Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary

A flock of white egrets gathered by the path · Saleh Bakhshiyev · Pexels License

Mangrove forest right beside the city, where tens of thousands of waterbirds nest each rainy season.

Few cities put a working rookery a few kilometres from downtown. The Bac Lieu sanctuary is a surviving patch of coastal mangrove where egrets, night herons, grey herons, cormorants and other waterbirds arrive to nest as soon as the rains begin. Trails and wooden walkways run beneath date palm and mangrove canopy; look up and the crowns are dense with nests. The best hour is dusk, when the whole flock returns at once and birdsong drowns out everything else.

Visitor information

When is the best time to visit Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary?

May to October, the nesting season

How much does it cost to visit Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary?

20,000₫

How long do you need at Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary?

2 - 3 hours

What are the opening hours of Bac Lieu Bird Sanctuary?

07:00 - 17:00

Did you know

It is a natural mangrove forest immediately beside Bac Lieu city.
Tens of thousands of waterbirds roost and breed here.
Nesting season runs with the rains, roughly May to October.
The vegetation is mainly date palm, tra, gia and other mangrove species.

Travel tips

Come late afternoon: the flocks return most heavily around 5pm.
Bring repellent — mangrove means mosquitoes year-round.

Source: https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vườn_chim_Bạc_Liêu

Updated: 2026-08-06