Natural space, primitive ecosystem, the pristine and pureness as the flower blooming have created an intriguing Mang Den Ecotourism driving many tourists touching when setting foot this land.

• Mang Den Ecotourism Site in Kon Tum- “The Second Dalat Tourist City”

According to Vietnam Tourism Development Strategy to 2030, the Central Highlands is identified as one of seven specific tourist areas of Vietnam and Mang Den Ecotourism under Kon Plong district, Kon Tum province is one of the 31 zones having scale and particularly prominent tourism potential in Vietnam invested by Vietnam Government with the aim for the development of national tour.

When mentioning to culture-tourism Central Highlands, it means that we will think firstly about space of Gongs culture, epic treasure, the architecture of Rong house, Buon Me Thuat coffee and lively and rich songs… All of the images, languages, and sounds create an instinctive and strong Central Highlands.

Purple sunset falls Mang Den mountains

With an annual average temperature of 20 degrees, Mang Den is cool all year round

Yeloow fields along the hillside in Mang Den

Mang Den has the cultural  diversity of peoples including  ethnic Mơnâm,

Xêđăng, Kadong, H’rê accounting for more than 97% in population

The stilt houses nestled peacefully in mountainside.

The majestic Dak Ke waterfall

Romantic natural landscape

A ravishing lake in the mountain

Mang Den has pristine beauty and pureness like the image of young girl: simplicity, innocence. Therefore, the eco-resort is the key strengths of the Mang Den. Under humid tropical climate, Mang Den proudly owns fresh cool air all year around and natural, majestic beauty of landscape and it always offers tourists opportunity to visit to this land.

In addition, Mang Den has an important position in economic exchanges particularly being located on National Road No.24 linking Kon Tum province and the central coastal provinces; as well as situated on the East-West Economic corridor through Bo Y international border via National Road No.24 to the central coastal resorts. Going through this gate, visitors can get to the tourist attractions in the Central Highlands (Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Lam Dong, Binh Dinh, Quang Ngai).

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Location: Kon Plong District, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum, about 50km northeast of Kon Tum City.

Characteristics: An attractive ecotourism area with great potential of Kon Tum Province.

From Kon Tum City, following National Road No. 24 about 54km to the center of Kon Plong District, and then passing Mang Den Pass, visitors will arrive at the Mang Den Ecotourism Area. The name Mang Den is transcribed from the word "T'mang Deeng" of the M'Nong people ("T'mang" means a flat land and "Deeng" means a residential area). 

The Mang Den Ecotourism Area is located at a height of 1,200m above sea level. Year-round, it has an average temperature of 18-20 degrees celsius. This feature has earned the area fame as "the second Da Lat tourist city" in the Central Highlands. The area nestles amidst primitive forests and a large area grown with age-old pine trees, spotted by natural lakes, waterfalls and springs. Such rare species of flora as red pine trees and Fujian cypress, medicinal plants as cinnamon and Aquilaria plant, and wild animals as python and chamois have made the Mang Den area different significantly from Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong or Sa Pa in the northwestern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

Living in the area are mainly the M'Nong, Xo Dang and Hre people who have well preserved their authentic lifestyle, distinctive culture and customs, and traditional crafts. These ethnic minorities have often settled nearby lakes, waterfalls or rivers and built their communal houses next to slash-and-burn rice and food crops.

The Mang Den Ecotourism Area is a part of the tourist route "Green Road in Central Highlands" connected to other ones such as "Central Heritage Road" and "Legendary Ho Chi Minh Trail" to form the transnational tourist route "Indochina Heritage Road" linking the world heritage sites in Viet Nam with ones in Laos and Cambodia.

Realizing potential benefits the area will bring in, the Government has worked out a plan to develop this 1,500-2,000 ha green land into a national tourism zone offering various tourism products and regarded it as one of three key socio-economic development zones of Kon Tum Province.