10-DAY BIRDING IN THE SOUTHERN VIETNAM
10-DAY BIRDING IN THE SOUTHERN VIETNAM
10-DAY BIRDING IN THE SOUTHERN VIETNAM
Besides long history, unique culture and beautiful landscape, Vietnam is an attractive destination for bird lovers all around the world. Some are critically endangered, less-known and almost impossible to see. You will have the best chances to see almost endemics and specialties in the Southern Vietnam. Join us on this exciting birding tour and explore the excellent variety of birds.
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JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS Walking along the ecologic routes and exploring the rare plants and animals listed in the World Red Book Animal spotting at Ta Lai buffer zone (view animals at night) Rare bird seeking at Cat Tien, Di Linh and Da Lat |
TOUR INCLUSION
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Please contact us directly for the best price. Price is fully included: Accommodation (base on sharing 2 person/room), all transportation, all meals, bottled water, all entrance fees, domestic airfares, guide fees, all tips for local drivers/guides.
Itinerary
We will depart from Saigon to Cat Tien National Park early in the morning.
Enter the Nam Cat Tien National Park and there we shall begin to explore the fabulous reserve during the afternoon.
Checkin and have lunch at Cat Tien Jungle Lodge with the river view.
Take a 8-km-walking into the beauty of tropical forest to find out more about the diversity ecosystem and unspoilt wildlife.
You can freely ride a bike on small trails through the jungle or simply chill down in the glorious view.
Electric car will transfer you back to the center of the National Park for dinner. Then you will have a memorable night on the night jeep riding to Ta Lai buffer zone for animal spotting like Loris, Pangolins, Civets, …
Stay and relax at Cat Tien Jungle Lodge. (3 nights)
Enjoy breakfast in the forest with the lively sounds of bird singing and gibbon calling.
Our jeep driver will transfer you to the Crocodile Swap, which is the home to not only Siamese crocodiles but also a lot of rare birds in the World Red Book.
We will bird using jeep tracks and forest trails to seek out the endemic Germain’s Peackock-Pheasanr, other spectacular birds such as Siamese Fireback, Green Peafowl and Scaly-breasted Partridge, endemic Pittas, the endemic Grey-faced Tit-Babbler and a host of other species also known from Malaysia and Thailand.
*Birding highlight: Orange-necked Partridge, Germain's Peacock Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Green Peafowl, Wreathed Hornbill, Blue-rumped and Bar-bellied Pittas, Pale-headed and Black-and-buff Woodpeckers, Black-and-red, Banded, Dusky Broadbills, Blyth’s Frogmouth, Grey-faced Tit Babbler.
We still have time left for some last morning birding at Cat Tien National Park before heading to Di Linh. Nearby Di Linh Town is a forested mountain pass known as Suoi Lanh Pass, where you could catch sight of several Dalat specialities including Black hooded, White-cheeked, Orange-breasted laughingthrushes and the near-endemic Black-crowned Parrotbill.
Return to Di Linh and stay overnight at Bao Loc Homestay.
Visit Suoi Lanh Pass in the early morning to look for other interesting species that could include Blue Pitta, Indochinese Green Magpie, Spotted Forktail and handsome Green Cochoa.
It is also a perfect spot for Spotted Forktail, Blue Pitta, Black-hooded and Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-crowned Parrotbill, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Annam Barbet.
Dalat - with its cool climate and mountainous terrain – is home to several of Vietnam’s endemic bird species as well as many distinctive local subspecies. We will start exploring some of the exciting birding sites around Dalat in the afternoon.
With a progressively-steeper footpath, we will easily access the Langbiang peak with 2169m in height – surrounded with evergreen forest and variety of species.
Our goals in Dalat are Dalat Shrike-babbler, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Black-crowned Fulvetta, Orange-breasted & Collared laughingthrushes and Grey-crowned Crocias. Near endemics here include Grey-crowned Tit, Black-crowned Parrotbill, White-cheeked and Black-hooded laughingthrushes, and Vietnamese Cutia. Other target birds in this bird-rich area are the elusive Blue & Rusty-naped pittas, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Slender-billed Oriole, Hume’s Treecreeper, Yellowbilled Nuthatch and a very distinctive race of Red Crossbill.
Final early morning birding in Da Lat then we will transfer you to DLI for domestic flight returning to Ho Chi Minh City.