HO CHI MINH - CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK THE RESERVE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Cat Tien National Park is one of Vietnam important national park in Vietnam, Cat Tien is about 3 hours drive from Ho Chi Minh city, It protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical rainforests left in Vietnam.
Cat Tien national park was protected initially in 1978 as two sectors, Nam Cat Tien and Tay Cat Tien. Another sector, Cat Loc, was gazeted as a Rhinoceros Reserve in 1992 upon the discovery of a population of Javan Rhinoceros, an occasion that brought the park into the world’s eye. The three areas were combined to form one park in 1998. The jungles of Nam Cat Tien support an astounding variety of bird life, a very healthy population of monkeys. Nam Cat Tien boasts a wide range of evergreen, semi deciduous and bamboo forests, some 1800 species of plants thrive in the park.
In 2002 UNESCO added Cat Tien National Park to its list of biosphere reserves.

Tour Name	Cat Tien national park
Tours Code	STS – HCM 18
Duration	2 days 1 night
Features	Daily life, trekking, nature, wild animals, adventures
Travelling Gears	Casual, easy clothes, walking shoes, insect repellent.
Difficulty Level	Level 2.
Tours Summary	Ho Chi Minh City – Dong Nai Province – Ho Chi Minh City

Tour details:
DAY 1: HO CHI MINH - CAT TIEN
08:30 : Pick up from Hotel, transfer to Cat Tien National Park which is one of Vietnam’s largest protected areas.
11:00 Take a boat trip to cross the river to the Park centre
13:00 Drive 9 km by Jeep and then hike for three kilometres through the rainforest to Crocodile Lake - see some of the typical wild fauna en-route, and be able to watch the wildlife around the lake in the evening when the wild animals come to the lake to drink.
You may see some kind of animals such as monkeys, deer and other small mammals.
Overnight at the guesthouse in the park.
DAY 2: CAT TIEN - HO CHI MINH (B)
07:00 After breakfast, we’ll go trekking for 4km into the forest to see huge Tung trees which are more than 400 years old and many kinds of tropical trees.
11:00 Back to the hotel for check out.
13:00 Transfer back to Sai Gon.
15:00 Drop off at the hotel
End of services
Children policies: applied for children from 5 to 10 yrs old
- Sharing bed with adult: 50% of tour cost
- Extra bed: 75% of tour cost
- Twin sharing: 100% of tour cost
Group price policies:
- 5% discount for any groups from 6 to 10 people
- 10% discount for any groups from 11 people or more
- Special promotion: 5% discount for all groups booking from 1 May to 30 September
All the prices are valid in 2011, subject to change without prior notices
(Except for Christmas from 24 to 26 Dec 2011 and New Year from 31 Dec to 5 Jan 2012)
Included:
- All ground transport with A/C car/van/coach/bus from 2005 up, Jeep
- Private boat in Cat Tien
- Entrance ticket
- Local English, French, Chinese speaking guide (other languages upon request)
- One night guesthouse at the park
- Daily cold bottle of water and wet towels on route
Excluded:
- International flight tickets to and from Vietnam
- Drinks+ All meals as indicated
- Personal expenses such as drinks, laundry…
- Tips for guide and driver
- All other accounts not mentioned in the above inclusions