BIRDING NORMANBY ISLAND

2023 |MILNEBAY PNG |

MILNEBAY ENDEMIC TOURS

BIRDING HIKING SNORKELING

Day 1, Port Moresby to Normanby Island

Flight

Port Moresby – Alotau, PX154, 09:20 – 10:10 Arrive Gurney Airport meet and greet by your birding guide Waiyaki Nemani followed by vehicle

transfers 2hrs to East Cape Point (56km) than

outboard motor dinghy transfer to Normanby Island (1hr). The ocean offers quite a number of sea birds can be seen here while crossing the sea, such as Black/brown Noddy, Bridle tern, Lesser Frigate Birds and Brown Booby a few to mention here. Arrive Sibonai Eco- Guest House. The guest house is set in the rainforest to promote bird watching tourism after several visits by the

scientists caring out survey and updating bird list for the Island. Bird List is available at the guest house. After settling in, we will do birding in the nearby surroundings and of course you are rest assured to pickup you first bird of paradise the Curl -crested Manucode giving its last moaning calls before the sunset. Purple –bellied Lorry, Yellow- billed Kingfisher are some of the afternoon sightings. After having your evening meal, tonight we will head out for night spotting. Papuan Frogmouth,

Bare Owlet-nightjars, Papuan Boo

book Ninox theomacha goldii will be our target.Retire for the night.

Accommodation: Sibonai Eco- Guest House Meals: D

Day 2, Birding foray into the higher grounds of Sibonai

the high canopy. This site has been used by many Scientists for research work on species of

reptiles and amphibians and recently the community working in partnership with the (NGO) None Government Organization both in Milne bay Province and overseas to conserve the area as National Park for future generation. Picnic style lunch at the river bank. The afternoon return walk will enable us to get some more species such as Golden and Hooded Monarch, Black Sunbird, Red cheeked Parrot and bunch of others.

Accommodation: Sibonai Eco- Guest House Meals: BLD

Day 3, Duchess Island/Ulumwa

Wake up in the morning breakfast than prepare for dinghy transfer to Duchess Island. There is a big tall fruiting tree next to the lodging building which attracts bunch of doves, Pigeons and Parrots especially in the morning and this can give us chance getting claret breasted fruit dove. Duchess Island is situated on the north of the entrance to Sewa bay (30 min) from Sibonai Eco- Guest House. This Island is a home for Nicobar pigeon and Louisiade white eye and is surrounded by pristine coral reefs and offers a wonderful snorkeling spot.

For those who are interested to snorkel and explore the marine life out here, you will be given time. Rafous fantail, Common Srubfowl, Sacred Kingfisher, Crested Tern, and Island (grey) Imperial pigeon are just some of species we can spot here topping up our tick list for this trip. Return to Guest house. Little/Azure Kingfisher can be seen at the river bank near the Guest house or along the mangroves.

Accommodation: Sibonai Eco- Guest House Meals: BLD

Day 4, Sibonai/Normanby Island to Alotau/Napatana Lodge

Today after breakfast farewell, followed by outboard motor dinghy transfers to East Cape Point. On our way across, with time and conditions permitting us, we will stop over at BoyoBoyowaga Islands. This will allow us to have a shot a bit more of Island bird life. This idyllic coral island just several hundred meters long and is close to the PNG mainland, perhaps 5km east of the East Cape tip is a roosting place for Lesser Frigate Birds and also the home of species such as the Mangrove Golden Whistler. Continue to East Cape Point followed by vehicle transfers to Alotau town. Check in Napatana lodge. For those interested to buy souvenir to take

home, you will be given a ride to the main shops, gift shops including a visit to the market. Napatana lodge has a comfortable setting upstairs with a restaurant and a

bar with a good view and gives surprises to birders with its visitors everyday so keep your handy kit next to you(binocular) so you not missing out taking a clear view. Grand Mannikin, white-Shouldered Fairy Wrens, Pink Spotted Fruit-doves, Red cheeked parrots and fawn-breasted bower bird are just some to mention.

Accommodation: Napatana Lodge Meals: BD

Day 5. Alotau to Port Moresby

Flight       Alotau – Port Moresby, PX155, 10:40 – 11:30

This morning after your breakfast you will be transferred by vehicle to Gurney air port. Arrive gurney airport farewell to your birding Guide (Waiyaki Nemani) and proceed on to boarding the plane returning to Port Moresby.

Meals.B

Why Birding with Milne Bay Endemics

We are nationally owned company based in Milne Bay Papua New Guinea for all our life. Our Knowledge on birds developed after several field guiding consultation with birding research groups such as Tan K. Prat, 2003 updating birds of Niugini from Bishop Museum

Honolulu /Hawaii, Dr Jack Dumbacher of California Academy of Science, Erik Anybody from Tulane University and guiding several independent birding groups who come for birding

In Milne bay Province. Milne bay is a maritime province and is covered with large number of Island that make up the province and due to the fact that a large number of Endemic birds are spread out to this Island .We at Milne Bay Endemic Tours are confident and love to share our experience with you not only identifying the species you wanted but also sharing our local cultural knowledge on certain species of birds that determines our livelihood. Whether you are on holiday vacation or on a business trip and you think you are completely done and looking for something new in PNG, or a bird enthusiastic person looking for species you wanted, Milne bay Endemic tours can lead you on to discovering PNG most renown birds of paradise. We invite you to contact us to discuss your next birding expedition.

Milne bay Endemic Tours are members of :

. PNG Tourism Industry Association

. Tour Operators Association PNG

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TOUR PRICES

#3Pax from @us $0,000.00 per person

#5-6 Pax from us $ 0,000.00 per person

POA over 6 Pax/price on application

2023 TOUR DATES

This tour can be taken up any time of the year.

Note:

May to September Milne Bay experiences south East winds and the sea can be rough sometimes.