Tà Đùng National Park – A Breathtaking Wonder Amidst the Central Highlands' Majestic Wilderness

Tà Đùng unfolds like a breathtaking traditional ink wash painting. Its tranquil, sapphire waters perfectly reflect the boundless sky and clouds, while over 40 lush green islets, each unique in shape and size, majestically rise from the water's surface, creating an utterly captivating and enchanting landscape.
Ta Dung Lake, Dak Nong – The Exquisite "Miniature Ha Long Bay" and an Ecological Treasure Amidst the Central Highlands' Vast Forests
Ta Dung is as beautiful as an ink wash painting, with its clear blue waters reflecting the vast sky and clouds, and over 40 lush green islets of various shapes and sizes emerging from the surface, creating an enchanting landscape.

Ta Dung National Park – a treasure of the Central Highlands, both economically and naturally.
Ta Dung National Reserve (Ta Dung National Park) is one of the famous scenic spots located in Dak P'lao and Dak Som communes, Dak Glong district, Dak Nong province. Boasting a natural landscape that is both wild and poetic, it is considered a treasure of the Central Highlands, both economically and naturally. Ta Dung National Park is an eco-tourism area covering over 26,000 hectares, with a forest cover rate reaching 85%, of which primary forest accounts for over 48%, and possesses an incredibly diverse ecosystem. The highlight of Ta Dung National Park is Ta Dung Lake, nestled in the mountains at an altitude of 1,982m above sea level. This artificial freshwater lake serves as a water reservoir for the Dong Nai 3 hydropower project, built in 2012. The damming of the river for hydropower created a stunning wonder: a vast lake nearly 6,000 hectares wide, dotted with dozens of undulating islands, earning it the nickname "Miniature Ha Long Bay" of the Central Highlands. The skillful combination of natural scenery and human creation has resulted in a magnificent landscape.
Viewed from above, Ta Dung resembles an ink wash painting, with its clear blue waters reflecting the vast sky and clouds, and over 40 islands formed from red basalt soil emerging from the surface in various shapes and sizes, creating an enchanting landscape. The beauty of Ta Dung Lake transforms flexibly throughout the day. In the early mornings, Ta Dung appears ethereal amidst the lingering mist, like a poetic, fairy-tale scene. As the sun rises, the water's surface gleams brightly, and the lush green islets bask in the sunlight, exuding a sense of abundance. At sunset, Ta Dung is breathtakingly beautiful as clouds drift quickly towards the horizon, giving way to a crimson glow that paints the lake's surface pink, with the islets casting their shadows onto the water, creating a truly poetic and peaceful scene.
The Ta Dung National Park area features the typical climate of the Central Highlands, with distinct dry and rainy seasons. The water level in Ta Dung Lake changes with each season, creating diverse natural landscapes. The ideal time to admire the beauty of this "Inland Ha Long Bay" is during the water accumulation season, from July to December. During this period, not only is the weather beautiful with little rain, but Ta Dung's scenery also reaches its most perfect state. The lake water is high and crystal clear, and the rains make the trees on the islets lush green and full of vitality, with fresh, clean air. The sky is a deep blue, with fluffy white clouds drifting lazily, reflecting on the transparent water. Mountains, forests, lakes, rivers, and sky blend harmoniously, creating a truly picturesque scene. Visitors can take a boat to weave through the floating islands, fully admiring and exploring the unique beauty of this ink wash painting in the vast Central Highlands. Beneath the clear water, you can even spot cheerful fish swimming playfully around soft green seaweed swaying with the gentle waves.
Within the Ta Dung Nature Reserve, there are many other fascinating attractions such as Dak N'teng and Dak P'lao streams, which flow through and form captivating, mysterious waterfalls like Dak Plao Waterfall, Seven-Tier Waterfall, and Sun Waterfall. These vibrant spots are popular check-in locations for many tourists.

The extensive forest vegetation provides ideal conditions for various animal species to live and thrive.
Beyond the exquisite beauty of the lake and the vast, majestic mountain and forest scenery, Ta Dung Nature Reserve is also home to over 1,000 animal species, including 37 of the 88 rare mammal species that require protection, accounting for nearly half of all mammals in Ta Dung. Many species are listed in the Red Books of Vietnam and the world, such as deer, gaur, clouded leopards, various primates, peafowl, pheasants, and more. Among the rare species, Ta Dung is home to three endemic Vietnamese mammals: the Silver-cheeked Langur, the Orange-cheeked Gibbon, and the Black-shanked Douc Langur.
Notably, Ta Dung is one of only three conservation areas in Vietnam that hosts the Eld's Deer (also known as the Thamin or Swamp Deer), a species endemic to Indochina and Thailand. These deer are currently endangered due to habitat loss and hunting. Ta Dung National Park is also one of Vietnam's four endemic bird areas, accounting for 1/8 of Vietnam's bird species and ranking among the world's 222 endemic bird areas.

The Crested Tit lives in Ta Dung Nature Reserve.
Among the list of 202 bird species, 16 are listed in the Red Book. Notable bird species include pheasants, peafowl, endemic laughingthrushes, and the White-crested Pheasant.
Nestled in a land rich with historical and cultural depth, featuring tangible and intangible cultural values such as the Space of Gong Culture in the Central Highlands and the Central Highlands Epics, the indigenous cultural values also make Ta Dung a worthwhile destination to explore. Visitors have the opportunity to learn about the unique cultural heritage of the Ma ethnic people – long-standing residents of this region. For generations, the Ma people have regularly sung and recounted epics about the majestic Ta Dung mountain, the legends and names of each stream and hill, and taught their children that protecting the forest is protecting the very life of the village.
Thanks to the Ma people's strong awareness of forest protection, Ta Dung Nature Reserve has, for many years, maintained the lush green expanse of a terrestrial paradise – a natural treasure amidst the majestic Central Highlands.


With a total natural area of over 21,000 hectares and a diverse ecosystem, Ta Dung Nature Reserve plays a crucial role in protecting the headwaters of the Serepok and Dong Nai river systems. The reserve boasts an extensive forest vegetation cover, with up to 85% of its core area covered by forest, of which primary forest accounts for over 48%. Ta Dung currently hosts over 574 animal species, including 37 rare mammals such as the Black-shanked Douc Langur, Red-cheeked Gibbon, Pygmy Slow Loris, tiger, clouded leopard, Burmese python, reticulated python, king cobra, and 16 bird species listed in Vietnam's Red Book, along with over 1,400 plant species.

The extensive forest vegetation provides ideal conditions for various animal species to live and thrive.

Large-diameter Xa Xi (Cinnamomum parthenoxylon) trees in Ta Dung Nature Reserve.
Lam Dong 5239 view
Update day : 25/10/2023
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