Trip reports

Field reports from Vietnam, written by the people who made the trips. Each one is reproduced with permission, with its species lists and photographs, and the animals it records link to their pages in this guide.

Trip report · Royle Safaris · 2025Vietnam’s rare primates in April 2025: doucs, Delacour’s Langurs and Cat Ba LangurIn April 2025 Royle Safaris ran its 16-day Vietnam Rare Primates Tour with local guide Luc, from Cat Tien National Park through Da Nang, Bach Ma, Phong Nha and Cuc Phuong to Cat Ba Island. The report is largely taken from client John Weir’s account on Safaritalk.net, used with his permission, and covers sightings of Vietnam’s rare and endemic primates, such as Red-shanked and Grey-shanked Doucs, Delacour’s Langur and Cat Ba Langur, along with other mammals, birds and a Siamese Crocodile. It includes day-by-day notes, practical advice and species lists by site. Trip report · Tropical Birding · 2023Southern Vietnam in 2023: bird hides, Silver-breasted Broadbills and Siamese FirebackTropical Birding's “Easy Indochina” Birding with a Camera tour, guided by Ken Behrens and Trần Nhật Tiên in January and February 2023, used the new bird hides of southern Vietnam to get close, photographable views of normally shy forest birds. From Ho Chi Minh City the group visited Tan Phu, Cat Tien National Park, Di Linh and Da Lat, with Silver-breasted Broadbill, Indochinese Green-Magpie, Bar-bellied Pitta, Green Peafowl and Siamese Fireback among the highlights. The report has a day-by-day account, a top-five vote, photographs and the full checklist.

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