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Vietnam

National Parks

All 34, from northern karsts to Mekong mangroves

A cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng

A cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

Vietnam's national park system covers 34 parks, from the limestone karsts of the northern frontier to the mangroves of the Mekong Delta. Cuc Phuong, founded in 1962, was the first; Song Thanh, established in 2020, is the newest.

A handful are essential stops: Phong Nha-Ke Bang for the world's great caves, Cuc Phuong for ancient forest and primates, Cat Tien for gibbons and birding, Con Dao for reefs and turtles. The rest reward the traveller who goes looking.

Ba Be Lake
Ba Be National ParkNortheast · Vietnam's largest natural lake, ringed by limestone forest.
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Bai Tu Long National ParkNortheast · The marine park in Ha Long Bay's quieter northeastern corner.
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Du Gia National ParkNortheast · Karst plateau forests on the Ha Giang Loop's doorstep.
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Phia Oac-Phia Den National ParkNortheast · The high granite peaks of Cao Bang.
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Tam Dao National ParkNortheast · Misty forested range an hour north of Hanoi.
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Xuan Son National ParkNortheast · Limestone forest in Phu Tho, one of the north's quietest parks.
The cable car rising through the clouds on Fansipan
Hoang Lien National ParkNorthwest · Home of Fansipan (3,143 m), the roof of Indochina.
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Ba Vi National ParkRed River Delta · The sacred mountain west of Hanoi, with French-era ruins.
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Cat Ba National ParkRed River Delta · Island karsts and the last Cat Ba langurs.
Cuc Phuong National Park
Cuc Phuong National ParkRed River Delta · Vietnam's first national park (1962): ancient forest and the primate rescue centre.
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Xuan Thuy National ParkRed River Delta · Red River estuary wetlands: the north's great migratory bird stopover.
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Ben En National ParkNorth Central Coast · Thanh Hoa's lake-and-limestone park.
P
Pu Mat National ParkNorth Central Coast · Annamite rainforest in Nghe An, among the country's most biodiverse.
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Vu Quang National ParkNorth Central Coast · Ha Tinh's Annamite forests, where the sao la was discovered.
A cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National ParkNorth Central Coast · UNESCO-listed karst and caves, including Son Doong, the world's largest cave.
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Bach Ma National ParkNorth Central Coast · Waterfalls and rhododendron forest between Hue and Da Nang.
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Phuoc Binh National ParkSouth Central Coast · Ninh Thuan's forested highlands.
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Nui Chua National ParkSouth Central Coast · Coastal dry forest where sea turtles nest.
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Song Thanh National ParkSouth Central Coast · The newest park (2020): Annamite wilderness in Quang Nam.
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Chu Mom Ray National ParkCentral Highlands · Kon Tum's border forests, rich in primates.
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Kon Ka Kinh National ParkCentral Highlands · Gia Lai's highland plateau forests.
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Yok Don National ParkCentral Highlands · Dry deciduous forest and Vietnam's last wild elephants.
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Chu Yang Sin National ParkCentral Highlands · Dak Lak's high peaks above Lak Lake.
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Bidoup Nui Ba National ParkCentral Highlands · Lam Dong's misty plateau, a biodiversity hotspot.
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Ta Dung National ParkCentral Highlands · The 'Ha Long Bay of the highlands': Ta Dung Lake's drowned hills.
C
Cat Tien National ParkSoutheast · Lowland rainforest: gibbons at dawn and the country's best birding.
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Bu Gia Map National ParkSoutheast · Binh Phuoc's evergreen border forests.
The Con Dao archipelago
Con Dao National ParkSoutheast · The archipelago: coral reefs, forest trails and turtle nesting beaches.
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Lo Go-Xa Mat National ParkSoutheast · Tay Ninh's wetlands and dipterocarp forest on the Cambodian border.
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Tram Chim National ParkMekong River Delta · The Plain of Reeds: sarus cranes and wetland birds.
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U Minh Thuong National ParkMekong River Delta · Kien Giang's melaleuca (cajuput) swamp forest.
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Mui Ca Mau National ParkMekong River Delta · Mangroves at Vietnam's southern tip.
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U Minh Ha National ParkMekong River Delta · Ca Mau's cajuput forests and peat swamps.
A beach on Phú Quốc
Phu Quoc National ParkMekong River Delta · Evergreen forest covering the island's north, in a UNESCO biosphere reserve.

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