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Location: The centre of this natural park
is located in Ho Son Commune, Tam Duong District, and 70km northwest of Hanoi.
Characteristics: Located on the Tam Dao mountain range, the park covers
an area of 36,883ha.
The Tam Dao National Park can be reached if you follow National Road No.2 to
Vinh Yen Town (Vinh Phuc Province) where you should turn right into National
Road No. 2B and go head about 13km. Tam Dao is in a vast high mountainous region
affected by tropical humid monsoons. The average temperature during the year is
22.9oC. The mean humidity is about 84%. The vegetation cover is representative
of five types of tropical forest. The flora consists of 904 species classified
into 478 geniuses and 213 families of high plants, 64 of which are listed in
Vietnam’s Red Book. The rich fauna includes 307 species, 56 of which are
registered in Vietnam’s Red Book (22 mammal species, 17 reptile species, 9 bird
species, 7 amphibian species and the remainder of insects).
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