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Bird Photo Tours by Destination

8th February - 6th March 2028 27 Days
Group Size 2 - 4
Activity Level Easy
Price Per Person US$12,995
Tour Leader Nick

Introduction

This Bird-Photo-Tour follows China's easterly provinces from Henan in the north, through Guangdong, Hainan and Yunnan Provinces and focusses exclusively on enjoying close photographic encounters with 18 species of Tragopans, Pheasants and Partridges including 6 Endemics. Geographically, this family of birds has evolved with its center being in China and as such this group is extremely well represented in The Middle Kingdom.

Photographic Highlights

Pheasants / Tragopans / Partridges: 18 Species, 6 Endemics.

Pheasants: Golden Pheasant / Reeves’ Pheasant / Silver Pheasant / Kalij Pheasant / Hume’s Pheasant / Lady Amherst’s Pheasant / Koklass Pheasant / Blood Pheasant / Grey Peacock-Pheasant / Hainan Peacock-Pheasant

Tragopans: / Cabot’s Tragopan / Temminck’s Tragopan.

Partridges: White-necklaced Partridge / Rufous-throated Partridge / Hill Partridge / Mountain Bamboo Partridge / Hainan Partridge / White-cheeked Partridge.



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Pricing

Price Per Person US$12,995
Single Supplement US$1,060
Deposit US$3,454
Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Inclusions:

Guiding Fees / Ground Transportation / Accommodation / Meals / Entrance Fees / Tipping for Drivers, Boatsmen, Hotel and Restaurant Staff.

Bird-Photo-Tour Asia Exclusions:

International Flights / VISA Fees / Travel Insurance / Tips for Local Guide / Alcohol / Laundry / Items of a Personal Nature

Itinerary

Days 1-6, Henan Province [5N, 4D, 8S]: Depart Shanghai for Flight to Henan Province. Photographic Targets: Golden Pheasant / Koklass Pheasant / Reeves’ Pheasant.

Day 6-10, Shaoguan Prefecture, Guangdong [4N, 3D, 7S]: Train Xinyang, Henan to Shaoguan Prefecture. Photographic Targets: Cabot’s Tragopan / Silver Pheasant / White-necklaced Partridge.

Days 10-13, Ledong County, Hainan [3N, 2D, 5S]: Flight Guangzhou to Sanya, Hainan then 2-hours drive to Ledong County. Photographic Targets: Hainan Peacock-Pheasant / Hainan Partridge.

Days 13-16, Dehong Prefecture, Yunnan [3N, 2D, 5S]: Domestic Flight Sanya, Hainan to Tengchong Airport, Yunnan. Photographic Targets: Grey Peacock Pheasant / Kalij Pheasant / White-cheeked Partridge.

Days 16-21, Baoshan Prefecture, Yunnan [5N, 4D, 9S]: Drive 3-hours from Baoshan Prefecture. Photographic Targets: Mrs Hume’s Pheasant / Lady Amherst’s Pheasant / Rufous-throated Partridge / Hill Partridge / Mountain Bamboo Partridge.

Days 21-26, Lijiang Prefecture, Yunnan [5N, 4D, 9S]: Domestic Flight Baoshan to Lijiang. Photographic Targets: Temminck’s Tragopan / Koklass Pheasant / Blood Pheasant.

Days 26-27, Kunming, Yunnan [1N, 0D, 0S]: Domestic Flight Lijiang to Kunming [Overnight: Kunming].

[Key: N=Night, D=Full Day, S = Session / Half-Day]

 
Nick

Nick Ludovic Green has been living in Asia for over 15-years and in this time has conducted over 125 bird photography trips across the whole of the Asian continent ranging from Kazakhstan in the west, through India and China to Japan in the east, and from the Kamchatka coastline in the north to as far south as Indonesia. In China alone Nick has photographed to portrait-quality standard over 1,200 of China's bird species taking him to all of China's provinces as well as most of those nations bordering China. These bird photography trips have ranged in length from a few days to many months, including a three-month bird photography expedition to China's Xinjiang Autonomous Region, becoming quite possibly the most travelled foreigner in this region over the past decade. Nick has also conducted a four-month bird photography trek across the Himalayas, ranging from the Indian States of Ladakh and Kashmir in the west, into the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan, then onto the Indian States of West Bengal and Sikkim, ending in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in the eastern Himalayas. Nick has had his images published across numerous media channels including the BBC and Chinese state-owned media outlets, various bird magazines and journals including the Oriental Bird Club's BirdingASIA. He has his own website on the Birds of China and his book 'Portraits of the Birds of China' is due for publication in 2026. Furthermore, Nick has presented films on photographing birds both in Asia and Europe, has his bird images published across many social media platforms within and outside Asia, and has led a number of bird photography lectures and walks, particularly targeted at children. Consequently, Nick has accumulated significant experience of photographing birds within the Asian continent and this expertise has formed the backdrop to setting up Bird-Photo-Tours Asia, trips designed by bird photographers for bird photographers.

Easy Activity Level

(i) The guesthouses are all in close proximity to the bird photography locations (ii) Walking is at a light pace (iii) There is no requirement to hike nor climb. (iv) None of the locations are at altitude (v) There is no camping. Summary: for these five reasons this trip has been graded as 'Easy'.