The park covers 71,920 Hectares of lowland forest and swamp in southern Viet Nam and is home to numerous birds and mammals. It is approximately 100km (70miles) north east of Ho Chi Minh City, from which it is accessible in approximately 3 hours. One of Vietnam's most important and largest National Parks, it is situated at the southern end of the Greater Annamites eco-region. 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 including the endemic golden-cheeked gibbon, elephant, gaur and tiger. Many birds can be found, including such specialities as Germain's peacock pheasant, bar-bellied pitta and the rare endemic orange-necked partridge.
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 1,600 plant species have been recorded, in 162 botanical families. The fauna of Cat Tien National Park includes: 105 listed mammal species, more than 360 species of birds, 120 reptile and amphibian species and >130 species of freshwater fish. The park supports approximately 440 species of butterflies and numerous other fascinating insects.
Cat Tien National Park consists of two adjacent segments, separated by agricultural land: Cat Loc is in the north and Nam Cat Tien - which contains the Park HQ and is most often visited The Park is located in the three provinces of Dong Nai, Lam Dong and Binh Phuoc and located approximately 150km north-east of Ho Chi Minh City. Coordinates: N:11°25'24" E:107°25'43" HQ is 119 m above sea level. As well as the wild life interest there are also several minority communities that have lived in the central valley of the reserve for several centuries.