Paul has built in some flexibility to the arrangement with Tien for people to do the whole tour, or sections so long as they are able to get to appropriate meeting places independantly.
I, for example, am only doing week 1 first 8 days from Hanoi to Da Nang then making my own way back to Hanoi to fly home.
Cost works out to about US$1500 per week including drivers, transport including boat trips, internal flights, accommodation, park and hide fees. Excluding food. Exact cost depends which leg you do – and how many on the tour.
We had space for one more already but it wasn’t real critical for a $ point of view, but with the third man dropping out (advanced cancer diagnosis) it’s become more critical to get 1 or 2 more folks signed up to
Itinerary will cover Cuc Phuong, Tam Dao (or alternatives), Van Long, Danang, Bach Ma, Tu Mo Rong, Mang Den, Dalat, Bi Duop, Di Linh and Cat Tien.
Special targets include Golden-winged Laughingthrush, Red-tailed Laughingthrush, Chestnut-eared Laughingthrush, Grey-crowned Crocia, Germain’s Peacock Pheasant, Sooty Babbler, Vietnamese Cutia, Black-crowned Barwing, Blue-rumped Pitta, Bar-bellied Pitta, Collared Laughingthrush and Short-tailed Scimitar Babbler amongst many others.
If anyone is interested you can email me for more detailed information.
Cheers
mjh
