Godawari Birdwatching Tour

Trip code 0
Package name Godawari Birdwatching Tour
Duration 1
Max. elevation 2760 m
Level EASY
Transportation Private tourist vehicle with AC for round trip
Accomodation
Starts at Kathmandu
Ends at Kathmandu
Trip route Kathmandu - Godawari - Kathmandu.
Cost USD 240 per person

Highlights

Overview

Godawari is just 12 kilometers away from the main city of Kathmandu. It is famous for bird watching tour and a spot for a day hike near Kathmandu valley.

For a bird lovers and ornithology having a limited time period, this tour will be an ideal package. Encircled by lush green hills and surrounded by pleasant environment and natural diversity, Godawari Botanical garden is a site well suited to bird watchers who wish to avoid the rigors of hill climbing. Individual views the same birds as on the lower slopes of the Phulchowki hill. One has an ineligible imprint on owns mind after visiting the serene environment and greenery at the park side.

Being near the valley, this place is easily assessable. Thus it is popular not only among the international tourist but also domestic tourist. During the weekends, group of family and friends comes to visit this place and it seems more like a picnic spot. Thus, we recommend you to travel in weed days when the area will be calm and peaceful. One should pay certain amount of entrance fees in order to enter this garden.

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 : Drive towards Godawari (12 km, 45 minutes’ drive) and hike over the Phulchowki hill. Afterwards, visit Godawari Botanical Garden and then drive back to Kathmandu.

You will be picked up from your respective hotel by our company’s guide. Drive for about 45 minutes in order to reach Godawari. You will pass by several towns and cover a distance of about 12 kilometers before reaching Godawari. Upon arrival, you will have breakfast and then walk around the lower part of Phulchowki, where you can spot a few species of birds that are common in the valley. Don’t forget to bring binoculars and a camera to capture these species.

Then you continue your bird-watching tour by hiking towards the hilltop of Phulchowki. This is certainly a great place, famous for bird watching tours and some wild life, with an amazing panorama of mountain views from the top. Ranges of Annapurna, Manaslu, and Ganesh Himal towards the north-west, and the central Himalayan range of mountains of Langtang-Jugal Himal, which continues towards the north-east of Mt. Everest, extending to other high Himalayan peaks, are some of the mountain views that you can get from the top. Around this lovely forested area, about 90 species of birds have been recorded, including the endemic spring babbler as well as the Curia, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpeckers, and Black-throated Parrot Bill, to name a few. Have your lunch, and after an enjoyable and peaceful stop for a few hours admiring the mountains and surrounding landscape views and its serene environment, the drive leads to a descent at Godawari Botanical Garden. Here you can visit the Botanical Garden with exotic Himalayan plants, herbs, and flowers. Afterwards, drive back to Kathmandu, passing through a traditional village.


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