The Park is named after Ba Be Lake, Viet Nam’s largest and highest natural freshwater lake, situated at about 150 meters above sea level. Ba Be means ‘three lakes’, or ‘Slam Pe’ in the local Tay language. These lakes are: Pe Leng, Pe Lu, and Pe Lam.
Ba Be is sometimes referred to as the “Ha Long Bay of the mountains”. Established in 1992, Ba Be National Park is located in Bac Kan Province, and covers 10,048 hectares.
Unique Wildlife: The most important mammal species for conservation are Francois’ langur (Trachypithecus francoisi) and Owston’s banded civet (Hemigulus ownstoni). The Vietnamese salamander (Paramesotriton deloustali) was recently discovered in the streams of the buffer zone.
Habitat Types: Typical habitats are the freshwater lake, and the limestone and the lowland evergreen forests.
Interesting features in the Park include waterfalls and ponds. Visitors can take boat tours, trek through valleys, forests and caves, and visit local villages.
The Park supports one of the last two significant areas of peat swamp forest remaining in Viet Nam (the other one being U Minh Ha), and is recognized as one
Kepulauan Seribu National Park (KSNP) is located in Kepulauan Seribu Utara Sub District, which is approximately about 45 km from Jakarta. The District Kepulauan Seribu covers about 7,000 square kilometres,
This wildlife sanctuaryhas an area of 4.11 hectaresand is located at the eastern section of City of Mati. It is situated at an elevation of 1,160 meters above sea level.
