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PARKS
CATiBAi
3ikef)af3ongf“ay,ftheflandscapefoff”atf“af5ationalf8arkf()aif8hong)fisfdominatedfby
karstflimestonefislandsfrisingfabruptlyffromfthefsea.f”ompletefwithfmountains,fcaves
andfgrottosfaccessiblefbyfhikingftrails,fandfbeautifulfsandyfbeachesfperfectfforfswim-
ming,ftherefisfmuchftofkeepfvisitorsftof”atf“af0slandfentertained.fThefparkfsupports
thefonlyfknownfpopulationfoff3eaff4onkeyfinfthefworld.
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0nfadditionftofbeingfonefoffthefbestfplacesfforfbird-watchingfinfVietf5am,f”ucf8huong
5ationalf8arkf(5inhf“inh),faboutf100kmfsouthfoff)af5oi,fisfalsofhomeftofafnumber
offendemicfspeciesfincludingfthef-elacour’sf3angurfandfthefShort-TailedfScimitar-
“abbler.fVisitorsftofthefparkfcanfexplorefitsftrailsfbyffootforfhiringfafbikefatfthefen-
tranceftofthefpark.fThefparkfisfalsofhomeftofanfendangeredfspeciesfrescuefcentre,
souvenirfshop,frestaurantfandfguest-house.
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U5–S”6-recognizedf8hongf5ha-2ef“angf5ationalf8arkfisflocatedfinf9uangf“inh
8rovince,faboutf500kmfsouthfoff)af5oi.f6nefofftheffinestfexamplesfoffafcomplex
karstflandformfinfSoutheastf’sia,fthefparkfisfhomeftofthefSootyf“abbler,fthef’n-
namesef3eaff4onkey,fandfthef“lackf3eaff4onkey.fThefparkfisfalsoffamousfforfitsfex-
tensivefnetworkfoffcavesfwhichfincludesfthefworld’sflargestfcavernfandfpassageway,
andfthefworld’sflongestfundergroundfriver.f)ikingftrails,fcavefandfboatftours,fandfac-
commodationfarefavailable.
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