| Cuc Phuong - Van Long 4 days |
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Tour code: CP_VL_04
Departure: Hanoi
Destination: Cuc Phuong National Park
General Introduction: Cuc Phuong national park is located in Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa provinces, about 160km to the south-west of Hanoi. Established in 1962, Cuc Phuong was the first national park to be created in Vietnam. It is dominated by limestone forest and covered with large tracts of primeval rainforest. Todate, over 300 bird species have been recorded at Cuc Phuong and the national park is situated at the northern end of the Annamese Lowlands Endemic Bird Area. Cuc Phuong is also designated as an Important Bird Area.
Itinerary
Day 1. Hanoi - Cuc Phuong (L/D).
Early morning departure from Hanoi to Cuc Phuong national park. Get to the national park around 10:00am, short visit to the Primate Rescue Centre, check-in and have lunch at Bong Sub-station. Afternoon birding around Bong area.
Lunch, dinner and overnight at Bong.
Night-watch: Possibility of Brown Wood Owl, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl and Giant Flying Squirrel.
Day 2. Cuc Phuong (B/L/D).
Full day birdwatching following the loop trail. Packed lunch.Breakfast, dinner and overnight at Bong Sub-station.
Night-watch: Possibility of Brown Wood Owl, Spot-bellied Eagle Owl and Giant Flying Squirrel.
Day 3. Cuc Phuong (B/L/D)
Full day birding following the Ancient tree trail and in Bong area.
Lunch, breakfast, dinner and overnight at Bong sub-station.
Day 4. Cuc Phuong –Van Long - Hanoi (B/L).
Morning birdwatching around Bong and Mac lake, check-out,lunch at park headquarters. Afternoon en route visit to Van Long Nature Reserve to see the White-browed Crake and possibility of Delacour’s Langur. Return to Hanoi in the late afternoon.
Highlight species: Silver Pheasant, Grey-peacock Pheasant, Red-vented Barbet, Red-collared Woodpecker, Pied Falconet, Eared Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Blue-rumped Pitta, White-winged Magpie, Indochinese and Common Green Magpie, Ratchet-tailed Treepie, Hainan Blue Flycatcher, Black-browed Fulvetta, Rufous-throated Fulvetta, Limestone Wren Babbler, Stristram’s Bunting, Bianchi’s Warbler, Long-tailed and Silver-breasted Broadbill, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Grey-backed Shrike, White-browed Piculet, White-browed Crake, Bonelli’s Eagle. Winter visitors that are possible here include Black-breasted Thrush, Japanese Thrush, Fujian Niltava.
Price
Included: Private car, all meals, drinking water, sight-seeing fee and permit, accommodation, experienced English speaking bird-guide, binoculars and guide book. Please note:
The single supplement for this tour is $75. You will be charged a single supplement if you desire single accommodation, or if you prefer to share but have no roommate and we cannot provide one for you. |
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