Bird Hide Photography Tour - Best of Northern Vietnam (6-Days)
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Bird Hide Photography Tour - Best of Northern Vietnam (6-Days)

Bird Hide Tour - Best of Northern Vietnam (6-Days) is especially focused on Pittas and Specialties of Northern Vietnam. We will spend 90% of time at bird hides giving you the opportunity for excellent photos. We only spend 10% of time trying our luck on birding trails, we will walk to look for birds that do not come to feeders like parottbills, bulbuls, sunbirds and many more classic tropical species.

Best group size: 6

Start: Hanoi Capital

Finish: Hanoi Capital

Destinations: Hanoi Capital – Cuc Phuong National Park – Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park – Hanoi Capital

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Details Tour

Below is a list of species that we will target on this tour - It is not an exhaustive list of species that we will look for but these are the main highlights due to them being rare, restricted ranges or the birds found only in Vietnam and some species may be more easily seen in other countries. Of course we cannot guarantee that we will see all of these birds, but we have a good chance of finding most of them based on the expeience of previous tours by VietBird Ltd. 

MAIN TARGETS

1. Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic)

Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

A male of Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

A male of Bar-bellied Pitta (Hydrornis elliotii) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

2. Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic)

Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Blue-rumped Pitta (Hydrornis soror) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

3. Blue-naped Pitta

Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Blue-naped Pitta (Hydrornis nipalensis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

4. Tonkin Partridge (Endemic Subspecies)

Tonkin Partridge (Arborophila tonkinensis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Tonkin Partridge (Arborophila tonkinensis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

5. Sultan Tit

Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Phuc Le - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Phuc Le

6. Gray-bellied Tesia

Gray-bellied Tesia (Tesia cyaniventer) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Gray-bellied Tesia (Tesia cyaniventer) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

7. Slaty-bellied Tesia

Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Slaty-bellied Tesia (Tesia olivea) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

8. Chestnut-headed Tesia

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Chestnut-headed Tesia (Cettia castaneocoronata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

9. Golden Parrotbill

Golden Parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Golden Parrotbill (Suthora verreauxi) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

10. Greyish Limestone-babbler

Greyish Limestone-babbler (Turdinus crispifrons) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Greyish Limestone-babbler (Turdinus crispifrons) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

11. Silver-eared Laughingthrush

Silver-eared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Silver-eared Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron melanostigma) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

OTHER BIRDS EXPECTED

1. Western Grey Treepie

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) at Phia Oac-Phia De Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Grey treepie (Dendrocitta formosae) at Phia Oac-Phia De Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

2. Chestnut Bulbul

Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) at Phia Oac-Phia De Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Chestnut Bulbul (Hemixos castanonotus) at Phia Oac-Phia De Birding Trails. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

3. Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler

Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ferruginosus) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

4. Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler (Pomatorhinus ruficollis) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

5. Spot-necked Babbler

Spot-necked Babbler (Stachyris strialata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Spot-necked Babbler (Stachyris strialata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

6. Rufous-throated Fulvetta

Rufous-throated Fulvetta (Schoeniparus rufogularis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Rufous-throated Fulvetta (Schoeniparus rufogularis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

7. Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler (Napothera epilepidota) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler (Napothera epilepidota) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

8. Siberian Thrush

Siberian Thrush (Geokichla sibirica) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Siberian Thrush (Geokichla sibirica) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

9. Orange-headed Thrush

Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Orange-headed Thrush (Geokichla citrina) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

10. Japanese Thrush

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Japanese Thrush (Turdus cardis) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

11. White-gorgeted Flycatcher

White-gorgeted Flycatcher (Anthipes monileger) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

White-gorgeted Flycatcher (Anthipes monileger) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

12. White-tailed Flycatcher

White-tailed Flycatcher (Cyornis concretus) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

White-tailed Flycatcher (Cyornis concretus) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

13. Fujian Niltava

Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Fujian Niltava (Niltava davidi) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

14. Rufous-tailed Robin

Rufous-tailed Robin (Larvivora sibilans) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Rufous-tailed Robin (Larvivora sibilans) at Cuc Phuong Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

15. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata) at Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides. Photo by: Bui Duc Tien

16. Fork-tailed Sunbird

Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga latouchii) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails - Northern Vietnam. Photo by: Phuc Le - Vietnam Bird Photography Tours - Vietbirdphototours.com

Fork-tailed Sunbird (Aethopyga latouchii) at Cuc Phuong Birding Trails. Photo by: Phuc Le

Day 1: Hanoi Capital – Cuc Phuong National Park

Welcome to VietBird Ltd! We'll meet and welcome by Noi Bai airport or your hotel in Hanoi Capital. You will be transferred to Cuc Phuong National Park. We will arrive in time for some initial exploration this wonderful park and have a welcome dinner in the evening. Night at Cuc Phuong.


Day 2: Cuc Phuong National Park

We will have two full days to explore this beautiful, unique and fascinating park. We will spend most of time at bird hides, our main photographic targets will be the stunning Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta and Tonkin Partridge. If time permits we will try our luck on some other beautiful species on birding trails such as "Greyish Limestone-babbler" and "Fork-tailed Sunbird". Night at Cuc Phuong.

 

Expected birds in Cuc Phuong Bird Hides: Bar-bellied Pitta (Near Endemic), Blue-rumped Pitta (Near Endemic), Tonkin Partridge (Endemic - Subspecies), Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Siberian Thrush, Orange-headed Thrush, Japanese Thrush, White-tailed Flycatcher, Fujian Niltava, Rufous-tailed Robin,…and more.

 

Expected birds on Cuc Phuong Birding Trails: Pied Falconet, Sultan Tit, Greyish Limestone-babbler, Fork-tailed Sunbird, bulbuls, flycatchers, warblers,…and more.


Day 3: Cuc Phuong National Park – Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park

After an early morning birding at Cuc Phuong National Park, we will depart for the long drive to Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park, located in Cao Bang province. Night at Cao Bang.


Day 4-5: Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park

We will have two full days to explore Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park (located in Cao Bang province), this is a new birding site that VietBird Ltd recently discovered that gives us a great opportunity to see the rare and shy "Blue-naped Pitta". We also hope to get photos of other specialties such as Gray Laughingthrush, Silver-eared Laughingthrush and the cutest species of "Tesias". Nights at Cao Bang.

 

Expected birds in Phia Oac-Phia Den Bird Hides: Blue-naped Pitta, Gray-bellied Tesia, Slaty-bellied Tesia, Chestnut-headed Tesia, Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler, Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Spot-necked Babbler, Tonkin Streaked Wren-babbler (Near Endemic - Subspecies), Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler, Silver-eared Laughingthrush, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Large Niltava, Fujian Niltava, Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher,…and more.

 

Expected birds on Phia Oac-Phia Den Birding Trails: Western Grey Treepie, Chestnut Bulbul, Rufous-headed Parrotbill, Short-tailed Parrotbill, Golden Parrotbill, Whiskered Yuhina, Gray Laughingthrush, Russet Sparrow,…and more.


Day 6: Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park – Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport (Departure flight)

After some final birding at Phia Oac-Phia Den National Park before going to Hanoi’s Noi Bai airport for departure flights.

  • Leeches do occur in some of the reserves and encountering them really depends on how much recent rain there has been. If you do have leach socks, it might therefore be a good idea to bring them along.
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Physical difficulty: Mostly easy walking along tracks, roads, and trails, but there will be a few inclined sections in the mountains.

Habitats Covered: Broadleaved evergreen forest, Evergreen forest, Secondary forest, Dry dipterocarp forest, Wetland, Rice field, Mountain forest, Pine forest, Bamboo forest, Shoreline.

Accommodation: Comfortable hotel and Guesthouse at the Parks. All accommodations have hot water, free Wi-Fi and most have air-conditioning.

Climate: Temperatures typically vary between 20°C-25°C (68-77°F). At higher altitudes we may encounter some small rain at times and colder temperatures 10°C- 20°C (50-68°F).

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