If you are planning to travel to the Mekong Delta, you definitely should not miss the Bac Lieu Bird Garden Nature Reserve . You will be able to immerse your soul in the cooling atmosphere, bold with the wild nature of this place.
Information about Bac Lieu Bird Garden
- Location : Cao Van Lau Street, Nha Mat Ward, Nha Mat Ward, Bac Lieu
- Smartphone : 0291 3835 991
- Ticket price : about 30k/person
- Opening hours : 6AM - 10PM
Introduction to Bac Lieu bird garden
Bac Lieu Bird Garden is a remaining part of the mangrove forest along the coast, due to natural sedimentation, it is getting farther and farther away from the East Sea.
On an area expanded to 385 hectares, including 19 hectares of primary forest, this place houses about 46 species of birds, among them species such as cyprinids, cochineals, etc. recorded in the red book, with 150 species of animals and plants. with 58 fish, 7 species of frogs, 10 species of mammals, 8 species of reptiles and a number of other animals and plants combined with 109 species of plants belonging to 90 genera of 46 families, forming a complex of animals and plants. Diverse and abundant flora indicates high biological richness.
The flora of Bac Lieu bird sanctuary currently has 181 species. The characteristics of natural forests include date palms, toadstools, bean sprouts, fish sauce... This is the main habitat that plays a key role in the life, nesting and breeding habitat of wild birds. wild.
The date palm tree is suitable for storks and egrets to choose as a breeding nest site. The Bodhi tree and the Tra Lam Lam tree are suitable for gray herons and dien dien species. Trees and toads are suitable for fire herons to reside and nest during the breeding season.
Standing on a high observation platform, Bac Lieu bird garden is truly an interesting natural corner of the south. The "home" of birds is a rich flora, with the majority of toadstools, medlars, date palms and other tall canopy trees such as forestry and miscellaneous plants of the monsoon tropical forest.
The whole area creates a green natural environment suitable for owls to shelter birds. They live as if there are arrangements and conventions between species and regions where each person lives. At best, the species of storks perch, while the white storks and white ibises divide and build nests everywhere on medium-high trees.
If we weave among the trees, looking up very high, it will be easy to feel that for every 4-5 trees, there is a tree carrying a heavy weight of about 5-6 stork nests, quack nests with eggs and young birds. Every time someone steps on leaves through the garden, the mother bird flies into the sky, chirping in alarm, and the baby birds idly raise their heads to look around.
Bac Lieu Bird Garden is always an ideal place to visit at any time of the year. The bird garden seems to always be bustling with birds and animals. In addition, around the headquarters of the Bac Lieu Bird Garden's board of directors, there are still semi-wild areas for visitors to see up close each bird busy catching prey or leisurely sunbathing. Visitors also always have the opportunity to see and feel the animals living here such as monkeys, pythons, turtles, crocodiles, wild boars...
After watching birds and animals to your heart's content, you can visit simple leafy shops set up on the shore of the lake with hammocks to relax and unwind. This place also always offers visitors delicious and popular garden dishes. Notably, Bac Lieu province has invested heavily in investing in a dug canal surrounded by a water tank. , aquariums create additional food sources for bird populations. That's why the number of bird species is gradually increasing and becoming more and more diverse and abundant.
However, birds often gather bustlingly at the bird garden from May to October every year to breed and nest. It is the festival season for birds and is also the ideal bird watching tourism season. At this time, the space of the bird garden is filled with the chirping and noisy sounds of birds, creating a symphony sent to distant guests.
Move to Bac Lieu bird garden
If you are in the capital Hanoi or other provinces, you must travel to Saigon by plane. Check ticket prices here
From Saigon, there are 2 ways to get to Bac Lieu Bird Park: you can choose to drive there yourself or take a bus:
- Passenger bus : You can always go to the Eastern or Western bus station to catch a passenger bus to Bac Lieu from Lien Hung, Phuong Trang,... with a ticket price of about 160k - 180k/person. Come to Bac Lieu, let's all take a taxi or motorbike taxi to the bird garden!
- Self-driving car : If you still want to drive yourself, each person should read the directions from Saigon to Bac Lieu bird garden as follows: we all follow National Highway 1A to Bac Lieu province, from the city center. Bac Lieu street, you cross Kim Son bridge (Quay bridge) and then follow the street named after the late musician Cao Van Lau back to Nha Mat direction about 3km, visitors turn right and continue about 3km to cross the 30-4 canal. With a concrete bridge, you must have set foot in the Bac Lieu Bird Garden nature reserve, located in Hiep Thanh commune, Bac Lieu town. See detailed map here.
Visit the bird garden
At the bird garden, you can always choose to go for a self-tour. There are signs indicating the location or borrow a car (40k/person) to go all the way to the bird garden about 5km.
If you come here at sunset, from the direction of the purple East Sea, from the golden Bac Lieu fields with ripe rice... flocks of birds flock to their nests. They fly in an orderly manner, separating feather color and species. Some teams seemed like arrows piercing straight ahead, other teams were sparsely scattered... when they reached "home", the whole island was shaking in a corner of the forest.
The whole thing seemed to be bustling with many different sounds: the sound of leaves rustling, the sound of flapping wings, the sound of mother birds calling their chicks... mixed together like a symphony sent to strange guests far away.
When night gradually falls, it is also the time when nocturnal birds wake up. At first, my activities broke the quiet darkness. Those noises were like the breath of the forest awakening the connection between humans and nature... With the investment capital of the province, a canal was dug and surrounded by a water tank. The aquarium creates an additional food source, causing the surrounding natural environment to gradually regain its original wildness. That's why the number of bird species is gradually increasing and becoming more and more diverse and abundant.
Birds often gather bustlingly at the bird garden in Bac Lieu from May to October every year; They usually nest in trees until about January and then fly away to another location. It is the festival season for birds and also the ideal bird-watching tourist season, the space is filled with the chirping of birds, with hundreds of thousands of different high-pitched voices.
In addition, around the headquarters of the Bac Lieu Bird Garden's board of directors, there are still semi-wild areas for you to see up close; each bird is busy catching prey or leisurely sunbathing and some other species such as: monkey, python, turtle, crocodile, wild boar...
After watching birds and animals to your heart's content, you can always visit simple leafy shops set up on the banks of quiet lakes, lotus spots, water lily bushes ... places with hammocks for you to swing around, if you need to. Go fishing and enjoy delicious local delicacies.
Rest, eat and drink
The best hotels are all about 5-8km from the bird garden, among them is Nha Mat tourist destination. You can always come here to eat, rest and take advantage of this place to play. Refer to the experience of walking around Nha Mat tourist destination
Regarding food, you can also always choose to eat local street foods such as grilled spring rolls, grilled spring rolls, fried vermicelli, stir-fried vermicelli... On Vo Thi Sau street in the city, there is a restaurant with fried vermicelli and grilled spring rolls that is very delicious. Cheap price, approximately 30k-60k/dish.
