
Day 5:
Kum/ Princess Stephanie Astrapia bop.
Wake up at 4:00 am and have b/fast and at 4:30 am drive out to Kum for Princess Stephanie Astrapia bop and also other endemic species of birds too.
It will take 1 hour drive and 10 minutes’ walk to the birding sites or photographing sites.
The male Princess Stephanie Astrapia bop normally comes to his feeding tree or fruiting tree to get his b/ fast.
By 11:00 am returned back to Magic Mount Nature Lodge/town for lunch.
By 2:30 pm drive out to Avi for the famous traditional dancers of Chimbu Province.The Shelton dancers.
By 5:30 pm return back to the Lodge.
Dinner will be at 6:30 pm.
Day 6:
Baiyer River/ Lesser bop.
You will have full days/ take lunch pack with.
Wake up 4:00 am and have b/fast and at 4:30 am drive out to Baiyer River for the Lesser birds of Paradise.
It will take 1hour 20 minutes’ drive and walk for 15 minutes to the photographing sites or birding sites.
There is a hide built for photographers or Bird Watchers to stay inside the hide and Photograph the displaying of the Male Lesser in their court ship.
The distance from the displaying tree to the Hide is 36 meters.
By 11:00 am have lunch
Return back to Magic Mount Nature Lodge 3:00 pm.
Dinner will be at 7:00 pm.
Day 7:
Transfer to the Airport for your international flight back home.
Wake up at 6:00 am and have b/fast.
By 6:30 am drive out to Airport for your international flight and check in.
End of your birding and cultural tours in new guinea./highlands.Your Itinerary and quote will be in U.S. Dollars including,
1: Lunch.
2: Accommodation.
3:B/ fast.
4: Dinner.
5: Transportation.
6: Potter’s.
7: Guides.
8: Land fees.
9: Birding fees for different birding sites in Hagen and nearby areas.
(US$ ……00) for per person.
Note: Bring your rain coat, tracking boots or Gum boots. Mosquitoes repellent or cream and etcs.
Notes:
- PNG have 2 seasons, Wet and Dry.
- Sometimes it rains too.
- Savety-100% guarantee!
