Nui Chua National Park, in the central province of Ninh Thuan, isconsidered "a desert" thanks to its dry conditions and low rainfall.
Located around 40km from Phan Rang City , the 30,000ha site inNinh Hai district was first designated a national park in 2003.
It is bounded by the East Sea to the south and east, by Highway 1to the west and to the north by part of Cam Ranh Bay in neighbouringKhanh Hoa province.
The Nui Chua area consists of thesouthern end of the Truong Son Mountain Range of which the highest peakbelongs to Co Tuy Mountain, situated at an altitude of 1,039m above sealevel.
Located at the park's centre, the Chua Anh (elderbrother God) and Chua Em (younger brother God) mountains, at over 1,000min height, make for temperate conditions.
"It's ideal to visit the park during the dry season that extends from November to August," said park Director Huynh Vinh Kim.
"The harmonious combination of mountainous and marine landscapes,special geographical and weather features plus high biodiversity, makesthe park a promising tourist attraction," Kim said.
Entering the park, tourists will encounter green trees growing amid stones and sand in an intensely hot and dry climate.
The park sports its own ochna tree forest that, rooted in the aridsoil, resembles a collection of bonsai trees. During spring the treesblossom yellow to create a beautiful landscape. Typical ochna trees inthe area belong to the hong mai family, which has red flowers, some ofwhich have up to 13 petals.
Visitors are additionallyafforded the chance to explore the park via 20km of asphalted roadsembracing Mount Nui Chua, the Ngoan Muc Pass and Treo Lakeon Mount Da Vach at an altitude of 250m.
Trekking the 10km road to a small lake, fed by an array of little streams, takes around four hours.
Lo O Stream in particular, is a historical beauty spot surrounded bycliffs and clear waterfalls, its flat granite stones idyllic forpicnics.
The harsh climate combines both romantic lakesand effervescent waterfalls all year round. At a height of around1,000m, 29,865ha of semi-tropical primeval forests on Chua Anh and ChuaEm mountains are extremely bio-diverse thanks to an abundance ofrainfall.
Flora in Nui Chua National Park includes390 medicinal plants, over 100 varieties of bonsai as well as manyedible varieties.
It also hosts 306 species ofvertebrates, including the rare and precious black-shanked langur, thewhite-collared bear, and the jaguar.
The magnificent mountain ranges overlook the appealing and pristine bays of Vinh Hy and Ninh Chu Beach .
Guests interested in visiting the only savanna in Vietnam can drivefrom Ninh Chu Beach in Khanh Hai Commune along provincialHighway 702 to Vinh Hy Bay.
After a few hours ofsightseeing, tourists are free to choose among beaches spread overnearly 40km for swimming, as well as coral reefs with diverse marinelife, visible via glass bottomed tourist boats.
The farthest border of Nui Chua National Park is Thit Beach where sea turtles come and lay their eggs.
Trekkers can also walk down to Cau Gay Village , home to theRaglai ethnic minority group, and visit local craft shops to catch aglimpse into the lives of the artisans.
Military base CK19, used by the liberation army in the, anti-American war, lies nearTreo Lake on Mount Da Vach and includes traces of guerrillas trenchshelters and the smokeless stoves.
The local coast wasformerly used to transit weapon and other military equipment fromnorth Vietnam to battlefields in the south./.
Located around 40km from Phan Rang City , the 30,000ha site inNinh Hai district was first designated a national park in 2003.
It is bounded by the East Sea to the south and east, by Highway 1to the west and to the north by part of Cam Ranh Bay in neighbouringKhanh Hoa province.
The Nui Chua area consists of thesouthern end of the Truong Son Mountain Range of which the highest peakbelongs to Co Tuy Mountain, situated at an altitude of 1,039m above sealevel.
Located at the park's centre, the Chua Anh (elderbrother God) and Chua Em (younger brother God) mountains, at over 1,000min height, make for temperate conditions.
"It's ideal to visit the park during the dry season that extends from November to August," said park Director Huynh Vinh Kim.
"The harmonious combination of mountainous and marine landscapes,special geographical and weather features plus high biodiversity, makesthe park a promising tourist attraction," Kim said.
Entering the park, tourists will encounter green trees growing amid stones and sand in an intensely hot and dry climate.
The park sports its own ochna tree forest that, rooted in the aridsoil, resembles a collection of bonsai trees. During spring the treesblossom yellow to create a beautiful landscape. Typical ochna trees inthe area belong to the hong mai family, which has red flowers, some ofwhich have up to 13 petals.
Visitors are additionallyafforded the chance to explore the park via 20km of asphalted roadsembracing Mount Nui Chua, the Ngoan Muc Pass and Treo Lakeon Mount Da Vach at an altitude of 250m.
Trekking the 10km road to a small lake, fed by an array of little streams, takes around four hours.
Lo O Stream in particular, is a historical beauty spot surrounded bycliffs and clear waterfalls, its flat granite stones idyllic forpicnics.
The harsh climate combines both romantic lakesand effervescent waterfalls all year round. At a height of around1,000m, 29,865ha of semi-tropical primeval forests on Chua Anh and ChuaEm mountains are extremely bio-diverse thanks to an abundance ofrainfall.
Flora in Nui Chua National Park includes390 medicinal plants, over 100 varieties of bonsai as well as manyedible varieties.
It also hosts 306 species ofvertebrates, including the rare and precious black-shanked langur, thewhite-collared bear, and the jaguar.
The magnificent mountain ranges overlook the appealing and pristine bays of Vinh Hy and Ninh Chu Beach .
Guests interested in visiting the only savanna in Vietnam can drivefrom Ninh Chu Beach in Khanh Hai Commune along provincialHighway 702 to Vinh Hy Bay.
After a few hours ofsightseeing, tourists are free to choose among beaches spread overnearly 40km for swimming, as well as coral reefs with diverse marinelife, visible via glass bottomed tourist boats.
The farthest border of Nui Chua National Park is Thit Beach where sea turtles come and lay their eggs.
Trekkers can also walk down to Cau Gay Village , home to theRaglai ethnic minority group, and visit local craft shops to catch aglimpse into the lives of the artisans.
Military base CK19, used by the liberation army in the, anti-American war, lies nearTreo Lake on Mount Da Vach and includes traces of guerrillas trenchshelters and the smokeless stoves.
The local coast wasformerly used to transit weapon and other military equipment fromnorth Vietnam to battlefields in the south./.
