Vietnam national parks cover wetlands of Ramsar, terrestrial, deltas of rivers, and coastal zones of Vietnam. The largest of the national parks initially covered were the Cuc Phuong National Park, the Cat Tien National Park, and the Con Dao National Park which to start with were forest areas cum reserves or prohibited areas. The objective for creating national parks was to allow access to the reserved areas as a part of ecotourism and cultural needs with full attention to the basic approach of conservation of natural environmental resources.
Hoang Lien National Park is situated at a height of 1,000m to 3,143m above sea level in the Hoang Lien Son Mountain Range in Sapa and Van Ban districts, Lao Cai Province, and a partly belongs to Than Uyen District, Lai Chau Province. Fansipan, the highest mountain in the Hoang Lien Son mountain range at […]
Chu Mom Ray National Park lies in the two districts of Sa Thay and Ngoc Hoi in Kon Tum Province, central highlands of Vietnam. It is the only national park in Vietnam which shares the border with the two countries of Laos and Cambodia. Chu Mom Ray National Park is formed from Chu Mom Ray
Bidoup Nui Ba National Park is situated in Lac Duong District, Lam Dong province in the central highlands of Vietnam. The park covers an area of 63,938 hectares, offering beautiful sceneries, stunning waterfalls, and diverse natural resources. Established in 2004, the name of this park derives from Bidoup Mountain is the highest mountain on Lam
Ben En national park is situated in districts of Nhu Thanh and Nhu Xuan, Thanh Hoa Province about 200km from Hanoi. The park was established in 1992 and gradually expanded. It is not only a protected breeding ground for many rare creatures, but also an attractive destination for ecotourism. Ben En national park map The
Bai Tu Long national park covers 15,783 hectares, of which forests and forest land make up 6,125 ha on more than 40 islands, and water surface accounts for 9,650 ha. It is home to 1,909 species of fauna and flora, including 72 types of animals and 30 kinds of plants listed in Vietnam’s Red Book
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is located in western Bo Trach district, close to the international border with Laos. The national park is situated in one of the largest areas of contiguous limestone karst in Indochina, which also includes Hin Namno National Protected Area in Laos. The limestone massif is located in a transitional zone
Cape Ca Mau National Park is situated at the southernmost tip of Vietnam. The site was originally covered in natural mangrove forest but the vast majority was destroyed during the Second Indochina War and, later, by conversion to aquacultural ponds and agricultural land. Most of the aquacultural ponds have been abandoned, and now support extensive
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is located in Kon Pne, Dakrong and Krong communes, K’Bang district, Ha Dong commune, Dak Doa district, and Ayun commune, Mang Yang district, Gia Lai province. The national park is situated on the Kon Tum plateau in the central Annamite mountains. To the north of the national park, elevations gradually
Cuc Phuong National Park lies at the south-eastern extent of a limestone range that runs north-west to Son La province. This limestone range predominantly comprises karst, marine in origin and perhaps 200 million years old. The section of the limestone range encompassed by the national park rises sharply out of the surrounding plain, to elevations
Con Dao National Park is a natural reserve area on Con Dao Island, in Ba Ria Vung Tau Province in coastal southeastern Vietnam. The park includes a part of the island and the surrounding sea. The national park is characterized by a diverse ecosystem. Many species of corals and especially the sea turtles, dolphins, and