Nam Cat Tien National park located in five districts of Tan Phu, Vinh Cuu (Dong Nai), Cat Tien, Bao Loc (Lam Dong) and Bu Dang (Binh Phuoc), about 150 km from Ho Chi Minh City, Nam Cat Tien national park is the ideal destination for tourists who passionate in natural discovery, promising to bring tremendious exciting experiences and the diverse organism to admire. The entrance fee is 20,000 dong for children and 40,000 dong for adults.
One of the most attractive feature of Nam Cat Tien national park is that this place homes and nurtures rare diversity of ecosystems. Trekking the forest, and find some unique species
Like strange mushrooms, wild flowers, hundreds of medicinal plants, orchid and so on will leave unforgettable memories about the unique Nam Cat Tien. More specifically, there are many exotic plants such as the 500 year old tree impressed by a large root split into branches straighting up to the sky, the rare woodpecker with a diameter of more than 2 meters, and the leaves not burning in fire to use roofing during the wars. Also, Nam Cat Tien National Park still preserves hundreds of wildlife and semi-wildlife species with many names in the Red Book of Vietnam such as rhinoceros, horns, long legs, python, python black … This is the paradise of more than 350 species of birds to admire. Bringing cameras, tourists can save a lot of pictures of wildlife, the beauty of Nam Cat Tien forest especially in the butterfly seasons, more than 450 species of butterflies flying around the buches of flowers, creating the romantic and lively image of nature in here.
Nam Cat Tien National Park is the only place in Vietnam that enable tourists to witness the wildlife at night. Mạ – Stiêng ethnic minority communities in Ta Lai along the Dong Nai River have their own customs and habits which are the cultural symbols of Nam Cat Tien National Park. To get there, tourists can take a 20-minute ride through the jungle for a scenic view of both sides of the river. Come to Ta Lai or residential area near Nam Cat Tien forest to learn the life of the people here.The village has cultural house of Ta Lai ethnic groups, preserving relics from ancient life as gongs, jars, and memorial tomb Ta Lai. Tourists can also go through the suspension bridge, enjoy the sound of Monkhala mountain, hold on hand the brocade with delicate pattern thanks to skillful hands of the ethnic people in here.
Let’s come to Nam Cat Tien National park and admire the diversity of nature here!
See more other attractions around Ho Chi Minh city: Cao Dai Temple; Cu Chi tunnels; Suoi Tien park; Dam Sen park; Dai Nam park; Can Gio Mangrove forest; Binh Quoi village; Cai Be Floating Market; Cai Rang floating market;