
Yok Don
National Park was founded in 1991 in Buon Don District (Dak Lak Province); 40 km northwest of Buon Me Thuot City. It has an area of 58.000 ha and houses many ecosystems. The most well-known is the dry forest ecosystem characteristics of Southeast Asia.
In Yok Don; 464 species of plants and 311 species of animals are regarded as rare and endemic ones and listed in the Red Book of Vietnam such as the huong (sandal wood; pterocarpusindicus); cam lai (barian kingwood; dallergia bariensis); voi (elephant; elaphas maximus); bo rung (wild cow; bos banteng); bo xam (wild grey cow; bos sauveli); ho (tiger; panthera tigis); vooc ngu sac (variegated monkey; pygathrix nemaues); etc.
Yok Doon is full of many original local cultural values and is a busy and prosperous trade center of Indochina.
Can Gio Mangrove Forest

The Can Gio mangrove forest is located in Can Gio District; 50 km southeast of the center of
Ho Chi Minh City. coverring the area of 33.000 ha.
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 Vietnamand in this region
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;
Dong Thap Province. It is designed to preserve the typical submerged in-land eco-system that develops mainly in Ha Tien; the Plain of Reeds and U Minh areas. The park boasts an diversified flora which includes some 130 species classified into 6 principle communities. Among them; the “ghost” rice and lotus are considered endemic species of the Plain of Reeds.
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
Dong Hoi Township; the 41.000 ha Phong Nha – Ke Bang Natural
Reserve belongs to Bo Trach District; Quang Binh Province. The system boasts various kinds of animals and plants which are listed in the Red Book of Vietnam. Especially; three new species of big animals in the world have been discovered recently here namely the mang lon (big muntjak; meganumtiacus vounanoensis); the sao la (a kind of wild buffalo; pseudoryx nghetinhcusis) and the mang Truong Son (Truong Son muntjak).
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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