Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Call ahead for reservations, as the park can accommodate only a limited number of visit-
ors.
Sights & Activities
Cat Tien National Park can be explored on foot, by mountain bike, by 4WD and also by
boat along the Dong Nai River. There are many well-established hiking trails in the park,
though you will need a
guide
(from 250,000d)
.
Trips to the
Crocodile Swamp
(Bau Sau; admission 140,000d, guide fee 300,000d, boat trip
350,000d)
, taking in a three-hour jungle trek, are popular.
Night safaris
(from 300,000d)
are an-
other option, although deer are the only animals usually seen. There's also a small bear
sanctuary for animals rescued from the bile trade. Wherever you decide to go, be sure to
book a guide in advance and take plenty of insect repellent.
Dao Tien Endangered Primate Species Centre
(
www.go-east.org
;
adult/child incl boat ride 150,000/
50,000d; 8am & 2pm)
is located on an island in the Dong Nai River. It's a rehabilitation
centre hosting gibbons, langurs and loris that have been confiscated as pets or from traf-
fickers.
A
Wild Gibbon Trek
(
ecotourism@cattiennationalpark.vn
;
per person US$60, maximum 4 people)
runs daily and involves a 4am start to get out to the gibbons in time for their dawn chorus.
Relax in a hammock as the forest slowly comes alive with their calls before watching the
family go about their everyday lives. The trip finishes with a guided tour of the primate
species centre. Book ahead.
Sleeping & Eating
In Jun village by the park entrance,
Sinthai Ho Lak
( 0905 424 239; per person US$5)
offers
comfortable communal longhouse accommodation and meals.
Forest Floor Lodge
( 061-366 9890;
www.vietnamforesthotel.com
;
luxury tents from US$136,
houses/studios from US$136/152; )
is a fine privately run ecolodge that has lovely sa-
fari tents overlooking the Dong Nai River and a range of rooms set in reclaimed tradition-
al wooden houses. There's a great
restaurant
(meals from 75,000d)
.
Cat Tien National Park
( 061-366 9228;
namcattien@yahoo.com.vn
;
small/big tents 220,000/
350,000d, bungalows from 580,000d; )
offers basic bungalow rooms and tented accommoda-
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