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Birding BaliBali is an Indonesian island located at 8°25′23″S 115°14′55″E Co, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east. It is one of the country’s 33.0 provinces with the provincial capital at Denpasar towards the south of the island.With a population recorded as 3,151,000 in 2005, the island is home to the vast majority of Indonesia’s small Hindu minority. 93.18% of Bali’s population adheres to Balinese Hinduism, while most of the remainder follow Islam. It is also the largest tourist destination in the country and is renowned for its highly developed arts, including dance, sculpture, painting, leather, metalworking and music.

The island of Bali lies 3.2 km (2 mi) east of Java, and is approximately 8 degrees south of the equator. East to west, the island is approximately 153 km (95 mi) wide and is approximately 112 km (69 mi) north to south; it’s land area is 5,632 km². The highest point is Mount Agung at 3,142 m (10,308 feet) high, an active volcano that last erupted in March 1963. Mountains cover centre to the eastern side, with Mount Agung the easternmost peak. Mount Batur (1,717 m) is also still active; an eruption 30,000 years ago was one of the largest known volcanic events on Earth.In the south the land descends to form an alluvial plain, watered by shallow, north-south flowing rivers, drier in the dry season and overflowing during periods of heavy rain. The longest of these rivers, Sungai Ayung, is also the longest on the island (approx. 75 km).The principal city is the present provincial capital and largest city, Denpasar, near the southern coast. Its population is around 300,000. Bali’s second-largest city is the old colonial capital, Singaraja, which is located on the north coast and is home to around 100,000 people. Other important cities include the beach resort, Kuta, which is practically part of Denpasar’s urban area; and Ubud, which is north of Denpasar, and known as the island’s cultural centre.There is a coastal road surround the island, as well as three major two-lane arteries that cross the central mountains at passes reaching to 1,750m in height (at Penelokan). Minor roads branch off of these major highways. The Ngurah Rai Bypass is a four-lane expressway that partly encircles Denpasar and enables cars to travel quickly in the heavily populated south. Bali has no railway lines.The island is surrounded by coral reefs. Beaches in the south tend to have white sand while those in the north and west have black sand. The beach town of Padangbai in the south east has both. Bali has no major waterways, although the Ho River is navigable by small sampan boats. Black sand beaches between Pasut and Klatingdukuh are being developed for tourism, but apart from the seaside temple of Tanah Lot, they are not yet used for significant tourism.To the east, the Lombok Strait separates Bali from Lombok and marks the biogeographical division between the fauna of the Indomalayan ecozone and the distinctly different fauna of Australasia. The transition is known as the Wallace Line, named after Alfred Russel Wallace, who first proposed transition zone between these two major biomes. When sea levels dropped during the Pleistocene ice age, Bali was connected to Java and Sumatra and to the mainland of Asia and shared the Asian fauna, but the deep water of the Lombok Strait continued to keep Lombok and the Lesser Sunda archipelago isolated.

Bali has around 280 species of birds, including the critically endangered Bali Starling. The only endemic high-level predator of the island, the Bali tiger, became extinct in the 1930s.The Bali Barat National Park, located on the north western side of the island, is a refuge for wildlife such as the Sunda Pangolin, Indian Muntjac, Mouse-deer, Leopard Cat, Black Giant Squirrel, and several species of macaque and leaf monkey.

Bali Barat National Park

Kuta environs, pulau serangan & benoa, sanur environs.

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Nick Brickle

Burung-Nusantara / Birds-Indonesia | [email protected]

Number of bird species: 429

Number of endemics: 1, igoterra checklist.

Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali

Birds of the philippines, sumatra, java, bali, borneo, sulawesi, the lesser sundas and the moluccas.

Abbreviations Key

NP Bali Barat

Rockjumper birding tours, vacation indonesia tours, 20-19 [09 september] - sara frost, 2014 [10 october] - david hoddinott, 2015 [02 february] - jorgen bech - bali & east java, 2018 [12 december] - gilles delforge - bali & east java, 2019 [08 august] - anita bastian, 2019 [08 august] - sin yong chee keita, 2022 [02 february] - andy walker, 2023 [01 january] - oka dwipo, birding in java & bali, birding on bali.

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Pitta Nature Tours Bali & The Lesser Sundas

The remote Indonesian islands of Sumba, Rote, Timor, and Flores—the Lesser Sundas, are home to nearly 90 endemic species of birds. Along with a day trip to see Komodo Dragons, and several days birding on Bali this is a tour you won’t soon forget.

Tour Details

Upcoming tour date(s), no set dates at this time —, 8 of 8 spaces available.

It was just easy and fun to spend a long day of birding with him. I came away from the experience wanting to go back.

Lesley M Custom Tour , 2017

Bali & the lesser sundas in 2019 we found 140 indonesian endemics on this tour..

The Lesser Sundas is a wonderland for birders. In addition to the usual Oriental families, numerous unusual Australasian species call these islands home, including nearly 90 endemics. This fairly intense tour will be filled with long-days seeking out these highly-sought-after species that are disappearing at a rapid rate! Leaders: Tim Avery & Local Guides

Itinerary subject to change due to weather, birding conditions, and other factors out of our control.

Day 1 - Arrive in Bali Meet, Greet, and go to Sleep

You will need to arrive in Bali by 4:00 PM (at the latest). I will work with everyone to determine your arrival time and help you get from the international terminal to our hotel. In the evening we’ll meet our local guide from Bali Birding Tour and enjoy dinner while we talk about the coming weeks of island hopping and birding! Night in Bali

Day 2 - Sumba Tanah Daru National Park

In the morning we’ll board a 90-minute flight to the island of Sumba, where despite the majority of native forest being cleared for farming a variety of endemic and highly sought after species are still fairly easy to access in several locations. We’ll board 4WD vehicles for a 4-hour trek into the island's interior to Billa Forest in Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park. Some of the gems we may encounter birding today include the endemic Red-naped Fruit Dove , Sumba Green Pigeon , and Pale-Shouldered Cicadabird . As dusk approaches we’ll listen for and attempt to track down the endemic Mees’s Nightjar , Sumba Boobook , and Little Sumba Boobook . Night at Billa Post Guard Ranger Station

Day 3 - Sumba Billa Forest & Island Endmeics

There’s nothing quite like the morning chorus in the jungles of Southeast Asia, and Billa Forest is no exception. Our main targets this morning are the incredible Sumba Hornbill and the Sumba subspecies of the Yellow-crested Cockatoo that shows an orange crest and cheeks and is often elevated to species status as the Citron-crested Cockatoo . But this is just the tip of the iceberg as the forest holds a laundry list of desirable birds including the magnificent Eclectus Parrot , the equally impressive Great-billed Parrot , the stunning Marigold Lorikeet , and the often raucous Red-cheeked Parrot . The list goes on and might include: Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Wallacean Cuckooshrike, Wallacean Drongo, Elegant Pitta, Arafura Fantail, Sumba Myzomela, Apricot-breasted Sunbird, Yellow-ringed White-eye, Ashy-bellied White-eye , and 3 endemic flycatchers with the Sumba, Russet-backed Jungle, and Sumba Brown Flycatchers . But it’s not just the specialty birds that make this island worthwhile, some of the more widespread birds are just as incredible, and we may encounter: Brown Goshawk, Spectacled Monarch, Dollarbird, Cinereous Tit, Helmeted Friarbird, Tenggara Whistler, Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher, Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher , and Sumba Flowerpecker . After lunch, we’ll transfer to Waingapu where we’ll spend the night. If we missed any of the nocturnal birds the previous night tonight will serve as a backup. Night in Waingapu

Day 4 - Sumba Lewa and Langgaliru Forest

During our previosu tour on Sumba we managed to pick up every island endemic with jsut one full day on the island--but we were pressed for time and could have had better looks at a number of birds. To remedy this we have added another full day on the island to concentrate on many of the highland specialists, as well as any birds that we desired better look of. This will also provide another night for owling if needed. Night in Waingapu

Day 5 - Sumba and Rote Yumba Grasslands and Transfer to Rote

Our final morning on Sumba will focus on the Yumbu Grassland, where our top target will be the endemic and little-known Sumba Buttonquail —Sumba’s only non-forest endemic species. We will traverse the surrounding grasslands and have a good chance of finding this ground-dwelling game bird. Other grassland species possible include Horsfield’s Bush Lark, Brown Quail, Zebra Finch , and Pied Bush Chat . In the afternoon we’ll take a 1-hour flight to Kupang on the west end of Timor, before boarding a quick 30-minute flight to Rote Island just off the southwest edge of Timor. With time permitting we will bird until dark and work on tracking down the lone endemic nocturnal species— Rote Boobook . Night in Rote

Day 6 - Rote Island Endemics

Despite its close proximity to Timor, Rote had 4 endemic species, as well as a handful of endemic subspecies (several deserving of species status). Our day here will focus on picking up 3 diurnal endemics with Rote Fantail , Rote Leaf Warbler , and Rote Myzomela . Other targets will include Jonquil Parrot, Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Timor Stubtail, Timor Oriole, Timor Warbling-Flycatcher, Black Cuckoo Dove , and Orange-banded Thrush . Aside from the endemics, we will have our hands full at Lake Sotimori as we scope the watebirds here for anything out of the ordinary. In 2019 we found a vagrant Magpie Goose , marking the 1st record for the Lesser Sundas, and just the 3rd for Indoneisa away from West Papua. Night in Rote

Day 7 - Rote and Timor Bipolo Nature Reserve and Kupang Bay

This morning we’ll take the 30-minute flight back to Timor and head to the Bipolo Nature Reserve for a full day of birding. While the forest is rather small it still holds a remarkable number of birds. We will focus our efforts here on a trio of pigeons and doves: Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon , Black-backed Fruit Dove , and Rose-crowned Fruit Dove . Other birds we might encounter include Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Orange-banded Thrush, Timor Figbird, Timor Friarbird, Buff-banded Thicketbird, Timor Stubtail, Fawn-breasted Whistler, Timor Meliphaga , and Timor Myzomela . Birding the nearby shrimp ponds it is possible we may find Royal Spoonbill, Red-capped Plover, Sunda Teal, Australian Pratincole , and Little Curlew . The fields surrounding the ponds are home to various munias and we will look for both Five-colored Munia and Pale-headed Munia while trying to coax out a rare Timor Sparrow . Other possibilities here include Black-faced Cuckooshrike and Black-faced Woodswallow . In the evening we’ll try for another split from the Southern Boobook complex—the Timor Boobook . Night in Kupang

Day 8 - Timor Camplong, Oelnasi, & Soe

Leaving early in the morning we’ll head to Camplong to look for Spot-breasted Heleia, White-bellied Bush Chat, Black-banded Flycatcher, Timor Leaf Warbler , and the ultra-skulky Buff-banded Thicketbird . Other more widespread species we are likely to find today include Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Spectacled Monarch, Little Pied Flycatcher , and Sunda Bush Warbler . We’ll end the day birding near Oelnasi looking for Timor Cuckoo-Dove and Timor Nightjar . Night in Soe

Day 9 - Timor Mount Mutis

Heading to higher elevations, today we’ll embark to the mountains in Fatumnasi and Mount Mutis. The #1 target for birders here is the ultra rare Timor Imperial Pigeon , which would be an extremely lucky find if we had one. We’ll focus on the birds we know we can find including Metallic Pigeon, Island Thrush, Yellow-breasted Leaf Warbler, Mountain White-Eye , and the shy and secretive Pygmy Wren-Babbler . In the interior forest we should encounter a few species like Little Cuckoo-Dove and Snowy-browed Flycatcher , and have our best shot at the elusive Chestnut-backed Thrush —a species rapidly declining due to trapping for the cage-bird trade. Overhead we may encounter flocks of Olive-headed Lorikeet and if we are very lucky, the very rare Iris Lorikeet . Two more highly sought after prizes here include the Tricolored Parrotfinch and endemic yet-described Mutis Parrotfinch . Night in Soe

Day 10 - Timor Endemic cleanup and transfer back to Kupang

This morning will serve as a backup for birding near Oelnasi for anything we have missed the past 2 days. We have the entire day to make our way back to Kupang and may visit some of the same sites from our first travel day across the island. Working with our local guides we'll make sure to take advantage of the day for the best birding opportunities. Night in Kupang

Day 11 - Flores Golo Lusang and Ranamese Lake

Today we have an early direct flight to the highlands of Flores and Ruteng. Upon arrival we will head into the mountains birding for the rest of the morning with a huge list of potential targets like the Crested Ibon (a species of White-eye), Black-fronted Flowerpecker, Golden-rumped Flowerpecker, Russet-capped Tesia, Thick-billed Heleia, Variable Goshawk, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Little Minivet, Black-naped Monarch, Flores Green Pigeon, Tenggara Swiftlet, Russet-backed Jungle-Flycatcher, Bare-Throated Whistler , the near-endemic Brown-capped Fantail, Cream-browed White-eye, Scaly-crowned Honeyeater , and Flores Leaf Warbler . Hold on while we catch our breath—the list continues with White-browed Shortwing (often elevated to species status as Flores Shortwing), the nomadic and endemic Flores Hanging Parrot, Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Dark-Backed Imperial Pigeon, Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Rusty-breasted Cuckoo , and Sunda Cuckoo . We will take an afternoon break before heading out in the evening to try for the invisible owl—the Flores Scops Owl that calls these highlands home. This bird can prove quite difficult to see and will require some serious effort. Night in Ruteng

Day 12 - Flores Pagal-Gapong and transfer to Cecer Village

Much of what we do today depends on how things went yesterday. We may try birding some of the higher elevation sites around Ruteng if we missed some of the birds we expected. Alternatively we may end up birding around Pagal-Gapong where we start seeing some of the lower elevations species common along the west slope of Flores. We will stay flexible to maximize our birding before we start heading west towards Cicero Village for the night. Here we will see if we can track down Wallace's Scops-Owl , and Mees's Nightjar after dark. Night in Cecer Village

Day 13 - Flores Cecer Village, Puarlolo and Potowangka Road

Birding the west slope of Flores, we hpe to turn up any remaining endemics like the Flores Monarch , Flores Crow , and the difficult to find Flores Hawk-Eagle . Other good birds here include Ornate Pitta, Chestnut-capped Thrush, Rufous-chested Flycatcher, Crested Heleia, Little Minivet, Red-Cheeked Parrot , and Leaf Lorikeet . This will also be our last chace at Glittering Kingfisher . After lunch, we’ll head back towards Labuan Bajo, and this evening we will try for Moluccan Scops-Owl and Mees’s Nightjar if they’re still missing for our list! Night in Labuan Bajo

Day 14 - Komodo Dragons! Komodo National Park

While there will be birds today, we’ll focus on something far more amazing—today we’ll seek out the incredible Komodo Dragon. Boarding a speedboat in the morning we’ll head to Komodo Island where we will likely see Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Helmeted Friarbird, Wallacean Drongo, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Green Junglefowl, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker , and Green Imperial Pigeon . If we’re lucky we’ll also see Pied Imperial Pigeon and with any luck Flores Hawk Eagle and Nicobar Pigeon . And oh yes, there will be dragons! We should expect to see a couple Komodo Dragons, perhaps even having our photo taken near the giant beasts! The boat ride back to Labuan Bajo will not be without birds either. We’ll keep an eye on the beaches for Beach Thick-Knee and Great-billed Heron . Overhead it’s not uncommon to see Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea-Eagles . Various terns, shorebirds, and waders may be present on the sandbars here as well. Night in Labuan Bajo

Day 15 - Bali Transfer to Bali and Birding en route to Bali Handara Golf Course

After breakfast, we’ll board a flight back to Bali where we’ll see a more luxurious side of things. Bali is a jewel and has become a major tourist destination for Westerners due to its beautiful beaches, incredible scenery, and fabulous food. While the first portion of our tour focused on endemics on far-flung and little talked about islands, the next few days will focus on the birds of Bali. We could add up to 125 species in our final days of the tour, while we enjoy fantastic food and posh hotels. Getting in and out of Denpasar can prove time-consuming, and passing through Ubud into the mountains could take several hours. But the scenery makes up for the slow moving. We will make our way to Batu Karu jungle temple, a hot spot for Javan Forktail, Little Barbet, Javan Owlet, Crescent-chested Babbler, Javan Flameback, Mees's White-eye, Javan Whistling Thrush , and more. Night at Bali Handara Kosaido Golf Course

Day 16 - Bali Bali Highlands

We'll start the day off birding at Bedugul Botanical Garden for Javan Flowerpecker, Indonesian Honeyeater, Javan Hawk-Eagle, Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Sunda Warbler, Javan Bush Warbler, Black-backed Fruit-Dove, Javan Hanging Parrot, Chesnut-backed Schimitiar-Babbler , and the elusive Sunda Thrush . With some luck we may also track down Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon and Gray-cheecked Green-Pigeon . After lunch we will visit Buyan Lake for Striated Grassbird, Yellow Bittern, Cinamon Bittern , and White-browed Crake . As our birding comes to a slow we’ll change scenery, dropping out of the mountains to the north coast and heading west, where the monsoon forest looks more like the lowlands the Lesser Sundas, than the interior of Bali we’ve experienced the past two days. After dark, we’ll set our sights on the talkative but often hard to see Sunda Scops Owl . Night at The Menjangan

Day 17 - Bali West Bali National Park

Today will be a bird packed day. Starting the morning off in a canopy tower we’ll hope for looks at the rare Bali Myna and its cousin the Javan Myna . The Bali Myna is an incredible sight in the wild and one that won’t be soon forgotten. If we’re lucky we might be treated to one of the rarest birds in the world in the critically endangered Black-winged Starling . The illegal cage-bird trade has decimated this species population and West Bali may be the last places this bird exists in the wild in very small numbers. Other birds we hope to see from the tower include Black-thighed Falconet and several species of Green Pigeon. In the forest below we’ll take a short walk in hopes of seeing several birds common to the forest here. Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot , Changeable Hawk-Eagle , and Coppersmith Barbet are possible. A quick stop near the mangroves and we might pick up Bar-winged Prinia and if lucky Mangrove Whistler . Moving along to the interior forest we’ll hope for great looks at Javan Banded Pitta , Horsfield’s Babbler , and Crested Serpent-Eagle . The habitat quickly turns lusher as we work our way inland and look for birds like Javan Kingfisher, Black-naped Monarch, Hair-crested Drongo, Little Barbet , and a variety of Bulbuls. In the afternoon we’ll turn to the lowlands and the coast around Gillamanuk where we’ll hope for looks at Lesser Adjutant, Blue-tailed Bee-Eater, Zebra Dove, Savanna Nightjar , and Small Minivet . If we’re lucky we might see Red-Breasted Parakeet and Dollarbird as well. Afterward we’ll head to the salt pans northeast of the park to hunt down some shorebirds and other waterbirds. Our main targets will be Javan Plover and Malaysian Plover , but we could easily turn up 10-15 more species of shorebirds with a little effort. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Collared, Sacred , and Small Blue Kingfisher here as well. In the evening we’ll try again for the elusive Sunda Scops-Owl . Night at The Menjangan

Day 18 - End of Tour Flights Home

This morning everyone will be able to relax at the resort, eat a leisurely breakfast, go snorkeling if so inclined, and start packing to head home. We’ll head back towards Denpasar late int eh morning, stopping for some souvenir shopping, before making it to the airport in the evening. Here our trip comes to an end as we depart home or wherever your next adventure may take you! End of Tour!

2023 Pricing

Single room.

You’ll have your own room for the duration of the tour.

$6,999 per person

Shared room.

You’ll share a room with another trip participant.

$6,249 per person

Competitive pricing.

This is by and far the most expensive tour we offer and this is mostly due to the logistics. This typically includes 6 flights in country and numerous drivers, porters, and local guides. Similar itineraries with other tour companies range from $7,000-8,000 for a shared room .

What's Included & What to Expect

What to expect on your tour.

For most of the tour, you will have 3-guides leading the way.  Tim Avery from Pitta Tours, our local Indonesian expert from Bali Birding Tour, and local guides on Sumba, Rote, Timor, and Flores.  The key to the success we had running this tour in 2019 was the incredible local guides.  Their up-to-the-date knowledge of the local endemics is an absolute must, and their willingness to go above and beyond to keep looking for birds is top notch!

Transportation

Due to the number of guides, porters, and participants, we will typically be traveling in a 3-car convoy with a guide in each car with trip participants.  Throughout the tour, we will switch up which vehicles we ride in so everyone gets opportunities to spend time with the local guides as well as Tim and Bayu.  On Sumba, we travel a long distance on a rough road in 4WD trucks.  The road is bumpy and the ride can be quite jostling--but the reward at the end is incredible birding.  On Timor, we will travel in 4WD vehicles to reach our hiking area near Mount Mutis and to later travel deeper into the mountains. On the rest of the islands, we travel in small SUVs mostly on paved roads with some dirt roads to get to specific birds

Accomodations

As this is a remote part of the world the accommodations on this tour are highly variable, with good to excellent accommodations available in some areas, but basic in others. At all sites, we use the best accommodations available. In the cities of Denpasar, Kupang, Soe, Ruteng, and Labuan Bajo good to excellent, modern hotels are used with private bathrooms, 24-hour electricity, full-time hot water, air conditioning, and internet. On Sumba, we will be staying 1-night at the simplest accommodation on the tour, a Guard Ranger Station with shared bathrooms. Our local guides provide comfortable beds and clean sheets here for a relatively comfortable night! In Bali, the hotels are very comfortable on all nights with private bathrooms, full-time electricity, and internet.

Breakfasts are typically Nasi Goreng in the field (fried rice with egg)--although in Bali we will eat several sit-down breakfasts.  Lunches are mixed in the field (simple local meals, peanut butter, and bread, fruit, etc) with sitdown lunches in Bali and elsewhere as permitted.  All dinners are at local favorite restaurants, and are generally very delicious! Filtered water and soft drinks are included with all meals.  Alcohol IS NOT included and is limited in most places to the local lager (beware of the non-alcoholic version in some places!).

Photography

This is a birding tour, with the focus on getting as many birds as possible, although casual photographers in the group will find some birds for photography. There are no feeders on this tour, so any photography is on the fly as it and will always take second place to making sure everyone sees the bird. The best photography will be on Komodo (with the dragons especially), in West Bali National Park, and on Sumba, where the easiest birding of the tour is typically found. Elsewhere photography is much more limited (especially on Timor, where the birding is the toughest of the tour). None-the-less there will be plenty of photo opportunities on this tour.

While physically, this is for the most part, not a challenging tour (i.e. the walking is largely not difficult), the very early starts and long days (necessitated to look for the many endemic nightbirds), make this more intense than many tours. The Lesser Sundas are a remote part of Indonesia, and therefore accommodations are usually limited, so there is the need to travel a short distance to get to many of the birding sites, meaning earlier rises. Starts of 4 AM to 5 AM are common on this tour, especially at the early end of this time frame. As it gets light early, there may also be even earlier starts, as an optional activity, before rejoining the rest of the group, if some of the nightbirds require this.

A fair amount of walking is required, although much of it on wide tracks and in fairly easy terrain. There is one, optional, strenuous walk on Timor’s Gunung Mutis. This track is taken slowly, and while uneven the gradient is not that great, only gradually ascending. The toughest aspect of this trip is the very long days, made longer by the pursuit of the many endemic night birds available on this tour. With great effort, many of these are seen by taking long days in the field.

Weather and Temperature

Even with the mostly hot temps on Bali, Timor, and Flores, we go up to higher elevations where rain and mist, and cooler (but not cold) temperatures are more likely. November is between the end of the dry season and the beginning of the wet season in this part of the world. While rain is not expected daily, it could rain daily, and there will likely be some precipitation on a number of days. Tropical downpours are possible at any time in Indonesia. This is especially true of the higher elevation sites like Mutis on Timor. Rain gear should be brought at least in the vehicle for each outing. Here are some expected conditions where we'll be birding: On Sumba temperatures average between 70-78F. On Timor temperatures average between 77-87F. Rote is the same as Timor, but low lying so lacking the threat of wetter mountain weather. Flores averages between 67-82F. There is also more chance of rain on Flores mostly in the afternoons and evenings. Komodo averages between 77-88F. Bali average between 74-88F.

Travel Requirements

You will need a passport with at least two blank pages valid for at least six months beyond the date of your arrival in Indonesia. If your passport does not meet these requirements, you will be denied entry into Indonesia. If you traveling on a limited validity passport, such as an emergency passport, you should obtain a visa prior to arriving in Indonesia. You will not need a Visa if you are a U.S. citizen and are staying less than 30 days in Indonesia. You must have a return or onward ticket to another country and have not been previously refused entry or blacklisted. If you are planning on staying longer than 30 days, you will need to purchase a $35 USD visa issued upon arrival valid for up to 30 days for tourism, family visitation, and other purposes. See the Indonesian Immigration’s website for more information. You may extend a Visa-on-Arrival only once for a maximum of 30 days, for another $35 USD. Diplomatic or official passport holders cannot apply for Visa-on-Arrival. Entry requirements are subject to change at the sole discretion of Indonesian immigration authorities. If you overstay your visa, you are subject to a fine of 250,000 Indonesian rupiah (about $20 USD) per day and maybe detained and deported. U.S. citizens have been jailed for visa overstays or obtaining the wrong visa class for their purpose of travel. While you are in Indonesia, always carry your passport, valid visa, and work or resident permit, if applicable. Travelers have been detained for questioning for not having their passports with them.

Itinerary subject to change

Please note that this itinerary can be changed due to factors such as accommodations, roads, birding locations, and at the discretion of the local guides and any other unforseen factors. We make every attempt to follow this itinerary as closely as possible.

Non-bird Highlights

• KOMODO DRAGONS!!!
• The Flores Sea
• Amazing Scenery
• Macaques and Langurs
• Fresh Fruits & Fruit Drinks
• Kind and Generous Local People
• Rich and Vibrant Culture

What's Included

• Professional Local Guides
• All in-country Flights & Luggage
• Ground Transportation
• Boat to Komodo National Park
• Admission to Komodo National Park
• Admission to Bali Barat National Park
• Admission to Tanah Daru National Park
• 17-nights Accomodations
• 2 to 3 meals per day
• Spotting Scope while Birding
• Water for Refreshment
• Birds—we’ll find some birds
• Some Flammtastic Tour Swag
• Delightful Conversation about Birds
• A Thoroughly Enjoyable Time!
• Tips to local landowners & villagers

We also include SFW dad jokes, witty bird puns, and the occasional commentary on things non-bird related!

What's not included.

• Flights to and from Tour
• Alcoholic Drinks
• Room Service & Additional Food
• Phone Calls
• Tips to Guides & Porters
• Anything not mentioned

Still have questions? Ready to book a tour? Either way tapping the buttons below will put you in touch with us!

Past Bali & The Lesser Sundas Tours

March 14, 2020 2019 bali & the lesser sundas recap read the recap, 2020, '22, & '23 trip advisor travelers' choice award consistently earning great reviews from birders.

Tim was passionate about the birds, enthusiastic about getting everyone on every bird, professional with planning and guiding, and extremely knowledgeable about the birds. We got all of our targets...

Becky L Most Wanted , 2019

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4 day 3 night Bali Birding Tour

Bali Barat National Park is home for 200 species of birds, at least 170 is resident birds and the rest are migratory bird from east asia. Bali myna is mascot and fauna symbol for bali province and also endemic to the island. We will birding in a day trip at Bali Barat National Park and will birding in many different habitat such as Monsoon forest, savanna, mangrove forest, saltpans, evergreen forest, low land rainforest .

Bedugul Botanical garden is well known botanical garden in Bali, beautiful garden with many different variety for birds, specially for endemic Montana species that we can not find in low land area, We will mostly birding in 1200 meter above sea level and birding in high land rain forest area.

Detail itinerary  :

Tour Itinerary :

• Pick you up at your hotel around Denpasar area or Airport
• If time permit we can birding around Serangan Island or Nusa Dua Lagoon for beach stone curlew, javan plover, sunda teal, cerulean kingfisher
• Drive to Batukaru Temple for javanforktail, little barbet, Javan Kingfisher, Java Sparrow, Javan Munia and white headed muniaand birding in batukaru area for javanforktail, little barbet, orange bellied flowerpecker, flame fronted barbet, grey cheeked bulbul, black naped fruit dove then drive to Bali barat National Park
• Stay overnight at Hotel Near Bali Barat National Park

Day 2 : Birding In Bali Barat National Park

• We will have full day birding at balibarat national park for endemic Bali Myna (left only less than 100 individu in the wild), black winged starling, white shouldered triller, coppersmith barbet, lineated barbet, bar winged prinia, javan tailorbird, mangrove whistler, green jungle fowl, black thighed falconet, lesser coucal, island collared dove, javan hanging parrot, javan banded pitta, freckle breasted woodpecker, pied fantail,  fulvous breasted jungle flycatcher, black winged flycatcher shrike, orange breasted green pigeon, pink necked green pigeon, small minivet, common iora, ruby throated bulbul, sundascops owl, little barbet, grey checked green pigeon, black naped fruit dove, black headed bulbul, sooty headed bulbul, savanna nightjar, greater racket tailed drongo, chesnut breasted malkoha, chesnut headed bee-eater, blue tailed bee-eater, javan kingfisher, blue eared kingfisher, cerulean kingfisher, rufous backed kingfisher, beach thicked knee, javan plover , sunda teal, Malaysian plover, white headed stilt, white headed munia, javanmunia, scarlet headed flowerpecker, lesser adjutant, great billed heron

Day 3 : Bedugul Botanical Garden

• Morning birding at balibarat national looking for what we miss at park
• After lunch drive  to Bedugul Botanical Garden to catch for some special bird which is can not find in lowland area, and mainly birding in Bedugul Botanical Garden, Buyan lake and Balihandara forest to catch the endemic like flame fronted barbet, sunda warbler, tenggara whistler, mountain leaf warbler, mountain tailorbird, javan bush warbler, dark backed imperial pigeon, black backed fruit dove, rudy cuckoo dove, javan whistling thrush, sunda thrush, javanheleia, mountain white eye, javanflowerpecker, Indonesia honey eater, little pied flycatcher, short tailed starling, javan hawk eagle, javanschimitiar babbler, crescent chested babbler, lesser shortwinged , snowy browed flycatcher, grey cheeked bulbul, yellow throated hanging parrot, scarlet minivet, white browed crake, yellow bittern, cinnamon bittern, swinhoe snipe, common moorhen, striated grassbird
• Stay overnight at hotel around bedugul
• Morning birding at bedugul botanical garden looking for what we miss yesterday
• After lunch will drive to Uluwatu Temple for white tailed tropicbird
• Drop you to airport and finish service
• All transportation, hotel based on shared room,  3 Meals per Day + Mineral Water, English speaking guide fee, park permits, conservation fees.
• Porter, International flight fee for departures home, Extra beverages in hotel, alcoholic drinks/soft drinks, laundry, phone calls, extra personal expenses, diving fees (Optional) etc. Any kind of expenditures not mentioned on items included and incurred due to flight cancellation/delays or due other causes beyond our control (force majeure).

Due to currency fluctuations and fuel cost we reserve the right to adjust any pricing prior to departure if necessary.  Bookings require a 50% deposit, balance due one month prior to tour departure.

Lesser Sunda Birding Trip, Indonesia Sumba, Rote, Timor, Flores, Komodo 18 Day 17 Night

3 Day 2 Night Bali Birding Tour

Lesser Sunda Birding Trip, Indonesia Sumba, Rote, Timor, Flores, Komodo 18 Day 17 Night 1-18 November 2024

Lesser Sunda Birding Trip, Indonesia Sumba, Rote, Timor, Flores, Komodo 18 Day 17 Night 1-18 September 2024

Bali bird watching, see many of the hundred bird species

B ali bird watching is one of the best things you can do when you are in Bali. Whether you are a bird watcher or you have never peeked through a pair of binoculars before, everybody is going to have a lot of fun.

Bali has hundreds of different bird species. So when you head out with several knowledgeable field guides, you are sure to see unique birds such as the Java Kingfisher, Scarlet Headed Flowerpecker, Bar-Winged Prinia and the Black Winged Starling.

One of the best places to do some bird watching is Bali Barat National (the West Bali National Park). This is Bali’s only national park with montane and mixed monsoon forests. It’s an ideal habitat for 160 different bird species including the endemic Bali starling ( Leucopsar rothschildi ). In 2001 it was thought that only 6 lived in the park. After a successful breeding program and reintroduction program on Nusa Penida, this endangered bird is slowly recovering.

The Bird Walk Tour

A question that Victor Mason, one of the organizers of the bird walk tour, might ask you is:’Are you a keen bird watcher?’ If the answer is Yes then you will have a grand time, if it is No then a whole new world called ‘ bird watching’ will open to you…

Together with his fellow bird watchers, Wayan Sumadi (known as Su) and Pink, Victor Mason organizes bird watching tours around Ubud on Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays morning.

However, if you want it any other day or you want to do bird watching in other parts of the island then that can all be arranged as well. The people of the Bali Bird Walk know the island in and out and have been doing bird watching for more than 15 years.

So trust me, these are the guys you want to go along with if you want to see birds you wouldn’t otherwise have seen or heard about.

Do unexperienced bird watchers have fun too?

I have hardly any experience with bird watching. I even had a hard time adjusting the binoculars I borrowed from Pink. But within minutes I felt the same excitement as my fellow bird watchers when we spotted our first birds.

Victor Mason, Pink and their companion Umron the dog, took us along the main street of Ubud and into the rice fields. And almost after every couple of meters, there was another bird that we could check-off on our list. All kinds of bird names were mentioned which I could not even remember afterward.

Luckily at the beginning of the walk, everybody was handed out a list of all the birds we might see. And with everybody’s help, we could proudly say that we saw more than 30 types of Bali birds.

Of course, we saw all the different birds with much help from Pink and Victor. It was amazing how they were able to spot the tiniest birds or to hear them coming from far away.

Every now and then you will see Victor cupping his ear with one hand and listening for a sound. Then within seconds the bird he heard from a distance would be flying past us. Pink, on the other hand, is amazingly good with spotting birds sitting in trees more than 10m away!

Besides their wonderful bird watching skills, they are also great fun. Victor Mason has lived in Bali for many years but he has definitely not lost his English wit. He makes you chuckle throughout the tour.

As for Pink, he is originally from Ubud but his English is excellent. He knows everything you want to know about Bali, Ubud and of course the birds of Bali.

On top of that, he is a painter and has created many beautiful paintings of birds, butterflies, and insects. Unfortunately, I was not able to meet Su, but from the stories I’ve heard, she is just as great as the other two.

When does this the Bali bird watching tour start?

The bird watching tour starts at 9.00 o’clock in the morning and takes about 3 hours. However when walking around searching for birds and also checking out the many butterflies and various plants (Victor and Pink seem to know all of them as well) we kind of lost notion of time.

So, in the end, we were having lunch (which is included in the price) at 15.00 instead of 12.00 as planned. O well, we are in Bali where everything is much more relaxed than at home.

I really had fun and I highly recommend this tour to anybody who wants to stroll around the rice fields while seeing the colorful birds of Bali. And if you are an enthusiastic bird watcher already, then this will be the best opportunity to share your passion with others.

As mentioned above the Bali bird watching tour takes about 3 to 5 hours and costs US $37 including a big lunch. You should take a hat with you as it can get really hot when walking in the rice fields. And some extra water which always comes in handy.

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Bali-Java Birding Tour

Bali Java Birding

This tour is a great introduction to birding in Indonesia. Safe, comfortable and reliable, this tour covers the well-known yet from a birding point of view under-explored islands of Bali and adjacent Java. These two areas boast a wide variety of birds, many of which are endemic to small regions.

We’ll take no time escaping the tourists in Bali and explore the rich diversity in habitats that both Bali and adjacent Java have to offer, within a relatively small area. From coastal lagoons, a haven for waterbirds, to savannah-like grasslands with some unique species, to some of the bird-richest rainforests on the planet both tropical in the lowlands as well cool-climate on the slopes of long-extinct volcanoes, covered in temperate rainforests, this tour covers them all.

Bali Java Birdwatching

Most importantly, you will be accompanied by an experienced Australian guide who has birded these Indonesian islands many times as well as worked with local people for years. Accompanied by a local guide and dedicated driver, the team will make sure that the tour runs smoothly and that all you need to worry about is enjoying the birds! As an added bonus, the area is rich in history, culture and spectacular wildlife.

This tour takes us to the coasts of Bali and Java, the interior hill forests of Bali and savannah woodlands, rainforests and extinct volcanoes on Java. We’ll stay at comfortable, quality accommodation with delightful meals to suit all taste-buds. Expect between 200-250 species in 12 days.

Featured Birds

• Small Blue, Javan, Collared Kingfisher
• Black-winged Starling, Bali Starling
• Frigatebirds, Tropicbirds
• Forktails, Ruddy Cuckoo-dove
• Indonesian Honeyeater, Minivets
• Black-thighed Falconet
• Javan Pitta, Green Junglefowl
• Grey-rumped, Whiskered Treeswift
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle
• Greater Flame-back, Malkohas
• Asian Pied, Rhinoceros Hornbill
• Javan Cochoa, Javan Trogon
• Fire-tufted Barbet, Sunda Bulbul
• Javan Whistling-thrush
• and many more…!

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Bali Bird Walks For Bird Watching Tours In Bali

Bali bird walks.

Nature lovers and explorers, you’ll be pleased! Bali Bird Walks  promises a wonderful journey of nature discovery. Follow Brit Victor Mason and his fellow bird watchers on a stroll through rice-fields and villages spotting the colorful birds of Bali and end with a big lunch. Little curious adventurers are especially welcomed and are well taken care of.

With over 100 species of birds around, kids will have the time of their lives trying to spot the animal sleeping in their nests, guarding their territory on branches, or looking for prey in the sky – all the while guessing what the birds are singing! Be sure to look out for unique Indonesian endemics such as Black-winged Starling, Java Sparrow, and many more!

Why Little Steps Loves It:​

An awesome chance to get close to nature while learning the many species of birds and wildlife. Part of the proceeds from the tour also goes to conservation!

Who It's Perfect For:

Little adventurers, nature lovers, and bird-watchers!

What Else:​

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BIRDING TOUR – INDONESIA

The best birding holidays.

This is the ultimate birding tour! We offer trained local bird guides in Bali, Flores, Borneo and Sumatra who will help you discover well over 150 of Indonesia’s bird species on both sides of the Wallace line.

This tour also includes a chance to meet Indonesian people, experience their different and fascinating cultures. Finally, you will have a chance to spot many endangered mammal species along the way including; Orangutans, Proboscis Monkeys, Siomang Gibbons, Komodo Giant Lizards, Sumatra Elephants and Rhino, a possible whiff of the Sumatran Tiger and many more including endemic bird species.

Birding in Indonesia

Indonesia is the largest archipelago on earth, with an estimated 13,000 to 17,000 islands!

In some islands, for example, Sulawesi, the fauna is entirely unique to the islands. In general, the Wallace line, between the islands of Bali and Lombok divides the country into two distinct ecological zones; the dry tropics where the fauna and flora are Australasian and the wet tropics where it is Asian.

There are over 380 endemic bird species and many hundreds of migrant birds throughout Indonesia. Of these, around 50 species are considered endangered and around 70 are considered vulnerable. Our company, Ecolodges Indonesia has a clear mandate to organise tours which help in the protection of these vital species for Indonesia and for the world.

The following tour is an example tour. If you wish to visit other areas of Indonesia such as East Java, Sulawesi and Papua, you can negotiate with us.

Two of our lodges are specialist bird lodges in the national parks of Way Kambas (Satwa Sumatra Ecolodge) and the Mbeliling protected conservation area (Mbeliling Mountain Ecolodge) in West Manggerai, Flores, near Labuan Bajo and the Komodo islands. Both have specialist bird guides for their respective areas.

We are very proud of our guides; whose passion and experience make for renowned birding and cultural adventures.

Heri Kusumanegara in West Bali National Park; who also guides on other islands,

Heriyono at Satwa, Way Kambas National Park, Sumatra,

Ucok Hakim in Tandjung Puting National Park, Borneo

Sam Rabenak at the Mbeliling Conservation Area and The Kelimutu Crater Lakes National Park in Flores.

Heriyono and Ucok Hakim are employees of Ecolodges Indonesia, the others are specialist local bird guides who are our partners.

FLEXIBLE PRIVATE TOURS

Our birding tours are private and as such, perfectly flexible. They can be customised to your needs, interests and schedule. You may wish to spend more time in some places and less in others, do more or less hiking or include different experiences that are not in the suggested itinerary.

We welcome a chance to plan your ultimate birding tour with you.

Birding Tour Itinerary

Day 1 - bali.

Welcome to Indonesia! You will arrive at Ngurah Rai International airport in Bali, where you will be met by one of our senior staff members. We will transport you to the hotel of your choice for a welcome and briefing.

DAY 2 - West Bali National Park

Explore Tabanan to look for the Javan Kingfisher, Long-tailed Shrike and Glossy Starling. We then drive you along the West Coast of Bali through Tabanan and Jembrana to your hotel near West Bali Barat National Park, stopping for lunch along the way.

Here you will be briefed by your guide, who will immediately take you for an afternoon bird walk hoping to see the Bali Starling, Banded Pitta and other key Bali bird species.

You may also see the Ebony Leaf Monkey. Overnight here at our partner hotel with dinner at a local restaurant.

DAY 3 - Bali Starling

You will have the chance today to spend most of the day birding in the National Park with your guide.

Enjoy hiking through several stunning areas where bird species should be seen.

If you have not seen the Bali Starling on day 2, we will go to great lengths to spot this special bird on day 3.

DAY 4 - Birding Handara Gardens

Today you will spend another morning birding around this unique National Park and after an early lunch depart to Bedugul and the beautiful mountain lake region of Bali and check into our partner hotel (usually the Handara).

In the afternoon and evening, your guide will take you birding around Handara Gardens. You will overnight here and enjoy lunch and dinner at a local restaurant.

DAY 5 - South Bali

It’s Day 5 and you will spend most of the day birding around Bedugul Botanical Gardens with your guide. These beautiful gardens have many species of interest. Lunch will be in a restaurant in Bedugul town in the invigorating mountain air. In the afternoon you will drive back to your hotel in South Bali in preparation for an early start to Flores.

DAY 6 - Kelimutu, Flores

For the next stage of the tour, you fly to Ende via Labuan Bajo. You will be picked up by your guide and begin the magical run through valleys and mountains to the Kelimutu Crater Lakes Ecolodge.

If there is time enroute , you will visit a traditional village to view some of the fascinating cultural aspects of the Lio people who inhabit the area around Kelimutu.

From here you will visit a market village and the village of Moni at the base of Mount Kelimutu, only one kilometre from the lodge for a welcome and lunch. After a siesta, you can either wander birding through the stunning valley area around the lodge or take an agricultural tour through the lodge gardens and embryonic farm to view our lush local produce.

DAY 7 - The Multi-Coloured Lakes of Kelimutu

You will rise before the birds around 04:30. After a quick coffee/tea, you will be transported 17km to the Kelimutu crater lakes car park, followed by a twenty-minute walk in semi-darkness with the aim of arriving at dawn.

This is a breathtaking experience! Watch as sunlight wakes the spiritual volcanic lakes as you learn about local beliefs and folklore. On the way back, the birdsong is a treat!

Today you will explore this beautiful national park, an important spiritual area of the Lio people, which provides great birding.

Here you will often see the Yellow-breasted Warbler, Yellow-browed and Thick-billed Darkeye, Oriental and Mountain White Eyes, and Timor Leaf Warbler. The rich, melodious calls of the Bare-throated Whistler (up to 18 different calls) are especially pleasing.

Further down the Arboretum’s network of tracks, we may add the Brown-capped Fantail, Wallacean Drongo, Scaly-crowned Honeyeater, Flame-breasted Sunbird, Yellow-spectacled White Eye, Russet-capped Tesia and Black-backed Fruit Dove. On our walk down from the Arboretum one may see Long-tailed Macaques, many Glossy Swiftlets and also Crested Darkeyes and Black-backed Fruit Doves. You can stay as long as wish in the park and a packed breakfast and lunch will be provided.

DAY 8 - BIRDING AT MBELILING MOUNTAIN ECOLODGE

It is time to leave Kelimutu and fly the short hop to Labuan Bajo to start the West Flores part of the tour. You will arrive at our Mbeliling Mountain Ecolodge for a full day of birding in the protected forests around the lodge.

DAY 9 - Komodo Island

This is a long day but very worthwhile! After a very early start with a packed breakfast, you will arrive at the harbour for your boat to Komodo Island, the main island of the Komodo group.

We purposely use a slow boat as it is very relaxing to move slowly through The Sea of Flores, past many islands arriving at Komodo Island around 09:00. You may see Raptors on the way. From here you will walk to look for Komodo dragons and you should also see some bird species. Lunch is served once back on the boat and you have a choice to continue hiking in the park for birding or go snorkelling Pink Beach. In the afternoon you return to Labuan Bajo and Mbeliling for dinner at the Lodge.

Day 10 - MORNING BIRDING AT MBELILING AREA AND FLY TO BALI

In the morning, you will go birding in the forest around the lodge, and after lunch taking a flight to Bali for overnight.

Day 11 - Borneo

You will proceed on to Java and then Pangkalan Bun in Borneo arriving in the late afternoon. After meeting your guide, you will be transported to Kumai to your Klotok (river boat) to start the magical trip up the Sekonyer River to the Rimba Orangutan Ecolodge. On the way (if the weather is clear) you will see many fireflies and after two hours, the welcome lights of Rimba. You will be welcomed by our Manager for dinner and stay in our one-of-a-kind jungle accommodations.

If you arrive on time, you visit feeding station at Tanjung Harapan on route to the lodge.

DAY 12  - Camp Leakey and Orangutans

The ultimate wildlife day! After breakfast, you will take your river boat to famous Camp Leakey to view Orangutans in their natural habitat; birds will be spotted ( Kingfishers, Hornbills, Trogons)  on the river but also primates seen will be seen Orangutans, Proboscis Monkeys, Gibbons and Long Tailed Macaques, Silver backed Langurs and hopefully you will see crocodiles and monitors.

On the way to the Camp Leakey at the side of the river you should see wild Orangutans.

On the way home, if the evening is clear, you should have a great sunset with the Proboscis Monkeys. Hopefully you will see some of the four species of  Hornbills, Storms Stork  and raptors.

DAY 13  - PESALAT, TANGGUi, AND TANJUNG HARAPAN

An early breakfast and a visit to Pesalat with a packed breakfast. At Pesalat you can see a reforestation area and you can plant a tree as a momento of your visit. This is a good birding area especially for  Flowerpeckers.  Then you will proceed to Tanggui, a second Orangutan release centre, in an area famous for Butterflies. After the viewing, you will proceed on a birding hike around the area. This is an opportunity to study the area in a relaxed fashion. You will have lunch back at the lodge and proceed to Tandjung Harapan, the third release centre for the afternoon viewing. You will then return to the Lodge for a short rest and then proceed for an evening dinner on the river with the “fireflies”. The latter is a terrific experience. You may wish to spend longer at Pesalat and not go to Tanggui if the birding is good.

DAY 14 - Satwa Sumatra Elephant Ecolodge

Board a river boat to Kumai and on to the airport to catch your plane to Jakarta, then on to Lampung in Sumatra. You will be met by one of our senior staff for the two-hour drive to The Satwa Sumatra Elephant Ecolodge, where you will arrive in time for dinner. This is a travel day through many different cultures and islands on the Indonesian archipelago. Satwa is our best birding lodge and your guide Heriyono is well known internationally for his birding.

DAY 15-18 - Birding in Way Kambas and the Satwa Elephant Ecolodge

Days 15-18 will be spent with your guide Heri, who has an extensive knowledge of most of the 320+ recorded species in the Way Kambas National Park. Your days will be spent in various parts of the park and will include night walks.

Your time here will include a walk on the main way to Kanan river but also past the Elephant Centre to Bambangan. During this period in the tour you will see over 100 species of birds and many mammals.

Some birding groups see or hear over 150 species over this time period. The endemic White Winged Wood Duck is one to watch for.

DAY 19 - Farewell

After breakfast your tour is done! We will transport you to Lampung to catch your flights to Jakarta and Bali and onwards to your home destination.

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Ecolodges Indonesiais a conservation company. We are mandated in our Mission statement to “empower local people to use ecotourism as a basis for creating sustainable jobs and form conservation stakeholders in areas where locals are living at the edge of national parks."

Our tours make use of our Ecolodges where possible, offering modern, sustainable accommodations, nourishment and relaxation in between your daily adventures. Our lodges are also situated in beautiful locations and are staffed only by local villagers that will add to the enjoyment of your experience.

Our lodges have been designed to provide clean, homely amenities that are perfectly suited to the environments in which they are located. We offer a good balance of comfort and ecological sustainability including using hybrid systems for solar power.

In areas where we do not have an Ecolodge, we partner with local hotels that also have sustainability endeavours, albeit not as comprehensive as our own.

One of our lodges, Rimba, is in a “Sharia Law” regency so we are unable to serve alcohol. All of our other lodges have a simple bar offering soft drinks, beer and wine.

No! Individuals and couples are welcome! However, as costs are shared between guests in your party, the prices per person will reduce as you add more people. An ideal number is four, but we can cater to any sized group, please ask for more details.

Yes, our local team will arrange flights, accommodation, guides, transfers and meals for your journey.

Our inclusive packages cover all internal tour transport – flights, boats and vehicles as well as experienced English speaking guides, programme activities, entrance fees, accommodations and meals.

Our packages do not cover alcohol, laundry services and personal expenses.

Bird & Nature Watching

The most bird activity at the Eco-Lodge is between the hours of 6 – 8 am & 5pm - 6pm where many local birds can be seen and heard around the property, especially from your bungalow

For Bird watchers we recommend the Orchid, Tree House or Jungle bungalow or wake up early & go to the Tree top Bamboo Bale.

Our current number of birds spotted at the lodge and surrounds is 100 species

Please ask for binoculars if you need them.  

Early Morning Bird Watching Walk

If you would like to take a guided early morning Bird walk, please let our staff arrange this for you.

Time 5.45am - 8.00am

Price: IDR 250.000 1 person / 2++ IDR 300.000 total charge

"No Catching" Bird Policy

The people of Sarinbuana have declared this area as a “No catching animal zone”, due to its proximity to one of the two remaining rainforests in Bali. An area of 1,800 ha is dedicated to preserve nature.

You may see locals with rifles – locals are permitted to defend their crops from squirrels (of which there are many) who make an annoying number of holes in their cacao pods – rendering them useless for sale  & more importantly eat bird eggs in their nests .

We have observed that the local bird population has dramatically increased over the last 15 years.

The Bali Black Eagle makes its  presence known by its  distinctive call and can be seen regularly spiralling down the valley. At certain times of the year large flocks of birds migrating North can been seen.

New - We now have a night walk available, to explore our nocturnal species

Please enquire during your stay

Listed below are some of the birds commonly seen our area

Wreathed Hornbill  r are sighting June 2023

Brown Cheeked bulbul

Java pond heron

Black Bulbul

Ashy Bulbul

Javan Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher

Red Jungle Fowl

Streak-Eared Bulbul

Black Drongo

Cattle Egret

Munia - many varieties

Oriental Cuckoo

Babblers & Barbets

Bar winged Prina

Bali Black Eagle

Ashy Tailorbird

Pink necked Green Pigeon

Barred Cuckoo dove

Common Flame Woodpecker

Flowerpeckers

Coloured Owlet

Spotted Wood Owl

Olive-Backed Sunbird

Streaky - breasted Spider hunter

Crested Sepent eagle

Greater racket tailed Drongo

Changeable hawk eagle

Scarlet - backed flowerpecker

Blue tailed bee- eater

Short tailed Starling

Green Junglefowl

Gray cheeked Pigeon

White Crowed Forktail

Gold Whiskered Barbet

Emerald Dove

Hair-­‐crested Drongo

Asian Glossy Starling

Crested Serpent Eagle

Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker

Yellow throated hanging parrot

Black-Capped Kingfisher

Red Vented Bulbul

Chinese Sparrow Hawk

Lesser Forktail

Black-­‐naped Oriole

Javan Owlet

Spotted Necked Dove

Little Cuckoo Dove

Black- naped fruit Dove

White bellied Wood - swallow

Oriental Bay owl

Fulvous - breasted Woodpecker

Common lora

Ashy Drongo

Lemon bellied White - eye

White- crowned Forktail

Brahminy kite

Indian Black eagle

White eared kingfisher

Greater coucal

Dark imperial pigeon

Grey cheeked green pigeon

Oriental Magpie  Robin

White vented Myna

Blue eared Kingfisher

​ Zebra Finch

Bali Starling Breeding Program at the lodge: AN ECO LODGE CONSERVATION PROGRAM

Working with the Begawan Foundation (Project March 2011 - April 2013)

We were honored to have a pair of Bali Starlings from the

Begawan foundation for breeding, unfortunately after 2 years

they did not have offspring, so we returned the Starlings.

We concluded that our climate was not suitable for the Starling,

although the Starling was often seen in our area 20 years ago,

it more likely nested in dryer climates of Bali. We were glad to have

the opportunity to observe these very active and beautiful birds.  

Extinct in the wild

Bali Starlings, once common in Bali, are now one of the World’s rarest birds. The Bali Starling is the only endemic bird of Bali and is now now essentially extinct in the wild. There are several breeding programs initiated in Bali which have recently released starlings on a neighboring island, Nusa Penida,

Only captive breeding programs have saved it from total extinction.

A successful Bali Starling breeding program, is privately funded by the Gardner family, under the auspices of the Begawan Foundation.  www.begawanfoundation.org

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Finally, after almost two years of being closed due to Covid, Indonesia has started opening up again. Chad contacted us in early February about putting together a one-day birding tour out of Ubud, Bali, where he would be based for a few days. Andy has been living and birding in Ubud over the last two years and so a plan was hatched to visit a couple of nearby sites. Chad had already visited and birded in Bali a few times but still had a few species he was keen to see.

Detailed Report

We left Ubud at 5.15 am and made our way down to the Unda River Mouth , a site that is undergoing massive change due to an ongoing major infrastructure project, but one that Andy has birded extensively over the last few months and found several rare birds, including a Black-browed Reed Warbler in January 2022, which was a first for Bali!

We spent about six hours birding this coastal site as we walked out along the black sand beach and spent time scouring the reedbeds, freshwater marshes, adjacent rice paddies, and an old river route. As we made our way along the beach at first light, we found several Savanna Nightjars roosting in the tidal debris that line the beach.

As we got to one particular reedbed, we enjoyed fantastic views of Ruddy-breasted Crake and White-browed Crake , as well as three Greater Painted-snipes , all three big targets for the day! We also enjoyed good looks at Yellow Bitterns , several stunning Purple Herons , and a few Eastern Yellow Wagtails here. Barred Buttonquails also gave us some remarkable views.

We found plenty of other great birds during the morning, including Javan Plover , Pacific Golden Plover , Common Greenshank , and Wood Sandpiper . Herons and egrets were particularly well represented, with Intermediate Egret (breeding and non-breeding plumage), Great Egret , Pacific Reef Heron (both dark and pale-phase birds), Javan Pond Heron , Little Egret , and multiple Black-crowned Night Herons all enjoyed.

We soaked in close looks at Collared Kingfisher and prolonged views of the pretty Blue-eared Kingfisher . Blue-tailed Bee-eaters also provided a flash of color, as did Striated Swallow , Barn Swallow , and Pacific Swallow as they fed overhead, with the less colorful House Swift , Cave Swiftlet and Edible-nest Swiftlet also flying around above us.

Other interesting birds seen during our time here included Pallas’s Grasshopper Warbler (one bird giving particularly good views), Oriental Reed Warbler , Olive-backed Tailorbird , Malaysian Pied Fantail , Pied Triller , Pied Bush Chat , Golden-headed Cisticola (looking absolutely stunning in full breeding plumage), Zitting Cisticola , Streaked Weaver , White-headed Munia , Scaly-breasted Munia , and Javan Munia .

After a long and exciting morning birding session (extended due to the surprising lack of heat in the day), we grabbed lunch and then commenced our journey part of the way up Gunung (Mount) Agung, Bali’s highest point and a spectacular cone-shaped volcano too. This site has been very good recently with some excellent rare resident species and some scarce migrants. Unfortunately, a couple of families had decided to spend the afternoon playing very loud games in our prime birding spot, meaning that activity was far lower than it should have been. Nevertheless, we connected with several different species during our couple of hours birding.

As we drove up the mountain we saw a few Crested Honey Buzzards flying west across the island, continuing their long journey north, raptor migration started in mid-February this year. Our primary birding area yielded Javan Whistling Thrush , Sooty-headed Bulbul , and a brief Orange-spotted Bulbul . A flock of Mees’s (Javan Grey-throated) White-eyes were busily feeding in the fruiting trees and they were eventually joined by a pair of Warbling White-eyes , which gave some prolonged views. One of the highlights of the afternoon birding session was a low flyby from a stunning Peregrine Falcon , also likely migrating north. Several other very good migrant species were keeping very well hidden, including Siberian Thrush , Eyebrowed Thrush , and Mugimaki Flycatcher , their calls giving them away as they flushed, but they were proving very elusive, no doubt due to all the commotion in their preferred feeding area.

A short walk to get away from the noisy locals gave us brief glimpses of Long-tailed Shrike , with both Lesser Shortwing and Javan Bush Warbler calling from a dense patch of undergrowth and unwilling to come out into view. A small family group of vocal Javan Cuckooshrikes flew over and a gorgeous Flame-fronted Barbet gave some excellent views as the light was starting to beat us, with this bird providing a fitting end to our day out birding.

The drive back was uneventful, but we did have Javan Kingfisher on the outskirts of Ubud and then at Chad’s drop off point at 7 pm in central Ubud a couple of very vocal Savanna Nightjars were flying around.

A huge thanks to Chad for making the day such an enjoyable Bali birding experience, it was a fun-filled day with lots of great birds and a surprising lack of rain given the previous few days and the forecast! The bird list for the day follows, below.

Bird List – Following IOC (12.1)

Birds ‘heard only’ are marked with (H) after the common name, all other species were seen.

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Bali Bird Walk in Ubud

Birdwatching tours in bali.

Bali Bird Walk offers fun birdwatching tours around the lush countryside of Ubud. It is one of the most well-established operators on the island offering nature tours of its kind. Set up by ornithologist Victor Mason in 1990, who is well-known for his books on exotic birds and butterflies in Bali, the walk takes you on a day out through some of the highland area’s most beautiful nature trails.

Various walks are available, which include a 5-km (approximately 3.5-hour) ramble through Ubud, as well as tours to far-flung regions all over the island. Such extended tours include the mangrove forests on Bali’s south, the highlands of Mount Batukaru and the forested lakesides of central Bali.

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What you'll see on a Bali Bird Walk tour 

Consider yourself lucky if you get to spot over a dozen species from the hundreds known on your walk. Endemic Bali bird species include the Java kingfisher, the bar-winged prinia, Java sparrow, and the scarlet-headed flowerpecker. There are also many other tropical birds with dazzling plumage to be found.

The butterflies are also a highlight, such as the Helena birdwing, the banded common sailer, and red lacewings fluttering among the foliage. You’ll also come across exotic trees, medicinal plants and wildflowers on your trip. The guided walks normally take up to 4 hours and usually include lunch in their packages.

Birdwatching trails around Ubud are usually held every Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The starting point is at Murni's Warung on Jalan Campuhan, several minutes from the center of Ubud.

Location: Jalan Raya Campuhan, Ubud, Gianyar, Bali 80571, Indonesia

Phone: +62 (0)361 975009

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The magical island of Bali forms part of the chain of tropical islands in the Indonesian archipelago and, although it’s most famous as a beach tourism Mecca, Bali has a lot to offer the birder and naturalist. Situated at the eastern end of the Greater Sundas, Bali provides superb birding and wildlife viewing. The island’s most iconic bird, the beautiful and very rare Bali Myna or Bali Starling, will be top of the hit list during our Bali birding extension. Most of our time will be spent at the world-renowned Bali Barat National Park. Here we will search for some of the last few wild Bali Mynas in existence, and we will also be treated to numerous other avian treasures, many of which are only shared with neighbouring Java. These include the endangered Black-winged Starling, Beach Stone-curlew, the dazzling Cerulean Kingfisher, Green Junglefowl, Javan Plover, Java Sparrow and the spectacular Javan Banded Pitta!

Our trip also ventures into the highlands where specialities include Crescent-chested Babbler, Javan Whistling and Sunda Thrushes, Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot, the delightful Sunda Warbler, Blood-breasted Flowerpecker and Grey-throated Ibon. The Bali countryside is eye-catching, and we will additionally find ourselves enjoying such wonderful and range-restricted species as White-capped and Javan Munias, the stunning Javan Kingfisher and Cinnamon Bittern while gazing across emerald-green rice paddies, uniquely punctuated with Hindu temples and soaking in the island’s incredible beauty. Bali makes for a splendid week-long birding adventure, offering exceptional island birding, sensational scenery, world class coral reef snorkelling and fascinating art and culture.

Bali Myna; Green Junglefowl; Javan Banded Pitta; Black-winged Starling; Javan Plover; Javan Pond Heron; Rufous-bellied Hawk-Eagle; Beach Stone-curlew; Yellow-throated Hanging Parrot; Javan & Cerulean Kingfishers; Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker; Black-banded Barbet; Crescent-chested Babbler; Chestnut-backed Scimitar Babbler; Javan Whistling & Sunda Thrushes; Javan Cuckooshrike; Orange-spotted Bulbul; Blood-breasted & Scarlet-headed Flowerpeckers; Grey-throated Ibon; Indonesian Honeyeater; Mangrove Whistler; Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher; Olive-backed Tailorbird; Sunda Bush Warbler; Java Sparrow; White-capped, White-headed & Javan Munias; Blood-breasted Flowerpecker.

Top Mammals

Javan Rusa Deer; Southern Red Muntjac; Asian Palm Squirrel; & Long-tailed Macaque; Ebony Leaf Monkey (rare); Black Giant Squirrel (rare)

Habitats Covered

Forest & forest edge, coastal mudflats, mangroves, rice paddies, grassland

Expected Climate

Most days in the lowlands will be hot and sunny, but overcast conditions are frequent and some rain, heavy at times, can be expected. In montane areas, it will range from very cool to warm. The humidity is often rather high in the lowlands.

Max Group Size

8 with 1 Rockjumper leader & local birding leader

Tour Pace & Walking

Moderate birding, combined with good accommodation & food make this a mostly enjoyable extension.

Accommodation

Accommodations is comfortable to very comfortable.

Ease of Birding

Birding can be moderately difficult at some locations. Low density of several key species which may require repeat efforts.

Number of Species Expected

Photographic opportunities.

Photography good to reasonable, predominant forest birding. Some makeshift hides.

What our clients say about us

SL - Indonesia: Sumatra & Java 2019

This [was] my second tour with Glen Valentine and he is the most professional guide I have ever traveled with. It goes without saying (but shouldn't) that he knew every single species on the tour including all their calls. He found birds when I saw nothing and then managed to get all guests onto the birds. This was impressive in itself, however there were many secretive birds that made guiding much harder. We had few problems on the tour, but I don't doubt that he would have handled it without problem. He is to be highly commended for his guiding on this very tiring trip, especially considering he was not well. Paul was also a really great training guide and I thoroughly enjoyed his company.

EL, Indonesia 2022

David and Lev are exception leaders and worked very hard to find the birds and get everyone onto them. A remarkable trip.

AS & FS, Indonesia 2022

We had a fantastic time. Everyone looked after us so we’ll, very well organised! Many thanks for putting a together a brilliant birding tour. It was everything we hoped for and more

TJ & AJ - Indonesia 2019

Glen was again a wonderful guide who has excellent field skills and is always willing to help clients who are struggling to find the birds or who have other ‘issues’..

SL, Remote Indonesian Islands Cruise 2017

The ultimate birding trip: stunning destinations, endemics galore, cruising through the Raja Ampats and Maluku on a lovely wooden boat with wonderful crew and great food, gorgeous sunsets, awesome snorkelling and two of the best Rockjumper guides - Keith and Glen Valentine. And to top it off, Wilson's Bird-of-Paradise!!!!!!!!!

Indonesia - Bali Birding Extension 2024

01 Aug 2024 - 07 Aug 2024 (7 days)

USD2,795 - No Spaces Available

Tour Leader: Forrest Rowland

Tour price (Per person): USD2,795 * GBP2,228 * EUR2,606 * AUD4,279

Single Supplement: USD460 * GBP367 * EUR429 * AUD704

Indonesia - Bali Birding Extension 2025

31 Jul 2025 - 06 Aug 2025 (7 days)

USD2,795 - Spaces Available

Tour Leader: Julian Parsons

Single Supplement: USD490 * GBP391 * EUR457 * AUD750

Flight costs (Linked Tour): USD250 * GBP199 * EUR233 * AUD383

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