Langbiang is truly an attractive and special destination for nature lovers.Located in the north of Lam Dong province, it covers 275,439 hectares of land and boasts a large primeval forest whose core is the Bidoup - Nui Ba National Park. It is assessed as one of the four biodiversity centres in Vietnam.Langbiang is home to a great diversity of natural ecosystems, including terrestrial and aquatic ones. Its climate is strongly influenced by a north-east and south-west monsoon.Covering nearly 1.3 million hectares, it is the largest biosphere reserve in Southeast Asia. It comprises 105 islands, the biggest of which is Phu Quoc, a popular tourist hotspot famous for long, sandy beaches and five-star resorts.The reserve consists of three parts – Phu Quoc National Park, U Minh Thuong National Park and Kien Luong-Kien Hai coastal forest.Covering an area of over 1.1 million hectares, the biosphere reserve has six ecosystems with 22 different habitat types. According to the Vietnam Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), the biosphere reserve is a place where many natural forests and rare and precious wildlife species of Vietnam and the world are preserved, including elephants, gaurs, sun bears, java rhinos, sorrel roosters.In 2000, the Can Gio Mangrove Forest, or Sac Forest was recognized as a world biosphere reserve.
