Kon Ka Kinh National Park in Gia Lai province, Vietnam
Location: Kon Ka Kinh National Park (area 41.780ha) located northeast of Gia Lai province, about 50km from the city of Pleiku, a northern border province of Kon Tum and Dak Roong KBang districts (Gia Lai); Ha Ra south, commune Ayun and Jo I Dak, Mang Yang district; east Dak Roong, K Rong commune and highways Ku, KBang and the west district of Ha Dong commune Dak Doa district (Gia Lai) . Characteristics: As the ideal eco-tourism, is suitable for tourists coming to rest, nursing and scientific research.
1986, Kon Ka Kinh National Park (an area of about 28.000ha) were included in the list of special-use forests to conserve tropical forests to alpine conifers species. In 1999, the Institute of Forest Survey planning (FIPI) in conjunction with the International Organization of Birds (BirdLife Intemational) construction projects set up protected areas of Kon Ka Kinh Nature Reserve and the project was the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Gia Lai Provincial People’s Committee for approval. On 25/11/2002, protected areas Kon Ka Kinh Nature Reserve was officially transformed into Kon Ka Kinh National Park area is 41.780ha Decision No. 167/2002/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister.
Through the meeting of the Ministers of Natural Resources and Environment held in Iagon (Myanmar) on 18/12/2003, Kon Ka Kinh National Park has been recognized as ASEAN heritage parks.
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is mostly forest with the forest vegetation types including evergreen types, wet lowland tropical moist forest type and closed mixed coniferous and broadleaf, contains very many po mu forest type is only found only in Kon Ka Kinh National Park.
Due to the varied topography, climate and other factors form the forest, Kon Ka Kinh National Park has a rich forest flora; here is the convergence point of the flow of plants such as: Plant Flow North Vietnam fauna including species of legumes, mulberry, na, rag, castor oil and magnolia … The flow of the generation plants in Yunnan – Guizhou and foot Himalayan include conifers conifers of industries such as through her, the royal herd, the needle delivery, po mu … The flow of fauna flora Malaysia – Indonesia, including species belonging to oil such as bottles, until, for just, marble. Plant Flow India – Myanmar, including some species of eagles as they: refuse; their horoscope as with guava prism. .. Besides, there are several endemic species such as beetles central net, travel trailers, contract flowers, royal red line draft, type red, parasols agreements, monitoring, information Dalat, rotate, but your meal and some species Other rare recorded in Vietnam Red Book and the world.
Besides a rich forest flora such park has a forest fauna endemic to both Vietnam and Indochina, including five species of large animals such as gibbons hung cheeks, gray Douc langurs, tigers, Truong Son and brought great offers. 7 birds, such as smell a black, long smell mine, smell ka kon business – new species to science were discovered in 30 years in Asia, the first smell of gray, gold climb trees, pheasants stripes and red ass teacher temple. 4 species of reptiles, amphibians class: net wholesale lizard, red-tailed lizard, he Sapa, gai lumpy frog.
Besides the endemic species on; fauna, endangered in Kon Ka Kinh National Park is about 38 rare animal species other valuable genetic resource conservation, scientific research and is written in the Vietnam Red Book and world.
In addition to the diversity and abundance of fauna and flora forest of Kon Ka Kinh National Park plays an important role in protecting the watersheds of major rivers such as River and Three Rivers Dak Pne, supply irrigation water supply to thousands of hectares of coffee, pepper, farmland and provide drinking water for two districts of Gia Lai and Kon Tum provinces. Furthermore, west of the park is part of the basin of the Ya Ly hydropower.
Kon Ka Kinh standing on top (height 1.748m) look down, you can feel all the majestic mountains of the Truong Son, enjoys a healthy climate, cool and beautiful this place seems are endless stretches before the eyes of visitors: The mountains covered with clouds, the waterfall from above the white foam and the singing of birds is called you want to find each other …
Kon Ka Kinh is Coming to visitors to the village of Tay Nguyen ethnic minorities, but here, visitors will have a chance to soak in the atmosphere of the festival, such as holiday code, festival gongs , weddings, ceremonies buffalo …
Kon Ka Kinh National Park is not only known as a priority area for conservation of biodiversity of the whole Vietnam, regional and international in the near future, it also become a tourism state, attracting tourists to come to rest, nursing and scientific research.
Travel guide for Gia Lai Province, Vietnam
