Thursday, February 13, 2025

Nature Walking and Birding Tour in Sorong

Sorong city is the destination for visitors who plan to visit Raja Ampat. It is also the transit point for tourists who have just finished their holiday. Most visitors need to spend at least one or two nights in Sorong before flying back to their country. This tour is suitable for visitors who have got short time in Sorong city and want to do something at outdoor environment instead of staying in the hotel for a whole day. 

During their stay in Sorong, they could take a walking tour around the nature of Sorong. To see beautiful landscape, meet local people, watch birds and butterflies as well as other insects. The duration of this walking tour in Sorong is 1 to 2 days. 

Pinon Imperial Pigeon (Ducula pinon)
Pinon Imperial Pigeon

We will go by car to interesting places during the tour such as Sorong's hill and Sorong's mangrove park. 

For birding walk, we need to start early in the morning at 05:00. It takes around 40 minutes to 1 hour to reach our destination. Birds that we could watch during the tour include Brown-backed Honeyeater, Black Sunbird, Sahul Sunbird, Pinon Imperial Pigeon, Orange-bellied Fruit Dove, Orange-fronted Fruit Dove, Pink-spotted Fruit Dove, Rufous-bellied Kookaburra, Brown Oriole, Emperor Fairywren, Blyth's Hornbill, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Palm Cockatoo, Boyer's Cuckooshrike, Metallic Starling, and a lot more. Usually the morning tour ends at 10:00 morning time and can be continued in the afternoon at 15:00 again to other place outside Sorong city. 

Orange-breasted Fig Parrot (Cyclopsitta gulielmitertii)
Blue-fronted Fig Parrot

To enhance the wildlife watching experience of the participants, a spotting scope will be used. This device will allow participants to see flora and fauna in distant trees. 

Shining Flycatcher (Myagra alecto)
Shining Flycatcher

Participants of the tour should bring their own binoculars and cameras for the tour. 

If you are interested in taking this nature walking tour, please, contact me by whatsapp to: +6281332245180 or by email to: peace4wp@gmail.com. 

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