Nui Cam Nature Reserve
Alternative site name(s)
Bay Nui, Nui Cam Chau Doc
Province(s)
An Giang
Area
1,500 ha
Coordinates
10o26' – 10o31'N, 104o58' – 105o02'E
Distance(s)
From Ho Chi Minh City
Eco-tours
Not available
Topography and hydrology
At 710 m, Nui Cam is the highest point
in the Bay Nui (seven mountains) area of
An Giang province. These mountains are surrounded by the
plain of the Mekong Delta, an anthropogenic landscape dominated
by wet rice cultivation. Nui Cam is drained by a number
of streams, which flow into the local canal system, which
forms the main hydrological system in this part of the Mekong
Delta.
Biodiversity values
The principal habitat types at the site are secondary forest
and plantation forest. Botanical surveys at Nui
Cam have recorded 178 plant species. Of greatest
conservation significance, the site supports a population
of the globally critically endangered tree species Aquilaria
crassna.
Other documented values
Nui Cam Nature Reserve has potential
ecotourism values. An Giang Provincial People's Committee
plan to develop a 200 ha tourism area on top of the mountain,
with a road, guesthouses and restaurants.
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