Known as a “plant hunter’s paradise” for its floral biodiversity, the Nat Ma Taung National Park features Mt. Victoria (called in Chin language as Khaung Neu Thom or Earth Mother Goddess), the highest mountain in Chin Hill, Chin State.
Unique Flora: Potentilamontis victorade; Rhododendron burmanicum and R. cuffeanum, Roseoea australis; Hyponodopis spatulata; rare orchids and mosses
Unique Fauna: White-browed nuthatch (Sitta victoriae); serow (Capricomis sumatrensis); gibbons; Himalayan black bear; and lizard (Calotes chinollium)
Mt. Victoria is the site of many traditional customs. The Chin people also have their own unique customs, including the Chin National Day celebrated annually on 20 February to show traditional Chin arts and crafts, sports competitions like traditional archery, and also to feature the women folk with tattooed faces.
Guests can also visit the Aye Sakan and Chin villages to see Y-posts showing records of significant events and dates in the family’s life, trophy boards inside the house, and stone slabs.
Other activities in Nat Ma Taung National Park include mountain climbing, trekking, bird watching, observing endemic and rare flora and fauna, and orchid tours.
This wildlife sanctuaryhas an area of 4.11 hectaresand is located at the eastern section of City of Mati. It is situated at an elevation of 1,160 meters above sea level.
The second highest mountain range in Viet Nam, following the Hoang Lien Mountain, the highest in South Viet Nam and Indochina and recognised as a Key Biodiversity Area, Important Bird
The Park is named after Chu Mom Ray, which, at 1,773 meters, is the highest mountain in the region. Chu Mom Ray NationalPark is adjacent to Virachey National Park in
