Cat Tien National Park One Day Tour

Cat Tien National Park
The park lies 150km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City and 40km south of Buon Ma Thuot and straddles the border of three provinces – Lam Dong, Dong Nai and Binh Phuoc. It is an important national park located. It has an area of about 720 km² and protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.

Unique terrain, climate and the ability to accommodate five types of forests are factors that have made Cat Tien National Park the home of a diverse range of plants and species. The Park is a range that links two types of terrains: from South Truong Son highland to the South Delta, making it rich in biodiversity resources including forest ecosystems, flora, fauna, which is characteristic of Southeast Delta ecosystems.

Cat Tien National Park (also known as Nam Cat Tien Tourist Area) is a lush green area with a diversified flora and fauna. This area has been designated as a “World Biosphere Reserve” by UNESCO, and hundreds of rare animal species are included in Vietnam’s Red Book.

Cat Tien National Park exhibits diverse topography across its three sectors. The Cat Loc sector, located in the western part of the Central Highlands, is characterized by hilly terrain, with peaks reaching 659 meters in elevation. On the other hand, the South Cat Tien and West Cat Tien sectors, positioned in the southern lowlands of Vietnam at the base of the Central Highlands, feature gentle, low hills, with the highest point reaching 372 meters above sea level.

The Dong Nai River, Southern Vietnam’s second-largest river, flows through the national park, serving as the western boundary of the Cat Loc sector and the eastern boundary of the South Cat Tien sector. The northern lowlands of the South Cat Tien sector experience poor drainage, resulting in swamps and lakes that are periodically inundated by the Dong Nai River during seasonal flooding.

Cat Tien National Park: Whether you love to explore untouched forest, challenge yourself to off-the-beaten-track trekking or catch a glimpse of little-known wildlife, National Park of Cat Tien near Ho Chi Minh City is the ultimate expedition for nature-lovers.

Cat Tien Nark is home to a vast array of wildlife, including many hundreds species of mammals, reptiles, birds and fish. Primates are particularly very prevalent, especially gibbons and langurs, as well as Asian elephants, sun bears and clouded leopards. However, the most impressive inhabitants in national park are perhaps the plants, with the area boasting an incredible 1,610 species of botanical plants.

Among dozens of things to do in National Park of Cat Tien, trekking in the forest is seemingly common for most visitors who wish to seek the vibrant wildlife experience. In fact, there are two choices for a trek when you come to Cat Tien national park; first option is trekking to Crocodile Lake, and the other option is trekking along a short trail to peer down at unique species of flora and learn about a world of hundreds of years old giant trees, surely stunning you very much.