Nakai Jungle

The forests of Nakai stretch from a broad plateau toward the crest of the Annamese mountains. The Nam Theun and its tributaries emerge from steep gorges, widen and wind across the high ground, nourishing forest along their banks. Pine grows on the plateau, while evergreen and cloud forests cloak the higher slopes. The Nam Theun eventually turns west and reaches the Mekong as the Nam Kading.