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ECOTOURISM DESTINATIONS IN VIETNAMBA BE NATIONAL PARK YOK DON NATIONAL PARK CAN GIO MANGROVE FOREST TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK PHONG NHA - KE BANG NATIONAL RESERVE
BA BE NATIONAL PARK
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Ba Be National Park boasts many
attractive and beautiful landscapes such as: Ba Be Lake; Puong and Tham Kit
Grottoes; Dau Dang Waterfall; Ao Tien (Fairy Pond). It is also an area
inhabited by some ethnic minorities such as:
YOK DON NATIONAL PARK
Yok Don
Yok Doon is full of many original local
cultural values and is a busy and prosperous trade center of
CAN GIO MANGROVE FOREST
The Can Gio mangrove forest is located in
Can Gio District; 50 km southeast of the center of
Can Gio is home to 72 species of mangrove trees; 70 species of river-bed animals; 137 species of fish; 9 species of amphibians; 31 species of reptiles; 129 species o birds and 18 species of mammals. Among them there are 21 rare and endemic species that are listed in the Red Book of Vietnam. Thanks
to its bio-diversity and environmental values; the Can Gio mangrove forest is
recognized by UNESCO as the first bio-spherical reserve in
The Can Gio mangrove forest is also
well-known for the many values of Oc Eo ancient culture; the relics of war
history and windy beaches that are found within its boundaries.
TRAM CHIM NATIONAL PARK
Established in 1999; covering an area of
7.600 ha; the park is situated in Tam Nong District;
The Park’s fauna is of no less
significance housing 110 species of surface animals and 23 species of
river-bed animals; of which there are 55 species of fish. It is also the
habitat of 198 species of birds; which account for one fourth of the total
number of species of birds in Vietnam. Of them 16 are considered rare and
endemic species
PHONG NHA - KE BANG
NATIONAL RESERVE
Located 50 km in the
northwest of
In the reserve 30 grottoes and caves have been discovered which were formed
in the course of hercynian folding movements (mountain building) 300
millions years ago. Especially; the 7.729m long Phong Nha is praised by the
international community as a grotto having seven superiorities in comparison
with others of the world: the longest grotto; the highest and largest vault;
the most beautiful underground lakes; the driest and biggest caves; the most
beautiful and imposing stalagmites and stalactites; the longest underground
river; the largest; nicest rocky and sand grounds.
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