Best birding destinations in Vietnam

Vietnam’s birding sites range from lowland evergreen forest and dry dipterocarp woodland to montane plateaus, limestone karst, wetlands and coastal mudflats. Southern and central Vietnam are generally most productive from December to April, while higher mountains in northern Vietnam are often best from March to May.

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Cambodia

Tmatboey & Kulen Promtep Birding Site | Cambodia | Wildtour

Locates in remote Preah Vihear province, this dipterocarp forest is home to some of the rarest species in south-east Asia. The landscape is dominated by open, dry savannah interspersed with extensive tracts of deciduous forest along the waterways tha...

Best season: November to April

Cambodia

Northern Cambodia Birding Sites | Wildtour

Northern Cambodia offers a network of complementary birding sites that can be combined with Tmatboey or Siem Reap. At Kratie and nearby Kampi, vegetated islands in the Mekong are well known for Mekong Wagtail.

Best season: November to April

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