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SAIGON SAFARI

Saigon Safari Park is a scope of Wild Park, ecological tourism and amusement park with largest scale in Vietnam

Project developer: Public Park and Greenery Company
Address: 2 International Square Street, District 3, HCMC, Vietnam
Tel: (84-8) 236565 - 232712, Fax: (84-8) 296614
E-mail: congviencayxanh@vnn.vn
Website: www.congviencayxanh.com.vn
Location: villages of Phu My Hung and An Nhon Tay, Cu Chi district, HCMC. 
Size of the project: 456,85 ha 
Location of planned area: 
  •  The invested area is located at villages of Phu My Hung and An Nhon Tay, Cu Chi District, HCMC.
  • It is 80km from the downtown of HCMC.
  • Total land area destined for construction is 456,85ha, with the boundary as follows:
  • To the east : Contiguous to Do Dang Tuyen road
  • To the west : Contiguous Toan Phu rubber plantation at An Phu village, Cu Chi district.
  • To the south : Contiguous to Thanh Nien road, An Nhon Tay village
  • To the north : Contiguous to Phu Thuan road and An Phu rubber plantation, Phu My Hung village
  • Saigon Safari area is located on the area of both villages of An Nhon Tay and Phu My Hung belonging to Cluster of cultural and historical monuments of Cu Chi to the northwest of HCMC.
  • Cu Chi is a famous place-name in HCMC. area, 10km from Inter-Asian Center line of road, with administrative boundaries with 3 provinces namely Tay Ninh , Binh Duong and Long An. From the location of construction of the park, traveling to neighboring areas is very convenient, 80km from  the downtown of HCMC., 30km from Thu Dau Mot town, Binh Duong province. 50km from Tan An town, Long An province. 30km from Tay Ninh town – Tay Ninh province. With convenient center lines of road and vehicle for traveling.
  • There are now several tourist spots of culture, soul, faith, natural landscape to be places holding sightseeing, worshiping, relaxation, recreation, camping such as:
  • Ben Duoc Temple
  • The tunnels of Cu Chi.
  • Gia Dinh temple
  • Film studio, park of culture, recreation area, education area
Objective and necessity of investment in the project: 
  
a/ Objective of investment: 
  
  • Saigon Safari park has not only tourist significance with the greatest eco-model in Vietnam but also preservation, multiplication of precious and rare species of plant and animal in the world that makes positive contribution to global environmental protection.
  • Tourist coming to the park for taking pleasure, relaxation, recreation, the park also operates as perfect eco-library, biological museum which providing help for study, learning effectively, for such significant reason, Saigon Safari  will attract tourists domestically and internationally
  
b/ Necessary for investment: 
  
  • At present, tourism is requirement for the development of the world, with area of developing countries such as Southeast Asia, Pacific, Africa, Latin America are new areas. Especially eco-tourist model is great attractive to international tourists that makes tourist market tend to increase rapidly in the area (in which, there is role of Vietnam).
  • This is a chance for Vietnam’s development of its tourism basing on exploitation of tourism potentiality specifically according to areas.
  • To take the advantage of this strong point, HCMC. has made general planning for building Cu Chi district with general tourism development of HCMC. in which it has defined that Cu Chi district has unique and varied tourism potentiality with sufficient conditions or development of travel activities with national and international significance
  • Accordingly, planning and investing in construction of Saigon Safari p is very necessary
Objective of planning: 
  • In order to make the park become an attractive destination for domestic and international tourists, tourist coming there will be welcomed with many diversified and useful activities with services of sightseeing, performance, relaxation, recreation, play, sport and study, learning thanks to the following functions
  • Center are of controlling the Safari
  • Area  for  wild animals in wild model
  • Open zoo
  • Night safari
  • Area for butterfly gardens , botanical collection
  • Area foe the world specific natural landscape
  • Natural museum
  • Center for studying animal and plant
  • Safari Conservation education center
  • Picnic area,  resort , restaurant, recreation center
Actual state of the project: 
  • At present, there is ground clearance and taking space up to 99% of the area. The ground clearance is expected to be completed at the end of the year 2008
  • Designing and planning: at present, Saigon Botanical GardenS has selected 5 foreign Contractors to serve design planning, HCMC. People's Committee has approved policy allowing Saigon Botanical GardenS to expand held competitive examination for 5 above said contractors. The examination is expected to be held in the end of the year 2008.