Tam Dao National Park

Bird fauna : Hill and Lower Montane

Other features : None

Transportation : Car or motorbike. About 60km from Hanoi.

Accommodation :  Tam Dao is a well known tourism site, with numerous hotels, guesthouses and restaurants. Room rates range from US$8 to US$50++ per night

Permission : As a tourism site, all Vietnamese and foreign visitors can visit Tam Dao town without any permission. However it is necessary to get permission from the national park office to walk the path leading to Nung village. Accommodation and restaurants are available in Tam Dao town, which is within the national park. No guides or checklists are available.

Birding routes : 

The route from Tam Dao town, which lies within the national park, to Rung Rinh has long been the favoured birding route (known as the 'Contour Trail' or 'Water Tank Trail') but is currently being upgraded into a road. Short-tailed Parrotbill and Blue-naped Pitta used to be seen along this route but is unclear whether this will continue to be the case, after the road construction is completed.

Television Tower Trail:
Walking up the 500 or so steps to the television tower above Tam Dao town, birders may encounter Grey Laughingthrush, Chestnut Bulbul, and, if they are fortunate, Green Cochoa. Be warned: this trail becomes very crowded with noisy students on weekends.

The route to Nung village from behind the park headquarters is a good walk through forest, which may yield Ratchet-tailed Treepie and Black-throated Laughingthrush. Note that permission is required from the national park to walk this route.

Other small trails around the foot of the mountain and along the road to Tam Dao town can turn up Spot-necked Babbler.

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