In the last days of summer, standing on the top of U Bo mountain, in the cool and green air of the mountains, you will be surprised to see the sandy strips along the coast and the roofs. undulating houses in Dong Hoi city. At this time, the sea and sky have never been so close!
About U Bo mountain top
U Bo is also known as Sa Mu Peak . This is one of three mountain peaks in the Devil Triangle area in Quang Binh, in the Ta Xua forest. Around February and March every year, this place is the kingdom of many beautiful flowers growing among the dense forests. From there, it brings an extremely charming, mysterious and somewhat magical beauty that many visitors wish to come once to enjoy this beautiful landscape.
At this mountain, many primary forests are still preserved with very low biodiversity. This is really a suitable destination for those who love the mystery and wildness of nature. The beauty of U Bo also attracts visitors by many majestic silver waterfalls, streams, … In addition, at the height of the mountain you will comfortably pull the view to admire the soft shoreline caressing the strip. White sand. Great!
Mount U Bo Quang Binh
U Bo mountain peak is 1009m above sea level, this is also considered the roof of Phong Nha Ke Bang . The climate here is always cool all year round, fluctuating in the temperature range from 22 – 24 degrees C. So this place has long been referred to as Da Lat, Sa Pa mini of Quang Binh and is the coordinates to avoid heat. great in the summer. 
U Bo Mountain is cool all year round
During the war years, U Bo mountain was a base of our army. This is the gathering place, gathering many elite armies, military arsenal, military supplies, Truong Son army. Headquarters 559 was also stationed here.
Currently, this place has not been exploited strongly in tourism, so the sharp wings are still quite wild, less affected by people. To be able to explore this mountain, you stop at the ranger station and will be enthusiastically guided by the rangers. You will have to cross a trail lying close to the mountain mist to reach the 920m high fire watch and can stand here. 
U Bo ranger station
The road to conquer the top of U Bo mountain
At first checkpoint, you will take 30 minutes to trekking. During that climbing journey, visitors will go through the dense forest, go through the green forest canopy and witness with your own eyes many precious wood species, chirping birds, singing gibbons, … Exciting and interesting experience. 
Guide board to U Bo mountain
First, to get to U Bo Mountain , visitors will have two options: motorbike or car to follow one of the two following roads:
Route 1: From Dong Hoi, you go to Phong Nha Ke Bang tourist area, then go to the direction of 20 Quyet Thang Street, to the Tra Ang crossroads, turn to Ho Chi Minh Street on the West branch. You just need to go another 40km to arrive.
Road 2: From Dong Hoi city you move to the Phu Quy market junction located on Ho Chi Minh Street, then along the provincial road DT563, the east branch about 50km is to arrive.
Both of these roads have the same characteristics of being quite arduous, many bends, and steep slopes so please pay a little attention. 
The road to U Bo mountain
Spectacular beauty on the top of Mount U Bo Quang Binh
U Bo Quang Binh mountain peak is known as the tightest, narrowest point of Vietnam and is also an ideal place for various types of ecotourism to develop. Standing on the top of the mountain, you can feel relaxed and gentle when admiring the surrounding scenery. On sunny days, clear clouds, cool breeze, you will see Dong Hoi city, far away is Hon La island, Nhat Le estuary. When night falls, the image of shimmering electric lights from the city makes the space very fanciful. At this time, visitors will appreciate that standing on the top of U Bo mountain , all the beauty of the homeland will be fully captured in sight. 
The beauty down there is breathtaking
This place is not only an ideal place to explore and cool down, but also a place for visitors to find the most relaxing things of nature. On the autumn days, fog and clouds seem to be intertwined, the feeling will be touched. Conquering the mountain top in mysterious clouds and solitary space is also an experience not many times in life. In the spring, the trees and leaves here suddenly grow strong, all kinds of flowers bloom. In each season, U Bo has its own nuances, which are very attractive. 
The dense forest
Stop at the top of U Bo mountain, visitors will be immersed in a dense green forest with moss-covered trees, listen to the sound of birds chirping, see with their own eyes many animals that were before. you only see it on television. It is a group of red-faced monkeys playing on the branches, … At times like that, you will just want to stop here a little longer to be able to hold valuable moments bestowed from nature. 
The animals of U Bo mountain
The more you go up, the more attractive the forest on the way to the top of U Bo becomes. The vegetation here is divided into many floors, many colors. The lower floor is covered with green, yellow and gray moss. This wide, narrow array of colors will depend on the illumination of the sun. In areas that receive a lot of light, plants and trees are green. Upstairs will be colorful parasitic plants. 
Vast green color
Many people say that the happiness of each journey is sometimes not in the destination but in the way. You will surely feel happy and contented by this adventure, hard but full of value. So immediately add the top of U Bo mountain to the list of destinations to explore in Quang Binh.