Day 2-4: This wonderful park of coastal and montane forest supports a good range of the region’s endemic birds and we should see many spectacular Wallacean species such as Black-naped Fruit-Dove, the unusual Azure-rumped Parrot, Yellow-billed Malkoha, Sulawesi Dwarf Kingfisher or Ashy Woodpecker. This park boasts a huge population of the amazing Knobbed Hornbill as well as the unique primates - Crested Macaque and Spectral Tarsier.

Day 5-7: Our next destination, Dumoga Bone offers equally exciting birding. After a fairly long but interesting drive we will explore the park and surrounding areas. We will cross the stream behind our accommodation and enter the lowland forest where we will search for Sulawesi Black Pigeon, the elusive Sulawesi Ground-Dove, Yellow-breasted Racquet-tail, Bay Coucal, Green-backed Kingfisher, Sulawesi Dwarf Hornbill and the simply stunning Red-bellied Pitta which is quite common here. At night spotlighting can be very rewarding with Sulawesi Scops Owl, Sulawesi Masked Owl and Ochre-bellied Hawk-Owl all recorded around the park headquarters. At Tambun we will hope to find one of Sulawesi’s most enigmatic birds – the Maleo. This large megapode uses geothermal heat to brood its eggs in this communal breeding ground and we have a very good chance of seeing the birds as they inspect their nests.

Day 8-9: We will return to Manado, birding en route, in order to catch our flight to Ternate, Halmahera. From Ternate we will catch the ferry to Halmahera where we travel on to Labi Labi. From the ferry we may see seabirds such as Wedge-tailed Shearwater or Greater and Lesser Frigatebirds.

Day 10 – 12: We will begin our birding near the display trees of the Wallace's Standardwing Bird of Paradise and then spend the rest of the day searching for the many Halmahera endemics that occur here. The two main, and very exciting, drawcards - Ivory-breasted Pitta and Wallace’s Standardwing can be found in good numbers. Other hoped-for species include Blue-capped Fruit-Dove, Goliath Coucal, Purple Roller, Paradise Crow and Halmahera Oriole – Wallace’s famous friarbird mimic. Overnight camping.

Day 13-17: Travel from Ternate to Manado and on to Palu. On arrival in Palu we depart directly for Lore Lindu National Park. This wonderful area supports most of Sulawesi’s montane species and we can look forward to some fabulous birding! Our accommodation at Kamarora is some distance from the Anaso Track where most of these montane birds are found but the surrounding forest can also be very worthwhile with birds such as Barred Buttonquail, White-bellied Imperial Pigeon (with its unique and remarkable call), Rufous-throated Flycatcher, Sulawesi Myzomela and Yellow-bellied White-eye, amongst others, all possible. Driving from Kamarora to the top part of the Anaso Track we will walk downhill in search of such goodies as Red-eared Fruit-Dove, the rare Sombre Pigeon, flocks of Golden-mantled Racquet-tail, the mysterious Diabolical Nightjar, Maroon-backed Whistler, Pygmy Cuckoo-shrike, the enigmatic Malia, Sulawesi Thrush and very exciting Great Shortwing. At the bottom of the track we’ll spend some time at Lake Tambing where the surrounding forest supports still more excitement in the form of flocks of Yellow-and-green Lorikeet, Dark-eared Honeyeater, Rusty-bellied Fantail and Ivory-backed Woodswallow. Along the roadsides we’ll search for Sulawesi Woodpecker, Piping Crow, Sulphur-bellied Whistler, Cerulean Cuckoo-shrike and Sulawesi Blue Flycatcher to name but a few!

Day 18: return slowly to Palu, birding en route. A number of open country birds and waterbirds can be seen in the magnificent and ancient paddy fields stretching between the park and Palu. Return to Manado.

Day 1: Arrival day. After arriving in Denpasar from Sulawesi we will transfer to a nearby hotel in preparation for our journey to Bali Barat tomorrow.

Day 2: As we travel we will bird along the way, stopping at a Hindu temple for a break. Numerous waterbirds such as Grey Heron, Javan Pond-Heron and White-browed Crake may be seen amongst the paddies, while the stunning regional endemic Javan Kingfisher may sometimes be seen perched on overhead wires. After we arrive in the town of Gilimanuk and check into our accommodation we will make our way to the departure point for our boat to the Teluk Telor Peninsular in search of the Bali Myna. We will be accompanied by a park ranger who is closely involved in the conservation of the bird. The dry savanna forest looks out of place in this part of the tropics and is actually quite unique in Indonesia. A number of other fascinating birds such as Green Junglefowl and Small Minivet may be seen here. A large population of Sambar Deer frequent the area and may be seen browsing on the beaches.

Day 3: In the morning we will again travel by boat, this time to the island of Pulau Menjangen. Our quarry is the restricted range Yellow-bellied White-eye as well as the scarce Javan Plover. With luck we may also encounter Great-billed Heron or Brown Booby. In the afternoon some further exploration of the park may reveal the local race one of Asia’s most beautiful birds, Banded Pitta. As well we will keep an eye out for Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot, Small Blue Kingfisher, Sunda Woodpecker, Buffy Fish Owl or Fulvous-breasted Jungle-Flycatcher. In the late afternoon we will travel on to the town of Bedugul in the centre of the island.

Day 4: The birding can be slow in the montane forests but the rewards include Flame-fronted Barbet, Indonesian Honeyeater, Sunda Whistling Thrush, Crescent-chested Babbler or Lesser Shortwing.