Phong Nha – Ke Bang botanical garden eco-tourism magnet
The 40-ha botanical garden of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is an attractive eco-tourism destination in Quang Binh province with 500 plant species, including 133 rare and precious ones.
Xuyen Son Ho, a lake in the Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng Complex (Photo: VNA)Quang Binh (VNA) - The 40-ha botanical garden of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is an attractive eco-tourism destination in the central province of Quang Binh with 500 plant species, including 133 rare and precious ones.
Located in the centre of the national park, the botanical garden is a natural forest with six major tourism sites: the 30-metre high Gio (Wind) Waterfall, Vang Anh Lake, a specimen showroom, a 3-km natural pathway, plant nursery and precious and rare plant areas.
Walking on the pathway, tourists can see monkeys and porcupines in the wild and in a semi-wild zone.
Visitors can camp or rent rooms overnight and enjoy local food made from chicken, spring shrimp, river fish and pigs bred in forests.
The Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.-VNA
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