Jungle Buddies

02/08/2026

Back to Basics: FREE Monsoon Bird Walk at Kopar Wetlands!

We're excited to announce our monthly free bird walk for August! Join us as we explore the lush marshlands and seasonal birdlife of Kopar Wetlands.

📋 Trail Details:
• Date: 9 August (Sunday)

• Location: Kopar Wetlands

• Batch Size: 20 + 1 Leader

• Charges: FREE

🚨 Registration Info:

Registrations open TOMORROW, 2 August (Sun) at 9:00 PM! Seats are strictly limited on a first-come, first-served basis.

👉 For the registration link, comment below as "Interested"

See you on the trail! 👣🌿

— Team Jungle Buddies

19/07/2026

JUNGLE BUDDIES REWIND: THE MONSOON RESET 🌧️🌿

June completely rewrote the vocabulary of our forests. As the heavy monsoon rains arrived over Maharashtra, the dry forest floors cleared to make way for a vibrant, rapidly transforming ecosystem.

For Jungle Buddies Tours, June was a month defined by deep tracks, unique educational partnerships, and meaningful field impact. From navigating the emerging wet season at Barvi Forest to tracking the monsoon shift at CEC BNHS and leading a specialised Photography Workshop alongside SONY at the Mumbai Zoo—our community embraced the wild completely.

Click through the gallery below to see our full June breakdown by the numbers, participant reviews, and special highlights.

🌱 A True Field Highlight: We spent time at Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary, supporting the frontline army of the forest department by distributing essential rain ponchos to the forest guards working through the heavy monsoon rains.

📸 From the Field: Massive congratulations to our community members featured in this month's rewind for their stunning captures:
• Pied Cuckoo by Shree Chile
• Indian Eagle Owl by Prathamesh Desai
• Lesser Flamingo by Mayuresh Gaikwad
• Indian Grey Hornbill by Dakshesh Ashra.

Thank you to everyone who stepped into the mud and shared the wonder of the forest with us this month!

18/07/2026

The July rains bring a profound transformation to Mumbai's backyard. The dry leaf litter makes way for damp, moss-covered earth, and the canopy completely resets its vocabulary. For a wildlife photographer, this is the most rewarding season of the year.

Next Sunday, we are heading into the deep forest trails of CEC-BNHS. Our primary target? The breathtaking Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (ODK), alongside the incredible diversity of monsoon birds that come alive under the rain-heavy canopy.

To ensure everyone gets clean, unobstructed frames without disturbing the nesting and tracking ethics of the habitat, we are maintaining our signature 5 + 1 group size protocol. Small groups mean less noise, minimal impact, and superior photography conditions.

🔹 Date: Sunday, 26 July 2026
🔹 Location: CEC-BNHS, Goregaon
🔹 Group Capacity: 5 Photographers + 1 Guide
🔹 Contribution: ₹ 800/-

⚠️ Important: Registration goes live on Sunday, 19 July at 9:00 PM IST directly on our website.

Given the exclusive group size, slots go fast. Prepare your bookmarks!

See you on the trail!

16/07/2026

Exciting milestone! 🎉

Jungle Buddies Tours is thrilled to be featured in an insightful new piece by The Established exploring how language and vocabulary help us connect with the natural world.

​In a bustling urban environment, it is so easy to see the outdoors as just "trees" or "birds." But as the article beautifully highlights, the moment you learn to distinguish a Paradise Flycatcher from a Purple-rumped Sunbird, that blur turns into a living, breathing ecosystem. Recognition is the very first step toward curiosity, empathy, and conservation.

Teaching this exact philosophy is why we lead our bird walks and wildlife tracking expeditions.

​Read the full article here and let us know what you think in the comments! 👇

🔗 https://www.theestablished.com/community/conscious-living/connect-with-nature-through-language-12159067

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Nature hasn't disappeared from our cities—it has become easier to overlook. One way to connect with nature is to understand, and leverage, how attention and language loop into each other, and together shape what people notice

24/06/2026

The Mumbai Monsoon Awakening

The Mumbai skies at last turn gray,
The first sweet rains have found their way.

The parched, dry woods awake and breathe,
As emerald carpets weave beneath.

A sudden magic takes the floor,
Where barren leaves lay just before.

Ephemerals wake from hidden tombs,
And wild, ground orchids burst to bloom.

The damp earth hums with buzzing wings,
A breeding ground for crawling things.

While hungry cuckoo fledglings wait,
To feast on larvae on their plate.

Beside the stream, a sudden gleam,
The dwarf kingfisher paints the scene!
A breeding jewel of pink and gold,
The greatest monsoon stories told.

The forest calls, the trails are new,
A wild awakening waits for you.

So grab your gear as raindrops fall, Happy monsoon☔, Jungle Buddies, all!

04/06/2026

🚨 Free Wildlife Photography Workshop! 🚨

Have you ever wanted to learn wildlife photography but didn't have the right camera gear? We are incredibly excited to announce a massive collaboration between Jungle Buddies Tours, SONY, and The Mumbai Zoo!

📸Join us on 14 June at The Mumbai Zoo for an exclusive, hands-on "Basics of Wildlife Photography" session. Whether you are a complete beginner or just want to test-drive some top-tier Sony equipment right in the field, this is your chance to learn directly from the experts.

The Details:
📍 Venue: The Mumbai Zoo
📅 Date: 14 June
💸 Cost: 100% FREE
👥 Capacity: Strictly limited to 50 Members

Spots are going to vanish quickly for an event like this.

👉 Secure your seat right now on Jungle Buddies website.

Tag a friend below who needs to come with you, and let us know what you are most excited to learn! 👇

21/05/2026

From the skies to the sanctuary! ✈️🌿

We had the absolute pleasure of hosting Andy Ferrington, a pilot visiting all the way from the UK, for a dedicated birding expedition at the beautiful Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary on January 19th. Guided by our incredible Jungle Buddies expert, Vaibhav Haldipur , Andy spent the day exploring the rich biodiversity and capturing the magic of our local trails.

Listen in to hear Andy’s feedback and his experience tracking down some of Maharashtra's amazing birdlife with the Jungle Buddies team! 🦅✨

Ready to experience the magic of the forest yourself?

👉 Tap the link in our bio to check out our custom tour packages or to join the waitlist for our post-hiatus monsoon trails!