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Code: |
BIRD05 |
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Routes: |
Orange-necked Partridge, Germain's
Peacock Pheasant, Grey-faced Tit
Babbler, Green Peafowl, Siamese Fireback,
Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill and
Bar-bellied Pitta. |
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Duration: |
03 Days |
Itinerary in brief
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - Cat Tien National Park
Day 2 - Birding all day
Day 3: Cat Tien – Ho Chi Minh
Detail Itinerary
Located in Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc
provinces, in the lowlands of southern Vietnam,
far from Sai Gon 180 km, Cat Tien National Park
is one of the top birding site in Vietnam. The
topography of the site is characterised by a
flat plain in the west, and low, gentle hills in
the east. The major vegetation types at the park
are lowland semi-evergreen forest and lowland
evergreen forest, although the park also
supports extensive swamps and other wetlands.
Cat Tien supports one of the most intact lowland
forest avifauna in Vietnam. Most notably, there
are confirmed records of 16 globally threatened
and near-threatened bird species from the
national park, the highest total for any
protected area in Vietnam. Cat Tien supports all
three restricted-range species that define the
South Vietnamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area:
Orange-necked Partridge, Germain's Peacock
Pheasant and Grey-faced Tit Babbler.
Cat Tien is also one of the best sites in
Vietnam to see Green Peafowl, Siamese
Fireback, Wreathed Hornbill, Great Hornbill
and Bar-bellied Pitta.
Day 1: Ho Chi Minh - Cat Tien National Park
Early morning:
Pick you up at the hotel and have breakfast on
the way to Dong Nai Province. About 10:30am,
getting the permission then crossing the Dong
Nai river and entering the park. Check in
accommodation. Take a short birding to see
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Bulbuls, Common
Iora, Golden-fronted and Leafbirds. Lunch.
After lunch:
Birding on trail in from Headquarter to Ben Cu
(about 1 km) for Orange-headed Trogon, Asian
Brown Flycatcher, Lineated and Green-eared
Barbet, Black-crested Bulbul, Black-hooded and
Black-naped Oriole, White-rumped Shama, and
more. Go back the guest house and take a rest
until 03:00 pm.
About afternoon:
Walking on opposite way to see Red-breasted
Parakeet, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Dollarbird,
Woodswallow, Asian Palm Swift, Barn Swallow,
Spotted and Red-collared Dove, Greater Coucal,
Drongo Cuckoo, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Bronzed;
Black and Crow-billed Drongo, White-crested
Laughingthrush etc.
In twilight Great-eared Nightjar
and Owls.
Dinner and sleep.
Day 2 - Birding all day:
05:00 am in the early morning,
hire a Jeep or Pick up car for 11km, walking on
the trail through the forest 5 km to go to
Crocodile lake (Bau Sau). Throughout this trail
we may see Germain's Peacock Pheasant,
Siamese Fireback, many species of Babblers,
Bar-bellied Pitta.
About 08:30 am,
we get to the lake and see many species such as
Green Peafowl, Great Hornbill, Lesser
Adjutant, Woolly-necked Stork, Wreathed Hornbill,
Egrets, Herons, Osprey, Purple Swamphen,
Bronze-winged and Pheasant-tailed Jacana,
Kingfishers, Lesser Whistling-duck, Oriental
Magpie Robin, and many other species.
Walking back at 10:00 and the car pick up
us at 12:00, back to the guest house,
lunch and rest or birding around the guest house
to see Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker, Minivets,
Black-naped Monarch, Chestnut-headed Bee-eater,
Olive-backed and Rubby-checked Sunbird,
Day 3: Cat Tien – Ho Chi Minh
Early morning bird watching. Leave
the park after dinner and arrive at HCMC at
about 05:00pm
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