U Minh Thuong National Park, National park in Kien Giang, Vietnam
U Minh Thuong National Park is a protected wetland area in the Mekong Delta covered with mangrove forests and home to many rare plants and animals. The park has walking trails and observation towers that let visitors move through and explore the landscape.
The area developed from a network of ten canals that once flowed toward the Gulf of Thailand before being designated as a national park in 2002. This designation protected the natural wetlands of the Mekong Delta.
The people living around the area practice traditional fishing and beekeeping methods that remain visible in daily routines across the wetland communities.
Visitors can walk on marked trails and use observation towers to watch birds and wildlife in their natural setting. Guided tours help you find the best places to explore and learn more about how the ecosystems work.
The park contains a specialized peat forest ecosystem that is not widely known and holds hundreds of plant, bird, and fish species found nowhere else. This uncommon landscape type sets it apart from other areas of the Mekong Delta.
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