It’s here! Visit to one of the most beautiful places on Earth – North East India. Thick forests, steep ridges, lazy streams, vigourous waterfalls and amid all this, countless birds - skulky, bold, colourful, drab, chirpy, restless. There are so many different sounds all playing at the same time to give you a feel of the natural world orchestra. Somewhere a stealthy animal would be making its way but you may completely miss it owing to the dense vegetation. On your trail you may suddenly bump into an Elephant herd... oops! You would wonder where to look not because there’s nothing interesting to see but because there are so many interesting things - the plants, the wild flowers, the butterflies, the insects and perhaps an attractive snake. Day or night doesn’t matter because the place is alive at all times - a nocturnal flying squirrel or an owl hooting from a distance, sounding like a faster version of Santa’s ho..ho..ho, a frog romancing in the dark… oh this is not it… How about the moonlight falling softly on the path and the cold breeze blowing into your face? This scene is not out of a fairy-tale but a much real story.
Now you too can visit a far away paradise – Nameri Tiger Reserve (Assam) and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh). Do check the attached poster for more details.
What is Nameri?
Nameri Tiger Reserve (65m) is a 200 sq. km Park located at a distance of 181 km from Guwahati, Assam. It is famous for being the only home of the rare White-winged Duck.
For more information you could visit:
http://www.kolkatabirds.com/mishmi/nameri.htm
What is Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary*?
Located in West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh, covering an area of 218 sq. km, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary ranges from 500 – 3500m, comprising tropical, sub-tropical and temperate forests (It is also a part of Kameng Elephant Reserve). Managed by the Bugun tribe with support from Ramana Athreya, an astrophysicist who discovered a new bird species there (viz. Bugun liocichla), Eaglenest is a good example of community-supported ecotourism. There are various places that one can visit, for example, Lama (2350m), Eaglenest Pass (2800m), Sunderview (2465m), Bompu (1940m), Sessni (1250m), and Khellong (750m).
For more information you could visit:
http://www.kolkatabirds.com/hillbirdsofind/eaglesnestbdp.htm
http://www.clsp.jhu.edu/people/zak/ramana/
* Eaglenest derives its name from the Red Eagle Division of the Indian army which was posted in the area in the 1950's (Source: Wikipedia)
Date: 11th – 18th April 2010
Camp fees: Rs. 25, 500/- (per person, ex Guwahati)
Get in touch with us: landofthewild@gmail.com
Please note: Due to the remoteness of the region one can only expect basic facilities as far as accommodation and meals are concerned. The terrain also demands some level of physical fitness.
