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TREKKING

NORTHERNiMOUNTAINOUSiREGION
Vietf5am’sfforemostftrekkingfregion,fthef5orthernfmountainousfisfhomeftoftowering
mountains,fbamboofforests,fswathesfoffgoldenfricefterraces,fandfwildfrivers.fThefrelative
remotenessfoffthef5orthernfmountainousfregionfnotfonlyfmeansfthatfthefenvironmentfis
stillfinfgreatfcondition,fbutfbeyondfthefmainfcitiesfandftowns,fvisitorsfwillfoftenfhavefthe
placesftheyfvisitftofthemselves.f)ere,fwalkersfcanfseefsomefoffVietf5am’sfmostfpristine
landscapesfbeforefdevelopmentfsetsfin.f•orftheftrekker,fthefregionfisfalsofattractivefduefto
itsfamazingfvarietyfoffethnicfminorityfpeople.f8roudlyfretainingfmuchfofftheirftraditional
lifestylefandfcustoms,ftrekkersfhavefamplefopportunitiesftofobserveflocalflife,fandfiffthe
timingfisfright,ftakefinfafcolourfulflocalfmarketfwherefvillages’fbestfcomesfalivefinfafkalei-
doscopefoffcolours,fsights,fsoundsfandfsmells.fWithfthefregionfalsofbeingfhomeftofsome
offVietf5am’sfbiggestfmountainsfincludingf4ountf•ansipan,fwhichfatfafdizzyingfheightfof
3,143mfisfalsofVietf5am’sftallest;finfthef5orthernfmountainousfregionftrekkersfhavefthe
perfectfchancefforfafgreatftrekkingfholiday.

Topitreks:iSamPam(LaomCai),mMaimChaum(HoamBinh),mCaomBangmProvince,mDongmVan/MeomVac
(HamGiang),mCucmPhuongmNationalmParkm(NinhmBinh).

CENTRALiHIGHLANDS
Thef”entralf)ighlandsfisfsituatedfalongf3aos-”ambodiafborderfandfextendsffromf2onfTum
8rovincefinfthefnorthftof3amf-ongf8rovincefinfthefsouth.fWhilstfthefmountainsfmightfnotfbe
asftallfasfthef5orthernf)ighlands,fthefregion’sfnaturalfbeautyfandfsituationfonfafnumberfof
contiguousfmountainfplateausfupftof1,000mfinfheightfsurroundedfbyftoweringfmountain
rangesfmakesfitfafuniquefdestinationfandfidealfplacefforftrekking.fThef”entralf)ighlandsfis
homeftofprimitivefforestsfandfnumerousfnationalfparks,fincludingfonefoffVietf5am’sfmostffa-
mous,f”atfTienf5ationalf8ark.f0nfthef”entralf)ighlands,ftrekkersfalsofhavefthefopportunityfto
encounterfsomefoffVietf5am’sfmostfprominentfwildlifefandfsomefoffitsfmostfendangered
species,fincludingf0ndochineseftiger,fhugefgaurs,fwildf’sianfwaterfbuffalos,fandf’sianfele-
phants.f)omeftofafnumberfoffethnicfminorityfcommunities,ftrekkersfalsofhavefthefopportunity
tofwitnessfuniquefcustomsfandftraditionsfbarelyfaffectedfbyfmodernfdayflife.fUnlikefthef5orth-

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