<figcaption>Padaran Moun­tains map</figcaption>

Locat­ed in south­ern province of Ninh Thuan and its cap­i­tal Phan Rang, the Padaran Moun­tains are among the most amaz­ing mar­itime mas­sifs of south-cen­tral Viet­nam, along with the Nui Chua. Detached from the foothills of the south Anna­mitic mas­sif, the rhy­olitic Padaran mas­sif bor­ders Cana Bay to the south, the Phan Rang Val­ley to the west, and the Mui Dinh dunes and Cape Padaran to the north­east. Its south­east­ern hills flow direct­ly into the cerulean waves of the Pacif­ic Ocean, the rocky, semi-arid slopes dot­ted by ancient drag­on trees.

<img alt="Mt. Padaran - eastern face" src="https://www.secretindochina.com/upload-images/programmes/padaran-mountains/MT-PADARAN-EASTERN-FACE-1583920632.jpg" />
<figcaption>Mt. Padaran — east­ern face</figcaption>

The Padaran mas­sif is made up of a dis­cor­dant col­lec­tion of steep val­leys, red­dish mono­liths, scree slopes, rocky walls and stony peaks. They include Da Bac (642m, the high­est point), the Deo Ca (628m), the Mt de l’Aigle (585m), the Hon Mai (584m), the Ho Be (481m), the Mui Mot, and the Nui Chan Bang, a mega­lith sacred to the neigh­bor­ing Cham peo­ple. Its waters run south into the Cana salt fields and form the Song Bau Ngu to the north, which feeds the Song Hai lagoon and the small lakes and lagoons dot­ting the Mui Dinh dunes.

<img alt="Mt Padaran - eastern face" src="https://www.secretindochina.com/upload-images/programmes/padaran-mountains/MT-PADARAN-EASTERN-FACE-2-1583920663.jpg" />
<figcaption>Mt Padaran — east­ern face</figcaption>

The Padaran Moun­tains have a Type C semi-arid cli­mate nor­mal­ly found in sub-desert areas and the steppes of Kaza­khstan. They are par­tial­ly cov­ered by impen­e­tra­ble mar­itime forests, with ancient, exot­ic trees emerg­ing from the skele­tal soil. These endem­ic trees include Cycas palms, vari­eties of drag­on trees (Dra­cae­na cam­bo­di­ana), Kalan­choes, Selaginel­la, var­i­ous vari­eties of euphor­bia, and spiny lianas. The Padaran are home to troops of mon­keys and wild boars that roam the slopes, and eagles and oth­er birds of prey fly over the per­pet­u­al­ly windy sum­mits. Viet­namese fish­er­men live in the Padaran’s east­ern and south­ern foothills, while the Chams and Raglais occu­py the north­ern and west­ern foothills.

<figcaption>Padaran Dra­canea</figcaption>

Secret Indochi­na has devel­oped var­i­ous trav­el mod­ules in the mas­sif as part of our com­mit­ment to devel­op­ing and pro­mot­ing south-cen­tral Viet­nam. We offer soft-adven­ture or adven­ture expe­ri­ences that range from half-day mod­ules in the north-east­ern foothills to two-day, one-night trips to the massif’s east­ern peaks.

<img alt="Northern Padaran face" src="https://www.secretindochina.com/upload-images/programmes/padaran-mountains/NORTHERN-PADARAN-FACE-1583920927.jpg" />
<figcaption>North­ern Padaran face</figcaption>