Pu Luong Nature Reserve was established in 1999, with an area of 17,662 hectares, including 13,320 hectares of strictly protected areas and 4,343 hectares of ecological restoration areas. Pu Luong is the name of the Thai ethnic people, meaning the highest mountain peak in the region. Pu Luong is a nature reserve with scientific, socio-economic and eco-tourism value.
25 km from Cuc Phuong National Park, connected to the tail of Cuc Phuong National Park by two gray limestone mountain ranges running parallel. In the middle are rice valleys. The north and northeast of Pu Luong conservation area borders Mai Chau district.
Pu Luong – Thanh Hoa
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The primeval forest in Pu Luong nature reserve is 210 km from Hanoi and Pu Luong Forest is a seasonal evergreen tropical closed forest, with a rich flora and fauna system, diverse in quantity and type with 598 species of animals. Animals belong to 130 families of vertebrates, including 51 rare species (including 26 species of mammals, 5 species of bats, 6 species of birds, 5 species of freshwater fish, 6 species of reptiles)… with a total of 84 species. mammals (including 24 species of bats), 162 species of birds, 55 species of fish, 28 species of reptiles and 13 species of frogs. The insect fauna in Pu Luong has at least 158 species of butterflies and 96 species of terrestrial mollusks, of which 12 species of mollusks may be endemic to the area. This reserve is home to clouded leopards, fire leopards, stargazers, black bears, chamois, and white-clad langurs. The Karst rock system of the limestone mountain ecosystem also preserves many beautiful caves (Doi Kho Muong cave).
Pu Luong, Thanh Hoa is a famous sightseeing and discovery destination in the village of backpacking, self-sufficient backpacking, and cheap mountain resorts, but most visitors who come here are strongly impressed with the scenery and wild beauty. of Pu Luong, especially the terraced rice fields and primeval forests. In particular, Pu Luong is also close to famous tourist destinations such as Lac Village (Mai Chau), Ca Than Stream (Cam Luong, Cam Thuy, Thanh Hoa), Cuc Phuong Forest (Ninh Binh), Thanh Nha Cultural Heritage Lake (Thanh Hoa). Hoa),…so it has created a closed tourism loop of fun and experience for tourists. With many beautiful features, wild landscapes, hidden in the mist like hanging gardens in different locations such as: Son Ba Muoi point (Lung Cao commune), Pu Luong peak, Kho Muong, Lang Don with resorts. Pu Luong Retreat, Orangu village, Tien Moi village, Hieu waterfall area in Co Lung commune,... have been attracting hundreds of thousands of domestic and international visitors who love trekking (a form of exploration tourism on foot). , travel to visit, experience and relax.
Retreat Pu Luong – Thanh Hoa
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The most beautiful time to visit Pu Luong is the start of the new rice crop from late May to early June, the fields and terraced fields will take on a layer of green, extremely beautiful and peaceful. In particular, although it is summer, because it belongs to the lowland limestone mountains, there are many tropical forests and few inhabitants, the air and weather here are quite cool and pleasant, or visitors can go to Puluong. In September and October, these two months are when Pu Luong enters the ripe rice season, all the terraced fields on the hillside will turn bright yellow, making Pu Luong a rich beauty. and daydream. This time is also the time when this “paradise in the middle of the jungle” land attracts Pu Luong tourists to see the most ripe rice.
