Fansipan Birding Expedition
This 5-day tour features a high-altitude cable car ascent to Fansipan for summit camping and target birding, seeking rare White-throated and Pale-throated Wren-babblers alongside diverse Himalayan specialties.
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Start with a classic Vietnam birding route, add a short extension, or request a private custom itinerary based on your target species.
This 5-day tour features a high-altitude cable car ascent to Fansipan for summit camping and target birding, seeking rare White-throated and Pale-throated Wren-babblers alongside diverse Himalayan specialties.
Explore Vietnam’s top three Endemic Bird Areas across 14 days, from the lowland forest to the montane plateau. Priority targets include Vietnamese endemics, Indochinese specialties, and sought-after pittas and laughingthrushes.
This 15-day tour explores Southern Vietnam and Cambodia, blending rich wildlife with cultural highlights. Discover Cat Tien, Tram Chim, and Siem Reap’s wetlands alongside iconic landmarks like Angkor Wat and Cu Chi.
Designed for bird photographers, this custom Cat Tien tour utilizes specialized hides to capture clear shots of Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pittas, Germain’s Peacock-Pheasant, Siamese Fireback, and other striking forest species.
This 9-day birding tour explores Vietnam’s Central Highlands (Da Lat and Kon Tum plateaus), the hub of Vietnamese endemism such as the Collared, Golden-winged and Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, and many more across Ngoc Linh, Mang Den, and Da Lat.
We are collaborating with Cat Tien National Park to establish bird photography spots, facilitating easy observation for visitors to witness the park's special bird species like the Germain's Peacock Pheasant and Bar-bellied Pitta.
Vietnam offers a rare combination of lowland forests, montane plateaus, coastal mudflats, wetlands, limestone karst and northern mountains.
Orange-necked Partridge, Bar-bellied and Blue-rumped Pitta, Black-and-buff, Pale-headed Woodpecker
Phong Nha-Ke Bang combines spectacular limestone karst with extensive forest and is one of north-central Vietnam's most distinctive birding landscapes. The park lies within the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area and supports more than 200 recorded birds
Lo Xo Pass lies along the Ho Chi Minh Road between Da Nang and Kon Tum, close to the Lao border and the forests of the Kon Tum Plateau. The road passes through a mosaic of primary evergreen forest, secondary growth and scrub, giving birders access to...
Mang Den lies on the Kon Tum Plateau at around 1,200 m and combines a cool highland town with access to montane evergreen forest, especially around Mang Canh. The area has become one of central Vietnam's most important specialist birding destinations.
Sa Pa and the Fansipan massif provide Vietnam's strongest taste of Sino-Himalayan birdlife. Around 350 species have been recorded in the wider area, including several montane birds that are scarce or absent elsewhere in the country.
Sa Mu Pass is a little-known birding area in north-western Quang Tri Province, within Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve and close to the Lao border. Its lowland and mid-montane evergreen forests form part of the Annamese Lowlands.
Tell us your travel dates, target birds, group size and preferred pace. Wildtour will help design a realistic and rewarding itinerary.