Chu Mom Ray National Park, National park in Kon Tum province, Vietnam
Chu Mom Ray is a national park in Kon Tum province, in the Central Highlands of Vietnam, near the borders with Cambodia and Laos. The land covers lowland forests, montane forests, bamboo groves, and grasslands spread across different elevations.
The area was first managed as a nature reserve before the Vietnamese government upgraded it to a national park in 2002. That change gave the land stronger legal protection and allowed for more resources to manage the forests and their wildlife.
Chu Mom Ray sits in the heart of Vietnam's Central Highlands, a region home to several ethnic minority groups such as the Jarai and the Rơ Măm people. Visitors can see villages at the edge of the park where traditional longhouses stand and daily life remains closely tied to the forest.
The most convenient starting point for a visit is Kon Tum city, from where guided tours enter the park along marked trails. Conditions are easiest during the dry season, which also brings better chances of spotting wildlife.
Two orchid species, Coelogyne schltesii and Bulbophyllum amitinandii, grow here and are found nowhere else in southern Indochina. The park also shelters over 400 medicinal plant species that local communities have used for generations.
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