The Most Popular Places for Birding and Bird-Watching in Vietnam

Vietnam possesses an amazing avifauna that is surprising to quite a few birding enthusiasts and ornithologists. The country has diverse terrain and has the territory stretching in different climatic zones which helps to make the favorable habitats for different bird species.

Besides, the geographical location of Vietnam is right on migratory routes of several bird species and if you go on bird-watching tours in Vietnam during the bird migration season, you will notice the busy bird life in several national parks, nature reserves, bird parks in the country.

A birding trail at the Cuc Phuong National Park in Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam

With decades of experience in birding and taking photos of birds in Vietnam, our team has come up with the most popular places in Vietnam for birding and bird-watching as below. Be reminded that these places are not only conveniently accessible in the North, in the Central Coast, in the Central Highlands, or in Southern Vietnam, but they offer opportunities you can observe several novel endemic bird species in Vietnam as well as rare bird species which are not often found elsewhere in the world. There are several other birding sites in Vietnam which are too remote or not easily accessible, we will feature them into separate articles.