Optional 2 " Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Expedition"
“Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Expectation” is arranged only from November to March ( Bird migration time to Myanmar). We do recommend it on full-moon day because Spoon-Billed Sandpiper is easy to fine on high tie at full- moon day. Accommodation will be on small traditional fishing boat, very basic. Meals should be on package. This tour should be booked in advance. If you need more detail information, please contact our team. In our experiences, this trip is suitable for adventure lovers because of very basic infrastructure especially on boat. You will need to stay about two days one night on the small boat. It is quite difficulties to fine Spoon-Billed Sandpiper in that area also. But you will have grade chance to see shore birds on the same trip.
On this tour, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Pacific Golden Plover, Black- tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whinbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Greenshank, Wood Sandpiper, Green Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Temminck's Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Ruff, Caspian Tern, Little Tern, White-winged Tern, Whiskered Tern, Painted-Stock, Blacked-headed Ibis and other species will be seen. If you are lucky, Nordmann's Greenshank could be seen also.
Map and Itinerary (“Spoon-Billed Sandpiper Expedition”)
Yangon – Kyaikhto - Gulf of Moattama-Yangon (3Days / 2 Nights)
Day 1. Yangon – Kyaikto - Golf of Moattama by car and boat
Day 2. Gulf of Moattama on boat
Day 3. Gulf of Moattama on boat
Day 4. Gulf of Moattama - Kyaikto – Yangon
Day 1 .Yangon – Kyaikhto
In the morning, drive to Kyaikhto for about 3 hours and continue to Kotheze village for next 30 minute. On our arrival at the village, we will meet all of our boat members and have a lunch at the village. After take a short rest, start our boat drive to the gulf of Moattama when high tide. We will need to sleep on a small boat.
Day 2 and 3 . Kyaikhto , Gulf of Moattama
Breakfast will be served on boat and start our Spoon Billed Sandpiper expedition with low tide. It will be whole day around the gulf of Moattama. Lunch will be on boat. In the evening, we will drive back to the village with high tide. On our arrival time at the village, transfer to a guest house at Kyaikhto for one night stop.
Day 4 . Kyaikhto – Yangon
In the morning, drive back to Yangon. On the way, we can do some more birding at Moeyingyi or Hlawgar National Park. In the evening, arrive at Yangon and check in hotel.