Anything About Birding - Freelance Bird Guide Fee Rate in Malaysia

Bukit Tinggi Port 2019

Hi sometimes while visiting Malaysia; you may have extended a day to do birding activities. Well you can contact local freelance bird guide to bring you out for birding excursion and to try some local cuisines during lunch. As for me its strictly weekend guiding and can be "kowtim" with a good meal and RM100 for transport to birding ports within 100km from KL city.

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Melaka spread of Baba Nyonya and Jonker  delights is just shy of RM100 for 2-3 pax

Tanjung Tualang River Prawn Mee RM16.00. Lala BeeHoon RM18.00 at Kuala Sepetang. Addiing more sidedishes like Steam Carp fish  RM35.00 is still good 

As a reference here is a fee guideline.               Adapted from Malaysian Birding

Local knowledge of a particular locale would be indispensable for quality birding. For that visitor that have made their own travel, meals and accommodation plans but requires the services of a local bird-guide to plan a day of birding itinerary;  here are some reference of how much it will cost you to hire a full-time bird guide in Malaysia nowadays. Anything cheaper will be a bargain.

Bird-guide Fee for Adhoc Birding 

Full Day (max. 8hours)	1 to 3 birder (per guide, per day)	MYR 500-700
Half Day (max.4hours)	1 to 3 birder (per guide, per day)	MYR 300-400
	Additional pax	MYR 100
Use of guide vehicles	guide's own car upto 3 birders	MYR 100/day  + gas/toll if any

Bird-guide  with driver & van transport rental  (4 to 6 pax)
Full Day (max. 8hours)	per guide, per day	MYR 1000-1200
Half Day (max.4hours)	per guide, per day	MYR   700-900

Note: If you require the guide for overnight trips, there will be extra charges for his accommodation and meals expenses for the duration of the tour.

Now back to Food............yummy




High end Lunching can cost a good RM300 for 3-4 pax in KL like this seafood delights  @ Seafood World Plaza33 Petaling Jaya

Mud Crab in Glutinous Rice and Patin fish is already a good combo dish set meal Bukit Tinggi.








Japanese fair is quite reasonable in KL from RM65-120 ++ per head Buffet style that you can enjoy till your heart content. Outlet like Kampachi, Jogoya  and Saiseki  are  recommended.