Ta Lai Longhouse, a traditional bamboo eco-lodge in Cat Tien National Park, was founded in 2011 through a WWF Vietnam & DANIDA initiative.
Ta Lai Adventure offers curated outdoor excursions in Cat Tien National Park—kayaking, trekking, biking, team-building and kids’ camps
30 % of your nights stay is donated to support local community projects.
It consists in a community development fund rewarding locals with salary, sponsoring them to have access to public facilities, creating jobs opportunities locally and sponsoring young generation to go to school.
With support from DANIDA and WWF, a pilot ecotourism program was launched in Cat Tien National Park, where WWF-Vietnam has worked since 1998 to protect biodiversity and support local communities.
Tourism revenues contribute directly to the Community Development Fund, improving livelihoods through conservation and education.
I am K’Yeu, 40 years old, and of Ma ethinic minority. I am living with my wife and four chidldren in Village 4, Ta Lai Commune, Tan Phu district, Dong Nai province. Like other Ma and S’tieng neighbours, my family income bases on crops and farming which just help to meet the most daily basic needs of ours …
WWF-Vietnam developed a model for community-based ecotourism to protect forests in Cat Tien National Park, which has the potential to be replicated across the country.
Cat Tien National Park is estimated as the reserve of natural resources in Vietnam with lots of rare, specious and endemic genes of fauna and flora, as plentiful site for scientists, domestic and foreign tourists.
A nha dai or communal house of ethnic groups living at the Cat Tien National Park has opened its doors to welcome tourists visiting the park in Ta Lai Commune, Tan Phu District in the southern province of Dong Nai.
The Ma ethnic group has nearly 33,000 people residing mainly in Lam Dong province. The Ma people have another name is Chau Ma, including local groups such as Ma Xop, Ma To, Ma Krung, and Ma Ngan. Ma language belongs to the Mon-Khmer language group.
