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Jaisalmer

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4D/3N

₹ 38,999₹ 42,000

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Overview

3 nights 4 days Bird Photography Expedition at Desert National Park, exploring the amazing biodiversity of the Thar desert.

DCP Experts

Entry fees

Images Review

Meals

Post Event

Rent Lens

About The Tour

One of the biggest national parks in Rajasthan is Desert National Park, which is home to the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard. It was created in 1980 and spans around 3,162 square kilometres, showcasing the distinctive Thar Desert ecology. The Thar begins to join up with life as the abrasive summer transitions into the Southwest monsoon. During the winter months, the park comes alive with the arrival of migratory birds such as Macqueen's bustard, vultures, and eagles. Photographers can capture some amazing shots of the plants and animals throughout the winter months. Additionally, the slight fog presents a favourable setting for some imaginative photography.

Target Birds & Mammals list

Great Indian & Macqueen’s Bustard, Cream Coloured Courser, Pin-tailed & Black-bellied Sandgrouse, Red Collared Dove, Eagles (Tawny, Steppe, Imperial), Vultures (Himalayan, Griffon and Read-Headed). Rollers, Bee-eaters, White-browed Bush chat, Demoiselle Cranes

Desert Fox, Agama, Hedgehog, wild camel

Quick Information

Route:

Jaisalmer

Start Point:

Jaisalmer

Duration:

3 Nights 4 Days

End Point:

Jaisalmer

Inclusions

  • Bird photography expedition in the core of Thar desert.
  • DCP photography expert for 4 days for on field handholding
  • Pick up and drop from Jaisalmer Railway Station/ Airport
  • Accommodation at for 3 nights and 4 days
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner during the stay.
  • All Taxes and service charges.

Experts

How To Reach

Reach Jaisalmar Airport. Pick up from airport will be arranged.

Reach Jaisalmar Station. Pick up from railway station will be arranged.

Take a cab to Jaisalmar Station/airport. Pick up will be arranged

Getting Ready

Things to carry:

  • Carrying your tele photo lens is a primary need.
  • Also carry wide angle lenses for landscape photography.
  • Carry fully charged batteries for your camera / flash.
  • Carry battery charger. Carry extra pack of camera batteries
  • Carry backup memory cards / HDD storage drives, Laptop
  • Fill your camera bag with silica gel to protect your gadgets from moisture.
  • You must carry headlights / torches for the night search.
  • Carry basic first aid along with you. Carry regular medicines if you are on medication. Carry Odomos to keep you protected from mosquito bites. Carry Permite cream to keep you protected from tick bites.

Itinerary

Arrive in Jaisalmer on the morning of Day 1 (flights reach around 10 AM) and drive to a small village near the Pokharan area. Check in to the hotel, freshen up and lunch.

Post lunch we have a quick briefing session and start our first session looking for bustards and some migratory birds. 

We complete the first photography session around 6 PM and head back to hotel. After refreshments and tea. Discuss the next days plan followed by a Q&A session.

Retire early for the day post dinner

We start earl in the morning after a quick tea at the hotel. We start looking for the bustards, desert fox and other migratory birds that make this part of the desert their home during winters. 

Breakfast is on the field and we should bead back around 10 AM back to the hotel. After quick fresh up, we pack our bags and head towards the Khuri village that sits on the edge of Desert National Park. The drive takes about 2 hours and we should be at the resort by 1 PM for the lunch.

After a sumptuous lunch and rest, we head out on our 3rd session to look for migratory birds like yellow-eyed pigeons, cream coloured courser, pin-tailed sandgrouse and white-browed bush chat.

Return to the resort for refreshment & tea. After getting fresh, we will have a review session of the images along with post processing.

Post dinner retire for the day.

Leave the resort early after a quick tea / coffee, head towards the desert. Today we will be looking for the Eagles, Vultures and other migratory birds. Breakfast will be served on the field.  We head back to the resort around 11 AM.

Q& A sessions followed by lunch and some rest. We will head to the sand dunes area looking for birds and mammals on the way. We will search for the elusive Toad-headed agama and some creative sunset images to complete our photography experience.

After having quick tea & coffee break at the resort, the participants will have an option to go for a night session until dinner time looking for Nightjars, Hedgehogs and other nocturnal life. This will also be an experience in itself.

We will have a quick 2 hour morning session if time permits and go around looking for some sunrise images. Return to the resort by 8:30 am, have breakfast and leave for Jaisalmer. The tour concludes here but the memories of the desert will stay afresh along with the images.

Field Learnings

On field learning from the experts is said to be one of the best methods of improving your skillsets. Our Wildlife Photography Expert will hand hold you at every possible step for a better understanding of perspectives, camera controls and how to make use of the best opportunities to get better images. The training will focus on the following

  1. How to approach Wildlife in the field
  2. Different modes of shooting (Av / A, Tv / S, M and P)
  3. Exposure control in field under difficult light conditions
  4. Mastering metering techniques (Spot, partial, center weighted, evaluative)
  5. Mastering auto focus, focusing points, AF locking and focus tracking for moving subjects
  6. How to get sharp images of moving subjectså
  7. Framing and composition in the field
  8. Ethics in Wildlife Photography

Image processing workshop

To maximize and complete your photographic learning, join our evening session of informal discussions on digital image processing. Our Expert will work on few of his own images or a few of yours (which you have clicked during the day) and demonstrate various techniques of image processing to give a final shape to your artwork. The following will be discussed

  1. RAW files processing
  2. Histogram and exposure control
  3. Colour correction methods
  4. Cropping and image resizing
  5. Sharpening, cloning, dodging and burning
  6. Noise reduction
  7. Composition

Package Cost

Rs 38,999 per head inclusive of all taxes (Stay on twin sharing basis)

*To know charges for foreign nationals please write to info@dcpexpeditions.com

Cost includes:

  • Three nights Four days Accomodation
  • Pick up and drop to Jaisalmer Railway Station/ Airport.
  • Breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea, snacks as indicated above
  • All Taxes and service charges.

Cost does not include:

  • Mumbai – Jaisalmer – Mumbai train travel expense
  • Any kind of insurance, Medical or/and Emergency Charges.
  • Any extra meals not included in the above itinerary

Map

Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Policies

Cancellation policy

  1. All cancellations before 30 days of the event date - 100% credit
  2. All cancellations between 20 - 30 days of the event date - 50% credit
  3. All cancellations within 20 days of the event date - No credit possible

FAQ's

Yes. Please write to us on info@dcpexpeditions.com as it is subject to availability.

Desert National Park - Bird Photography Expedition, Jan 2025

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