5‑day 4‑night Bali Birding Tour

Meet at Denpasar Airport and head to Batukaru Nature Reserve for the first search. From there, continue to the west of Bali and stay at a hotel near Bali Barat National Park.

Possible birds Javan Forktail, Javan Heleia, Javan Kingfisher, Javan Minivet, Javan Munia, Javan Owlet, Little Barbet, White‑capped Munia.

Keep the full day for Bali Barat. Look for Bali Myna and woodland birds, and watch for species associated with mangroves, shorelines and other open habitats during the same day.

Possible birds Bali Myna, Beach Thick‑knee, Black‑naped Fruit Dove, Black‑thighed Falconet, Black‑winged Flycatcher‑Shrike, Black‑winged Myna, Cerulean Kingfisher, Chestnut‑headed Bee‑eater, Coppersmith Barbet, Crested Serpent Eagle, Great Billed Heron, Green Junglefowl, Grey‑cheeked Green Pigeon, Horsfield’s Babbler, Java Sparrow, Javan Banded Pitta, Javan Kingfisher, Javan Plover, Javan Spangled Drongo, Laced Woodpecker, Lemon‑bellied White‑eye, Lesser Adjutant, Lineated Barbet, Little Barbet, Malaysian Plover, Mangrove Whistler, Orange‑breasted Green Pigeon, Ruby‑throated Bulbul, Savanna Nightjar, Scarlet‑headed Flowerpecker, Sunda Scops Owl, Sunda Teal.

Return to Bali Barat for a morning session before driving up to Bedugul. The afternoon search shifts to birds of the highlands. Stay overnight at a hotel in Bedugul.

Bedugul possibilities Flame‑fronted Barbet, Javan Flowerpecker, Javan Hanging Parrot, Javan Heleia, Javan Whistling Thrush.

Use the morning for the higher-elevation species at Bedugul Botanical Garden. After leaving the highlands, look for waterbirds and kingfishers around Nusa Dua Lagoon. The night is spent at a hotel near the airport.

Garden possibilities Banded Fruit Dove, Crescent‑chested Babbler, Dark‑backed Imperial Pigeon, Fulvous‑chested Jungle Flycatcher, Indonesia Honeyeater, Javan Flameback, Javan Hawk Eagle, Javan Scimitar Babbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Ruddy Cuckoo Dove, Rusty‑breasted Whistler, Sunda Cuckoo, Sunda Warbler.

Lagoon possibilities Blue‑eared Kingfisher, Cerulean Kingfisher, Javan Tailorbird, Little Black Cormorant, Little Pied Cormorant, Nankeen Night Heron, Pink‑necked Green Pigeon, Sunda Teal, Various egrets and herons.

Look for seabirds off the cliffs at Uluwatu Temple and scan the surrounding land for the other species on the morning list. The tour ends with a transfer to the airport.

Possible birds Bar‑winged Prinia, Black‑winged Starling, Brown Booby, Javan Myna, Lesser Frigatebird, White‑tailed Tropicbird.