Bird Watching Tour at Yok Don National Park
  • Visited places: Dak Lak, Buon Ma Thuot
  • Tour Activity/Theme: National Park, Ecotourism, Bird, Wildlife, Off the beaten track

The Yok Don National Park in the Central Highlands is a little-known bird watching site in Vietnam due to its far-flung location from the main tourist track in the country. But this place is no doubt a hidden gem for birding.

Unless you are a bird watcher, you are more likely to depart the national park of Yok Don after a couple of hours arriving here. And of course you are not likely to recommend a trip to Yok Don to anyone else. This is probably another reason that Yok Don National Park is not visited much. And this makes it much more quiet a place compared to other national parks in Vietnam.

Bird watching tour at Yok Don National Park in Dak Lak Province
Bird watching tour at Yok Don National Park in Dak Lak Province

For bird watchers, Yok Don is no doubt the best bird watching site in Vietnam by far for its quietness and number of species of novel birds. Yok Don is home to the biggest number of woodpecker species in Vietnam. You are not likely to find more woodpecker species at any other location in Vietnam compared to those you are to be able to observe at Yok Don. The best time to do this trip is from late November through April.

A crested treeswift with a baby at Yok Don National Park
A crested treeswift with a baby at Yok Don National Park

Our birding trip at the Yok Don National Park is a 4-day and 3-night bird watching tour which starts and concludes at the Buon Ma Thuot Airport or Buon Ma Thuot City. All meals on the itinerary are included. Accommodation is at the guest house in the Yok Don National Park with basic facilities.

Looking for novel bird species at Yok Don Naitonal Park
Looking for novel bird species at Yok Don Naitonal Park

{Inclusions
English speaking guide for bird-watching at the Yok Don National Park;
Transportation as on the itinerary;
Accommodation as on the itinerary;
Meals as per itinerary: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner;
Admission and permits during the guided times;}
{Exclusions
Insurance of any types;
Drinks, laundry, phone bills or others not clearly mentioned as included.}

Detailed itinerary

Day1    Arrive at Buon Ma Thuot Airport/Transfer to Yok Don National Park (50km) (D)
Day2    Full day birding at the Yok Don National Park (B/L/D)
Day3    Full day birding at the Yok Don National Park (B/L/D)
Day4    Transfer to Buon Ma Thuot Airport (50km) /Departure (B)

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