Location: Two districts of Sa Thay and Ngoc Hoi, Kon Tum Province, about 30km to the northwest of Kon Tum City. Characteristics: Chu Mom Ray is the only national park in Viet Nam which shares the border with the two countries of Laos and Cambodia.
Chu Mom Ray National Park is formed from Chu Mom Ray Nature Reserve with an area of over 56,000ha. It has the highest biodiversity in the system of national parks in Viet Nam.
◊ Flora and Fauna System
According to statistics, Chu Mom Ray National Park has nearly 1,500 flora species belonging to 154 families and 551 branches, of which 131 rare species such as orchirds, gymnosperms, dipterocarp, nageia fleuryi, podocarpus annamiensis, dalbergia cochinchinensis, dalbergia oliveri… Beside rich flora system, the national park also owns diversified fauna system with 452 species including 115 species of mammals, 276 species of birds, 44 species of reptiles and 17 species of amphibians. The national park prides of 114 species listed in Red Book of Viet Nam and the world. Particularly, Ja Book Valley in Chu Mom Ray National Park with an area of over 9,000ha is home to many animals of tigers, gayals, elephants, bulls, leopards, Truong Son cobras... and species of reptiles, amphibians.
◊ Activities for Visitors
To Chu Mom Ray, visitors will have the opportunity to discover wild natural landscapes, visit some tourist sites such as Truong Son Path, Bo Y International Border Gate, Yaly Hydroelectric Plant... and also learn about manners and customs of local ethnic people.
Thu Giang
Kon Tum