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Birding and Wildlife Trip in Gorontalo

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Hungayono Maleo Sanctuary     Hungayono natural tourist attraction is located in Tulabolo Village, Suwawa Timur District, Bone Bolango Regency, Gorontalo Province. Hungayono location has the natural beauty of cool primary forest, grasslands, limestone caves and sauna caves. In addition to the natural beauty, there are several endemic animals that can be found such as tarsiers, maleos and other endemic bird species. In Hungayono there is also a Maleo Sanctuary as one of the maleo bird sanctuaries from 3 locations in the Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park known as the Hungayono Maleo Sanctuary.  The location of the Hungayono Maleo Sanctuary can be reached by using vehicles, both 2-wheeled and 4-wheeled. From the center of Gorontalo City, it can be accessed by vehicle to Tulabolo village with a travel time of ± one hour or ± 2 hours from Jalaluddin Gorontalo Airport, which is then continued on foot to the Hungayono camp with a travel time of ± 45 minutes.   Similar to ...

Sulawesi Halmahera Birding Trip 15D14N

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  Sulawesi and Halmahera – Spectacular Endemic Birding Itinerary: Day 1 Palu then on to Lore Lindu Pick you up at Palu Airport, directly to Lore Lindu Along the way we will likely stop for a few open-country birds such as Blue-tailed Bee-eater, Lemon-bellied White-eye, White-shouldered Triller, Red Collared Dove, Pale-headed Munia, Black-faced Munia, Chestnut Munia, and maybe even day-roosting Savanna Nightjar. As we reach the Lore Lindu area we will make some roadside stops, where we might find the first of many special birds to be found here, at what is surely one of the best birding areas in Sulawesi. Some of the specials we are after include (Western) Superb Fruit Dove, Red-eared Fruit Dove, Fiery-browed Starling, Sulawesi Thrush, Pygmy Cuckooshrike, Cerulean Cuckooshrike, Great Shortwing, and the bizarre Geomalia (now considered to be an aberrant ground thrush and not a babbler as previously thought). Overnight: Nasional Lodge, Lore Lindu Area Days 2-3: Birding Lore Lindu Nati...