RFI Northern Thailand
By Birding-Aus, on September 5th, 2013
Hi all I am probably going to have a day or 1 1/2 days free in/around Chiang Mai (after a work conference) to do some birding in late November this year. (The 1/2 day is dependent on when I have to start heading homewards – the flight times are not yet sorted.) I can see plenty of websites with recommendations for places to visit etc, but with such a short timeframe, I am also interested in finding a guide or friendly local (I will pay a birding-pal fee) to help me get around (esp to the montane areas) and help me ID what I am seeing as I don’t want to chew up a large chunk of time sorting hire cars and the like. Would anybody have any recommendations please? Thanks Tom Wilson =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi Tom: I recently returned to Japan from Thailand. The best place to head for is Doi Inthanon, although you can also make do with Doi Suthep and places closer to Chiang Mai. Another option is Chiang Dao, however usually you need a couple of days to work it properly. But Doi Inthanon is the place to be, especially in the “winter”. As for guides, there are only a few that speak both Thai and English, so choose carefully or you won’t be any better off. I guess searching online would be best – Nick Upton’s thailandbirding site is worth contacting, or you can make your own way to Doi Inthanon and hire Mr Daeng, who has a small house (with basic accommodation) just near the park headquarters (arrange with him before you go, however). I just drove there myself, as I have a vehicle in Thailand and also know the birds fairly well. You can see some photos from the trip on my blog. Cheers, John On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 8:57 PM, Wilsons < wilsonsinoz@optusnet.com.au> wrote: — —————————————————————————- http://www.johnandrewwright.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnandrewwright —————————————————————————- =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================