BIKING TO NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK

 (2 DAYS 1 NIGHTS)

Highlights

Nam cat Tien national park: The Park is about 150 km from Saigon. It is situated at the northern edge of south-easternregion, the ofthe Western Highlands.

The Javan Rhinoceros still exists in the Cat Loc area, which is the last remaining population of this species on the Asian mainland.

Other mammals include a number of primate species, the endemic golden-cheeked gibbon, elephant, gaur,and tiger.

Many birds can be found such as; Germain’s Peacock Pheasant, Bar-bellied Pitta,and the rare endemic, Orange-necked Partridge.

Tour Details: cycling 40 – 70 km

Day 1: SAIGON – NAM CAT TIEN NATIONAL PARK (L/D) (25-50 km)

08:00 Pick up at your hotel and transfer 1.5 hours towards Dong Nai province to escape the chaos of Saigon.

09:30 From Dong Nai, begin to cycle on hilly back roads through rubber plantations to the sub-forest of Nam Cat Tien. Cycle past beautiful park scenery on a vibrant dirt track alongside Dong Nai river. You will have an opportunity to challenge yourself on the rolling hills of a single track road to Ta Lai village.

From the village, continue riding to park headquarters.

Enjoy a wild animal tour by jeep in the evening. 

Stay overnight in a guest-house.

DAY 2: CAT TIEN – SAIGON (B/L) (20-40 km)

In the dry season

Pedal on paths to Dak-Lua. From Dak-Lua, trek 2 km into the lush eco-system of a semi-evergreen forest and wetland-flooded evergreen forest. Here you will find Flora such as the Ficus benjamina family, grown in an area of 3 hectares such as F. benjamina, F. racemora, Flacourtiaceae, and Hychaearpus.

Take a short trek to explore the area before you continue your biking to sub-Nam Cat Tien park. 

12:00 Have lunch on the way back to Saigon by minivan.

In the wet season

Enjoy 2 hours trekking into the park. You will have a chance to know characteristic of tropical forest and you are also watch many kind of birds of prey including several species associated with the wetlands, such as osprey, lesser fish eagle, grey-headed fish…etc. check out, start your bike ride today from the center of the park. The Park is varied and made up of seasonally flooding grassland and swamp forest.

The wetland is bounded to the east, south and west by dense humid evergreen forest with semi-evergreen and deciduous forest in the park itself. To date, more than 1,610 plant species have been recorded, in 162 botanical families. Ride on hilly trails through mountainous area to Madagui.

12:00 Have lunch and drive back to Saigon in late afternoon.

17:30 Drop off at the hotel in HCMC

End of services.

Prices:  4,788,000 VND/person in a sharing tour

Special promotion: 5% discount for all groups booking from 1 May to 30 September

Special discounts for group bookings:

-          For group booking from 5 – 10 people: discount  5% of the total cost

-          For group of 11 people and more: discount 10% of the total cost

Inclusions:

-         Modern A/C car/van/coach.

-         1 night stay at a guest-house

-         Meals – 2 lunches + 1 dinner

-         Entrance fees for sightseeing

-         Truck carry bikes, spare bikes

-         Helmets, bottles of water, tool kits. 

-         Cold bottle of water + wet towels on route

-         Experienced English speaking guide, French, Chinese speaking guide (other languages upon request)

Exclusions:

-         Accommodation at HCMC hotels.

-         Personal expenses for drinks, other food, laundry, phone, etc.

-         Insurance

-         Tips for guide and driver

-         Any others not mentioned above

Exchange Rate : 1 USD = 21,000 VND