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Conquer Bidoup - the roof of Lam Vien plateau

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Located at an altitude of 2,287 m, Bidoup peak belongs to Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, Da Nhim commune, Lac Duong district and part of Dam Rong district of Lam Dong province.

Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park covers more than 64,000 hectares, is one of 28 national parks in the system of special-use forests of our country, especially one of the four most biodiverse centers in Vietnam. Today Bidoup - Nui Ba is 50 km from the center of Da Lat city, by provincial road 723 connecting Lam Vien plateau with Nha Trang coastal city.


Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park is home to rich diverse biological resources, beautiful natural landscapes, converging types of evergreen closed forests, coniferous forests, sub-tropical broadleaf and coniferous forests, mountaintop dwarf forests, moss forest subtypes... It will take you 2 days and one night for the journey to conquer Bidoup peak with a distance of 27 km. There are two main climbing directions: one from Bidoup ranger station, two from K'Long K'Lanh station on Hon Giao pass (also known as Khanh Le pass, Long Lanh pass, Omega pass).



If you choose the direction from the ranger station, the first day of the journey will last 17 km and pass through the outer zone, buffer zone and national forest core respectively, characterized by coniferous pine forest, broadleaf mixed forest and subtropical coniferous forest. This is a trekking route through the most beautiful pine forest in our country, with the green color of pine. The day night campsite is located at an altitude of 2,000 m above sea level, where two types of forest meet and 3 km from Bidoup peak.


Day two will consist of a distance of 3 km to the summit and a 7 km descent to K'Long K'Lanh station. The terrain here is characterized by an evergreen closed forest type, combining a mountaintop dwarf forest type, a moss forest subtype ...


Biodiversity is most evident in this distance of 10 km. There are 1,468 species of plants present in Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park, of which 62 rare species are distributed in 29 different plant families, especially the most precious is the ancient Pumu tree more than 1,300 years old.



The landmark marks the 2,287 m elevation of Bidoup Peak. Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park is a rare primeval forest in Vietnam, strictly preserved, especially almost free of garbage. Therefore, you must contact the Forest Management Board in advance to buy a discovery tour, under the guidance of professional rangers porters.


According to VnE

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