Viet Bird Tours

The Itinerary:

Day 1: Hanoi > Van Long Nature Reserved > Cuc Phuong

07:00 bird leader pick you up at Hotel in Hanoi or meet you at the  Noi Bai Airport then transfer 3 hours to Cuc Phuong np. Take a stopping off on the way for Van Long wetland protected area (2 hour maybe more) then continue to Cuc Phuong National Park. Arrive there in the afternoon and then birding around late afternoon. 

Meals : L / D

Overnight :  Guest House national park ( air-con., hot shower, free WIFI)

Day 2, 3: Cuc Phuong

Two full days to do different trails and along the road to the park center. 

Meals : B / L / D

Overnight : Guest House national park 

Day 4: Cuc Phuong > Tam Dao

An early morning birding then leave Cuc Phuong. Transfer 4 hours to Tam Dao np., we stop for lunch on the way and then drive though Ha Noi city. Birding in the afternoon. 

Meals : B / L / D

Overnight : Good  Hotel in Tam Dao town, 1000 m above sea level

Day 5: Tam Dao

Birding all day inside park for target birds.

Meals : B / L  / D

Overnight :  At the same Hotel 

Day 6: Tam Dao > Ba Be

An early morning birding before breakfast then leave for Ba Be, Lunch on the way, arrive on afternoon and then take a boat trip for watching White-eared Night-Heron.

Meals : B / L / D

Overnight : Guest House national park ( air-con., hot shower)

Day 7: Ba Be > Hanoi

Take a boat trip in early morning for White-eared Night Heron again, then a few hours birding in the park, check out, transfer 5 hours to Hanoi City or Noi Bai International Airport (4,5 hours) for departure flight. 

Meals : B / L 

Overnight : None

Note: Almost hotels and guesthouses have free WIFI.

Habitats Covered: Broadleaved evergreen forest, Wet Land, rice Filed, Mountain Forest, Bamboo Forest, lake..

Accommodation: Comfortable hotel and Guesthouse at the Parks.

Photographic Opportunities: October – April is excellent.

Excellent Months & Climate: October – April / 12-25C. May - September are also fair, with temperatures at 20-32C. 

Included:

- Bird guide with equipments

- Vehicle with fuel and driver

- Boat trip at Ba Be 

- Park entrance fees

- Travel insurance (Domestic travel insurance by Petro Vietnam Insurance company for during 7 days you stay in Vietnam)

- Accommodations base share twin bed room

- Food and unlimited drink water

Excluded:

Drinks, sightseeing, Souvenirs, other personal need, tips for local services.

Sites and Highlights:

Cuc Phuong > Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped pitta, Ratchet-tailed Treepie,  White-winged Magpie, Pied Falconet, Red-Collared Woodpecker, White-tailed Flycatcher, Limestone Wren Babbler, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Red-vented Barbet, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Fork-tailed Sunbird.

Van Long >  Delacour langur or White-shorts langur (depend time), Pheasant-tailed Jacana, White-browed Crake, Asian Openbill, Yellow Bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, White-throated Kingfisher, 

Tam Dao > Chestnut Bulbul, Coral – billed Scimitar Babbler, Grey Laughingthrush, Streak-breasted Scimitar-babblers, Rufous-headed, Short-tailed Parrotbills, Purple Cochoa, Silver Pheasant, White-browed Shrike Babbler, Grey-backed Thrush, Japanese Thrush, Eye-browed and Black-breasted Thrushs, Blue Rock-thrush

Ba Be > White-eared Night Heron, Streaked Wren Babbler