Northern Vietnam Birding & Delacour’s Langur Tour 7D6N

Northern Vietnam Birding and Delacour’s Langur Tour 7D6N

Tour Highlights

Van Long Nature Reserve: Sampan ride among limestone cliffs and search for Delacour’s Langur and wetland birds.

Cuc Phuong National Park: Explore Vietnam’s first national park and its rich limestone forests.Target forest birds such as Pittas, woodpeckers, barbets, magpies, babblers, broadbills, flycatchers and other specialities.

Xuan Thuy National Park: Search for migratory spoonbills, ducks, geese, sandpipers and plovers.

Tam Dao National Park: Explore highland forests for Blue-naped Pitta, Short-tailed Parrotbill, Grey Laughingthrush and other montane birds.

Diverse birding habitats: Experience wetlands, lowland forests, limestone forests and highland forests across northern Vietnam..

Total Distance (flat, moderate tour): Car ≈ 580 km, Boat ≈ 2 km and trek ≈ 30 km

 

Itinerary tour

Day 01: Birding and Delacour’s Langur at Van Long Nature Reserve (L,D)

We will pick you up from hotel in Ha Noi hotel and then drive to Cuc Phuong National Park for about 3 hours (without traffic) and stop en route at Van Long Nature Reserve (30km from Cuc Phuong) we will take a sampan ride to some dramatic limestone cliffs where is one of Vietnam’s endemic critically endangered Delacour’s Langur, orther mammals and walking around the local parth to birdwatching as: White browned Crake, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Asian Openedbill, Purple Heron, Grey Heron, Egrets, Common Coot, Common Moorhen, Yellow Bittern,….. and then transfer to Cuc Phuong National Park, check in , dinner at the park (Car ≈ 120 km, Boat ≈ 2  km and trek ≈ 2 km)

Over night at Cuc Phuong hotel (Park headquater)

 Day 02 – 03: Pittas and Magpieds Birding in Cuc Phuong National park (B,L,D)

We will explore every green lowland and limestone forest at the Vietnam’s first National Park. It is rich in birdlife and we have our last chances here for both Pittas, Red-collared Woodpecker, Bay Woodpecker, White-rumped Shama, Grey headed  pycmy Woodpecker, Kingfistsher, Red-vented Barbet, Green Eared Barbet, Rufus throated Fulvetta,  White-winged Magpie as well as a supporting cast which includes Malayan Night-Heron, Pied Falconet, Indochinese Green Magpie, Commom Green Magpie, Silver-breasted Broadbill, White-tailed Flycatcher, Fujian Niltava, Annam Limestone Babbler and Thruths (Car ≈ 40 km and trek ≈ 6 km)

Over night at Cuc Phuong hotel (Park headquater)

 Day 04: Migratory Birding in the Wetlands of Xuan Thuy National Park (B,L,D)

After birding in the morning at Cuc Phuong National Park, we will drive to Xuan Thuy National Park where is only one of special wetland for birds migrating as: Black-faced & Eurasian Spoolbill, Ducks, Gooses, Sandpiperes, Ploveres (Car ≈ 120 km and trek ≈ 6 km)

Over night at Song Vang hotel

Day 05: In Search of Blue Magpies and Pittas in Tam Dao National Park (B,L,D)

We will looking for some taget birds in the morning. In the afternoon, we will drive to Tam Dao National Park  with deferent birds on highland as: Red billed Blue  Magpie, Grey Treepie, Chestnut Bulbul, Black Bulbul, Golden Babbler, silver-eared Mesia, Minivets, White-browed Piculet, Red-headed Trogon and if we are lucky to get Blue- naped Pitta (Car ≈ 200 km and trek ≈ 3 km)

Over night at Gia Le hotel.

Day 06: In Search of Parrotbills and Laughingthrushes in Tam Dao National Park (B,L,D) 

Birding in Tam Dao, Our targets in Tam Dao are Blue-naped Pitta, Short-tailed Parrotbill and Grey Laughingthrush, Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler but also many other sought-after species will be the best way to finalise our trip such Ashy Bulbul, Black-throated Laughingthrus, Chestnut Bulbul, Fujian Niltava, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Coral-billed Scimitar Babbler, Spot-necked Babbler, Chestnut-collared Yuhina (split from Striated), Greater Rufous-headed and Short-tailed Parrotbills, and Collared Treepie (Car ≈ 40 km  and trek ≈ 6  km).

Over night at Gia Le hotel.

Day 7: Tam Dao National Park – Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi (B,L)

Seeking for Fork-tailed Sunbird, Red-billed Magpie, Grey Treepie in the morning then transfering to airport or Ha Noi to end of the trip (Car ≈ 60 km and trek ≈ 5 km)

Tour concludes. We hope you leave Vietnam with unforgettable memories and outstanding photographs.

Included:  Accommodation (6 nights, double or twin bed), Car throughout the 7-day tour (Private), Boat trip, Professional English-speaking bird guide, All national park entrance fees and sightseeing permits, Unlimited bottled drinking water and refreshments during field excursions, All meals throughout the tour

Not Included: VAT, Tip, Bank Transaction Fees & Personal Expenses (Beverages, Alcohol, Laundry…)

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Bird Checklist – Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam

Cuc Phuong National Park is one of Vietnam’s premier destinations for forest birding, offering exceptional opportunities to search for limestone specialists, near-endemic species, elusive forest birds, and seasonal migrants.

Near-endemic and key target species include Scaly-breasted Partridge, Blue-rumped Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Red-vented Barbet, Red-collared Woodpecker, Limestone Leaf Warbler, and Streaked Wren-Babbler. Other highly sought-after species include Oriental Honey-buzzard, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Mountain Scops-Owl, Collared Scops-Owl, Asian Barred Owlet, Brown Wood-Owl, Brown Boobook, Red-headed Trogon, Dollarbird, Bay Woodpecker, Pied Falconet, White-winged Magpie, Common Green-Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Sultan Tit, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Annam Limestone Babbler, Black-browed Fulvetta, David’s Fulvetta, White’s Thrush, Scaly Thrush, Green Cochoa, Siberian Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Chinese Blackbird, Japanese Thrush, Grey-backed Thrush, Black-breasted Thrush, White-tailed Flycatcher, Fujian Niltava, Rufous-tailed Robin, Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Ruby-cheeked Sunbird, and Fork-tailed Sunbird.

Bird Checklist – Xuan Thuy National Park, Vietnam

Xuan Thuy National Park is a premier wetland and coastal birding destination in northern Vietnam, renowned for its rich diversity of migratory waterbirds, shorebirds, and globally significant species.

Key target species include Eurasian Wigeon, Northern Pintail, Ruddy-breasted Crake, White-faced Plover, Far Eastern Curlew, Eurasian Curlew, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Great Knot, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Curlew Sandpiper, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, Red-necked Stint, Asian Dowitcher, Grey-tailed Tattler, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Spotted Greenshank, Painted Stork, Chinese Egret, and Black-faced Spoonbill.

During the appropriate season, birders may also encounter White’s Thrush, Chinese Blackbird, Japanese Thrush, Grey-backed Thrush, Black-breasted Thrush, and Red-flanked Bluetail, adding valuable forest and migrant species to the coastal birding experience.

Bird Checklist – Tam Dao National Park, Vietnam

Tam Dao National Park is a superb destination for montane forest birding, offering opportunities to search for a remarkable range of forest specialists, including pittas, laughingthrushes, babblers, parrotbills, flycatchers, and other highland species.

Key target species include Grey Nightjar, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Red-headed Trogon, Red-vented Barbet, Golden-throated Barbet, Bay Woodpecker, Blue-naped Pitta, Blyth’s Shrike-Babbler, Grey-backed Shrike, Red-billed Blue-Magpie, Common Green-Magpie, Grey Treepie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Sultan Tit, Chestnut Bulbul, Yellow-bellied Warbler, Mountain Tailorbird, Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Short-tailed Parrotbill, Indochinese Yuhina, Black-chinned Yuhina, Golden Babbler, Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Spot-necked Babbler, Collared Babbler, Streaked Wren-Babbler, David’s Fulvetta, Grey Laughingthrush, Black-throated Laughingthrush, Green Cochoa, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, White-tailed Flycatcher, Small Niltava, Red-flanked Bluetail, and Fork-tailed Sunbird.

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