Vietnam Biding North to Southern Tour 16 Days

This extra-small, small-group birdwatching tour to central and southern Vietnam starts and ends in Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon. This birding tour

Combination sties North and South for great tours with five Pittas and endemic endemic species - 16 daysHabitats Covered : Broadleaved evergreen forest, Wet Land, Rice field, Mountain Forest, Pine Forest, Bamboo Forest., Lake, Evergreen forestAccommodation : Comfortable hotel at cities and Guesthouse at the Parks. Destination : Hanoi - Cuc Phuong National Park – Van Long Nature Reserved – Tam Dao Muontain – Ba Be Lake – Da Lat Plateau and Bi Doup National Park– Di Linh (Suoi Lanh Pass) - Cat Tien National Park– Ho Chi Minh city Location & Bird Highlight 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, Black-browed Fulvetta, Eared Pitta, Fork-tailed Sunbird and Thrushes, Warblers as winter visitors. Van Long:  Delacour langur (Endemic and Cristical endangered primate species), Pheasant-tailed Jacana, White-browed Crake, Asian Openbill, Yellow Bittern, Cinnamon Bittern. Tam Dao: Blue-naped Pitta, Chestnut Bulbul, Coral – billed Scimitar Babbler, Grey Laughingthrush, Streak-breasted Scimitar-babblers, Short-tailed Parrotbills, Purple Cochoa, Blyth’s Shrike Babbler, Streak Wren Babbler, Eye-browed Wren Babbler, Spot-necked Babbler, Schaeffer’s Fulveta, Chestnut-collared Yuhina, Black-chinned Yuhina, White-gorgetted Flycatcher Ba Be: White-eared Night Heron, Streaked Wren Babbler, Pied Falconet, White-winged Magpie, Da Lat Plateau and Bi Dup NP: 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 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. 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 Broadbill, Banded and Dusky Broadbill; White-bellied and Great Slaty Woodpecker, Black-and-buff and Heart-spotted Woodpeckers, Great Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Banded Kingfisher and Grey-faced Tit-Babbler.   The Itinerary Day 1 : Hanoi - Van Long Nature Reserved - Cuc Phuong National Park6.30am 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 (spend there 2 hours maybe more) then continue to Cuc Phuong National Park. Birding near headquarter in the afternoon for Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pitta, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Buff-breasted Babbler. Meals: L / D.Accommodation:  Comfortable Guest House of the Park ( air-con., hot shower, free WIFI) Day 2, 3 : Cuc PhuongTwo full days at Botenical garden, Cave of Prehistoric Man, Loop trail, Valley trail, along the main road, some feeding spot and water holes inside the park for 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, Black-browed Fulvetta, Eared Pitta, Fork-tailed Sunbird and Thrushes, Warblers as winter visitors. Meals : B / L / D. Accommodation:  Comfortable Guest House of the Park ( air-con., hot shower, free WIFI) Day 4 : Cuc Phuong - Tam DaoAn early morning birding before breakfast, check out and then go to Tam Dao muontain.(4 hours). Check in hotel then birding in the afternoon for Grey Laughingthrush, Chestnut Bulbul, Chestnut-collared and Black-chinned Yuhina. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation:  Good hotel in Tam Dao town (>1000 m above sea level) Day 5 : Tam DaoA full days birding on watertank trail, TV tower trail for target birds as Blue-naped Pitta, Chestnut Bulbul, Coral – billed Scimitar Babbler, Grey Laughingthrush, Streak-breasted Scimitar-babblers, Short-tailed Parrotbills, Purple Cochoa, Blyth’s Shrike Babbler, Streak Wren Babbler, Eye-browed Wren Babbler, Spot-necked Babbler, Schaeffer’s Fulveta, Chestnut-collared Yuhina, Black-chinned Yuhina, White-gorgetted Flycatcher Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation:  At the same hotel Day 6 : Tam Dao - Ba BeAn early morning birding before breakfast then transfer 5 hours to Ba Be, Lunch on the way, Arrive Ba Be in the afternoon, check in hotel and then take a boat trip for White-eared Night-Heron. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: Guesthouse of the Park ( air-con., hot shower) Day 7 : Ba Be - Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport - Da LatAn very early morning by boat trip for White-eared Night Heron going back and a few hours birding trip on boat before transfer 4,5 hours back to Noi Bai Airport for a domestic flight to Da Lat city. Check in hotel and dinner. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: Dream II Hotel (Very good hotel, serve breakfast from 5:30am) Day 8, 9, 10 : Da Lat and Bi Dup NPThree full days searching at Ta Nung Valley, Bi Doup National Park, Langbian Mountain, Suoi Tia Trail for high light species such as Grey-crowned Crocias, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Collared Laughingthrush, Hume’s Treecreeper, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Gray-crowned Tit, Vietnamese Cutia, Black-crowned Fulvetta, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Slender-billed Oriole, Burmese Shrike, Red Crossbill and Vietnamese Greenfinch, Da Lat Shrike Babbler, Annam Barbet, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, White-cheeked Laughingthrush. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: Dream II Hotel Day 11 : Da Lat - Di LinhAn early morning for some final birding before breakfast, check out then leave for Di Linh town. Check in hotel then have lunch. Drive 20 km from Di Linh town to Suoi Lanh Pass, it is a excellence place Blue Pitta, Black-hooded and Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-crowned Parrotbill, Red-billed Scimitar Babbler, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Indochinese Barbet. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: Bao Phu  Hotel (The best hotel at small town) Day 12 : Di Linh - Cat TienAnother morning at Suoi Lanh Pass for target birds. Leave Di Linh after lunch for Cat Tien National Park (2,5 hours). It contains the largest remaining area of lowland tropical forest in southern Vietnam and an incredible diversity of birds and mammals. Endangered birds found at Cat Tien include Germain’s Peacock-pheasant, Green Peafowl and the very elusive Orange-necked Partridge while the mammal list includes Leopard Cat, Lesser Mousedeer, Sambar, Gaur and two endangered primates, Black-shanked Douc Langur and Buff-cheeked Gibbon. Birding around headquarter on late the afternoon. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: Comfortable guesthouse of the Park ( air-condition., hot shower, Free WIFI at restaurant) Day 13, 14, 15 : Cat TienThree days birding at Crocodile Lake trail, along the road to grassland area and to broadleaves green forest, Bamboo forest, feeding spots and some trails near Headquarter for target birds as 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 Broadbill, Banded and Dusky Broadbill; White-bellied and Great Slaty Woodpecker, Black-and-buff and Heart-spotted Woodpeckers, Great Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, Banded Kingfisher and Grey-faced Tit-Babbler. Meals : B / L / D.Accommodation: At the same guesthouse

Inclusions
English speaking birding specialist tour guide as on the tour itinerary;
Transportation as on the itinerary;
Accommodation as on the itinerary;
Meals as per itinerary: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner;
Anti-leech repellent;
Admission and permits during the guided times;

Exclusions
Insurance of any types;
Drinks, laundry, phone bills or others not clearly mentioned as included;