If you are looking for a unique, quiet, and idyllic cloud hunting spot. Going to Pu Luong now, this mountain forest west of Thanh Hoa will definitely conquer anyone.
Right time to go Pu Luong?
The best time to go to Pu Luong : Late May to early June: This is the time when Pu Luong starts a new rice crop, immense fields and terraced fields will wear a green coat. There are also some places where the golden rice color is mixed, extremely beautiful and peaceful.
In particular, although this time is summer in Thanh Hoa, Pu Luong belongs to lowland limestone mountains, with many tropical forests and few inhabitants, so the atmosphere and weather here are quite cool and pleasant. . Extremely suitable for you to go to Pu Luong to hunt clouds and record pictures of bright sunshine.
Going to Pu Luong for a spectacular cloud hunt
Another equally beautiful time is September and October: These two months are the time when Pu Luong enters the ripe rice season, all the terraces on the hillside will turn bright yellow, making for Pu Luong brings a dreamy rich beauty.
You consider going to Pu Luong at about 2 times to see the full majesty and breathtaking in the mountains of Thanh Hoa.
Need to go to the beach to avoid the heat, this summer coming to Pu Luong is also cool and peaceful
How to move to Pu Luong
The road through and running straight to the “green paradise” Pu Luong is the 15C road. If you depart from Hanoi and some northern provinces, you should go to Ban Lac, Mai Chau of Hoa Binh and continue to drive in the direction of Co Luong, Dong Do, then turn to Road 15C running along Ma River to to Pu Long Nature Reserve.
The road through Lung Van is a small road, winding a steep mountain pass like the northwestern provinces, the scenery on both sides of the road is majestic and wild. On the pass you can also admire the clouds embracing the surrounding mountain body and dreaming of morning mist under the valley below the pass. The distance is about 200km, travel time of the pass falls in 4 -5 hours.
Pu Luong ripe rice season
As for the road from Pu Luong back to Hanoi, you can choose another route along the Ho Chi Minh Highway, this road, though further away, is easier to travel and is also a pretty cool and airy road to admire. On the way back, passing Cuc Phuong forest you can combine to visit and admire the scenery.
Because the scenery on the way is quite beautiful, also to experience the thrills, most of the people moving will choose to ride a motorbike, be more active and also ‘good’ on the pass roads when going to Pu Luong. In addition, you can also go offroad cars, or passenger cars then rent a motorbike or hire people to transport them into Pu Luong tourist area .
Sea of clouds on Puluong Retreat swimming pool
Where to go to Pu Luong?
Depending on the financial economy of your group, if you want to save money, you can stay on stilts for between VND 100k-150k / person / night. If you go to Pu Luong to really come to the resort, there are Puluongretreat, Ban Deer Garden Lodge or Puluong tree house are suitable choices.
These resting places are set up in accordance with the criteria of nature, saving electricity here, slightly dim lights, everything is made of wood, bamboo, rope, palm … to ensure consumption. environmental lice. 
Cloud hunting from mountain top
In addition, at Puluongretreat there is a swimming pool overlooking the golden rice fields in front of you, many of you come here to share, it is a cloud mirror, because the pool reflects the blue sky, white clouds are very eye-catching. Rooms at Pu Luong Retreat have 2 types of stilt houses from 320k / person / 1 night and bungalow for 1 million 800k / 1 night on weekdays and 2 million / 1 night on weekends, excluding surcharge for holidays including a meal buffet breakfast buffet.
Eat and drink in Pu Luong
The food is quite delicious, and must be recognized with a bold mountain flavor, from the grilled wild boar meat, grilled fish, and grilled fish using forest spices, eating very strange and special feeling. There is also a full range of dishes for tourists from Europe to Asia, rich items, and inexpensive prices, only from 95k or more. Especially here, there are very delicious duck neck, although it’s a bit small, the meat is soft, fragrant and naturally grilled, the price is 450k / head, you can eat 3-4 people.
Pu Luong specialties are delicious
Food in Pu Luong is not too expensive
Some dishes you should enjoy when going to Pu Luong , mountain specialties such as hill chicken, monkey snail, sour bamboo shoots, bitter bamboo shoots, wild vegetable soup, lam rice, wild banana flower salad, grilled spring duck, wild boar roast, wine need …
What to play in Pu Luong?
If you stay in retreat, this resort is located quite high, from there you can take your eyes on the thousands of terraced fields, so you just stay in your room, open the window to enjoy the scenery below Seeing the sea of clouds floating or the sunshine in harmony with green and humming, walking around here had enough beautiful photos to forget melancholy.
Relax between the mountains and forests
For those who love to explore, you can rent a motorbike here as well, by local staff for rent, priced at 150k / half a day. Then drive to visit the beautiful scenery and the following landmarks will not regret it.
– Trekking through Pu Luong: Starting from Kho Muong village, walking through 4 villages of Pon – Thanh Cong – Cao Hoong – Kem to explore the life, culture and customs of the local people. Or follow the trail of Kho Muong – Uoi – Pho Doan to come to Quan village to experience a peaceful, simple and slow life, here you will see time as stopping.
Peaceful scenery, bold mountain forests
– Ban Hieu waterfall, terraced rape of primary forest and Pu Luong nature reserve.
Pho Don fair: Take place on Thursday or Sunday. Coming here, you can not only experience the upland market, but also shop for souvenirs, upland products and eat specialties …
– In the evening, you can participate in campfires, stall dancing and watching Khap Thai dance in Thai village in Pu Luong.
Come to Pu Luong now, buddy!
– The road to Son – Ba – Muoi is also an experience you must try, the pass is steep, both majestic and breathtaking. Everyone on this road is in awe of the scenery as well as the wonderful things that nature has bestowed on Pu Luong. Those are the sunny valleys, the residual mist, that are forests covered with green, mixed with a few thatched roofs, so strangely idyllic.
This summer, looking for an escape from the hot sun, you don’t necessarily have to go back to the sea, go to Thanh Hoa , to go to Thanh Hoa , to make you feel refreshed!