Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Also known as Hin Nam No National Protected Area, Ke Bang, Le parc national Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Parc national de Phong Nha - Ke Bang, Parc national de Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng, Phong Nha Ke Bang, Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Vườn quốc gia Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng
Category
Natural
Inscribed under criteria (viii), (ix), (x).
Region
Asia and the Pacific
Vietnam
Inscribed
2003
Area
123,326 ha
In preparation
A full profile of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is being written.
We're still writing the full guide to this site. The essential facts are below, and you can help by suggesting corrections or additions.
Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is about 50 km west of Đồng Hới. The nearest other World Heritage site is My Son Sanctuary, about 290 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Đồng Hới · about 189,000 peopleabout 50 km east
- Hà Tĩnh · about 165,000 peopleabout 90 km north
- Vinh · about 594,000 peopleabout 140 km north
- Thakhek · about 77,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Quảng Trị · about 73,000 peopleabout 140 km south-east
- Nakhon Phanom · about 55,000 peopleabout 150 km west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
VietnamCultural288 km away
VietnamCultural289 km away
ThailandCultural296 km away
VietnamCultural296 km away
LaosCultural301 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
Trip reports
No one has written up a visit to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park yet. If you have been, we would like to hear how it went.
Been here? Share a trip reportGuest reports are credited and edited with you before they appear.
Suggest a correction or additionEvery message is read by an editor.
Facts from open data: Wikidata (CC0)