Bach Ma National Park, Thua Thien Hue

Bach Ma National Park – Photo on the website http://bachmapark.com.vn/

Bach Ma National Park was approved by the Government to be established in 1991, with an area of ​​22,031ha and a buffer zone of 21,300ha. The entire park and buffer zone are located in the administrative territory of 9 communes and 2 towns of Phu Loc district, Nam Dong district of Thua Thien Hue province and Hoa Vang district of Da Nang city. To the north and northeast of the park are Cau Hai lagoon and An Cu lagoon; to the south and southwest of the park, the park extends to the tail of the Northern Truong Son range, about 1,000-1,300m high (where Mang mountain is up to 1,702m high). Bach Ma National Park occupies part of the sub-latitude granitoid mountain range and is located in the south of the province. Most of the mountain peaks are from 1,000-1,444m high. The slopes are steep from 20 to 350, in some places up to 40-450 and are strongly divided by rivers and streams. The vegetation here is quite developed, belonging to the subtropical (subtropical) evergreen closed-season rainforest type at altitudes above 1,000m and the tropical evergreen closed-season rainforest type at altitudes below 1,000m. However, due to destructive chemical toxins, logging, and indiscriminate slash-and-burn cultivation of forest land for a long time, the area of ​​primary forest is now small and the area of ​​regenerated and restored forests accounts for a significant proportion. Thanks to its favorable geographical location, high mountainous terrain, and thick forest vegetation cover, the temperature and humidity of Bach Ma National Park is relatively stable: the average annual temperature is 16-220C, the coldest month is 5-80C, the hottest month does not exceed 250C, the average annual rainfall is the largest in Vietnam, commonly 3,400-4,000mm/year, sometimes larger, even up to 9,000mm/year.

According to the synthesis and investigation results, in the ecosystem of Bach Ma National Park, it has been determined that: the insect class has 894 species, 580 genera, 125 families, 17 orders; the fish class has 57 species, 48 ​​genera, 17 families, 6 orders; the amphibian class has 21 species, 7 genera, 5 families, 1 order; the reptile class has 31 species, 24 genera, 10 families, 2 orders; the bird class has 358 species, 186 genera, 55 families, 15 orders; the mammal class has 132 species, 72 genera, 28 families, 10 orders.

Langurs in Bach Ma National Park – Source http://bachmapark.com.vn/

Bach Ma National Park still retains the wildness of a primeval forest and preserves a diverse ecosystem. Bach Ma National Park Bach Ma is located at the end of the Northern Truong Son range stretching from the Vietnam – Laos border to the East Sea, at an altitude of 1,450m above sea level, so this National Park has a climate of 4 seasons in a day. At the foot of the mountain ranges are long, narrow valleys with clear streams creating a unique beauty that attracts tourists.

Coming to Bach Ma, you will enjoy the beauty of diverse nature with many rare and exotic flowers, majestic and lyrical landscapes with many high mountains, large waterfalls and cool, clear blue lakes. You can camp, bathe in streams, watch birds, walk, burn incense to worship Buddha or admire the mysterious beauty of ancient villas. In addition, you will have fun in the air and explore many magical natural trails, such as Tri Sao trail leading to Tri Sao waterfall – where many star pheasants live; Do Quyen trail leading to Do Quyen waterfall; Ngu Ho trail leading to 5 lakes located in a row formed from a large stream; Vong Hai Dai trail leading to the viewing platform on the top of Bach Ma. Standing here, visitors can see the whole view of Hai Van pass, Chan May bay close to the East coast…

Source: Department of Natural Resources and Environment