Tropical forest
Giant trees.
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Cát Tiên National Park lies in southern Vietnam, across Đồng Nai and Lâm Đồng, about 107 km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City in a straight line, or about 150 km by road. It covers about 720 square kilometres and protects one of the largest areas of lowland tropical forest left in Vietnam. The area was first protected in 1978 in two sectors; a third sector was added and the three were combined into one park in 1998. Since 2011 the park has been part of the Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve. Forest rangers guard it against poaching and fire. Many birds and mammals live here, including black-shanked douc langurs and Germain's peacock-pheasants. Dense forest of giant trees with massive trunks spreads across the park, broken by wetlands and lakes that mirror the sky at sunset. In the early morning the forest fills with the calls of birds and monkeys, and colourful birds flit between the branches. Visitors usually come from Ho Chi Minh City, and many stay a night or more to cycle, walk in the forest and watch birds and animals, best in the early morning. The dry season is the most comfortable time to visit.
Giant trees.
In the trees.
Lakes and sunsets.
Cát Tiên National Park, Đồng Nai, Vietnam
A night or more to see wildlife.
The dry season, early mornings.