Pu Mat National Park
A large national park of forested mountains along the Lao border in Nghe An province, part of the Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve. Its rivers and streams run past villages and waterfalls such as Khe Kem.
- Where
- Con Cuong, Nghe An, Vietnam
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 18.9833, 104.6667
Get the Pu Mat National Park stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pu Mat 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 Nghe An volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pu Mat National Park
Hin Sam Wan 121 km
A 75 million year old rock formation jutting from a hill near the Mekong in Bueng Kan. From certain angles the rocks look like a family of whales, which is what the name means, and two of them can be walked out onto, though the baby whale is out of reach.
Wat Phu Tok 126 km
A meditation wat built up the sides of a lone sandstone mountain in Bueng Kan. Wooden walkways cling to the cliffs, climbing level by level past caves and shrines, with the plains of the northeast spread out below.
Citadel of the Ho Dynasty 156 km
A 15th century fortress of huge cut stone blocks that served as the western capital of the short Ho dynasty, from 1398 to 1407. Its walls and arched gates still stand in the countryside of Thanh Hoa, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Cuc Phuong National Park 178 km
Vietnam's first national park, and one of the most important places for wildlife and plants in the country. Trails lead through old forest to giant trees and caves, and a rescue centre cares for endangered primates.
Tam Coc Bich Dong 190 km
Two sights in one near Ninh Binh: Tam Coc, where boats are rowed, often with the feet, along a river through three caves in the karst, and Bich Dong, a set of pagodas built into a mountainside. Both are part of the Trang An World Heritage Site.
Bai Dinh Pagoda 191 km
A huge Buddhist complex on Bai Dinh Mountain that pairs an old hillside temple with a much larger new one, among the biggest in Vietnam. Long corridors lined with stone arhat statues lead up to its great halls and bronze Buddhas.
Trang An 193 km
A landscape of limestone towers, rice fields and flooded valleys near the old capital of Hoa Lu, listed by UNESCO in 2014. Rowing boats carry visitors along its streams and through low caves cut right through the karst.
Phat Diem Cathedral 193 km
A stone and wooden cathedral built in 1891 that looks more like a Vietnamese temple than a European church, with curved roofs and carved timber. The complex around it holds five chapels, three grottoes and a memorial house.
Questions
Where is Pu Mat National Park?
Pu Mat National Park is in Con Cuong, Nghe An, Vietnam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hin Sam Wan (121 km), Wat Phu Tok (126 km), Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (156 km).
How do I get the Pu Mat National Park stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pu Mat National Park and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nghe An volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pu Mat National Park before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nghe An volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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