Richard Craik
Founder of Vietnam Birding, Richard has been involved in tourism development in Vietnam since the early 1990s. Over the past three decades, he has travelled extensively across the country and the wider region, developing a deep knowledge of its avifauna. He has contributed to travel guides, journals, and various media on ecotourism, conservation, and birdlife in Vietnam.
Richard, along with Vietnam Birding head guide, Le Quy Minh, co-authored the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Vietnam, originally published in December 2018. Now in its second, fully updated edition, published by Lynx Nature Books in March 2025, this guide has become the standard reference for all birders in Vietnam.
Le Quy Minh
A well-known figure in the conservation community in Vietnam and one of the most experienced birding guides in the region, Minh has been head guide at Vietnam Birding since 2007. He previously worked at Bach Ma National Park in central Vietnam for 12 years, heading the ecotourism and environmental education departments.
Minh is the co-author with Richard of the first comprehensive field guide to birds of Vietnam. Minh’s extensive knowledge of Vietnam’s birds, his charming manner and wicked sense humour ensure that he is always in demand to guide Vietnam Birding clients.
Nguyen Thanh Nhan
Like his close friend Le Quy Minh, Nhan is a former national park guide at Bach Ma National Park in central Vietnam where he worked for ten years up until 2010.
Nowadays Nhan guides Vietnam Birding clients on tours throughout the country enthusiastically sharing his local knowledge of the region’s fauna, flora and culture with them.