The Last Frontiers

An ensemble of legendary massifs, isolated wilderness and primeval forests, silent guardians of ancestral times and occasionally haven of rare ethnic groups that have been explored and studied by Secret Indochina in the last 30 years.

Ngoc Linh Mount

The Ngoc Linh is the highest point of the Annamese Cordillera (2598 m). Although close to Danang, the Ngoc Linh is a legendary and wild massif, one of the remotest in Vietnam and peninsular Indochina. Called the Devil’s Triangle during the Vietnam War, the massif is object of local superstitions.

Upper Xekong

Upper Xekong is located in southern Laos, in an Annamese cordillera occidental meander constituted of rugged landscapes, long southward oriented mountain ridges, profound valleys, impetuous rivers, uninhabitable forests and mythical groves.

The Indochinese Woodsman

Myths and superstitions often manifest themselves in the form of anthropomorphic deities, such as Lissu ogresses, Hmong werewolves, Silla tiger-women, Jarai forest girls, Raglai flower-women, or Maa’ river nymphs. Despite the disappearance of the great forest, one myth persists: the Nguoi Rung, or the Woodsman.

The Domain

Only two hundred fifty kilometers north of Saigon and paradoxically impenetrable, impalpable and uncontrollable, the region is locally known as Nggar Maa’, Nggar Yaang, literally means the Domain of the Maa’, Domain of the genies.

The Phu Sang

Located in the northern Laotian province of Phongsaly, the Phu Sang mountain range is home to mysterious Tibetan-Burmese subgroups belonging to the Akha (Iko) group, literally the intermediate or in-between people. Also known as the Elephant Range, the Phu Sang extends a distance of 100 kilometers long and 40 kilometers wide on a north-south axis parallel to the Nam Ou River. Rising to an altitude of 1,300 meters, it is distinguished by its unique human richness; within a relatively small area.

The depth of Cardamom Mountains

Phnom Samkor are granite formations which cover a large portion of southwestern Cambodia. The area is one of the largest wilderness in mainland Southeast Asia and home to a remarkable number of endangered species, including rare elephants, tigers and Malaysian bears inhabiting the jungle's deepest parts.

The Nam Kaa

The swamps of Dac Lac province are located in the mystical region of Vietnam’s Central Highlands. Surrounded by the Krong Ana (mother river) and Krong Bong (father river), the southern Dac Lac swamp in ancient times was a region of savannas, low forests, lakes and marshes, its terrain unstable and vaporous.

Padaran Mountains

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.