CATTIEN WILD TOURS
Cat Tien Wild Gibbon and Crocodile Trek 2D1N
Cat Tien Short Trek and Night Safari 2D1N
Cat Tien Wild Gibbon and Mammals Exploration 3D2N
Cat Tien Pittas and Pheasants Birding Tour 3D2N
Cat Tien Forest school Programme 3D2N
Cat Tien Primates and Wildlife Tour 4D3N
Dong Nai & Cat Tien Bird Photography Tour 4D3N
Southern Vietnam Endemic Birding Tour 07D6N
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Vietnam Primary Forest & Medicinal Plants Tour 15D14N
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Southern Vietnam Endemic Birding Tour 07D6N
Tour Hightlights
Southern Vietnam Bird Photography & Endemic Bird Tour | Cat Tien, Dong Nai, Di Linh & Da Lat tour offers exceptional opportunities to observe and photograph a remarkable diversity of birds, mammals and other wildlife in their natural habitats across Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Cat Tien National Park, the Di Linh Plateau, Da lat Plateau, and Bidoup – Nui Ba National Park. Together throught, these internationally recognised Important Bird Areas support more than 500 recorded bird species, making this one of the richest birding itineraries in mainland Southeast Asia. Travelling through lowland evergreen forest, semi-evergreen forest, seasonally flooded wetlands, grasslands and hightland montane evergreen forest, pine woodland.
Day 01: Arrival – Broadbills Bird Photography at Dong Nai Culture & Nature Reserve
Morning: 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 or your hotel in Ho Chi Minh City.
Afternoon: Photograph a variety of forest birds from a professionally positioned bird hide. Target species may include Black-and-red Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Indochinese Green Magpie, Racket-tailed Treepie, White-throated Rock Thrush, Hainan Blue Flycatcher, Indochinese Blue Flycatcher, Grey-eyed Bulbul, Ochraceous Bulbul, Black-crested Bulbul, Stripe-throated Bulbul, Yellow-vented Flowerpecker, and Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker.
Overnight: Tri An town – Dong Nai city
Day 02: Kingfishers Bird Photography & Green Peafowl Birdwatching
Morning: Transfer to a bird hide in Ma Da Forest for a bird photography session. Target species include Banded Kingfisher, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Grey-faced Tit-Babbler, Scaly-crowned Babbler, Abbott’s Babbler, Buff-breasted Babbler, Puff-throated Babbler, Common Flameback, Greater Flameback, Laced Woodpecker, Lesser Yellownape, Red-headed Trogon, Orange-breasted Trogon, Streak-eared Bulbul, Black-headed Bulbul, and Sooty-headed Bulbul.
Midday: Depart Ma Da Forest for Cat Tien National Park (approximately 120 km/03 hours). Enjoy lunch en route before checking in at your lodge.
Afternoon (15:00–18:30): Visit Nui Tuong Grassland, one of the best locations in Cat Tien National Park for observing Green Peafowl. Other possible sightings include Chinese Francolin, Alexandrine Parakeet, Red-breasted Parakeet, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Wreathed Hornbill, and mammals such as Sambar Deer, Northern Red Muntjac, Gaur, and Large Indian Civet.
19:30–20:30: Dinner at the lodge.
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.
MORE INFO:
Bird Checklist – Dong Nai & Cat Tien, Vietnam
Near-endemic birds include Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant, Orange-necked Partridge, Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta, Grey-faced Tit-Babbler, and Indochinese Babbler. The forests support an impressive diversity of woodpeckers, including White-bellied Woodpecker, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Pale-headed Woodpecker, Heart-spotted Woodpecker, Black-and-buff Woodpecker, Laced Woodpecker, Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Rufous Woodpecker, White-browed Piculet, Great Flameback, Greater Yellownape, and Lesser Yellownape. After dusk, the forests come alive with nocturnal species such as Great Eared Nightjar, Large-tailed Nightjar, Asian Barred Owlet, Collared Scops Owl, Brown Hawk-Owl, Javan Frogmouth, and many others. Other target birds include Green Peafowl, Chinese Francolin, Siamese Fireback, Green-legged Partridge, Indochinese Green Magpie, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Collared Falconet, Great Hornbill, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Black-and-red Broadbill, Banded Broadbill, Dusky Broadbill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Woolly-necked Stork, Lesser Adjutant, Orange-breasted Trogon, Red-headed Trogon, Banded Kingfisher, Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Blue-bearded Bee-eater, Black-hooded Oriole, Red-breasted Parakeet, Little Spiderhunter, Crimson Sunbird, and Olive-backed Sunbird. Ma Da & Cat Tien Bird Photography 4D3N also offers excellent opportunities to observe a diverse range of wildlife, including Black-shanked Douc Langurs, Yellow-cheeked Gibbons, Annamese Silvered Langurs, Southern Pygmy Loris, Wild Boars, Gaurs, deer, civets, squirrels, and other forest mammals.
Bird Checklist – Di Linh & Da Lat, Vietnam
The Di Linh and Da Lat region is one of Vietnam’s most rewarding birding destinations, particularly for birders seeking Vietnamese endemic and near-endemic species. The highland forests, montane habitats, and surrounding evergreen forests support an impressive diversity of birds, including several species and subspecies restricted to the Annamite highlands.
The region is particularly notable for its endemic birds, including Long-tailed Minivet (Annam Minivet), Da Lat Shrike-Babbler, Common Green-Magpie (Yellow-crowned Green-Magpie), Green-backed Tit (Langbian Tit), Annam Prinia, Da Lat Bush Warbler (Annam Grasshopper-Warbler), Black-crowned Fulvetta, Vietnamese Cutia, Gray-crowned Crocias, Collared Laughingthrush, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Black-throated Sunbird (Langbian Sunbird), and Black-headed Sibia (White-spectacled Sibia).
The area also offers excellent opportunities to encounter a range of near-endemic and regional specialities, including Yellow-vented Green-Pigeon, Red-vented Barbet, Necklaced Barbet, Indochinese Barbet (Annam Barbet), Ashy Bulbul (Brown-backed Bulbul), Black-headed Parrotbill, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Mrs Gould’s Sunbird (Annam Sunbird), Blue-winged Minla (Plain Minla), Yellow-billed Nuthatch, and Short-tailed Scimitar-Babbler (Indochinese Wren-Babbler).
In addition to the endemic and near-endemic species, birders may encounter a wide range of other montane and forest birds, including: Rufous-throated Partridge, Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Hodgson’s Frogmouth, Mountain Scops-Owl, Oriental Scops-Owl, Brown Fish-Owl, Asian Barred Owlet, Collared Owlet, Red-headed Trogon, Bay Woodpecker, White-bellied Woodpecker, Long-tailed Broadbill, Silver-breasted Broadbill, Rusty-naped Pitta, Blue Pitta, Gray-chinned Minivet, Indochinese Cuckooshrike, Clicking Shrike-Babbler (Chestnut-fronted Shrike-Babbler), Slender-billed Oriole, Maroon Oriole, Eurasian Jay (White-faced Jay), Indochinese Green-Magpie, Pygmy Cupwing, Ashy-throated Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Gray-bellied Tesia, Mountain Tailorbird, Black-throated Tit (Grey-crowned Tit), Chestnut-capped Babbler, Red-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Rufous-backed Sibia, Chestnut-vented Nuthatch, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Hume’s Treecreeper (Manipur Treecreeper), Scaly Thrush, Green Cochoa, Siberian Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Verditer Flycatcher, Spotted Forktail, Slaty-backed Forktail, Mugimaki Flycatcher, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, Taiga Flycatcher (Red-throated Flycatcher), Blue Rock-Thrush, Fire-breasted Flowerpecker, and Red Crossbill.
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