Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park

Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park: "A raw gem" among the mountains and forests in Cao Bang - the Northeast Vietnam

Discovered by the French in the early 20th century, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park makes a strong impression on tourists with its majestic and poetic scenery.
This place will probably be one of the interesting destinations to help visitors admire the diverse ecosystem and immerse themselves in the beauty of the natural mountains and forests of Northeast Vietnam. Let's join Ama Journey to discover some unique features of Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park and gain experiences when traveling in this wonderful place.

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1. Introduce Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park

Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park is a special forest located in the Non Nuoc Cao Bang park system. This place is recognized by UNESCO as a Global Geopark because of its special geological system with high mountains, many rare minerals and a diverse ecosystem, with a large number of rare flora and fauna species.

The area of Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park stretches across the area of 5 wards: Thanh Cong, Hung Dao, Quang Thanh, Phan Thanh and Tinh Tuc in Nguyen Binh district, Cao Bang province and about 73km from Cao Bang City center.
This is a place with beautiful natural scenery, fresh air and especially snow and ice in the winter, so it is ideal for ecotourism development.

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2. Attractions of Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park

Unique geology
Phia Oac - Phia Den is located in a global geopark area, so the terrain here is also very diverse and rich, from sunken valleys like deep basins, and winding rivers creating a beautiful and charming scenery to the towering mountain ranges creating a majestic and magnificent landscape.

Phia Oac - Phia Den are the names of two high peaks in the national park. Phia Den mountain peak is 1,391m high and Phia Oac mountain peak is 1,931m high, considered the western "roof" of Cao Bang province. In addition, within this national park, there are also many other impressive high mountains, such as Tam Loang Peak 1,446m high, and Niot Ti Peak 1,574m high.

Furthermore, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park also has a diverse and special geological structure with a mixture of terrigenous rocks, limestone and granite creating many rare minerals, such as silver, gold, tin, tungsten, etc.

Diverse biological system
This place is divided into 3 main areas: strict protection area, ecological restoration area and administrative service area, with diverse vegetation, such as subtropical monsoon forests, sub-tropical evergreen rainforest, tropical forest and a typical primary forest type of Northern Vietnam, which is dwarf forest, also known as moss forest.

Within the Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park, there are up to 1,287 diverse plant species, including up to 90 rare and endangered plant species, which are recorded in Vietnam's Red Book. Moreover, on Phia Oac mountain, there are many precious medicinal herbs of Vietnam.

Not only diverse in flora, Phia Oac - Phia Den also has a rich animal ecosystem with 496 different species of vertebrates and thousands of species of invertebrates and insects, etc.
In particular, there are up to 58 species in this ecological forest that belong to the group of rare animals, including 30 types of mammals listed in the Vietnam Red Book, and 12 species of reptiles, of which 12 species are extremely rare and need to be protected.

This is an extremely rare resource with high economic value and conservation value. Therefore, in addition to beautiful natural scenery, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park is also a conservation area that Cao Bang province and the Vietnam government pay attention to.

Charming poetic scenery
It can be said that nature has been extremely kind when giving Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park a fresh and cool atmosphere throughout the four seasons. The blend of deep green vegetation together with rolling mountains and lazily flying white clouds creates a poetic natural scene, as beautiful as a fairyland.

On clear days, standing on the top of Phia Oac mountain, visitors can see the majestic mountain scenery. In particular, with its cool climate, low average temperature, and high humidity, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park is like a paradise of flowers with brilliant colors and wild and enchanting beauty. It is praised by many tourists as the "sleeping fairy" of the Northeast mountains and forests.

Scattered around Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park are villages, streams, hillsides, terraced fields grown by ethnic minorities, fields of corn, cassava, vast tea forests, etc, creating beautiful natural paintings full of vitality.

Furthermore, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park still has traces of ancient villas or European-style motels left by ancient French civil servants, so you can visit European architectural works here too.

In addition, visitors can visit other tourist destinations, such as the Khay Phat fort relic, the beeswax-printed brocade weaving village of the Dao Tien ethnic group, Tinh Tuc mine, Kolia tea hill, salmon farm, etc.

3. Which season is the most beautiful in Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park?

Although each time, this place has its own unique flavor with poetic and majestic scenery, the most attractive tourist seasons are still spring and winter.
When spring comes, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park seems to be transformed into a brilliant new outfit with countless wildflowers blooming, from the seductive red of azalea flowers to the fresh jade green of hydrangeas or the dreamy purple, white, and yellow of wild orchids.

In particular, the cool climate and high humidity of this place seem to energize the flowers to bloom bigger, and brighter, and the fragrance emitted is also passionate and ecstatic, making everyone forget the way home.

Phia Oac - Phia Den in Winter

In the coming winter, when the temperature begins to drop, the Phia Oac - Phia Den mountains are immersed in a beautiful white color like the European sky. Frost covers the top of the mountain, and white mist hovers around, making visitors feel like they are lost in a fairyland.

4. How to get to Phia Oac - Phia Den

With the development of the current transportation infrastructure system, there are many different means of transportation to help you easily move to Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park. Ama Journey will introduce you to some convenient ways to get to Phia Oac - Phia Den:

Plane
Currently, Cao Bang province still does not have an airport, so the most convenient and quickest way to get to Phia Oac - Phia Den that many people choose is to fly to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi and then move to Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park.

After landing at Noi Bai airport, you can choose airport shuttle buses to save time and be more convenient.

Local buses, private cars
Departing from Hanoi, you can go by bus or private car, take the Noi Bai - Ha Long highway or National Highway 18 to Highway 07, then turn left to National Highway 3, then go to Highway 279. After that, turn to Road number: 212 at Ha Trieu and continue straight on this road for about 81km to reach the Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park area.

Motorbike
If you are a person who loves adventure and is passionate about traveling and exploring through backpacking trips, you can go to Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park by motorbike.
On the way, you will discover the beautiful landscapes of Tuyet Tinh Coc, Thang Hen Lake, etc. However, the road to Cao Bang has many winding slopes, many hidden corners and many trucks running, so you need to be careful for the safest trip.

5. Places to stay and eat when exploring Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park

To make your journey of discovery more comfortable and relaxing, Ama Journey suggests a few places to stop in Cao Bang City when you travel here, such as Muong Thanh Luxury Cao Bang Hotel, Luxury Hotel One, Max Boutique Hotel, etc.

Or, you can choose a stop right in Nguyen Binh town, at the foot of the mountain of Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park, and stay at some nice hotels such as Kolia Organic Farm, Phia Booc Motel, Thien Phu Hotel, etc.

Regarding cuisine, when you come here, don't forget to enjoy Cao Bang's specialties, such as sour pho, banh troi, Tram sticky rice, banh chao, etc. The unique flavors of the cuisine here will leave you with unforgettable experiences.

With majestic, poetic scenery, Phia Oac - Phia Den National Park promises to bring you wonderful experiences. In particular, to make your trip more complete, you can consult us about sightseeing programs at reasonable prices.

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