A focused four-day introduction to the Da Lat Plateau, targeting Vietnamese and Indochinese montane specialties across Ta Nung, Langbiang/Bidoup–Nui Ba and Nui San Pass. The program can be extended for photographers or birders with a longer target list.

This tour starts from Da Lat but we can arrange transportation if you would prefer to pick from other cities such as Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Phan Rang or Phan Thiet.

Most highlights:

Bar-backed Partridge, Silver Pheasant, Red-vented Barbet, Indochinese Barbet, Red-headed Trogon, Long-tailed Broadbill, Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon, Mountain Imperial Pigeon, Black Eagle, Rufous-bellied Eagle, Jerdon's Baza, Rusty-naped Pitta, Blue Pitta, Burmese Shrike, Indochinese Green Magpie, Eurasian Jay, Slender-billed Oriole, Maroon Oriole, White-throated Rock Thrush, Green Cochoa, Rufous-browed Flycatcher, Blue-and-White Flycatcher, Mugimaki Flycatcher, Snowy-browed Flycatcher, Little Pied Flycatcher, Large Niltava, Lesser Shortwing, White-tailed Robin, Spotted Forktail, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Grey-crowned Tit, Grey-bellied Tesia, White-spectacled Warbler, Chestnut-crowned Warbler, Black-hooded Laughingthrush, White-cheeked Laughingthrush, Orange-breasted Laughingthrush, Collared Laughingthrush, White-browed Scimitar Babbler, Streaked Wren Babbler, Eyebrowed Wren Babbler, Pygmy Wren Babbler, Rufous-capped Babbler, Vietnamese Cutia, Clicking Shrike-Babbler, Blue-winged Minla, Black-crowned Fulvetta, Indochinese Fulvetta, Grey-crowned Crocias, Rufous-backed Sibia, Black-headed Sibia, Black-headed Parrotbill, Mrs Gould's Sunbird, Streaked Spiderhunter, Vietnamese Greenfinch, Red Crossbill.

Some key species's photos:

Black-crowned Fulvetta

Clicking Shrike Babbler

Indochinese Barbet

Grey-crowned Crocias

Red Crossbill

Yellow-billed Nuthactch

Orange-breasted Laughingthrush

Vietnamese Cutia

Itinerary:

• Day 1 (L, D): Pick up from airport (on your arrival) or from hotel in the early morning then go birding rest of the day. Overnight at 4-star hotel (Monet Garden resort or equivalent) for 3 nights.
• Day 2 & Day 3 (B, L, D): Two full days exploring Da Lat Plateau. We first visit Ta Nung, a small private evergreen forest which is the most accessible site for the rare and endemic Grey-crowned Crocias. Other notable endemics such as Orange-breasted and Black-hooded Laughingthrushes, Vietnamese Cutia and Vietnamese Greenfinch may also be found here. Our second visit is to Langbian Mountain, a high peak (2,169m asl). This forest supports the most sought-after species, the beautiful and skulking endemic Collared Laughingthrush. The Black-crowned Fulvetta (split from Rufous-winged Fulvetta) is also a common endemic among other targets: Wintering Mugimaki Flycatcher, Yellow-billed Nuthatch, Yellow-cheeked Tit, Grey-crowned Tit (Black-throated Tit) and Vietnamese Cutia.
• Day 4 (B, L) Da Lat - Di Linh: Birding for finalization to see what we need, we will flexible to choose which sites to visit on this day depending our targets. Tour conclusions in the afternoon.

Tour price: 

• Single supplement: USD 180
• Includes: Bird guide, transportation by private car, accommodation (share twin room), daily meal and drinking water.
• Excludes: Personal expense (e.g., beverage, laundry), tipping for guide and driver (optional but appreciated), single supplement.

Relevant tour:

• Cat Tien National Park 
• Da Lat bird photography tour
• Central Highland
• Tan Phu - Orange-necked Partridge

More infomation about birding sites in Vietnam:

• Da Lat Plateau
• Cat Tien National Park
• Yok Don National Park
• Da Lat birding sites
• List of the birds of Da Lat plateau