3 Days/2 Nights in Nam Cat Tien - Ecological Trails – Night Safari – Gibbon Trekk - Crocodile Lake – Boat Tour

Part 1: Boat trip

Green Hope Lodge is located right next to Dong Nai river – one of the most important rivers in south-east Vietnam. You can take a boat to relax and enjoy the stunning view of the waters and wildlife here. There are plenty of birds, swimming snakes, macaques and civets frequently spotted around the river bank. Another hard-to-forget experience is watching sunrise and sunset on this marvelous river.

12:00 Pic-up at your hotel in Hochiminh city and transfer to Nam Cat Tien (150 km)

16:00 Start the boat trip along Dong Nai River

Part 2: Night Safari

Most visitors to Cat Tien National Park are unaware that the actual active period for a great number of wildlife happens mainly at dusk and throughout the night till dawn. This is true for a large variety of mammals, amphibians, reptiles & insect species. The jungle literally comes alive in the dark and the probability of seeing animals in their most active period is by being near their food & drinking water source. Night spotlighting therefore offers the best and convenient way to see the animals in their natural habitat.

18:00 Go the the Park HQ and start the night animal spotlighting 

19:30 Come back and enjoy a hearty Vietnamese dinner at the lodge.

Part 1: gibbon trek

THE WILD GIBBON TREK

Start going to the ferry at 4:45 am and meet the guide at the Park’s HQ at 4:50 am. He will then you to a listening post, where you wait for the gibbons to start singing. Here you can relax on hammocks and take in the vast array of wildlife that surrounds you. As the nocturnal animals are all going to bed and the day-dwellers are rising, this is the perfect time for viewing opportunities of Cat Tien's rich wildlife Potential sightings can include sambar deer, mouse deer, wild boar, black-shanked douc and pigtailed macaque troops, as well as a huge array of birds and invertebrates.Once the gibbons start to sing, you will be guided to their location, where they are comfortable with you watching their normal day-to-day activities, such as feeding, resting and travelling.

Part 2:

Crocodile Lake is a UNESCO-recognized world biosphere preserve. It is the heart of the park and the home to two endangered reptile species including the Siamese Crocodile and the Andaman Water Monitor. If you are lucky, you can also encounter the wild gaurs – a highly endangered mammal species that was thought to be extinct after the Vietnam War (a group of 30 wild gaurs are living in Cat Tien forest).

13:30 Meet the guide at HQ and go to Croc lake (9 km on jeep and 5 km hiking) 

19:00 Come back and have dinner at Green Hope Lodge

Next morning after breakfast then check out.

Transfer back to your hotel in Hochiminh city.