What is the largest national park in Vietnam?

Yok Don National Park, the largest of Vietnam’s nature reserves, has been gradually expanded and today encompasses 115,000 hectares of mainly dry deciduous forest. The park runs all the way up to the border with Cambodia, with the beautiful Srepok River flowing through it.

Unfortunately, deforestation and poaching are ongoing issues, meaning that the 46 mammal species there, including wild elephants, leopards and rare red wolves, hide deep in the jungle and are virtually never encountered by visitors. More common wildlife includes muntjac deer, monkeys and snakes. Numerous bird species live in the park, including storks and two types of hornbills.

Four minority villages lie within the park, predominantly M’nong but also with Ede and Lao people. Three villages are accessible (one by boat from the park office) while the fourth is out of bounds. To explore Yok Don, it's best to engage a guide at the park office.