Viet Bird Tours

The Itinerary:

Day 1 : Ho Chi Minh city > Cat Tien

06:30 bird leader pick you up at Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city or meet you up at the Tan Son Nhat Airport then transfer directly to Cat Tien (4 hours). Birding in the afternoon if time possible. 

Overnight :  Guesthouse of national park ( air-con., hot shower)

Meals: L/D

Day 2, 3 : Cat Tien

Two full days birding in different trails in the park. 

Overnight : Guesthouse of national park 

Meals: B/L/D

Day 4: Cat Tien - Di Linh 

Birding till 10.00 am then check out, transfer 2,5 hours to Di Linh, we stop for lunch on the way. Birding in the afternoon. 

Overnight: Standard hotel at Di Linh town.

Meals: B/L/D

Day 5 : Di Linh > Da Lat

Birding till lunch time then check out, transfer 1,5 hours to Da Lat, Birding in the afternoon. 

Overnight :  Good Hotel at Da Lat city

Meals: B/L/D

Day 6, 7, 8 : Da Lat

Three full days birding at different sites around Da Lat and Bi Dup NP.

Overnight :Good Hotel at Da Lat city

Meals: B/L/D

Day 9 : Da Lat > Yokdon NP

Some final birding before breakfast, check out then transfer to Yokdon NP (5 hours driving), lunch on the way, check in guesthouse. Birding in the afternoon.

Overnight: Guesthouse of the Park (Air-condition, hot shower)

Meals: B/L/D

Day 10, 11: Yokdon

Two full days birding inside of the Park.

Overnight: Guesthouse of the Park.

Meals: B/L/D

Day 12: Yokdon Np > Mang Den

An early birding berfore breakfast, check out then tranfer to Mang Den (6 hours driving). Lunch on the way, check in. Birding late afternoon.

Overnight: Standard hotel at Mang Den town.

Meals: B/L/D

Day 13, 14: Mang Den

Tow full days birding at Mang Den.

Overnight: Same hotel.

Meals: B/L/D

Day 15: Mang Den > Lo Xo pass

An early morning birding before breakfast, check out then tranfer to Dakglei town (4 hours driving), lunch on the way. Birding at Lo Xo pass on late afternoon.

Overnight: Tuan Lan hotel at Dakglei town.

Meals: B/L/D

Day: 16: Lo Xo pass > Da Nang > Ho Chi Minh city

A last morning for Black-crowned Bar-wing then going down to Da Nang city for a domestic flight to Ho Chi Minh city.

Overnight: None

Meals: B/L

Note: Almost hotels and guesthouses have free WIFI.

Habitats Covered: Broadleaved evergreen forest, Wet Land, rice Filed, Mountain Forest, Pine Forest, Bamboo Forest, Dry Dipterocarp forest

Accommodation: Good hotel, Standard hotel and Guesthouse of the Park (Air-condition and hot shower). Note that almost all of the accomodation will have free WIFI.

Photographic Opportunities: October – April 

Excellent Months & Climate: October – April / 15-30 C. 

Included:

- English speaking Bird Leader with Telescope 

- Vehicle with fuel and driver + pick up following the itinerary above

- Domestic flight from Da Nang - Ho Chi Minh city

- Park entrance fees

- Travel insurance (Domestic travel insurance by Petro Vietnam Insurance company for during 16 days you stay in Vietnam)

- Accommodations based on sharing twin bed room for 15 nights (2 people in a room). 

- Food and unlimited water for drink.

Excluded:

Other drinks, sightseeing, Museum, Souvenirs, massage, karaoke, telephone calls, laundry, other personal need, extra night, tips for local services.

Sites and Highlights:

Cat Tien > Germain’s Peacock-pheasant, Green Peafowl, Orange-necked Partridge, Blue-rumped Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Siamese Fireback, Scaly-breasted Partridge, Woolly-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant; Black and red, Banded and Dusky Broadbill; White-bellied, Great Slaty, Pale-headed, Black-and-buff and Heart-spotted Woodpeckers, Great Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Banded Kingfisher and Grey-faced Tit-Babbler.

Di Linh > Blue Pitta, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Black-hooded and Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-crowned Parrotbill, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, Black-chinned Yuhina, Indochinese Barbet.

Da Lat  > Vietnamese Cutia, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Vietnamese Shrike-babbler, Grey-crowned Crocias, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Collared Laughingthrush, Hume’s Treecreeper, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Grey-crowned Tit, Black-crowned Fulvetta, Black-crowned Parrotbill, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Slender-billed Oriole, Burmese Shrike, Red Crossbill, Indochinese Barbet, White-cheeked Laughingthrush. Spotted and Slaty-backed Forktail, Blue Pitta

Yokdon NP > Mekong Wagtail, White-rumped Falcon, Collared Falconet, Black Baza, Yellow-footed Green Pigeon, Grey-headed Parakeet, (Black-headed, Great Slaty, White-bellied, Rufous, Rufous-bellied Woodpecker), Rufous Treepie, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch.

Mang Den > Black-hooded Laughingthrush, Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Indochinese Wren Babbler (Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler), Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Rufous-faced Warbler, Back-eared Shrike-Babbler, Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler,  Speckle Piculet, White-browed Piculet, Gey Treepie, Golden-throated Barbet, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, Blue-throated Flycatcher, Spot-throated Babbler, Northern Brown Hornbill, Grey-headed Parrotbill.

Lo Xo Pass > Black-crowned Bar-wing