Bird Watching & Photography Tour - Bach Ma National Park (2 Days)
Exploring endangered, endemic, and restricted-range bird species at the birding hotspot in Central Vietnam - Bach Ma National Park - recognized as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2022 and holds the world’s only breeding area for the saola, a critically endangered species (also known as the Asian unicorn). The park reveals a rich avifauna similar to that of Da Lat and Kon Tum highlands, which are recently recognized as some of the most significant biodiversity hotspots in Central Vietnam. 🐦📸
- Start Đà Nẵng
- Finish Đà Nẵng
- Minimum number 1
- Maximum number 8
Day 1: Hue/Da Nang City - Bach Ma National Park
We start at 5:30 AM in Hue or Da Nang City and then transport by private car to Bach Ma National Park. It takes about 2.5 hours. We have breakfast and coffee on the way.
- Bird hides: Black-throated Laughingthrush, Indochinese Wren Babbler, White-gorgeted Flycatcher, Rufous-bellied niltava
- Trails: Golden-throated Barbet, Red-headed Trogon
- Night Birding: Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl, Mountain Scops-Owl, Hodgson's frogmouth
Accommodation: Night at Bach Ma National Park with a private room, drinks, and meals at a good restaurant.
Day 2: Bach Ma National - Hue/Da Nang City
We start at 5:30 AM for breakfast and coffee
- Bird hides: Indochinese Green-Magpie, Silver Pheasant, Blue-rumped Pitta, Streak Wren Babbler, Rufous-throated Partridge
- Trails: Indochinese Yuhina, Annam Sultan Tit, Fork-tailed Sunbird, Long-tailed Broadbill.
After finishing birding around 4:30 PM, we go back to Hue or Da Nang City. On the way, we can stop for short birding along Cau Hai lagoon for water birds. You can take domestic/international flights from Hue or Da Nang Airport.
Main highlight species include:
- Silver Pheasant (endemic subspecies central Vietnam)
- Indochinese Green-Magpie
- Indochinese Wren Babbler
- Blue-rumped Pitta
- Rufous-throated Partridge
- Black-throated Laughingthrush
- Streaked Wren-Babbler
- Rufous-bellied niltava
- Annam Sultan Tit
- Golden-throated Barbet
- Fork-tailed Sunbird
- Indochinese Yuhina
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Red-headed Trogon
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher
Services: The tour includes a private car, accommodations, insurance, tickets for entering the National Park, a ranger for night birding, and a guide.
Equipment: The tour also includes binoculars or telescopes (if required).
Weather: Due to the change in the elevation range from the headquarters (200 meters) to the top of the mountain (~1.500m) within the national park, the temperatures vary between 18°C-30°C accordingly. Bach Ma is one of the wettest weather in Vietnam (around 8,000 mm of precipitation at the summit, from September and November). We may encounter heavy froggy and colder temperatures near or on the top of the mountain.
Topography: Bach Ma National Park - situated in the central Annamite mountains - lies on a high mountain ridge that runs west-east from the Laotian border to the East Sea at the Hai Van pass. Elevation ranges 200-1500 m (Mount Bach Ma at 1,448 m). Walking along roads and trails for birding easily but sometimes steeper with higher slopes and hills.
Local culture: French villas, hotels, and restaurants built during the French colonial administration. Indigenous people Ka Tu, Van Kieu, and Muong are living in the buffer zone of the National Park.
Best time to go: December – September
Reservation - Payment: A 20 % (twenty percent) deposit is required to secure your reservation. Please contact us/our partners via email for more details.