Sanda Plantation Hideaway

Our Birds

Although we don’t call ourselves real birders, we are increasingly obsessed in documenting the different birds we see and hear in and around our plantation. Here a growing list of the birds identified so far.

Unless mentioned otherwise, all photos taken by us here in and around our Plantation.
You can click the photos for a larger view.
Olive-backed Sunbird (male)
Javan Tailorbird
Javan Banded Pitta (male)
Javan Banded Pitta (female)
Orange-bellied Flowerpecker
Little Spider-hunter
Green Jungle Fowl
Spotted Dove
Yellow-vented Bulbul
Asian Glossy Starling
White-crowned Forktail
Greater Coucal (Francis Yap)
Black-headed Bulbul
Common Gallinule
Sunda Scops Owl (Adrian Silas Tay)
Long-tailed Shrike
Red-legged Crake
Sangkar White-eye
Barred Button-quail
Common Emerald Dove
Horsfield's babbler
Collared Kingfisher
Javan Munia
Javan Kingfisher
Plaintive Cuckoo (Tony Yon)
Blue-eared Kingfisher (JJ Harrison)
White-breasted Waterhen
Sunda Pied Fantail
Olive-backed Sunbird (female)
Freckle-breasted Woodpecker
Javan Munia
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
Black-winged Kite
Crested Honey Buzzard ? (migratory)
Javan Gray-throated White-eye
Common Iora
Asian Cattle Egret (Ken & Nyetta)
Oriental Bay Owl (Thai National Parks)
Intermediate Egret (Wim Deloddere)
Pacific Swift (David Irving)
Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo (T. Riviere)
Scaly-breasted Munia (Mat Gilfedder)
Asian Glossy Starling (Adult and Juvenile)
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Crescent-chested Babbler
Javan Myna (JJ Harrison)
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Orange-headed Thrush (JJ Harisson)
Cave Swiftlet
Lemon-bellied White-eye
Brown-cheeked Bulbul
Lineated Barbet (Nafis Ameen)
Oriental Magpie-Robin
if you’re a bird enthusiast and believe we mis-identified a bird please let us know!

West Bali National Park

One of the most popular bird watching places near to us is the West Bali National Park. Here a selection of the most commonly seen birds there. I took all these photos on a single day, just to give you an idea of how rich the area is!

We can help you arrange bird watching or bird photography tours in and around the national park. There are some great bird hides, managed by local farmers and forest rangers.

Javan Kingfisher
Rufous-backed Kingfisher
Cerulean Kingfisher
Sooty-headed Bulbul
Bali Myna (endemic)
Brown Honeyeater
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
black-winged flycatcher-shrike
Scarlet-headed Flowerpecker
Fulvous-chested Jungle Flycatcher
Collared Kingfisher
Javan Tailorbird
Horsfield's Babbler
Great Egret
Javan Banded Pitta
Javan Plover
Savanna Nightjar
Pied Stilt
Coppersmith Barbet
Bali Myna
White-shouldered Triller (female)

Wani Tent

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Wani Tent

Size: 30 square meter wooden deck and 11 square meter canvas tent.

Bedding: Queen size double bed with quality King Koil mattress and high quality linen and pillows. 

Maximum number of guests: 2 adults.

Facilities: a covered wooden terrace with 2 comfy bean bags and dining table, minibar, water-heater, coffee & tea making facilities, bottled water, universal power plugs and USB chargers, wardrobe, slippers, umbrellas, “sarongs”.

Coffee making facilities include an espresso machine, coffee grinder, French Press coffee maker, filtered coffee drip and other amenities to make sure you can enjoy the famous local Pupuan coffee at your liking!

Bathroom: A unique semi-open air bathroom made from wood and a lot of bamboo, with toilet and spacious walk-in hot shower. The bathroom is accessible via a wooden stair-case from the tent’s deck and offers probably THE best bathroom views in entire Bali, and beyond! We provide 100% natural and biodegradable soaps and shampoo, bamboo toothbrushes, bamboo tissue and toilet paper, and much more…! 

Plantation Villa

Size: 50 square meter.

Bedding: Queen size double bed with quality King Koil mattress and high quality linen and pillows. 

An elevated extension, for kids only due to its height of only 140 cm, provides space for up to 3 extra mattresses.

Maximum number of guests: 2 adults & 3 children maximum 140 cm tall (to avoid bumped heads)!

Facilities: in-room dining table, covered wooden terrace with lounge chairs / bean bags and a private plantation garden, minibar, water-heater, coffee & tea making facilities, bottled water, universal power plugs and USB chargers, wardrobe, slippers, umbrellas, “sarong”.

Coffee making facilities include an espresso machine, coffee grinder, French Press coffee maker, filtered coffee drip and other amenities to make sure you can enjoy the famous local Pupuan coffee at your liking!

Bathroom: Semi-open air, with separate toilet and spacious walk-in hot shower. We provide 100% natural and biodegradable soaps and shampoo, bamboo toothbrushes, bamboo tissue and toilet paper, and much more…!