Bird Watching and Wildlife Tours in Can Gio Mangrove forest

Where is Can Gio mangrove forest located?

Can Gio mangrove forest ,  60km from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. Can Gio mangrove forest is the largest mangrove forest in the south of Vietnam that still exists. This is a primeval ecosystem of mangrove trees at the mouth of the Mekong River. In addition, the Can Gio coast is where migratory birds reside and feed.
The shrubs, salt pans and vast fields here are also ideal places to observe native bird species, typical of the lower Mekong region and the Mekong Delta.

Can Gio salt farms

Why should you watch birds in Can Gio?

• This place is near the center of Ho Chi Minh City, you can do a bird watching tour in one day.
• You can start your a day bird watching tour from the harbor, where you will visit Ho Chi Minh City on luxury cruise ships.
• More than 50 bird species will be observed in one day, including more than 30 native bird species, specific to the Mekong Delta like : Mangrove whistler, Golden-bellied Gerygone, Asian golden Weaver, Collared Kingfisher… and more than 20 seasonal migratory bird species. There are many rare bird species such as Nordmann’s Greenshank, Great Knot, Temminck’s Stint…

What types of bird you may find in Can Gio Coast?

In winter season lasting from December to April, many wader species come to stay in the area, greatly increasing its species abundance.

The list of migratory birds will :  White-faced Plover, Nordmann’s Greenshank, Red Knot, Temminck’s Stint, Red-necked Stint, Broad-billed Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit , Bar-tailed Godwit , Whimbrel, Eurasian Curlew, Common Redshank, Marsh Sandpiper, Common Greenshank , Wood Sandpiper, Terek Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper , Ruddy Turnstone, Black-winged Stilt, Pacific Golden Plover, Grey Plover, Little Ringed Plover, Kentish Plover, Lesser Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover,Caspian Tern, Common Tern, Little Tern, Whiskered Tern …

The list of native birds will :Collared Kingfisher, Common Kingfisher, White-throated Kingfisher, Golden bellied Gerygone, Asian golden Weaver, Baya Weaver, Mangrove whistler, Asian Green bee-eater, Brown shrike, Yellow-vented Bulbul, Streak-eared Bulbul, Yellow bittern, Cinnamon Bittern, Striated Heron, Black crowned night-heron, Ashy tailorbird, Laced Woodpecker, White-headed Munia, Chestnut Munia, Scaly-breasted Munia, Racket-tailed Treepie, Greater Coucal, Plain-backed Sparrow, Chestnut-tailed Starling…

What is the plan for tourists to birding in Can Gio Coast?

Tourists will be picked up in Ho Chi Minh City in the early morning. After that, we drive about 2.0 hours through Binh Khanh ferry. When we get there, we will spend a full day birding, sometimes we change the order of the muddy-shore birding, and birding in the salt-farms and and in the mangrove forests. Depending upon on season and tide height, Vietnambirds.net will plan our birding time accordingly.

Lunch will be provided at a restaurant nearby before our afternoon birding.

Return to your hotel in the late afternoon.

What are the Tips for tourists when visit Can Gio Coast?

• Can Gio beach is home to large clam farming areas, seashells are concentrated a lot along the coast, seashells can scratch and injure your legs, it will cause pain and discomfort. Use socks to protect your feet and wear sandals or shoes that can drain.
• Tide times : carefully check the tide schedule because coastal birds forage depend on the tide, the low tide time is the best time to birds watching .
• Sunlight : Use sunscreen to avoid scalding your skin in the sun during a day of bird watching at the beach.

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