Bird Watching Tour 7 Days

Details Itinerary 

Code: B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner, G = Guide  

Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City arrival (D, G pick up)

Arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, you’ll be driven to your hotel. Rest of the day, you’ll be free to stroll around the city until our guide and drive pick you up for a “Welcome Dinner” at one of a famous restaurant. You?ll spend the night in Ho Chi Minh City.

Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City/Nam Cat Tien (B, L, D, Park G)

In the morning, your guide and driver will pick you up to travel to Nam Cat Tien National Park.  It?s approximately 100km (70miles) north east of Ho Chi Minh City and is home to numerous birds. On arrival, you?ll take a boat trip to cross the river to the Park centre and enjoy your lunch at the park restaurant.

After lunch, you’ll be driven 9 km in a Jeep and then hike for three kilometres through the rainforest to Crocodile Lake – you may see some of the typical wild fauna en-route. You’ll then be able to see with your eyes the wildlife around the lake in the evening when the wild animals come to the lake to drink. You may see some kind of animals such as monkeys, deer and other small mammals.

You’ll spend the night at the guesthouse in the park.

Day 3: Nam Cat Tien (B, L, D, Park G)

After breakfast,  you would have all day for discover the various kinds of birds in the park and in the lake as well.

Day 4: Nam Cat Tien/Ho Chi Minh City (B, L, Park G)

Breakfast at your guest house, you’ll take a tour to Ben Ngu by bicycle and explore the nearby Ben Ngu area. You?ll have time to go for a walk around the massive trees, dripping vines, and visiting the rapids.  You’ll have your time for lunch in the canteen.

After lunch, you’ll have your time for lunch in the canteen and drive to Dalat. When you arrive, you’ll be free to stroll around in Dalat market. You’ll spend the night in Dalat.

Day 5: Dalat (B, L, G)

After breakfast, our guide will pick you up for an orientation tour of Dalat. You’ll ride a cable car to Truc Lam Pagoda and Tuyen Lam Lake to visit attractive Flower Garden. Enjoy a tranquil environment and fresh air amidst such attractive landscapes as mountains, woods, lakes, streams, waterfalls. Lunch at local restaurant. In the afternoon, you’ll have time to learn more about many kinds of birds surround the lake. You’ll spend the night in Dalat.

Day 6: Dalat (B, L, G)

In the morning, you’ll be picked up and transferred to Lang Bian Mountain where you can spend all day for your bird watching activities. You’ll return to the city in the afternoon. Spend the night in Dalat.

Day 7: Dalat/Ho Chi Minh City departure (B, L, G)

Your morning free until you’ll be picked up to the airport for your flight to Ho Chi Minh City whre you’ll transit for your international departure flight.

Prices include:

• Breakfast and accommodation in twin or double room.
• Return domestic flight tickets: Dalat – Ho Chi Minh City, including domestic flight airport taxes.
• Boats cruise as programme.
• Travel by private, air-conditioned vehicle with an experienced driver.
• English-speaking tour guide as indicated in the itinerary and local National Park guide
• Entry fees for all sightseeing as mentioned in the programme.
• Lunches and dinners, as specified, in the local restaurants.
• Government Taxes.

Price do not include:

• International flight tickets and airport tax.
• Visas.
• Dinners except as specified.
• Drinks, gratuities and personal expenses.
• Insurance.

Hotel list for Five Stars standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Majestic Hotel (***** overlooking the Saigon River, Colonial Superior room)
• Nam Cat Tien: Park Guest House (local standard)
• Dalat: Sofitel Dalat Palace (***** colonial building, Superior room)

Hotel list for Three Stars standard

• Ho Chi Minh City: Elios Hotel (*** city centre, Superior room)
• Nam Cat Tien: Park Guest House (local standard)
• Dalat: Dalat Plaza Hotel (*** city centre, faced to Xuan Huong Lake, Standard Room)