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Planning a trip to Kon Tum? Interested in visiting the unique Chư Mom Ray National Park? This place is recognized as an ASEAN heritage site with the highest biodiversity in the national park system. Check out the article below by Vntrip.vn to explore more about this Chư Mom Ray National Park.
Where is Chư Mom Ray National Park located
Located approximately 30km northwest of Kon Tum town, spanning the districts of Sa Thầy and Ngọc Hồi, Chư Mom Ray National Park boasts the highest biodiversity within the national park system. Additionally, this area has fairly convenient transportation conditions, near Yaly Hydroelectric Plant, Ho Chi Minh Trail, Bo Y International Border Gate, etc., which helps Chư Mom Ray National Park become increasingly known to tourists.
Chư Mom Ray National Park is formed from the Chư Mom Ray Nature Reserve covering an area of over 56,000 hectares. This destination is also Vietnam's only national park bordering both Laos and Cambodia. Adjacent to Chư Mom Ray National Park are Cambodia's Virachey National Park and Laos's Dong Nam Ghong Conservation Area. The total forest area of this entire region is approximately 700,000 hectares, forming a large national transboundary conservation area of great importance for biodiversity conservation in the Indochina and Southeast Asia regions.
Introduction to Chư Mom Ray National Park
The total forest area of Chư Mom Ray is approximately 54,583.59 hectares of special-use forest, 1,665.64 hectares of production forest, and 188,749 hectares of buffer zone. It includes the communes of Bo Y, Sa Loong (Ngọc Hồi district); Rờ Kơi, Sa Nhơn, Sa Sơn, Mô Rai, Ya Xiêr, and the town of Sa Thầy (Sa Thầy district). This is the home of various ethnic minority communities, notably the Gia Rai and Rơ Măm peoples.
Chư Mom Ray National Park is located at the crossroads of Indochina, bordering Cambodia to the west and Laos to the northwest. Here, the Chư Mom Ray mountain range with overlapping peaks, numerous rivers and streams, lakes, and waterfalls create great potential to form a wilderness conservation area with the characteristic ecosystems of the Southeast Asian region.
The flora in Chư Mom Ray National Forest is rich and diverse, with approximately 1534 species recorded, including 113 rare species such as orchids, hardwood trees, resinous trees, bamboo, rattans, pines, cinnamons, and camphors.
Chư Mom Ray National Park's fauna comprises 718 species, including 115 mammals, 275 birds, 41 reptiles and amphibians, 108 freshwater fish, and 179 insects. Notable rare species listed in the Vietnam and global Red Books include the black-shanked douc, Truong Son muntjac, gaur, Indochinese tiger, elephant, sun bear, and pygmy slow loris, along with newly discovered species like the four-striped skink, white-lipped pit viper, and Cuc Phuong keelback, as well as the sarus crane, peacock, and crested serpent eagle.
With its diverse biological characteristics and valuable genetic resources, Chư Mom Ray National Park was recognized as an ASEAN heritage site by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2004.
What does Chư Mom Ray National Park offer?
Chư Mom Ray National Park prides itself on harboring up to 114 species listed in both the Vietnam and global Red Books. Particularly noteworthy is the vast grassland, Ja Book Valley, spanning over 9,000 hectares, which has attracted numerous hoofed and carnivorous mammals such as Truong Son muntjacs, wild buffaloes, tigers, gaurs, sun bears, elephants, and pygmy slow lorises, along with hundreds of reptile and amphibian species.
Furthermore, on high mountain peaks like Ngọc Vil, Ngọc Tu Ba, and Chư Mom Ray, various primates and tree-dwelling animals such as gibbons and rare birds like sarus cranes, crested serpent eagles, and peacocks reside. Recognizing the biodiversity of the National Park, the Management Board of Chư Mom Ray National Park has actively collaborated with the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) to develop projects for conserving valuable genetic resources.
Visitors to Chư Mom Ray also have the opportunity to visit ethnic minority villages, interact with the HLăng, Gia Rai, Kờ Dong, Rơ Mâm, or Bờ Râu peoples - one of the smallest ethnic groups among Vietnam's 54 ethnicities. Guests can rest in traditional longhouses or communal houses, and savor Central Highlands delicacies like bamboo rice, rice wine, and salted vegetables, specialties of the local people here.
The development of eco-tourism routes in Chư Mom Ray National Park is closely linked to Kon Tum province's tourism development policy. Tourists visiting Chư Mom Ray National Park will have the opportunity to explore the forests and discover historical sites from the resistance war against the United States, such as the Truong Son Trail connecting to Laos, the H 67 landmark - a heroic base of the Central Highlands army with Sac Ly Hill, and Phuong Hoang Airport.
Here, you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in nature with many exciting experiences such as exploring the vast Lồ Ô Forest, admiring the cascading Seven-Layer Waterfall, visiting the Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center to see monkeys, pheasants, junglefowls, pythons, and snakes, as well as beautiful preserved orchids. You can also explore the mysterious Bat Cave with its dense bat population or stop by the Animal Enclosure, Ngang Stream, or Fairy Waterfall for picturesque views.
During your journey through Chư Mom Ray National Park, you'll enjoy the fresh air amidst pristine landscapes, listening to the rustle of dry leaves, the babbling of streams, the melodious bird songs, and the playful breeze, all blending into a symphony of the wilderness. Here, you'll encounter ancient sấu trees, towering pơ lang and mango trees providing cool shade, and swaying clumps of bamboo leaves welcoming visitors.
Furthermore, Ba Goc Village and Le Village are charming community tourism spots in Chư Mom Ray National Park, where you can interact and learn about the unique cultures of the Gia Rai and Rơ Măm people, relax in cool longhouses or communal houses, and savor Central Highlands delicacies like bamboo rice, grilled meat, and rice wine. If you visit in October or November, during the golden ripening season of rice on the high hills, you can join the Gia Rai in celebrating the new rice harvest or participate in the Rơ Măm's festival of joy after the harvest.
Wishing you a truly fulfilling journey.
