PROGRAM TO:
NAM CAT TIEN PARK 2 DAYS 1 NIGHT
DEPART: 7.00 A.M ON 6TH MARCH
DAY1: SAIGON-CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK
You will be picked up at 7 am from your hotel and set off for the 4 hour drive north to Nam Cat Tien National Park. The Park was established in 1998 and is actually comprised of two separate areas, Nam Cat Tien and Cat Loc, which are linked by the Dong Nai River. Together they cover around 185,000 acres of evergreen rainforest which is home to and amazing array of flora and fauna.
On the way to Nam Cat Tien, we will stop at Vocanic Crater (Lava Tubes)
Arriving around 12 pm, you will enter the park and the staff will welcome you and take you to homestay. After check in, you will have lunch at the restaurant of the Forest Floor Lodge, which faces the river and jungle.
At 2 pm a jeep will take you into the jungle to discover the plant and animal life. Next, you will have free time to explore on your own, go biking of just relax (no tour guide)
At 7 pm you will take an electric car to the restaurant at the center of the park for dinner. After the dinner you will have a private jeep take you for an hour of animal watching before returning for an overnight stay at the lodge. Typical wildlife seen at night include deer, civet, guar, mongoose, macaque and other small animals.
DAY2: CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK – SAIGON
Rising early to the sounds of the forest, you will have breakfast before meeting your driver at 7:30. You will leave for a trip to Bau Sau or Crocodile Lake. The jeep takes you 20 minutes (10km) from the lodge to the trekking point, where you will start a 1 hour trek for about 5 km.
Bau Sau is a beautiful lake surrounded by the jungle and home to many crocodiles. You will board your boat and paddle around the lake for an hour. You’ll have the chance to see birds, crocodiles, wild lotus before heading back to lodge for lunch. At 2 pm you will start your return journey to Ho Chi Minh City where you will arrive at 6 pm.
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What to bring
Long trousers, good pair of walking boot, torches, water, insect repellent.
Included:
- A/C car transportation
- Homestay for 4 people sharing with fan
- 1 breakfast, entrance fee to the park
- Jeep car for birth watching at night and to the forest
Not included:
- Lunch, dinner
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses such as shopping; telephone, laundry and bar bills etc
- Tips and gratuities