Kon Tum Wooden Church
Kon Tum Cathedral Wooden Church is known as a treasure located in the middle of the vast mountains and forests of the Central Highlands, showing the indomitable spirit of the people of the Central Highlands for many generations. This is the most unique and ancient architectural work here. The church is located on Nguyen Hue Street, Kon Tum City, built in 1913 by a French priest, so the church has a harmonious design between Roman architecture imbued with Western culture and wooden stilt houses of the Ba Na people, which is a characteristic of the ethnic groups in the Central Highlands.
The ceiling and walls of the church are built with soil mixed with straw, a system of wooden columns, and a simple pattern carved with a pattern but exudes strength and generosity. Entering the cathedral, visitors will be amazed at this "masterpiece". The columns are connected by arched arcs, creating a tall and open space. The glossy black wooden columns are also decorated with many unique motifs, imbued with the cultural identity of the highlands.
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Kon K'lor Rong House
The Rong House in the Central Highlands is considered the "heart" of the village, where important events take place, so the Rong House is always located in the most central and beautiful places. Kon K'lor Rong House in Kon Tum is no exception, located in the most beautiful location on the wide and straight Tran Hung Dao street. The Rong House is built in a traditional style with wood, bamboo, bamboo, paintings, leaves and decorated with extremely elaborate and meticulous motifs and patterns.
The Rong House is the pride of the people of Ba Na, the soul of the village, and the place where the sacred qi of heaven and earth, rivers and mountains converges. The peaceful, quiet scenery and green nature will surely attract visitors.
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Chu Mom Ray National Park
Located about 30km from Kon Tum city, Chu Mom Ray National Park spans two districts of Sa Thu and Ngoc Hoi. This is 1 of the 3 heritage gardens with the largest area and the highest biodiversity in the country.
Coming to Chu Mom Ray National Park, visitors will admire the wild natural beauty, the richness of the forest ecosystem with up to 1895 species of plants, including 52 types of rare species, 101 species of animals recorded in the Red Book of Vietnam and the world. Chu Mom Ray National Park will give visitors the experience of exploring ecotourism, researching the wild land and admiring the majesty of Kon Tum nature.
Photo: Huy Dang
Mang Den eco-tourism area
Blessed by nature, Mang Den has beautiful scenery, likened to the "muse" of the sunny and windy Central Highlands. There are 2 most beautiful times to come to Mang Den are around April and May when the weather is still chilly, blending with the fragrance of forest flowers and pine needles, and from October to December to Mang Den, visitors will be roaming on the golden hillsides nurturing the color of ripe rice from the terraced fields.
Coming to Mang Den, visitors will be immersed in the atmosphere of Da Lat with winding roads, green pine groves and even fragrant forest orchids that are light but extremely enchanting. Experience community tourism with Kon Pring Cultural Village, only about 3km from the center of Mang Den town.
Photo: Bamboo Shoot Discovery
Indochina Junction border landmark
Visiting Kon Tum, visitors cannot ignore the border junction landmark of Bo Y international border gate to check-in and experience the feeling of "a rooster crows all three countries", because this is the contiguous place of the three countries of Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia. The Indochina Junction border landmark was built in 2007 on the top of a mountain 1086m above sea level, located in Bo Y commune, Ngoc Hoi district, Kon Tum province.
The landmark has a triangular cylinder made of granite, surrounded on 3 sides by the National Emblem and the names of 3 countries Vietnam – Laos – Cambodia.
Photo: Dang Van Tung
Both sides of the road to the top of the mountain are lined with white reeds fluttering in the wind, although the way up is a little difficult, but in the midst of thousands of poetic nature, all challenges are worth experiencing and remembering.
Conquering the national border landmark, tourists feel like they are "embracing" heaven and earth in their hearts when in front of them is the entire rich and green Indochina junction area of mountains, forests and trees in the middle of the basalt red soil plain.
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