U Minh Ha National Park is an indispensable destination in the itinerary of traveling to Ca Mau, the end of the country. This is an essential protection area to ensure the revival of endemic species of the wetland ecosystem with many species listed in the Red Book of Vietnam, and is also considered a living ecological museum of plant species in the wetland ecosystem of the Mekong Delta region.

U Minh Ha National Park – Famous tourist destination in Ca Mau

U Minh Ha National Park

Coming to Ca Mau, tourists can join the exploration of U Minh Ha National Park with many interesting activities. U Minh Ha Forest is an ideal eco-tourism destination, very suitable for those who love to explore nature, love adventure and want to learn about the flooded forest ecosystem.

U Minh Ha National Park with an area of ​​8,527.8 hectares was established on January 20, 2006, within the administrative boundaries of 4 communes in 2 districts of Tran Van Thoi and U Minh, Ca Mau province. Located in the west of Ca Mau province, about 25km from Ca Mau city, it takes more than 30 minutes by car to reach U Minh Ha National Park.

U Minh Ha National Park – Famous tourist destination in Ca Mau

The outstanding feature is the Melaleuca forest ecosystem formed in flooded, alum-waterlogged conditions, on peat soil, and is a typical tree of the Mekong Delta. On May 26, 2009, U Minh Ha National Park was recognized by UNESCO as one of the three core areas of the Mui Ca Mau World Biosphere Reserve.

The flora and fauna system here is extremely rich and diverse: there are nearly 250 plant species, 182 bird species, 20 reptile and amphibian species, 40 mammal species and many other insect species, many of which are listed in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

U Minh Ha National Park – Famous tourist destination in Ca Mau

Thanks to the stable and suitable ecological environment, birds and storks all gather here to breed, live and develop in large numbers. These are species such as the warbler, the stork, the heron, the sesban, the le le, the flu nút, the ca, the black crane... and many species of storks such as: white stork, green stork, red stork, heron, bat crow... including dozens of rare birds and animals listed in the Red Book of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

U Minh Ha forest also has abundant aquatic resources, including many fish species typical of the Western region such as snakehead fish, cotton fish, catfish, yellow catfish, butterfly fish... which not only have biological value but also high economic value. Recently, many rare wild animals have appeared in U Minh Ha cajuput forest, the most notable of which is wild boar - a rare animal that has been "missing" for decades. The reappearance of many wild animals such as wild boar, lamprey, fox, cobra, monitor lizard, crocodile... along with hundreds of existing animal species has further enriched the flora and fauna of this forest.

Traveling to Ca Mau, coming to U Minh Ha Forest, you will have extremely interesting experiences because of the wild but extremely unique features that cannot be found anywhere else.

U Minh Ha Forest Address: Vo Doi Hamlet, Tran Van Thoi, Ca Mau, Vietnam