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05:00 Our expert birding guide and driver will pick you up from your hotel in Hanoi for an early drive to Cuc Phuong National Park. Breakfast break wil be on the way.
08:00 Upon Arrival in Cuc Phuong NP you will visit to the Endangered Primate Rescue Center and the semi – wild area. The Endangered Primate Rescue Ceter was Established in 1993 EPRC is a not for profit project dedicated to the rescue rehabilitation breeding, research and conservation of Vietnam’s endangered and critically endangered primate species 25 species of Vietnam’s primates are on the edge of extinction’and 11 species listed as Critically Endangered
09:00 Board the vehicle and drive deeper into the park toward the Bong Centre, where our birdwatching expedition begins. This tropical rainforest is home to some of Vietnam's most iconic and characteristic avian species, including:
Silver – Pheasant, Red Jungle fowl, Limstone leaf Warbler, Annam limestone Babbler, Green – eared Barbet, Red – vented Barbet, Pied Faconet, Greater Yellownape, Gray – capped Pygmy Woodpecker, Red -collaerd Woodpecker ( Near Endemic ) ,Thick – billed Pigeon, Emerald dove, Grey Nightjar, White – winged Magpie, Silver – breasted Broabill, Greater Coucal, Green- billed Maklkoha, Black – naped Monarch, Gray – headed Flycatcher, Red- headed Trogon, Sultan tit, Great Tit, Olive – backed Sunbird, Fork- tailed Sunbird, Crimson Sunbird, Streaked Spiderhunter, Crested Serpent Eagle, Hill Myna, Red – whiskered Bulbul, Black- crested Bulbul, Puff- throated Bulbul, Strip-throated Bulbul, Common Iora, Blue – Winged Leafbird, Banded Bay Cuckoo, Plaintive Cuckoo, Indian Cuckoo, Larger Cuckoo shrike, Pin – Striped Babbler or Striped Tit Babbler, Large Scimitar Babbler, Chinese Thrush, White Thrush, Asian Palm Swift, Asian koel, Malayan Night Heron, Japanese Sparrowhawk, Scarlet Minivet, Black Drongo, Rackchet – tailed Treepie, Greater Racket -tailed Drongo, Racket – tailed Treepie, Cinereous Vulture, Purple Cochoa, Common Tailorbird, Dark- necked Tailorbird, Pale- legged leaf warbler,
Targets for today: Red- collaerd Woodpecker, Bar- bellied Pitta, Bule – Rumped Pitta, Tonkin Partridge, Silver- Pheasant, Annam limstone Babbler, Pied Faconet , Red- headed Trogon, Rufous- bellied Woodpecker.
Bird hide spots: Tonkin Partridge ( Endemic), Blue – rumped Pitta (Near Endemic) , Bar- Bellied Pitta ( Near Endemic), Rufous- throated Fulvetta, White- tailed Robin, Siberian Blue Robin, Rufous – tailed Robin, Buff – breasted Babbler, Japanese Thrush, Orange- headed Thrush, Blue Whistling Thrush, Fujian Nitava, White – Rumped Shama, Puff -Throated Babbler, Red Jungle fowl ( Mele)
12:00 - 13:00 Enjoy a local lunch at the Park Center, surrounded by the pristine primary forest. Afterward, we continue our exploration of the jungle, visiting ancient trees and tracking local wildlife.
In the afternoon: We hike deeper into the rainforest to spot more birds and hidden wildlife.
17:00 Drive back to Hanoi. Tour ends.
* Approx. Duration: 6 hrs drive / 3-4 hrs hike / 1 hr lunch break
* Meals Included: Lunch
