Vietnam Bird Watching Tour 12 Days

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 have a full day of bird watching. It is also one of the hotspots for birdwatchers in Dalat. You’ll return to the city in the afternoon. Spend the night in Dalat.

Day 7: Dalat/Hanoi (B, L, G)

Your time will be your own until you’ll be picked up to the airport for your flight to Hanoi.Upon arrival at Noi Bai airport, our guide will greet and accompany you to your hotel. Free time until you?ll be picked up to watch water puppet performance, a traditional art form closely connected with the long-standing spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. You?ll then be driven to a good local restaurant and enjoy a welcome dinner with us. Your overnight stay will be in Hanoi.

Day 8: Hanoi/Cuc Phuong (B, L, D, Park G)

Breakfast at the restaurant, you’ll be picked up and transferred to Cuc Phuong, the first national park of Vietnam and is the country’s largest natural reserve with the variety of flora and fauna with thousand-year-old trees and dripping vines. You?ll firstly be guided to visit the Prehistory Cave and the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre. You could take this opportunity to see with your eyes and know more about thousands of different endangered species. You’ll spend the night at a bungalow in the middle of forest.

Day 9: Cuc Phuong National Park (B, L, D, Park G)

You’ll be waken up by the beautiful sounds of birdsong. You’ll then take a walk through the lush rainforest that makes up the park to enjoy your day with seeing so many kinds of birds. You’ll spend the night at the park center.

Day 10: Cuc Phuong National Park (B, L, Park G)

After breakfast, you will continue enjoy half day bird watching. After lunch, you’ll be picked up to return to Hanoi to spend the night.

Day 11: Hanoi/Tam Dao (B, L, D, Park G)

After breakfast, you’ll travel to Tam Dao National Park (80 km).It covers a large part of Tam Dao range, which is one of the terminal spurs of a larger mountainous area. Tam Dao National Park is covered by rich flora consisting of 490 species, the high classes belonging to 344 genera and 130 families. The park is a promising center for forest ecological research on rare and valuable flora and fauna. You could have chance to see so many kinds of birds there such as ied falconets, ratchet-tailed tree pies, bar-backed partridges, fork-tailed sunbirds and pin-tailed pigeons. You’ll spend the night in Tam Dao.

Day 12: Tam Dao/Hanoi (B, L, Park G)

Morning bird watching. You’ll return to Noi Bai airport for your departure flight.

• Breakfast and accommodation in twin or double room.
• Return domestic flight tickets: Dalat – Hanoi, 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)
• Hanoi: Sheraton Hotel (***** Close to the bustle and excitement of the city, less than 10 minutes from downtown Hanoi, Deluxe room)
• Cuc Phuong: Park Guest House (local standard)
• Tam Dao: Mela Hotel (**** the best standard hotel in Tam Dao)

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)
• Hanoi: La Belle Vie Hotel (*** located on Nguyen Truong To Street, just a few steps away from the old quarter and within walking distance to West Lake, Superior Room)
• Cuc Phuong: Park Guest House (local standard)
• Tam Dao: Mela Hotel (**** the best standard hotel in Tam Dao)