9 Days Herping Tour in Southern Vietnam

What is the intinerary of 9 days Herping Tour in South Vietnam?

• Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Nai Nature Reserve
• Day 2: Dong Nai Nature Reserve – Cat Tien National Park
• Day 3: Cat Tien National Park
• Day 4: Cat Tien National Park – Bao Loc City
• Day 5: Bao Loc – Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
• Day 6: Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
• Day 7: Bidoup Nui Ba NP – Phan Thiet City
• Day 8: Phan Thiet City – Vung Tau City
• Day 9: Vung Tau City – Ho Chi Minh City

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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Nai Nature Reserve

• Transportation from Ho Chi Minh City to Dong Nai Nature Reserve (approx. 2 hours)
• Check-in, then visit the forest
• Daytime targets: Bronzeback Tree Snake, Vine Snake, Flying Snake, Kuri Snakes, etc.
• Nighttime activity: Herping in the forest
• Nighttime targets: Malayan Krait, Malayan Pit Viper, Ruby-eyed Pit Viper, Cat Snake, Wolf Snake; Flying Dragon Lizard, Flying Frog, Treefrog, etc.

Day 2: Dong Nai Nature Reserve – Cat Tien National Park

• Morning photography in the park, then release
• Check out and transfer to Cat Tien National Park
• Nighttime activity: Herping in the forest
• Targets: Malayan Krait, Ruby-eyed Pit Viper, Bronzeback, Red-necked Keelback

Day 3: Cat Tien National Park

• Photography and release; herping in the forest during the day
• Diurnal snakes: Mock Viper, Flying Snake, Tree Snake; other reptiles, butterflies, insects, etc.
• Nighttime activity: Herping in Cat Tien NP
• Targets: Pythons and other snake species

Day 4: Cat Tien National Park – Bao Loc City

• Daytime herping to Crocodile Lake; explore scenic forest trails
• Afternoon check-out and transfer to Bao Loc City
• Nighttime activity: Herping in Loc Bac Forest
• Targets: Vine Snakes, Green Pit Vipers; Frogs (Odorrana, Hylarana, Microhyla, Leptobrachium, etc.)

Day 5: Bao Loc – Bidoup Nui Ba National Park

• Transfer to Bidoup Nui Ba National Park
• Daytime activity: Herping in the forest
• Nighttime activity: Herping in Bidoup Nui Ba NP
• Targets: Slug-eating Snake, Green Pit Viper, Wolf Snake; Frogs and Toads (Odorrana, Hylarana, Leptobrachium, Leptobrachella, Occidozyga, Limnonectes, Duttaphrynus, Ingerophrynus, Ophryophryne, Xenophrys, Kurixalus)
• Special species: Rhacophorus calcaneus, Rhacophorus vampyrus

Day 6: Bidoup Nui Ba National Park

• Daytime photography and release; herping in the forest
• Nighttime activity: Second night of herping in Bidoup Nui Ba NP
• Targets: Slug-eating Snake, Green Pit Viper, Wolf Snake; Frogs and Toads (Odorrana, Hylarana, Leptobrachium, Leptobrachella, Occidozyga, Limnonectes, Duttaphrynus, Ingerophrynus, Ophryophryne, Xenophrys, Kurixalus)
• Special species: Rhacophorus calcaneus, Rhacophorus vampyrus

Day 7: Bidoup Nui Ba NP – Phan Thiet City

• Morning herping around Bidoup Nui Ba NP
• Transfer to Phan Thiet City
• Afternoon search for the Butterfly Lizard (Leiolepis guttata)
• Nighttime activity: Herping in the Phan Thiet desert — a unique habitat with coastal dunes, stunted forests, and a hot, dry environment
• Targets: Oriental Vine Snake, Indian Vine Snake, Angel’s Kukri Snake, Painted Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis), especially Dendrelaphis binhi

Day 8: Phan Thiet City – Vung Tau City

• Continue searching for the Painted Bronzeback (Dendrelaphis), particularly Dendrelaphis binhi
• Transfer to Vung Tau City (also known as Binh Chau Town)
• Nighttime activity: Herping in Binh Chau Forest
• Targets: Bungarus candidus, Calloselasma rhodostoma, Kukri Snakes, etc.

Day 9: Vung Tau City – Ho Chi Minh City

• Search for another Butterfly Lizard species (Leiolepis ngovantrii)
• Check out and transfer to Ho Chi Minh City
• End of trip in Vietnam

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