CATTIEN WILD TOURS
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2-Day Wild Gibbon and Crocodile Adventure
3-Day Douc Langur & Nature Discovery
3-Day Birding with Pittas and Pheasants
3-Day Outdoor Experience
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07 Day-Pittas and Birdwatching in Southern Vietnam
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Germains Peacock Pheasant
Discover nature’s symphony on a birding and wildlife tour, observing vibrant avian life in its natural habitat.Cat Tien National Park is located approximately 175 km north of Ho Chi Minh City and 200 km southeast of Da Lat City. It takes about 4–6 hours to get from your place to Cat Tien in the morning.
Day 01: Dong Nai Culture & Nature Reserve
Dong Nai Nature Reserve hosts more than 284 species of birds. and the reserve is situated 100 km (approximately 03 hours’ drive) from Ho Chi Minh City. A car will pick you up at Tan Son Nhat Airport.
On this tour, you will have opportunities to photograph bird species such as the Indochinese Green Magpie, Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pitta, Silver-breasted and Black-and-Red and Banded Broadbill, Banded Kingfisher, Scaly-crowned Babbler, Abbott’s Babbler, Buff-breasted Babbler, Puff-throated Babbler, Common Flameback, Laced Woodpecker, Lesser Yellownape, Orange-breasted Trogon, Streak-eared Bulbul, Black-headed Bulbul, Sooty-headed Bulbul, Grey-eyed Bulbul, Racket-tailed Treepie, White-throated Rock Thrush, Hainan Blue and Indochinese Blue Flycatcher, Yellow-vented and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Orchraeous, Bulbul, Black-crested Bulbul, and Stripe-throated Bulbul.
Later Afternoon: Depart from Dong Nai Culture & Nature Reserve and drive to Cat Tien National Park (a 120 km/03-hours drive). Cat Tien National Park is home to 350 bird species. Enjoy lunch, check in, and take some rest in Cat Tien.
Day 02: Cat Tien National Park for Photography
⏰06:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Photography target species include Germain’s Peacock Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, Green-legged & Orange-necked Partridge, Bar-bellied & Blue-winged & Blue-rumped Pitta, Grey-faced Tit Babbler, White-rumped Shama, Asian Brown Flycatcher, and several species of Bulbuls and Babblers.
⏰15:00 PM – 18:30 PM: Focus on photographing species such as the Green Peafowl, Woolly-necked Stork, Green Imperial Pigeon, Red-breasted Parakeet, Green-eared Barbet, Chinese Francolin, Oriental-pied Hornbill, Lesser Adjutant Stork, and Red-wattled Lapwing.
Day 03: Cat Tien National Park for Explore birding
⏰06:30 AM – 11:00 AM: 09 km (One-way) – Through the rich ecosystems of Lagerstroemia, Semi-evergreen, and Mixed bamboo-wood forests photograph bird species such as Black and red & Banded & Ducky Broadbill, Banded Kingfisher, Orange-breasted and Red-headed Trogon and more. In deep forest can see wildlife highlights include:Black-Shanked Douc Langur; Long-Tailed Macaque; Black Giant Squirre, Crocodiles, lizards, skinks, and snakes.
15:00 PM – 18:30 PM: 07 km (One-way) – Explore birding opportunities accessible inside the park. Several species of woodpeckers can be found such as White-bellied, Great Slaty, Pale-headed, Heart-spotted, Black and Buff, Laced, Grey-capped Pygmy, and Rufous. Other target species include Grey-headed Fish-eagle, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater, Dollarbird, Indian Roller, Great Hornbill, Great Flameback, Greater Yellownape, and occasionally the Red-headed Trogon..
Nocturnal Birds: After dinner, explore the forest for nocturnal birds. Look out for the Great Eared Nightjar, Large-tailed Nightjar, Asian Barred Owlet, Collared Scops Owl, Brown Hawk Owl, and Javan Frogmouth.
Day 04: Cat Tien national park – Di Linh forest
Morning: After breakfast, the walking explore the surrounding forest. Keep an eye out for Thick-Billed Green Pigeon, White-Browed Piculet, Collared Falconet, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Lesser Yellownaped, Little Spiderhunter, Crimson Sunbird, Olive-backed Sunbird, Eurasian Hoopoe, and Black-hooded Oriole.
After lunch, you will be transferred to birding site named Deo Nui San (a 100 km/03-hours drive), where you enjoy an afternoon watching birds. In this area, you may encounter a variety of target bird species such as Black-headed Parrotbill, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Black-headed and white-cheeked Laughingthrushes, Blue and Blue-rumped Pittas, Yellow-vented Green Pigeon, Indochinese-green Magpie, Bar-backed Partridge, Red-vented Barbet, Annam Streaked Wren-babbler, Silver-breasted Broadbill.
Day 05: Di Linh forest – Dalat city
In this early morning, you will drive back to Deo Nui San to bird until noon time, then return to hotel for lunch.
After lunch, you continue drive along Highway 20 for another 80km northwards to reach Datanla waterfall, a birding spot, located in the middle of Prenn Pass forest about 6km south of Dalat. Here you will begin to explore all sort of birds in Da Lat plateau.
Day 06: Biduop National Park – Dalat city
With breakfast and lunch to take a way, you will have a full-day visit to Biduop-Nui Ba National Park (a 40 km/01-hours drive), which is known as one of the best place to watch birds and wildlife among Central Highlands of Viet Nam. Noted below are some key-bird species that you may see in this National Park:Vietnamese Greenfinch, Red Crossbill, Collared Laughingthrush, Green Cochoa, Vietnamese Cutia, Rusty-napped and Blue Pittas, Black-crowned Fulveta, Indochinese Barbet, Dalat Shrike Babbler, Grey-crowned Tit, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Indochinese Wren Babbler, Langbian Tit, Plain Minla, Spotted Folktail, Annam Sunbirds, and other common bird species.
Day 07: Da Lat City – Lien Khuong airport
⏰06:30 AM: Birding until noon time a small evergreen forest in Ta Nung valley, where we will look for the rare and endemic Gray-crowned Crocias along with White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Langbian Sunbird, Black-headed Sibia the most wanted bird species that often show up very early morning can be a top priority of birds during this tour then lunch on the way before you leave DaLat to Lien Khuong airport.
⏰12:30 PM: Lien Khuong Airport, to Ho Chi Minh City (1-hour flight).
In conclusion, this sevens-day trip will help you explore all birding sites in Dong Nai, Cat tien, Di Linh, Ta Nung, Bidup-Nui Ba and Dalat plateau just focus bird watching and wildlife.
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