With the following experiences of traveling to Mang Den Kon Tum will help you discover more about an ecological paradise. Many of you often ask where to go in the summer? Go on beach? That's a pretty great idea. However, if you don't want to go to the beach, have you thought about a place that has both a waterfall and a fresh, clean primeval forest? Mang Den in Kon Tum is such a paradise.
Discover the experiences of traveling to Mang Den Kon Tum!
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| Mang Den tourism explores the poetic nature in Kon Tum |
Introducing Mang Den
Mang Den is an ecological paradise in a town in Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province. Mang Den is more than 1,200 m above sea level. This region has a temperate climate so it is cool all year round, the temperature is not high, only fluctuating on average from 16-22 degrees Celsius, so it can also be said to be chilly. Surrounded by primeval forests and covering more than 80% of the natural area. Due to the mild climate, there are quite a lot of flora and fauna living here. Flowers bloom in four seasons, beautiful natural scenery. There are three lakes and seven mountains, so this place is considered an ecological paradise - the muse of Kon Tum. Traveling to Mang Den, you will be walking on winding roads, flanked by green pine trees, and the sweet scent of forest flowers.
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| Water Palm in Kon Tum Black Bamboo. |
Some beautiful pictures in Mang Den
A corner of Mang Den town in the early morning. This town has National Highway 24 passing through, located about 50 km northeast of Kon Tum city and about 140 km southwest of Quang Ngai city..
A pristine waterfall in the deep forest 12 km from the town center.
Tourists should bring their backpacks to Mang Den to explore and learn in their own way. Backpacking and camping will bring unique and memorable experiences.
Kon Pring Community Cultural Tourism Village, Dak Long commune, is one of four community cultural tourism villages of Kon Plong district. The village is located along Highway 24, 3 km east of the district center, mainly inhabited by Ka Dong ethnic people.
5 km from the town center, you will feel lost in the colorful flower garden of E Ban Farm, freely taking souvenir photos for yourself and your family. More than 10 years ago, many investors came to Mang Den to build and develop tourism, but this place received a small number of visitors. Nearly two years ago, Mang Den tourism projects were restarted and many hotels and resorts were developed.
Another interesting stop is Khanh Lam Pagoda, built on a primeval hill, over 1,200 m high. From the foot of the hill, following the three-entrance gate in front, visitors step through more than 200 stone steps up to the majestic pagoda. This sacred place is hidden under the canopy of lush forest trees, creating a peaceful, pure beauty that captivates people's hearts.
How can you get to Mang Den?
There are many ways to get to Mang Den Kon Tum. You can easily choose a means of transport that suits your finances and time such as plane, car or train. From Kon Tum city center, visitors can go by car or motorbike on Highway 24 to the northeast for 54 km.
Or if you want to visit the scenery here, you should go by motorbike, you will enjoy the feeling of wandering on cool green roads. Remember to fill the fuel tank before moving.
The right time to go to Mang Den
Because the climate here is cool and mild, you can go to Mang Den any season of the year. However, you should go in April, May or October to December. April and May: this is the most interesting time because you will feel the cold weather, not cold. The air is fresh and airy with the gentle scent of forest flowers, pine needles, and resin. The sound of the dew rolling on the leaves falling to the ground is like a melodious song that captivates people's hearts. The pine forest is long and green like velvet.
From October to December, you will be able to travel on the hillsides of ripe golden rice, the rice flowers on the terraced fields are covered with golden flowers. Beautiful scenery.
What is there in Mang Den Kon Tum tourism?
Coming to Mang Den, you will be walking on winding roads, on both sides are cool green pine trees and wild orchids radiating a light fragrance. Walking is a pleasure for tourists coming here. In Mang Den, you can also visit the Kon Tum tourist area, Dak Ke Lake - a beautiful and pristine lake, an ideal tourist destination for tourists to visit. Because it is an original wild ecological area, Mang Den still retains many rich and diverse flora and fauna. Mang Den has seven unique waterfall lakes such as Dak Ke, Pa Sy, Lo Ba, Toong Dam, Toong Zori, Toong Po... suitable for eco-tourism and relaxation associated with scientific research.
Where will you stay when traveling to Mang Den Kon Tum?
Mang Den is an ideal tourist and resort area of Kon Tum, so there are many ideal villas or motels for you. You can easily choose for yourself an ideal place to stay that suits your finances.
Suggested that you can rent villas right on the pine hills so you can both relax and enjoy the scenery here.
Or you can experience the feeling of staying with the villagers on Mang Den to eat, live, learn or discover the national identity here. What could be better than staying in stilt houses and communal houses that have existed for a long time?
What to eat when coming to Mang Den - Specialties in Mang Den
Coming to Mang Den, you will enjoy unique specialties of the mountains and forests here such as: Black bamboo shoot chicken, Black bamboo shoot roasted pork, Can wine, bamboo-tube rice, grilled chicken with black bamboo shoots...
Cơm lam (bamboo- tube rice)
This is a specialty dish of all ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, but each place and region has its own unique flavor and color. Lam rice in Kon Plong region is cooked from upland sticky rice soaked with pandan leaves, so it has a fragrant taste, is firm but flexible, fleshy but not hard, and you will never get tired of eating it.
Enjoy Mang Den bamboo shoot rice
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| Mang Den bamboo tube rice |
Chicken range Mang den
Chicken range Mang Den Kon Tum has a special delicious taste and sweeter meat than other regions, probably because of the mild climate here.
Mangden roast pork
Roasted pigs here are raised naturally, eating vegetables and fruits, so the meat is quite delicious, fragrant, very firm and nutritious. There is no bad smell or nourishing smell of the lowlands. Before roasting, the pig is marinated quite specially.
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| Mang Den roast pork, sold right at the Virgin Mary temple area |
Mangden grilled chicken
Mangden grilled chicken is one of the dishes recorded in Vietnamese Guinness because of its deliciousness and uniqueness. The chicken is marinated with a variety of leaves and roots and wild honey, so when grilled it is very fragrant and delicious.
Can wine
This is an indispensable drink on the banquet table of the Central Highlands people, it has become a typical cultural feature. With the aroma of rice, mixed with clear spring water, creating a passionate, unforgettable spicy taste.
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| Mang Den Can wine |
In addition, Mangden also has a few other specialties for you to enjoy such as wild vegetables, sour bamboo shoots, pickled eggplants...
What could be more wonderful than immersing yourself in the natural scenery and enjoying delicious dishes with a jar of wine from the land of Mangden. Hopefully the above experiences of traveling to Mang Den Kon Tum will help you have more experiences to experience. Go and feel it. Wishing you an enjoyable trip.