Join our on-site specialist birding tour guide to discover the avifauna at the Xuan Thuy National Park in Nam Dinh Vietnam on a 2-day bird watching tour.
Birding Tour at Xuan Thuy National Park Overview
Xuan Thuy National Park is the biggest bird park in Vietnam with over 200 bird species spotted of which over 150 species are migratory birds and over 50 species are sedentary birds. The number of individual birds spotted at the Xuan Thuy National Park is over 33,000 in a year.
Best time for bird-watching tours at the Xuan Thuy National Park
Best time for birding is during the dry and cool season from late October through April. During this time a large number of bird species migrating southwards and it is abundant in food at the Xuan Thuy National Park that several bird species choose to stop over or stay here for several days. To a lesser degree, there are birds which migrate northwards in the summer months from May through July; these birds choose to stay at the Xuan Thuy National Park thanks to abundant food and often mild temperatures.
It is possible for birding tours in the summer and autumn if it is not the time the region is under impact of a typhoon: July-October.
Summer months (May - July)
- Spot-billed Pelican ( Pelecanus philippensis, Bồ nông chân xám);
- Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala, Giang sen);
Winter months (November through March)
- Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhynch, Vịt giời);
- Northern Pintail (Anas acut, Vịt mốc);
Accommodation at the park headquarters is clean and with en-suite bathroom and basic facilities. All meals on the tour are included.
Notes on entrance fees to private bird hides:
- Please kindly know that on all our birding or birdwatching tours, fees to private bird hides are not included, the fees to the national parks are included.
- The fee/bird hide ranges from USD22/person to USD120/person, a surcharge for a solo traveller group may apply.
{Inclusions
English speaking guide for bird-watching at Xuan Thuy National Park;
Transportation as on the itinerary;
Boat trips at the national park as per itinerary;
Accommodation as on the itinerary;
Meals as per itinerary: B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner;
Admission and permits during the guided times;}
{Exclusions
Insurance of any types;
Access to private bird hides (subject to change without prior notice): VND1,000,000/person/day for a bird hide in Da Lat; USD100/person/day for a bird hide at Di Linh, 1,000,000/person/day for a bird hide at Cat Tien National Park.
Drinks, laundry, phone bills or others not clearly mentioned as included.}
Detailed itinerary
Day1 Hanoi - Nam Dinh - Giao Thuy - Xuan Thuy National Park/Birding at Con Ngan Island (specialist tour guide at Xuan Thuy included) (L/D)
0800 Our driver picks you up from your hotel and we travel to Xuan Thuy National Park.
1130 Arrive at Xuan Thuy, have some refreshment and easy stroll around the national park head quarters.
1200 Lunch.
1330-1730 Boat trip for bird watching at the Con Lu Island. The island is especially crowded with migratory birds during the winter months.
Overnight at Xuan Thuy.
Day2 Xuan Thuy-Hanoi (specialist tour guide at Xuan Thuy included)/Depart Xuan Thuy for Hanoi (B/L)
Breakfast at the park.
0530-0830 Take a boat trip to the Con Ngan Island and enjoy bird watching when early risers scavenging for food. The site is good for spotting both sedentary birds and migratory species.
0900 Arrive back at the guest house for breakfast.
1000-1130 More bird-watching on the walking trails.
1200-1300 Check out and lunch.
1300-1630 Travel back to Hanoi. End of service.
