Long Breaks
Bird Endemics & MoreA focused bird-watching trip to find all of south India's endemic birds among a list of over 350 species (11 nights)
Kerala BirdsA short trip exploring south India's most productive birding locations (4 nights)
Megafauna & EndemicsExplore south India's best wildlife locations for megafauna, endemic mammals and birds (13 nights)
Wildlife, Nilgiris & Top SlipA condensed trip to explore south India's most productive wildlife destinations for megafauna, endemic mammals & birds (8 nights)
Extended Weekend Tours
Bandipur14th to 16th Jan 2011(2 nights/3 days): Explore south India's best wildlife locations for megafauna & peninsular birds
KMTR-KuduraivettiTBA(2 nights/3 days): Explore the rainforest flora & fauna in the upper hills of the sub-continent's southernmost Tiger Reserve
Pampadum Shola 18th to 20th Feb 2011(2 nights/3 days): Explore a fine patch of 'shola' - a rare and distinctive forest type in higher elevations of the Western Ghats of south India
The Anamalais4th to 7th Mar 2011(3 nights/4 days): Mirrors the diversity of habitats, flora and fauna that occur throughout the Western Ghats of south India offering an excellent opportunity to observe several of the specialities of the ecoregion.
AgumbeTBA(3 nights/4 days): Explore among the wettest forests in south India - home to the world's only (proposed) King Cobra Sanctuary - from the Agumbe Rainforest Research Station.
KMTR-Sengaltheri TBA(2 nights/3 days): Explore the isolated wilderness of a the mid-elevation rainforest in the sub-continent's southernmost Tiger Reserve
Rajamalai & Rhodo ValleyTBA(3 nights/4 days): Camp and trek in the high altitude shola-grasslands around Munnar as we look for Nilgiri Tahr and endemic birds
Periyar & GaviTBA(3 nights/4 days): The biodiverse moist deciduous and evergreen forests of these locations have excellent potential for wildlife & birds, including a chunk of the specialities of the ecoregion.
Point CalimereTBA(5 nights ex-Chennai): A birding expedition to a globally recognized wetland (RAMSAR site)
MukurthiTBA(2 nights/3 days): Explore the extremely scenic high-altitude shola-grasslands of the Nilgiris for Nilgiri Tahr, endemic birds and macro fauna.
GhermalamTBA(2 nights/ 3 days): Albeit nested in an exciting natural history location, between the Eastern and Western Ghats, Ghermalam is rather "off the beaten track".
KabiniTBA(2 nights/ 3 days): Seasonal animal congregations on the scenic backwaters of the Kabini River; among the prime locations for wildlife spectacles in south India.
B R HillsTBA(2 nights/ 3 days): Mature hill forests in the Eastern Ghats adjacent to the Nilgiris. Ideal for birding, wildlife and floristic diversity.
Ficus Wildlife Tours 19 Maharani Chinnamba Road Alwarpet, Chennai - 600018 e-mail: contact@ficuswildlife.net website: www.ficuswildlife.net Contact Persons: Ravi Kailas - Ph: +91 99419 18519 Ganesh KR - Ph: +91 93831 14321
