::: Birding Itinerary :::

Option 1 5 - 20 July 2005 Canceled
Option 2 July 25 - 09 Aug 2005  
Option 3 Aug 15 - 03 Sep 2005  
Option 4 Free  
Option 5 Free  
Option 6 Free  

Note : If you have own programmes please contact (mail) us.

OPTION 1

North and Central Sulawesi Birding tours (Tangkoko, Dumoga Bone, and Lore Lindu National Parks) 16 Days 15 nights

Start from the 5 - 20 July 2005

Day 1. Arrival day. Meeting at Manado airport, introduction, then drive to Tangkoko about 2 and half hours. Birding and Tarsius tours in the afternoon. Check-in and overnight in a local homestay. Dinner at the home stay. D

Day 2. Tangkoko. Birding tours. Back to the home stay for the lunch, in the afternoon birding again. B,L,D

Day 3. Tangkoko, afternoon drive to Manado. Check-in and overnight at River Side Hotel (new hotel). Dinner out. L,D.

Day 4. Fly from Manado to Palu via Makasar/Ujung Pandang, then drive to Lore Lindu. Birding en route for some Munias, etc. Check-in and overnight in a lodge at Wuasa.

Day 5. Lore Lindu. Birding for some endemic birds such as Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Piping Crow, Blue-fronted Flycatcher, and some Pigeons, in Wuasa forest, etc. Afternoon to Anaso.

Day 6. Lore Lindu / Anaso for Great Shortwing, Mountain Sherin, Yellow-flanked Wistler, and Geomalia hopefully, etc. Lunch will be prepared by your guide. B,L,D

Day 7. Lore Lindu/ Anaso, and Kalimpa'a lake. B,L,D

Day 8. Lore Lindu / Anaso, and Kalimpa'a lake. B,L,D

Day 9. Lore Lindu. Afternoon drive to Palu. Check-in and overnight in Rama Garden Hotel.

Day 10. Fly back to Manado via Makasar, then to Dumoga Bone National Park. Birding en route. B,L,D

Day 11. Dumoga Bone. B,L,D

Day 12 Dumoga Bone. B,L,D

Day 13 Dumoga Bone B,L,D

Day 14 Dumoga Bone to Gn. Ambang B,L,D

Day 15 Gn. Ambang, afternoon drive to Manado. B,L,D

Day 16 From Manado fly home, D

Price : 800 Euro per person for 6 - 8 people

765 Euro per person for 9 - 10 people

Prices Include: Accomodations (hotels and lodges in Manado, Tangkoko, Palu, Lore Lindu, and Gn. Ambang, all shared rooms), meals, bottled mineral water, 4 wd vehicles during travels, drivers, vehicle fuel, entrance tickets to the parks, and guide fees.

Not included: Insurances, luggage lost/damage, domestic/international air tickets, airport taxes, taxes of bank transfer, any other taxes, medicines, personal correspondence, telephone, or e-mail, extra tours, extra vehicles, personal items such as toilet papers, body lotions, and any other items not mentioned in the itineraries.

 

OPTION 2

Sulawesi and Halmahera Birding tours (Tangkoko, Lore Lindu, and Halmahera)

15 Days 14 Nights

Start from 25 July - 09 August 2005

Day 1. Arrival day. Meeting at the airport, introduction, then drive to Tangkoko

Day 2. Tangkoko

Day 3. Tangkoko, afternoon drive to Manado. Check-in and overnight at River Side Hotel (new hotel). Dinner out.

Day 4. Fly from Manado to Palu via Makasar/Ujung Pandang, then drive to Lore Lindu. Birding en route for some Munias, etc. Check-in and overnight in a lodge at Wuasa.

Day 5. Lore Lindu. Birding for some endemic birds such as Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Piping Crow, Blue-fronted Flycatcher, and some Pigeons, etc.

Day 6. Lore Lindu

Day 7. Lore Lindu

Day 8. Lore Lindu

Day 9. Lore Lindu. Afternoon drive to Palu. Check-in and overnight in Rama Garden Hotel.

Day 10. Fly to Ternate via Makasar and Manado. then cross to Sidangoli by boat if possible.

Day 11. Halmahera

Day 12. Halmahera

Day 13. Halmahera

Day 14. Halmahera

Day 15 From Halmahera fly to Manado. At night fly home or other destinations. End of services.

Price : 800 Euro per person

At least 6 people.

Prices Include: Accomodations (hotels and lodges in Manado, Tangkoko, Palu, Lore Lindu, and Gn. Ambang, Halmahera, all shared rooms), meals, bottled mineral water, land transportation , 4 wd vehicles during travels, drivers, vehicle fuel, regular public boat in Halmahera, entrance tickets to the parks, and guide fees.

Not included: Insurances, charter boat in Halmahera, luggage lost/damage, domestic/international air tickets, airport taxes, taxes of bank transfer, any other taxes, medicines, personal correspondence, telephone, or e-mail, extra tours, extra vehicles, personal items such as toilet papers, body lotions, and any other items not mentioned in the itineraries

OPTION 3

Sulawesi and Halmahera Birding tours (Tangkoko, Lore Lindu, Dumoga Bone and Halmahera)

20 Days 19 Nights

Strart from 15 August - 03 Sept 2005

Day 1. Arrival day. Meeting at the airport, introduction, then drive to Tangkoko

Day 2. Tangkoko

Day 3. Tangkoko, afternoon drive to Manado. Check-in and overnight at River Side Hotel (new hotel). Dinner out.

Day 4. Fly from Manado to Palu via Makasar/Ujung Pandang, then drive to Lore Lindu. Birding en route for some Munias, etc. Check-in and overnight in a lodge at Wuasa.

Day 5. Lore Lindu. Birding for some endemic birds such as Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Piping Crow, Blue-fronted Flycatcher, and some Pigeons, etc.

Day 6. Lore Lindu

Day 7. Lore Lindu

Day 8. Lore Lindu

Day 9. Lore Lindu. Afternoon drive to Palu. Check-in and overnight in Rama Garden Hotel.

Day 10. Fly to Ternate via Makasar and Manado. then cross to Sidangoli by boat if possible.

Day 11. Halmahera

Day 12. Halmahera

Day 13. Halmahera

Day 14. Halmahera

Day 15 From Halmahera fly to Manado, then to Dumoga Bone by car.

Day 16 Dumoga Bone

Day 17 Dumoga Bone

Day 18 Dumoga Bone. Afternoon to Gn. Ambang

Day 19 Gn. Ambang. Afternoon to Manado.

Day 20. Transfer to the airport. End of services.

Prices : 1200 Euro per person

At least 6 people.

Prices Include: Accomodations (hotels and lodges in Manado, Tangkoko, Palu, Lore Lindu, and Gn. Ambang, Halmahera, all shared rooms), meals, bottled mineral water, land transportation , 4 wd vehicles during travels, drivers, vehicle fuel, entrance tickets to the parks, and guide fees.

Not included: Insurances, luggage lost/damage, domestic/international air tickets, airport taxes, taxes of bank transfer, any other taxes, medicines, personal correspondence, telephone, or e-mail, extra tours, extra vehicles, personal items such as toilet papers, body lotions, and any other items not mentioned in the itineraries

OPTION 4

Sulawesi, Halmahera and Papua Birding tours (Tangkoko, Dumoga Bone, Lore Lindu National Parks, Halmahera and Papua).

20 days 19 nights

Day 1. Arrival day. Meeting at the airport, introduction, then drive to Tangkoko

Day 2. Tangkoko

Day 3. Tangkoko, afternoon drive to Manado. Check-in and overnight at River Side Hotel (new hotel). Dinner out.

Day 4. Fly from Manado to Palu via Makasar/Ujung Pandang, then drive to Lore Lindu. Birding en route for some Munias, etc. Check-in and overnight in a lodge at Wuasa.

Day 5. Lore Lindu. Birding for some endemic birds such as Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Piping Crow, Blue-fronted Flycatcher, and some Pigeons, etc.

Day 6. Lore Lindu

Day 7. Lore Lindu

Day 8. Lore Lindu

Day 9. Lore Lindu. Afternoon drive to Palu. Check-in and overnight in Rama Garden Hotel.

Day 10. Fly back to Manado via Makasar, then to Dumoga Bone National Park. Birding en route.

Day 11. Dumoga Bone

Day 12 Dumoga Bone (* possible to Gn. Ambang)

Day 13 Dumoga Bone (* possible at Gn. Ambang), afternoon depart to Manado

Day 14 From Manado fly to Kao

Day 15 Halmahera.

Day 16 Halmahera.

Day 17 Halmahera

Day 18 Halmahera

Day 19 From Halmahera fly to Sorong (Papua/Irian Jaya) via Manado

Day 20 Papua.

Day 21 Papua.

Day 22 Papua

Day23 Papua

Day 24 Papua

Day 25 From Sorong (Papua) fly to Manado.

Day 26 From Manado fly home. End of services.

OPTION 5

Sulawesi and Halmahera Birding tours (Tangkoko, Dumoga Bone, Lore Lindu National Parks, and Halmahera).

20 days 19 nights

SAME AS ABOVE: DO LORE LINDU FIRST, THEN ON TO MANADO-TANGKOKO-DUMOGA BONE-MANADO-HALMAHERA ETC….. Your arrival is from Ujung Pandang.

Day 1. Arrival day. Meeting at the airport, introduction, then drive to Tangkoko about 2 and half hours. Birding and Tarsius tours in the afternoon. Check-in and overnight in a local homestay. Dinner at the home stay. B,L,D

Day 2. Tangkoko. Birding tours. Back to the home stay for the lunch, in the afternoon birding again. B,L,D

Day 3. Tangkoko, afternoon drive to Manado. Check-in and overnight at River Side Hotel (new hotel). Dinner out. L,D.

Day 4. Fly from Manado to Palu via Makasar/Ujung Pandang, then drive to Lore Lindu. Birding en route for some Munias, etc. Check-in and overnight in a lodge at Wuasa.

Day 5. Lore Lindu. Birding for some endemic birds such as Mangrove Blue Flycatcher, Piping Crow, Blue-fronted Flycatcher, and some Pigeons, in Wuasa forest, etc. Afternoon to Anaso.

Day 6. Lore Lindu / Anaso for Great Shortwing, Mountain Sherin, Yellow-flanked Wistler, and Geomalia hopefully, etc. Lunch will be prepared by your guide. B,L,D

Day 7. Lore Lindu

Day 8. Lore Lindu

Day 9. Lore Lindu. Afternoon drive to Palu. Check-in and overnight in Rama Garden Hotel.

Day 10. Fly back to Manado via Makasar, then to Dumoga Bone National Park. Birding en route.

Day 11. Dumoga Bone

Day 12 Dumoga Bone

Day 13 Dumoga Bone to Gn. Ambang

Day 14 Gn. Ambang, afternoon drive to Manado

Day 15 From Manado fly to Ternate (* or to KAO). Cross to Sidangoli by boat If possible.

Day 16 Halmahera.

Day 17 Halmahera

Day 18 Halmahera

Day 19 Halmahera

Day 20 From Halmahera fly to Manado. Fly home at night, or other destinations. End of services.

We can arrange transport and accommodation in popular tourist locations like Bali, if you would like to relax after your trip, or perhaps treat your non-birding partner !!

IF YOU HAVE OTHER REQUSTS AND FOR DETAIL PLEASE CONTACT :
Royke Mananta
BTN BALIASE
Jl. Mutiara BLOK P2 No. 4 Palu
Central Sulawesi - Indonesia
Phone: +62 (0)451 - 488755
E-mail : lorelindu@yahoo.com