A French-era hill station, this national park reaches a peak of 1450m at Bach Ma Mountain, only 18km from the coast. The cool climate attracted the French, who built over a hundred villas here
The national park, extended in 2008, stretches from the coast to the Anna mite mountain range at the Lao border. More than 1400 species of plants, including many rare ferns and orchids, have been discovered here, representing a fifth of the flora of Vietnam. There are 132 mammals found in Bach Ma, three of which were only discovered in the 1990s: the antelope-like saola, Truong Son muntjac and the giant muntjac. Nine species of primates are also present, including small numbers of the rare red-shanked Douc langur. It’s hoped wild elephants will return from the Lao side of the border.
Duration: 1 day (7:30 – 17:30)