Mang Den Ecotourism Site is situated in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province. With the fresh cool air all year round and natural and
majestic beauty of landscape, the site attracts more and more tourists
in Vietnam travel coming here. It is also proud of “the second Dalat
tourist city” in the Central Highlands.
Following National Road No. 24 about
54km from Kon Tum City to the center of Kon Plong District, and then
passing Mang Den Pass, tourists in Vietnam travel
will arrive at the Mang Den Ecotourism Site. The name Mang Den is
transcribed from the word "T'mang Deeng" of the M'Nong people ("T'mang"
means a flat land and "Deeng" means a residential area).
The
Mang Den Ecotourism Site is located at a height of 1,200m above sea
level. Year-round, it has an average temperature of 18-20 degrees
celsius. This feature has earned the area fame as "the second Da Lat
tourist city" in the Central Highlands. The area nestles amidst
primitive forests and a large area grown with age-old pine trees,
spotted by natural lakes, waterfalls and springs. Such rare species of
flora as red pine trees and Fujian cypress, medicinal plants as cinnamon
and Aquilaria plant, and wild animals as python and chamois have made
the Mang Den area different significantly from Da Lat in the Central
Highlands province of Lam Dong or Sa Pa in the northwestern mountainous
province of Lao Cai.
Living
in the area are mainly the M'Nong, Xo Dang and Hre people who have well
preserved their authentic lifestyle, distinctive culture and customs,
and traditional crafts. These ethnic minorities have often settled
nearby lakes, waterfalls or rivers and built their communal houses next
to slash-and-burn rice and food crops.
The
Mang Den Ecotourism Site is a part of the tourist route "Green Road in
Central Highlands" connected to other ones such as "Central Heritage
Road" and "Legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail" to form the transnational
tourist route "Indochina Heritage Road" linking the world heritage sites
in Viet Nam with ones in Laos and Cambodia.
Realizing
potential benefits the site will bring in, the Government has worked
out a plan to develop this 1,500-2,000 ha green land into a national
tourism zone offering various tourism products and regarded it as one of
three key socio-economic development zones of Kon Tum Province.
If you are interested in joining an eco-tourism tour, the Mang Den Ecotourism Site in Kon Tum is a must-visit place that you should add to your itinerary!
Source:vietnamtourism.org.vn
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