Hiking experience on Phia Po mountain
To get here, visitors can follow National Highway 1A to Lang Son city and then follow National Highway 4B to Loc Binh district town, continue for about 6 km with an inter-village road leading to the foot of the mountain in Na Mo village. Mau Son commune, Loc Binh district. Visitors will have to climb the mountain for about 5 hours with a continuous steep slope stretching for more than 5 km and equivalent to the afternoon down the mountain. You will need more than 12 hours for a successful journey up and down the mountain. Photo: Fatherland It's a big challenge for people who don't have good health. In return, the fresh climate and beautiful natural scenery here will help you forget all your fatigue and be determined to conquer this mountain successfully. Majestic natural landscapes, rich and pristine vegetation, primeval forests... Cha Mountain is characterized by large green grasslands in summer. When winter comes, the grass gradually turns yellow, standing out in the middle of the blue sky. Cha Mountain is considered one of the most diverse mountains in the North of our country. In recent years, Phia Po has a strong attraction to domestic and foreign tourists, especially those who are passionate about climbing and photography when coming to the Land of Lang. Photo: TTXTDLLS Over the past 2 years, the type of hiking on Phjia Po mountain in Lang Son province has been sought by a large community of mountaineering tourism enthusiasts. The fresh and cool climate, diverse attractive terrain, only 180 km from the center of Hanoi, being able to go back and forth in the day are great competitive advantages that Phjia Po brings compared to other climbing spots in the country. On that 5 km hiking distance, the constantly changing climatic landscape will make visitors go from one surprise to another, which is the unique attraction of Phia Po that urges you to find experiences in the seasons of the year. First, right behind the parking lot along the Na Mo stream, which is clear and cool thanks to the amount of source water flowing out at night from the primeval forest, you will enter the village of Dao ethnic group with walled roofs, terraced rice slopes that are characteristic of Mau Son, followed by the vast green pine forest. Passing through the shallow waterfall in the middle of the forest, you will encounter a magnificent grass slope that stands wide as far as the eye can see right in front of you. The grass slopes change color every season, from the green of summer to the yellowing of each autumn, changing to the color of burning honey in winter, and the young color mixed with the color of molasses in spring. Photo: Fatherland In the middle of the grassy slopes are oases No. 1 and Oases No. 2 that are windy and filled with trees, inadvertently becoming an ideal rest stop for the steep climbing journey. Footsteps will take you to the magnificent "dinosaur back" stretching more than 400 meters rising between 2 eye-catching abysses, walking on the width of this mountain ridge is just over 2 meters wide is an unforgettable impressive experience. In addition, you will enter a dense mossy primeval forest with ancient rhododendron trees, thick bamboo forests, swinging ropes climbing through the cliffs, continuing to climb the second "dinosaur back" in the middle of the abyss before reaching the peak of 1,541 meters as sharp as the tip of a pencil drawn against the deep blue sky... Photo: TTXTDLLS From the end of autumn every year, Phia Po picnic climbing activities become even busier with dozens of groups of visitors on weekends. The demand increased, a team of local porters gradually formed, they took the guide, carried their belongings and luggage to help the groups of guests wholeheartedly and thoughtfully. In order to fully experience the charm of nature, many groups of guests have sought to extend the trip for 2 days and 1 night, they choose to use food and tent services from the porter team at the foot of the mountain, welcome the sunset and sunrise, organize campfires, etc Hunt clouds by the 1,000-meter-high resort that is completely quiet, completely separate from the outside world. On cold winter days, climbing to the top of the mountain to hunt for snow-capped ice is also a luxury experience for the lucky few. Photo: Fatherland Hiking is a specific type of tourism that is still new in Vietnam, the purpose of which is to enjoy nature and fresh air. Although it is a specific type of tourism with adventurous elements, requiring health, toughness and determination of participants, its attractiveness is really very different. Depending on each mountain, each season of the year or being accompanied by each member of a different climbing team, it will take you to your own interesting and attractive experiences, which will inadvertently cause "addiction" for many people. Phia Po in Lang Son is one of them, it attracts tourists because of its unique advantages. Source: TTXTDLLS
