Hoi An vogeltocht

What a great morning! From pick up to drop off, the staff were excellent. So many birds to see on the cruise, and the opportunity to photograph them. The guide Tuan and our captain were informative and helpful in giving us the best chance to get the shots we wanted. A wonderful experience topped off with a delicious traditional breakfast at the captain’s house. Loved every minute of the tour.

We’ve just returned to Australia after a two‑week trip to Vietnam booked through Next Continent, and it was outstanding. Our goal was to see as many birds, wildlife encounters and wild places as possible, with a few iconic cultural stops like the Dragon Bridge and Golden Bridge along the way. Next Continent absolutely delivered. They built a custom itinerary from scratch, organised guides, drivers, hotels, internal flights, passes and even restaurant bookings. We travelled from north to central to south and packed an incredible amount into the trip. I can’t recommend the Next Continent team highly enough.

Lovely experience with a small team ( Tien, Tuan and driver Tong ) from Next Continent. We were met promptly after disembarking cruise ship in Da Nang. Various habitats visited, all with different bird species and 3 monkey troops including Red Shanked Douc Langurs. Lovely traditional Vietnamese lunch with Yellow Bitterns observed afterwards and finally to Hoi Ann river with many Kingfishers and an Osprey. Boat captain kindly diverted back thru Hoi Ann to witness wonderful boat light cavalcade in the early evening. A memorable day. Highly recommend excellent NC staff. Thank You

Review of two excursions with NEXT CONTINENT wildlife guides, August 2025. I am an international specialist in forest ecology with a lifetime of interest in birds. With my wife I have done guided birding trips in Scotland and Africa. It was wonderful to find ‘Next Continent’ in Hoi An. They were keen to answer my questions and show us as many birds as possible on two excursions. The field guides, Hoang and Thanh on the Thu Bon River and Tien Nguyen at Bach Ma, were knowledgeable, enthusiastic and passionate about their country and its natural history. The early morning trip into the quieter reaches of the Thu Bon would have been worthwhile even without some good bird sightings, with several kingfisher species and the Tibetan sand-plover being highlights for me. The Bach Ma trip combined some brief but memorable bird sightings (ashy wood-swallow, silver pheasant, Hodgson’s hornbill, blue whistling-thrush and green-billed makoha) with graphic insights into French colonialism. Tien was enthusiastic and persistent in her search for new species and made the days very enjoyable although in the end our total bird list for Bach Ma, the lower rice paddies and the Da Nang peninsula was a relatively low 47 species. Traditional Vietnamese food was all high quality and abundant. The driver (both trips) was part of the teamwork, getting us to and from the birding stops with efficiency and safety. Overall, we both enjoyed the trips which were good value and organized professionally with the interests and abilities of the clients given top priority. Five stars!