Full-Day Birding Tour in Can Gio Mangrove Forest, Ho Chi Minh City

Highlights

Enjoy a birding tour in the Can Gio Mangrove Forest

Spot Kingfishers, Herons, and Cormorants, among others

Ho Chi Minh

bird, nature, photography

Private Tour

10 Hours

Medium

English, Vietnamese

Description

Sign up for this birding tour in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) designed for you to have easy, short birding tours during your time in HCMC. Start early in the morning to explore the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, soaking in the natural beauty and getting surprised by the diversity of birds, like Kingfishers, Herons, Spoon-billed Sandpiper, White-faced Plover, and Nordmann's Greenshank, and many more!

Itinerary

Birding in Can Gio Mangrove Forest

Birding is the activity of observing wild birds. There are so many different birds to see, unique bird behaviours to watch, and variations in bird songs to enjoy. It is both engrossing and relaxing to witness it for yourself.
- Meet the tour guide, who will pick you up in Sai Gon in the early morning and then drive about 2.5 hours through the Binh Khanh ferry. Depending upon on season and tide height, we will plan our birding time accordingly.
- Reach Can Gio Mangrove and spend a full day birding; sometimes, we change the order of the muddy-shore birding and birding in the salt pans and in the mangrove forests. Have lunch at a restaurant nearby before our afternoon birding.
- Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.

What's Included

Expert bird guide

Private car with driver

Lunch

Entrance fees

Environmental service fee

Also provided: birding spotting scope, bird ID manual

What's Excluded

Personal expenses, tips, and gratuities

Beverage

Other services not mentioned above

Know Before You Go

Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve is situated to the south of Ho Chi Minh City, it covers 70.000 ha of the delta region and is wildlife with over 600 species of animals and 300 species of plants.

During the war, the mangroves were a dense hiding place from which to launch attacks on the city, which both the Vietnamese and Americans found extremely difficult to penetrate or patrol. As a result, the Americans dropped a huge among of toxins that damaged the mangroves.

However, now the mangrove is beginning to recover and is protected by the government and international law, and there are efforts to reintroduce much of the wildlife that fled the area.

In Can Gio Mangrove Biosphere Reserve, there are 3 conservation areas for animals, including Bird Sanctuary, Bat Conservation Area, and Monkey Island.

Located near Ho Chi Minh City, Can Gio Mangrove Forest is one of several good sites for a single day of birding. The mangroves attract several passerine species, such as Yellow-vented Bulbul, Pied Fantail, Asian Paradise Flycatcher, and Golden-bellied Gerygone. Kingfishers, Herons, and Cormorants are also common here. In winter (December-April), many wader species come to stay in the area, greatly increasing its species abundance. Spoon-billed Sandpiper has been seen here several times, and other species highlights are White-faced Plover, Nordmann's Greenshank, Red Knot, Red-necked Stint, and Broad-billed Sandpiper, all of which are found here easily.

What To Bring

Camera

Binoculars (recommended)

Hat

Shoes (recommended: trekking shoes)

Comfortable clothes

Personal medicine

Raincoat

Cancellation Policy

No refund in case of any cancellation.

Price

Adult
1 to 2	USD 300 /person
3 to 4	USD 250 /person
5 to 6	USD 180 /person
7 to 10	USD 160 /person
Child
1 to 4	USD 200 /person
5 to 10	USD 140 /person
This is a private tour