5 days Southern Vietnam Birding Tour Ho Chi Minh

Vietnam Birding Tours provides a short 5 days Southern Vietnam Birding Tour Ho Chi Minh for budget time birder traveling from Saigon.

Day 1: Arrive in Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Cat Tien National park – Tan Phu.
Arrive at Ho Chi Minh city and travel by car to Tan Phu, 150km to the north. This area is home to both Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pitta.

Day 2 – 3: Cat Tien National Park – Tan Phu
Two full days at Tan Phu, our target birds are: Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pittas, Black-backed Kingfisher, Green-legged Partridge, and the rare near-endemic Orange-breasted Partridge.

Others species along the road are: Abbott’s Babbler, and Black-and-red, Banded and Dusky Broadbills, Banded Kingfisher, Orange-breasted Trogon.

At night around Tan Phu we will look for the hard to find Spot-bellied Eagle Owl and other species such as Collared Scope Owl, Asian Barred Owlet, and Brown Boobok.
Overnight at Suoi Mo resort.

Day 4: Cat Tien National Park – Tan Phu – Di Linh
A morning birding around Tan Phu then a 3 hour drive to Di Linh. Birding along the main road where we can find the beautiful Indochinese Green Magpie, Black-headed Parrotbill, Annam and Red-vented Barbet, other endemics are possible here: Vietnamese Cutia, Dalat Shrike Babbler, Vietnamese Greenfinch.
Overnight at Di Linh.

Day 5: Di Linh – Ho Chi Minh.
A morning birding at Di Linh then travel to Ho Chi Minh, stopping on the roadside at La Nga for nice photography before arriving in Ho Chi Minh.
Arrive in Ho Chi Minh city center or Tan Son Nhat airport for departure.

End your 5 days Southern Vietnam Birding Tour Ho Chi Minh