Penang Safari Tour

Perlis State Birdwatching

HIGHLIGHTS:

  • Enjoy observing Perlis’s state wild birds in its natural habitat.
  • Immerse  in the beauty of Perlis’s natural landscape and surrounding. 
  • Good chance to tick √  your list.
  • Get good photograph of Perli’s birds and landscape in your lens
  • Birders/photographer encourage to write in advance and let us know if you have any target birds. 

RATES: 

  • 3 days and 2 nights package (4 bird watching sessions) available upon request/availability at RM2188 per person. 
  • Minimum 2 persons per booking.
  • Not recommended for children below 10 years old. 
  • Please write to us at least 2 weeks in advance.

TOUR DESCRIPTIONS: 3 days and 2 nights 

Day 1 
Morning – AM
Early Morning departure from Langkawi Island , we take a boat ride to Kuala Perlis.  Check in to Putra Regency Hotel.  

Afternoon – PM
We begin our birdwatching trip at Bukit Kubu Recreation Forest to spot birds around the limestone hill. Among the birds that we may see include Stripe-throated Bulbul, Common Iora, Blue-whistling Thrush, Rufous-bellied Swallow and Blue-eared Barbet.

Day 2
Morning – AM
On the second day, the morning trip begins at Chuping area, a former sugar cane plantation that hosts a variety of bird species from open habitat birds to raptors. The birds to look for are Long-tailed Shrike, Lesser Whistling Duck, Cotton Pygmy Goose, Pied Harrier, Short-toed Snake Eagle, Plain-backed Sparrow and Bronze-winged Jacana.

Afternoon – PM
We later head our way to a hill dipterocarp forest area, Bukit Ayer Forest Reserve. Among the birds that we may see are Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Pied Triller, Common Flameback, Laced Woodpecker, Crimson-winged Yellownape and Red-throated Barbet.

Day 3
Morning – AM
Our final spot in Perlis for birdwatching is Perlis State Park, located at the northernmost part of Malaysia. Considered to be one of the best hotspots for birds in Malaysia, the species that we can potentially see include Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, Black-crested Bulbul, Grey-bellied Bulbul, Spectacled Bulbul, Purple-naped Sunbird, Little Spiderhunter, Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher and Lesser Green-leafbird.

Afternoon – PM
Check out from the hotel and take last ferry back to Langkawi.

Note:
Junglewalla subscribe to the Birdlife International Guidelines for Best Practices on Bird Tourism for this tour. We promise to do our very best to get your target birds but we will not participate in feeding, bait and bird calls. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Tour Duration:  3days/2nights. 

Recommended Attire: T shirts, shorts, walking shoes, hat and good sun protection, keep to earth colors like green brown or black and avoid bright colors like red, yellow, and white, raincoat, flash lights, your own pair of binoculars, scope and camera.

Required moderate fitness level, there will be some short walk.

What’s Included:

  • Return Ferry Tickets from Langkawi
  • Private Car Transfers in Perlis throughout duration of the tour.
  • English-Speaking Nature Guide Cum Driver
  • Drinking Bottle water
  • 2 Night stay at Putra Regency Hotel with breakfast.

What’s Not Included:

  • Any Items Not Mentioned
  • Lunch and Dinners 
  • Personal Expenses