Birding guides & services in Indonesia

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This is a listing of guides and services. It includes local guides, useful accomodation and travel options, and tour companies offering scheduled or tailor-made tours within Indonesia. These aren’t endorsements; we’ll list anyone. If you like the service you get why not post a comment and tell others, if you dont like the service you get, share that too (but keep it polite, we will moderate comments here as people’s livelihoods are at stake!).

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Indonesian birding guides, services and tour companies

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Borneo Eco Adventure Borneo Eco Adventure Borneo Eco Adventure is a leading tour operator in Indonesian Borneo. With us you can explore the many natural and cultural attractions of the region, including river boat tours on some of Kalimantan’s great rivers, rafting rapids, diving on pristine coral reeds, exploring caves, trekking in virgin rainforest, hiking up mountains and wandering in the wilderness
Vinno Soewarian – Central Maluku-based birding guide Vinno Soewarian – Central Maluku-based birding guide Vinno Soewarian is an experienced Ambon-based birding guide and agent that can arrange birding trips to Ambon, Seram, Haruku Island (for Moluccan Scrubfowl) and islands beyond
Vila Botani – Gunung Salak Vila Botani – Gunung Salak Vila Botani is a place to slow down, relax and be in nature. This is a nature park, extending over 5ha on the slopes of Mt Salak, showing local nature in its manifold variety. Over 40 species of birds have been recorded in the protected grounds of the villa and bird tours can be arranged.
Birdquest Birdquest Birdquest tours are exciting, friendly, small-group birdwatching tours designed and guided by a team of leaders and office staff whose professionalism, experience and knowledge are unsurpassed. Quality is Birdquest’s watchword and profoundly influences everything that we do.
Politarius – Indonesia Ecoventure Politarius – Indonesia Ecoventure Experienced and professional travel agent and guide specialising in birding tours. Can arrange trips to almost all birding areas in Indonesia, including Indonesia's smaller islands
IF-EcoAdventure – Indra Ferdinand IF-EcoAdventure – Indra Ferdinand Experienced Gunung Gede-based birding guide, able to arrange birding trips all over West Java and beyond. Schedules are always flexible and can be tailored to suit your needs and enjoyment.
Michael Wangko – birding guide on Talaud Michael Wangko – birding guide on Talaud Michael Wangko is an experienced birding guide who can show you all the best birds and birding sites on Talaud. He is based in Beo and can help with local transport arrangements, reporting to the police, and finding accommodation
Wesley Pangimangen/Rainbow Losmen – Sangihe Wesley Pangimangen/Rainbow Losmen – Sangihe Experienced birding guide and birder's guesthouse on the slopes of Gunung Sahengbalira, with easy access to all of the Sangihe endemics
Pak Yudi – Birding guide at Bali Barat Pak Yudi – Birding guide at Bali Barat Pak Yudi is probably the most used guide at Bali Barat National Park. He can arrange boat trips to see Bali Starling and can arrange car hire to visit most of the other birding sites in the local area
Wildlife Indonesia Adventure Wildlife Indonesia Adventure Wildlife Indonesia Adventure is a special division of PT Bali Prasarana Fortuna. We are offering ground breaking itineraries for adventure and nature based activities on any islands in Indonesia.
Putra Papua Tours & Travel Putra Papua Tours & Travel Long-standing and experienced Wamena-based tour operator and travel agent. Can arrange birdwatching tours, and tours to many remote locations, including the top of the Carstensz Pyramid (Puncak Jaya)!
Pak Jamil – Birding guide at Nimbokrang Pak Jamil – Birding guide at Nimbokrang Top class local guide at Nimbokrang, used by virtually all visiting birders. Can arrange accommodation, food, packed lunches, local transport and even airport pick-ups
Benny Lesomar – Discover Papua Adventure Benny Lesomar – Discover Papua Adventure Biak-based local bird guide and travel agent. Can assist in arranging birding tours to Papua and Maluku
Vacation Indonesia Tours Vacation Indonesia Tours Guided birding tours with sulawesi-based experienced local guides, Darwin Sumang & Nurlin Djuni, travel arrangements and domestic flight bookings
Rainforest Lodges – Kedah & Ketambe Rainforest Lodges – Kedah & Ketambe Trekking, guided wildlife & birdwatching plus accommodation at Kedah and Ketambe within the Gunung Leuser region
Liwayne Adventure Tour & Travel Liwayne Adventure Tour & Travel North Sulawesi travel agents, offering tours, guiding, hotel and plane reservations, and tailormade birdwatching packages.
Homestay Pak Subandi – Kerisik Tua, Kerinci Homestay Pak Subandi – Kerisik Tua, Kerinci Famous birdwatchers guesthouse, run by the famous Pak Subandi. Food, accommodation, guiding and transport for visiting birders.
Toni & Gamal – Local guides in Liwa Toni & Gamal – Local guides in Liwa Liwa-based local guides that can take you to Danau Ranau and Way Titias.
Satwa Elephant Eco – Way Kambas Satwa Elephant Eco – Way Kambas Nice guesthouse/hotel just outside the entrance to Way Kambas National Park. Offering food, accommodation and can help arrange permission to enter the park, guides & transfers.
Friendship Guesthouse – Ketambe, Leuser Friendship Guesthouse – Ketambe, Leuser Guest house in Ketambe, Gunung Leuser. Offering accommodation and forest trek guiding.
Birdtour Asia Birdtour Asia Birdtour Asia are specialists in Asian birding tours, offering organised and tailor-made travel throughout the region. Contact them at info@birdtourasia.com
Papua Bird Club Papua Bird Club Papua Bird Club specializes in tailor made tours for any kinds of interest and offers customized trips for bird lovers, naturalists, biologists, conservationists, photographers, film-makers and holidays adventurers.