Included: Local guide, accommodation, transportation, rental of binoculars
If you transfer money within 24 hours after submitting the registration form, your application will be confirmed. Please send 260,000 won first, and send the difference in case of additional cost after final number is confirmed.
Account : Hana Bank 174-890024-90204
PayPal :birding.kr@gmail.com
Accommodation is divided into males and females, so 2-4 people share a room.
The itinerary may be canceled or changed depending on the weather and local conditions.
Travel may be canceled or postponed depending on the COVID-19 situation.
If this schedule is canceled, it will be rescheduled between January and February.
Key habitats of winter birdwatching! Cheonsu Bay, Cheorwon DMZ & Han River!
This is the very attractive attempt to enjoy Cheonsu Bay, Cheorwon and Han River in one trip. 3 sites are the best in North West in the country in winter. In particular, we prepared a schedule from Daejeon for birdwatchers in the southern region.
Venue : Cheonsu Bay ~ Han River ~ Cheorwon
Date: Dec 4 (Fri) ~ 6 (Sun)
Number of attendees: 4~8 people
Participation fee: 380,000 won~ (Refer to the detailed fee below)
Departure point in Seoul: Samgakji station
Departure point in Daejeon: Daejeon Station
Birdwatching level: Intermediate (beginners can participate)
Included: Local guide, accommodation, transportation, rental of binoculars
If you transfer money within 24 hours after submitting the registration form, your application will be confirmed. Please send 380,000 won first, and send the difference in case of additional cost after final number is confirmed.
Account : Hana Bank 174-890024-90204
PayPal :birding.kr@gmail.com
If the trip is for less than 5 people, the starting point can be combined into one place.
Accommodation is divided into males and females, so 2-4 people share a room.
The itinerary may be canceled or changed depending on the weather and local conditions.
Travel may be canceled or postponed depending on the COVID-19 situation.
If this schedule is canceled, it will be rescheduled between January and February.
This trip is designed to focus on the most favorate winter birds. This trip will cover the most of the famous wintering habitats in Midwest of South Korea.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul.
An experienced leader will guide you through all the schedules.
Day 1
Seoul-Arrival and Welcoming
Day 2
Han Estuary & Imjin River - The vast agricultural land around Han Estuary is an ideal location for the birds to rest or get food. Also, the area downstream of Han Estuary is a military protective sector, which prohibits civilian access. As a result, the natural environment is preserved well. You will meet the most beautiful crane site in Korea.
Day 3
Cheorwon - Cheorwon is famous for being the best crane-watching site in East Asia. Cheorwon is very close to the DMZ, so a local guide will help us to get into Civilian Control Area and core points. If we are lucky, we can see more than 5 different crane species. It's one of the biggest wintering habitat for Cinereous Vultures.
Day 4
Seosan Cheonsu Bay- Cheonsu-Bay is the most attractive birdwatching site for wintering birds. It's located on the west coast of Chungcheong province. The biggest rice fields are filled with hundreds of thousands of geese and ducks. Oriental Stork, Eurasian Spoonbill and many kinds of raptors can also be found here.
Day 5
Geum River Estuary- One of the top 5 birding sites in Korea. We will focus on Baikal teals in this area. They form huge groups in Korea in winter-over 500,000 at times. If we are lucky, we can see one of the greatest spectacles in the avian world.
Day 6
Han river Upstream- The upper area of the Han River is one of the most popular places for Steller's sea eagle, Scaly-sided merganser and Whooper swan in Korea. Though this place is close to Seoul, it's really amazing to be able to see many kinds of common winter birds.
Day 7
Seoul-Leaving and Farewell
Included in the cost : Accommodation(6 nights, twin room or Korean-style floor-heating room), all meals including picnic lunches during trip, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
When you submit your booking request, we will give you a notice about a deposit to fix the schedule.
If you have any questions, please e-mail us at birding.kr@gmail.com.
If you are travelling alone, we can help you find other birders if you like. When you book, please tell us the dates you prefer.
If you would like a longer tour to see more birding hot spots, you can add locations in the south parts of the peninsula like Nakdong estuary, Junam reservior, Dongnim reservoir and Jeju island.
If you would like a shorter tour to fit yourschedule, you can ask us.
[Autumn] Birding trip in the wet land around Seoul (mudflat & rice filed) : Seoul - West Coast - Seoul
Birding site : Wet land in West coast (mudflat & rice filed) Google map link :Ganghwa, or Hwaseong lake, or Cheonsu bay How far from Seoul : 50~150km How to bird : driving & walking Main Target : Black-faced spoonbill, Chinese egret, Amur Falcon Target Family : Shorebirds, ducks, geese, raptors,
Good Season: September ~ October
Recommended tour day : 1 days Minimum tour day : 1 days
Targets :
September
October
Mandarin Duck Northern Shoveler Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Green-winged Teal Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Moorhen Eurasian Coot Black-winged Stilt Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Pacific Golden-Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Little Ringed Plover Long-billed Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Red Knot Ruff Broad-billed Sandpiper Red-necked Stint Long-toed Stint Dunlin Terek Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Common Greenshank Marsh Sandpiper Wood Sandpiper Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great Cormorant Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Chinese Pond-Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Black-faced Spoonbill Common Kingfisher Dollarbird Pygmy Woodpecker Great Spotted Woodpecker Gray-headed Woodpecker Eurasian Kestrel Eurasian Hobby Peregrine Falcon Black-naped Oriole Tiger Shrike Bull-headed Shrike Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Varied Tit Marsh Tit Japanese Tit Eurasian Skylark Oriental Reed Warbler Barn Swallow Brown-eared Bulbul Vinous-throated Parrotbill White-cheeked Starling Asian Brown Flycatcher Daurian Redstart Gray Wagtail Eastern Yellow Wagtail White Wagtail
Yellow-throated Bunting
Greater White-fronted Goose Lesser White-fronted Goose Tundra Bean-Goose Whooper Swan Ruddy Shelduck Common Shelduck Mandarin Duck Baikal Teal Northern Shoveler Gadwall Falcated Duck Eurasian Wigeon Eastern Spot-billed Duck Mallard Northern Pintail Green-winged Teal Common Pochard Ferruginous Duck Tufted Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Great Crested Grebe Eared Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Moorhen Eurasian Coot Hooded Crane Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Greater Sand-Plover Kentish Plover Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Black-tailed Godwit Red-necked Stint Dunlin Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Spotted Redshank Common Greenshank Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Herring Gull Great Cormorant Great Bittern Gray Heron Great Egret Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Black-crowned Night-Heron Eurasian Spoonbill Black-faced Spoonbill Eurasian Sparrowhawk Eastern Buzzard Upland Buzzard Eurasian Kestrel Amur Falcon Eurasian Hobby Common Kingfisher Gray-headed Woodpecker Bull-headed Shrike Azure-winged Magpie Oriental Magpie Large-billed Crow Japanese Tit
Wet land in the West Coast (vast mudflat and rice field) are one of the best birding spot for shorebirds in Autumn season.
There are many great birding mudflat and rice field in Korea. You will visit one of the places among Ganghwa island, Hwaseong lake and Cheonsu-bay.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul.
This trip is designed to go birding for 1 day. The tour period can be extended if you want.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin bed room or Korean-style floor-heating room in case of 2 day trip), all meals including picnic lunches, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
After you submit your booking request, please send you deposit to PayPal account birding.kr@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at birding.kr@gmail.com.
: East Coast Trip (Seoul-Goseong-Sokcho-Gangneung-Seoul)
Birding site : East Coast Google map link : Goseong How far from Seoul : 3 hour driving How to bird : boating & driving Main Target : Good Season: Mid-November and Febuary
Recommended tour day : 2 days Minimun tour day : 1 days
Targets :
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Stejneger's Scoter
Black Scoter
Common Goldeneye
Smew
Common Merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Little Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Coot
Northern Lapwing
Sanderling
Common Murre
Spectacled Guillemot
Rhinoceros Auklet
Ancient Murrelet
Black-legged Kittiwake
Black-headed Gull
Black-tailed Gull
Mew Gull
Herring Gull
Slaty-backed Gull
Glaucous Gull
Red-throated Loon
Pacific Loon
Arctic Loon
Arctic/Pacific Loon
Oriental Stork
Pelagic Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Japanese Cormorant
Gray Heron
Great Egret
White-tailed Eagle
Eastern Buzzard
Eurasian Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Outline
East Coast is the only place to see very rare winter ocean birds.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul.
This trip is designed to go birding for 1 or 2 days. You can take one place between Day 1 and Day 2, or you can extend the trip with other birding trip, especially crane watching.
Boat birding will give you a better chance, but it cost more. You can enjoy some birds with driving only. for example,
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin room or Korean-style floor-heating room), all meals including picnic lunches, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
Day 1
Goseong- The eastern coast of Korea near Gangwon province in winter is crowded with gulls that come down to pass the winter. The northernmost part of the eastern coast, Goseong Coast, is the hot birding spot to meet the largest variety of auks and shearwaters.
Day 2
Sokcho - Gangneung - The coast stretching from Sokcho to Yangyang has nice rocks and shallow depth, so they embrace the sea birds. Also, Streams, estuaries, lagoons, and seas like Gangneung Namdaecheon, and Gyeongpoho attract different birds.
This trip will cover the most famous winter habitats in South Korea.
You may Choose birding places you are interested in, then we will arrange in detail.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul. We may pick up and drop you at the Incheon airport, if you want.
An experienced leader will guide you through all the schedules.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin room or Korean-style floor-heating room, 2~3 star level in countryside in case of multi-day trip), lunch, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
This trip will cover the most famous winter habitats in South Korea.
You may Choose 1~5 birding places you are interested in, then we will arrange in detail.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul. We may pick up and drop you at the Incheon airport, if you want.
An experienced leader will guide you through all the schedules.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin room or Korean-style floor-heating room, 2~3 star level in countryside in case of multi-day trip), lunch, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
This trip will cover the most famous winter habitats in South Korea.
You may Choose 1~5 birding places you are interested in, then we will arrange in detail.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul. We may pick up and drop you at the Incheon airport, if you want.
An experienced leader will guide you through all the schedules.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin room or Korean-style floor-heating room, 2~3 star level in countryside in case of multi-day trip), lunch, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
Birding trip in the vast mudflat & rice filed in West Coast : Seoul - West Coast - Seoul
Birding site : mudflat & rice filed Google map link : Ganghwa, or Hwaseong lake, or Cheonsu bay How far from Seoul : 50~150km How to bird : driving & walking Main Target : Black-faced spoonbill, Chinese egret Target Family : Shorebirds, ducks, flycatchers, warblers, finches, buntings
Good Season : April ~ June
Recommended tour day : 1 days Minimum tour day : 1 days
Targets :
Eastern Spot-billed Duck Ring-necked Pheasant Little Grebe Oriental Turtle-Dove Eurasian Coot Eurasian Oystercatcher Black-bellied Plover Long-billed Plover Little Ringed Plover Lesser Sand-Plover Kentish Plover Little Ringed Plover Whimbrel Far Eastern Curlew Eurasian Curlew Bar-tailed Godwit Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Black-tailed Godwit Ruddy Turnstone Great Knot Red-necked Stint Dunlin Terek Sandpiper Common Sandpiper Green Sandpiper Gray-tailed Tattler Common Greenshank Wood Sandpiper Saunders's Gull Black-headed Gull Black-tailed Gull Little Tern Intermediate Egret Chinese Egret Little Egret Cattle Egret Black-faced Spoonbill Eurasian Sparrowhawk Common Kingfisher Eurasian Kestrel Bull-headed Shrike Azure-winged Magpie Large-billed Crow Japanese Bush Warbler Vinous-throated Parrotbill Daurian Redstart
Outline
Vast mudflat and rice field are one of the best birding spot for shorebirds in spring season.
There are many great birding mudflat and rice field in Korea. You will visit one of the places among Ganghwa island, Hwaseong lake and Cheonsu-bay.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul.
This trip is designed to go birding for 1 day. The tour period can be extended if you want.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin bed room or Korean-style floor-heating room in case of 2 day trip), all meals including picnic lunches, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
After you submit your booking request, please send you deposit to PayPal account birding.kr@gmail.com. If you have any questions, please e-mail us at birding.kr@gmail.com.
:Seoul - West Coast - Remote island - West Coast - Seoul
Birding site : Remote island of Yellow Sea Google map link : Oiyeon island How far from Seoul : 2.5 hour driving & 2 hour ferry(Oiyeon island) How to bird : walking Main Target : Yellow-brested bunting Main Family : wagtails, pipits, starings, minivet, flycatchers, warblers, finches, buntings
Best Season : mid-April ~ mid-May
Recommended tour day : 2~3 days Minimum tour day : 2 days
* There are many remote islands, Oiyeon island is one of them.
Targets :
Chinese Pond Heron Temminck's Cormorant European Hobby Peregrine Falcon Gray-faced Buzzard Chinese Sparrowhawk Japanese Sparrowhawk Grey-faced Buzzard Indian Cuckoo Oriental Cuckoo Fork-tailed Swift Ashy Minivet Brown Shrike Yellow-bellied Tit Light-vented Bulbul Asian Stubtail Asian Stubtail
Manchurian Bush Warbler
Japanese Bush Warbler Yellow-browed Warbler Radde's Warbler Red-billed Starling Brown-headed Thrush Siberian Blue Robin Siberian StoneChat Japanese White-eye Grey-streaked Flycatcher Asian Brown Flycatcher Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Narcissus Flycatcher Mugimaki Flycatcher Siberian Blue Robin Siberian Rubythroat Blue Rock-Thrush Gray-backed Thrush Brown-headed Thrush
Remote islands in Yellow Sea are the most famous sites for migratory small birds.
There are many great birding islands in Korea. You will be stay one of island among Beakryeong, Oiyeon, and Eocheong.
You will have a chance to enjoy shorebirds on the way if the tidal time andheight match with your schedule.
This Trip starts and ends in Seoul.
This trip is designed to go birding for 2 days at leaset, and the tour period can be extended if you want.
Included in the cost : Accommodation(twin bed room or Korean-style floor-heating room in case of 2 day trip), all meals including picnic lunches, bottled water, transportation, all park entrance fees, and the services of local guides and leaders.
Not included : International airfare, insurance, visa fees, departure tax, excess luggage charges, drinks, tips, and items of a personal nature.
