China · Bird Watching

1-Day Nanjing Birdwatching Tour from Shanghai with Xuanwu Lake

1 Day Round trip from Nanjing Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Experience birdwatching in Nanjing city
02 See waterfowl at Xuanwu Lake, including the real Mandarin Duck
03 Look for standout species such as Fairy Pitta, Oriental Stork, and Swan Goose
04 Explore the hills, rivers, and lakes in Nanjing's suburbs

Explore Nanjing, 350 km west of Shanghai, on a full-day birdwatching tour around Purple Mountain and Xuanwu Lake. Look out for many woodland birds, including woodpeckers, laughing thrushes, hawks, tits, magpies, doves, thrushes, cuckoos, drongoes, orioles, and shrikes, along with many other species that breed here. Set your eyes on some of the most vibrant feathers in this one-day experience.

See the waterfowl coming to Xuanwu Lake, including the real Mandarin Duck.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 1 Day

Tour type Private

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

Cities Nanjing, Shanghai

Languages English, Mandarin

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Nanjing Birdwatching at Xuanwu Lake and Beyond

Take a one-hour train from Shanghai to Nanjing for birdwatching, and then return to your hotel in Shanghai.
Visit many palaces and tombs of the Ming Dynasty with your Nanjing guide.
See the waterfowl coming to Xuanwu Lake, including the real Mandarin Duck.
Explore the hills, rivers, and lakes in the suburbs.
Discover some of the bird species in Nanjing's rich bird diversity, such as Fairy Pitta, Brown-chested Jungle Flycatcher, Reed Parrotbill, Collared Crow, Tundra Swan, Oriental Stork, and Swan Goose, which may surprise you.
Watch for other common birds such as Black Kite, Black Baza, owls, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Crested Serpent Eagle, Forest Wagtail, Swinhoe's Minivet, Black-winged Cuckooshrike, Chinese Bamboo Partridge, bulbuls, and more.