9 days Northern Vietnam Birdwatching Tour Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi arrival – Sapa.
From Hanoi to Sapa via Express at night, it takes about 7 hours with arrival in morning

Day 2: First night camping.
From Sapa town, we take a sort cable car to to 3143m, then birding on the way down 2800m for first night camping. Our target here as: Black-faced, Scaly, Silver-eared, Red-winged Laughingthrushes, endemic Tonkin (White-browed) Fuvetta, Manipur, White-collared, Stripe-throated Fulvettas, Bar-throated Yuhinas, Spot-bressted, Golden Parrotbills, Sickle-billed Scimitar Babbler, White-browned Bush-robin, Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, Mountain Bambbo Partridge, rarest Temminck’s Tragopan, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Scarlet-breasted Sunbird( local form of Gould’s Sunbird), Cook’s Swift, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Pygmy and Scaly-breasted Cupwing, … a new recorded to Vietnam since 2010, Bar-winged Wren Babbler.

Day 3:
Departing at early morning bird on the way down 2100m for our main target is Pale-throated Wren Babbler the first endemic from Tonkin. The 2nd night camping at Tram Ton.

Day 4: Tram Ton – Sapa town.
A morning birding around Tram Ton for main target Pale-throated Wren. Others species as: Crimson-breasted Woodpecker, white-tailed, Chestnut-belled Nuthatche and rarest Beautiful Nuthatch, Golden Parrotbill, Black-faced Warbler. Wintering Warblers.
Overnight at Sapa.

Day 5: Sapa – Mu Cang Chai.
Departing at early morning to Mu Cang Chai, Our two main target endemic: White-throated Wren Babbler and Pale-throated Wren Babbler.
Overnight at Mu Cang Chai.

Day 6 -7:
Two full day at Mu Cang Chai for White-throated and Pale-throated Wren Babblers. Others beautiful species as: Pale-billed Parrotbill, Yellow-bellied Fantail, Striated Bulbul, Black-faced Warbler, Spectaled Barwing, Steaked Barwing, Blue-fronted Robin, Spotted Elachura, Rusty-capped, Golden-breasted Fulvettas, Grey-breasted Shrike Babbler, Blue-winged Laughingthrush, Yellow-bellied Avadavat, Crested Bunting, Himalayan Shortwing, Red-tailed Minla , Chinese Grassbird, Scarlet-faced Liocichla, and others migrant present.
Overnight at Mu Cang Chai.

Day 8: Mu Cang Chai To Sapa town.
A morning birding at Mu Cang Chai then heading to Sapa again. Overnight at Topas Riverside Lodge. Birding around this area for Brown Dipper.
Overnight at Sapa.

Day 9: Sapa to Hanoi airport.
A full days birding for Brown Dipper, Spot-breasted, Masked, White-browed Laughingthrushes, Slaty-bellied Tesia, Slaty-backed, Spotted, Little Forktails, White-capped Redstar, Vinous-throated and Ashy-throated Parrotbills. before take a drive via Express at evening and reaching Hanoi airport at morning.

Day 9:
An International departures from Ho Chi Minh International Airport.