Covering an area of 41,862ha, Mui Ca Mau National Park is located in Dat Mui Commune, Ngoc Hien District, Ca Mau Province, nearly 400km away from Ho Chi Minh City.
The park is a submerged area with a floral complex, mainly mangrove and Mam (avicenia, black mangrove) trees, very well-known domestically and internationally. This is an ecological system of natural salt-marsh forests with high values in terms of bio-diversity, landscapes, environment, culture and history. The park has a rich fauna with 13 species of animals belonging to 9 families, including 2 species listed in the Red Book of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). They are the long-tailed monkey and Ca khu (Trachypithecus cristatus). The park is also considered to be an important site for a number of migratory waterbirds with 74 species of birds belonging to 23 families, including 5 species listed in IUCN Red Book, namely the Chinese stork, Grey-legged pelican, Ibis leucocephalus, Curved beak snipe and Black-headed ibis Each year, the submerged flora on the western beach of the park extends nearly 100m into the sea, creating an ideal environment for the reproduction and development of shrimp, fish and mollusk.
