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country,fbutfthef5orthernfmountainousfre-
gionfoffVietf5amfandfthefnaturefreservesfto
revealfthefecologicalftreasuresfoffthefcoun-
tryfisfprotectedfandfwaitingfforfyouftofdis-
cover.fTrekkingftoursfinfVietf5amfassociated
withf exploringf thef nationalf culturalf her-
itage.f0tfhasfdozensfoffdifferentfethnicfmi-
noritiesf livef andf readyf tof providef food,
shelterfforfwearyftravelers.f•romfthefdizzy-
ingfheightsfoffthef5orthernfmountainousfre-
gionf tof thef 4ekongf Riverf -eltaf offers
trekkingfitinerariesfinfVietf5am.
ernfmountainousfregion,fthefclosefproximityfoffthef”entralf)ighland’sftofmajorfcitiesflikef)o
”hif4inhf”ityfandf5hafTrangfmakefitfafrelativelyfeasyfdetourfforfthosefwithflimitedftime.
Topitreks: DamLatm(LammDong);mCatmTienmNationalmPark;mBuonmMamThuot,mYokmDonmNationalmPark,
(DakmLak);mPleikum(GiamLai);mKonmTum.
MEKONGiRIVERiDELTA
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contrastftoftrekkingfinfVietf5am’sfmountainousfregions.f)ereflifefrevolvesfaroundfthefriver
whichfisfbothftheflifefsourcefoffthefregion’sfagriculturefandfthefmainftransportfarteryfof
thefregion.fWhilstftrekkingfinfthef4ekongfRiverf-eltafisfmorefsuitedftofshorterfdayftrips,
thefregionfcontainsfmanyfminorityfvillages,fandfthefflatflandfallowsfforfmorefsedatefhiking.
4oreover,fthefregion’sfwaterwaysfandfthefpeoplefitfsupportsfalsofprovidefanfinteresting
twistftofmostfwalksfwhereffloatingfmarkets,fboatfactivity,flushfmangrovefforestsfandfculti-
vatedfriceffieldsfbecomeftheffeature.
6nefthefregion’sfmostfpopularfmountainftreksfisftofthefsummitfoff”amf4ountainf(1,224m),
thefdelta’sfhighestfpeak.f’longfthefwayfwalkersfpassfcommunities,ftemples,fandfpagodas.
’tfthefsummit,fwalkersfwhichfarefconfrontedfwithfthefunexpectedfsightfoffVanf3inhf8agoda
canfbeftraversedfforfspectacularfviewsfoverfthefdeltafandfitsfendlessfriversfandfriceffields.
Topitreks: ThatmSon,mCammMountainm(AnmGiang)
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