ActiveTravel Asia (ATA) Promotes Pu Luong as Responsible Travel Destination in Vietnam
Summary
Mai Chau, Vietnam, July 19, 2009 --( A place of outstanding beauty, blessed with rich forest, limestone panoramas, magnificent rice terraces and romantic villages nestled in the landscape.Pu Luong Nature Reserve was established in 1999, after discovering that this unique limestone area is one of the last resorts to some very rare animals like the delacour langur, clouded leopard, Asian black bear and sera.This remote and beautiful area even witnessed the war with France, when the french build an airbase near Pù Luông mountain, to control the by then only road to Dien Bien Phu (where the final battle took place in 1954).This road, 15 C, cuts right through the nature reserve and there it is where the steep rice terraces and traditional villages of Thai and Muong minorities meet with the wild limestone range of Pu Luong – the most important lowland karst system in the north of Vietnam.One is to promote community based eco - tourism, which gives direct income to the local people within the area.So when travelers come to visit Pu Luong, please don’t expect high standard accommodation, but travelers certainly can expect the famous hospitality of Thai, Muong people and homestay in ethnic village.Best time for a visit is October/November and February/March.Some reference tours in Pu Luong Reserve:- Biking Pu Luong Nature Reserve: www.activetravelvietnam.com/tour.php?op=detail&tourId=36- Trekking in Pu Luong Nature Reserve: www.activetravelvietnam.com/tour.php?op=detail&tourId=30### Contact Information ActiveTravel Asia Bobby Nguyen +84-4-35738569 http://www.activetravel.asia #31, Alley 4, Dang Van Ngu Street, Hanoi, Vietnam Click here to view the company profile of Active Travel Asia Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from Active Travel Asia