Yok Don National Park
A national park 40 kilometres west of Buon Ma Thuot, set up in 1991 to protect dry dipterocarp forest. At over 1,100 square kilometres it is one of the largest in Vietnam, and runs to the Cambodian border.
- Where
- Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 12.8038, 107.6710
Get the Yok Don National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Yok Don National Park. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Dak Lak volume with your photos and a note.
Near Yok Don National Park
Da Lat Plateau 114 km
The high plateau of the southern Central Highlands with the city of Da Lat at its heart, cooler than the coast below. Several of its mountains pass 2,000 metres, the highest being Chu Yang Sin at 2,442 metres.
Domaine de Marie Church 126 km
A pink Catholic convent church on a hill in Da Lat, begun in 1940 in a blend of French and Vietnamese styles. Nuns still live here and run schooling for local children.
Crazy House 127 km
A guesthouse designed and built by the architect Dang Viet Nga that looks like a giant tree melting into caves and cobwebs. Its stairways twist across the roofs, and guests sleep in rooms shaped like animals and hollow trunks.
Xuan Huong Lake 128 km
A man made lake in the centre of Da Lat, curving through the hill town below its market and pine slopes. A path runs right round its shore, and swan pedal boats drift on the water.
Da Lat Railway Station 128 km
An Art Deco station designed in 1932 by the French architects Moncet and Reveron, its three steep roofs borrowed from the communal houses of the Central Highlands. The line fell out of use, but a short track to Trai Mat village still runs as a tourist train.
Truc Lam Monastery 130 km
A Zen monastery of the Truc Lam school on a pine covered hill outside Da Lat. Its gardens and halls look down over Tuyen Lam Lake, and a cable car climbs to it from the edge of town.
Elephant Falls 131 km
A wide, loud waterfall on the Cam Ly River in the Central Highlands, about 25 kilometres from Da Lat. Rough steps lead down the rocks to the foot of the falls, where the spray is heaviest.
Linh Phuoc Pagoda 131 km
A pagoda at Trai Mat, 8 kilometres from Da Lat, covered almost entirely in mosaic made from broken pottery and glass. Its 49 metre dragon is made from 12,000 bottles, with a head 7 metres high.
More hidden gems in Dak Lak
Questions
Where is Yok Don National Park?
Yok Don National Park is in Buon Ma Thuot, Dak Lak, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Da Lat Plateau (114 km), Domaine de Marie Church (126 km), Crazy House (127 km).
How do I get the Yok Don National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Yok Don National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Dak Lak volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Yok Don National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Dak Lak volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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