Vietnam Adventure Tours & Travel, Trekking, Bird Watching, Cycling Tours

The Best Bird Watching Tour in Southern Vietnam is a birding experience through the best sites for bird watching in southern Vietnam and in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The sites visited on the trip offer high concentration of endemic bird species and semi-endemic birds species of Vietnam.

In this second part  we show case photos of one of our wonderful birding experiences in southern Vietnam. The photos include bird species at the Bidoup Nui Ba National Park in Lam Dong Province and our birding experience at the Yok Don National Park in Dak Lak Province. 

Bird Watching and Bird Species at Ba Vi National Park Vietnam

This is a list of key birding spots, bird watching sites and bird species at Bach Ma National Park Vietnam.

The Yok Don National Park is 40km to the west of Buon Ma Thuot City, right on the border between Vietnam and Cambodia. This is the only national park in Vietnam with dipterocarp forest which is deciduous.

The Bidoup Nui Ba National Park is in Lam Dong Province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The national park includes a system of pine forest, mountains, lakes and streams... on high elevations of over 800m above sea level, and in a region with temperate climate on high altitudes. This is home to quite some endemic bird species.

Van Long is a wetland nature reserve in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam. The area is a great place for sightseeing, bird watching, wildlife spotting... You may want to take a rowing boat ride, a bike tour or a leisurely walk to soak in the amazing scenery and fresh air.

Birding and Bird Species at Ba Be National Park Vietnam

Di Linh Forest is 80km from either Da Lat or Cat Tien National Park. The area is perched on the Di Linh Plateau with the average altitude of 800m above sea level.

The Phia Oac - Phia Den (correctly spelled as Phja Oac - Phja Den) is located in Nguyen Binh District, Cao Bang Province, northeastern Vietnam. The national park is 70km west of Cao Bang City via Route 34, the provincial capital of the eponymous province. The national park is 250km north of Hanoi via Route 3 and Route 279.

Xuan Thuy National Park is in Giao Thuy District, Nam Dinh Province, 150km southeast of Hanoi. The national park is on a rivermouth where the Red River discharges its water into the East Sea. The national park is listed as a Ramsar site and one of Global Biosphere Reserves by the UNESCO.

The Yok Don National Park in Dak Lak Province is the only national park in Vietnam with Dipterocarp forest which has several amazing characteristics. And Yok Don is among the top national parks in Vietnam for amazing birding experiences.

The Saigon River is the lower leg of the Dong Nai River which starts its course in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The river flows around the the famed Cat Tien National Park with amazing avifauna. Then the river flows through Saigon before discharging its water into the East Vietnam Sea. 

Can Gio Global Biosphere Reserve, which covers an area of 75,000 hectares and includes part of the Dong Nai, Vam Co Dong and Vam Co Tay Rivers as well as the sea, is only 60km south of Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon). And it is the habitat to an amazing wide range of 130 bird species which include resident birds, migratory birds, shore birds... 

Da Lat, the City of Love or Honeymoon City as known among Vietnamese, is the best places in Vietnam for birdwatching of endemic species. The city of Da Lat, which is on 1,500m above sea elevation with several lakes, rivers, forested mountains and temperate climate, is certain not to fail your birding experience. Beside the rich endemic species, you can also encounter several resident and migratory colorful bird species should it be the season. The best time for bird-watching in Da Lat is from late November through April.

The Bidoup Nui Ba National Park is located on the Langbiang Plateau with the averaged altitudes of around 1,500m above sea level. The terrain of the national park includes rolling hills, high mountains covered in pine forest, primary forest.

The Cat Tien National Park is in Nam Cat Tien Commune of Dong Nai Province, hence once referred to as the Nam Cat Tien National Park. The national park is 160km from either Da Lat or Saigon Ho Chi Minh City.