VIETNAM CYCLING SAIGON- NAM CAT TIEN PARK

Vietnam biking Saigon to Nam Cat Tien trip is a great adventure for you.
Nam Cat Tien park is a heaven for people who want to seek for the challenging and interesting adventures. In Nam Cat Tien park, tourists can enjoy the nature life and outdoor activities. It is great to know that this national park has six biosphere reserves that are recognized as UNESCO heritage. Traveling to Nam Cat Tien park, you can see a diversity of tropical rain forest, fauna and rare flora. Vietnamese people built this national park to protect animals such as Asian elephants, sun bears, gaur as well as different mammals and to raise the awareness of people of environmental protection.
Nam Cat Tien park is located between Saigon and Da Lat. It is 720 square kilometer large. In order to explore the whole Nam Cat Tien park, it is recommended spending one or two days in this park. You do not need to worry about the boredom because there are a lot of outdoor activities you can do in this national park. Before we really take part in the Vietnam cycling Saigon to Nam Cat Tien, here is the tour itinerary for 2 days.

Day 1: Saigon – Cat Tien National Park
The first day is cycling Saigon to Nam Cat Tien park. We wake up and eat the breakfast before our tour guide meets us at 8 am at a hotel. After that, we start the Vietnam adventure by cycling from Dong Nai province to Cat Tien national park.
Our trip passes the beautiful landscapes that attract our eyes from both sides of the street. Cycling to Dong Nai, the biggest province in Southern Vietnam, you can have a great opportunity to enjoy the sights of green hill, beautiful valleys and lowland. Dong Nai is also well-known for the rubber, coffee and orchard plantation. People grow them in the rich-nutrient soil. In Dong Nai, fruits, coffee, or musical instruments like bamboo flute, copper gongs, pan-pipe, Binh Da’s dan da, and Tam Pot sings are considered as great souvenirs for friends, families and familiar people. Tourists cycling in Vietnam stop at La Nga restaurant and enjoy the delicious lunch meals. After having lunch, we get back to our Nam Cat Tien tour by cycling to Tan Phu.

We have our free time to ride around Ta Lai village and take photos of beautiful landscapes. The rolling hill trip may be a little challenging; however, tourists never feel regretful when visiting Ta Lai village. This village is well known for its cultural heritage. If you want to buy some local gifts or souvenirs, a local market is a great place where you can buy cloth and shirt made of brocade dyed with bark and leaves to have natural and beautiful colors. After visiting Ta Lai, tourists ride deep into the head quarter of Cat Tien national park and stay overnight at guest house.

Because Nam Cat Tien has proper roads, it is easy to ride with bicycles. However, if you look for something challenging and interesting, you can ask for the Vietnam mountain bike routes outside this park. In Nam Cat Tien park, you can meet and talk with Ma and S’Tieng minorities. They are willing to tell you about their cultures and their daily activities. In the evening, it is a great experience to enjoy a night safari tour after dinner. If you are not keen on this tour, you can have bird-watching tours or just relax by a peaceful river while reading a book.

Activities:
25 – 40 km cycling

Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Day 2: Cat Tien National Park – Saigon

On the second day, we wake up early, walk outside the guest house and listen to the song of birds. Having breakfast at the guest house or one of famous restaurants here is up to you. But The Yellow Bamboo Restaurant should be your choice because it has a good reputation of serving delicious foods such as Vietnamese rice, noodle, meat, and fish that are available with affordable prices.

After breakfast, we continue the Nam Cat Tien discovery by exploring the flora, rain forest, and fauna. We can see a diversity of animals as well as small mammals.
Traveling to Cat Tien national park, you should see the Crocodiles swamp. We come back to the guest house for lunch. In the afternoon, it is time to say goodbye to Vietnam cycling tour and a 2-day Nam Cat Tien holiday by driving back to Saigon. If you like this Vietnam adventure cycling tour, please introduce it to your friends.
Activities:
20 km cycling and 10 km hiking

Breakfast, lunch