1. Where is Mo waterfall?
Mo Waterfall is located in Hoa Hop commune, Minh Hoa district, Quang Binh province, Vietnam. About 111 km northwest of Dong Hoi city and about 425 km south of Hanoi capital.
2. How is Mo waterfall unique?
Because it is not known to many people, Mo waterfall still retains its original wild features. The waterfall is located in the middle of the green primeval forest of Quang Binh. It’s one of the most popular tourist destination must visit in Quang Binh. So when walking from outside the forest, you can hear the sound of the waterfall flowing like a concert.
Thanks to the beautiful scenery, the white foam and water from above poured down and overflowed each stone step, creating a dream-like landscape picture, so the locals named it “Dream Waterfall” and fondly compared this place as “Mo Waterfall”. “a fairy in the midst of majestic nature”.
With a height of more than 8m, Mo waterfall includes 9 large and small waterfalls lying on top of each other, looking like a long strip of silk. Mo Waterfall has many different characteristics compared to other streams. Mo Waterfall has water flowing upstream about 5 km from Hoa Son to Hoa Tien and is divided into many waterfalls with different heights.
The water flows through each rock, along each cluster of trees and colorful wildflowers. The sounds of water, birds, and the colors of flowers and trees make Mo water fall as beautiful as a watercolor painting.
Moreover, because it is located in the middle of a primeval area, there is a rich and diverse vegetation system. The forests here have many rare and precious forest products, without human impact, creating unique natural and climate characteristics.
Regarding animals, this area has nearly 500 species, 67 species of mammals, 48 species of reptiles and 297 species of birds and fish, including many rare species such as langurs, bears, saolas, etc. The forest here also has many types of wood. precious trees such as ironwood, ebony, pine and many types of rattan, bamboo and other rare forest products.
3. When is the best time to visit Mo waterfall?
Mo Waterfall is located in the buffer zone of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, so all year round the humidity is 80% and the weather here is very cool. Therefore, you can visit Thac Mo at any time of the year, but summer is ideal.
At this time, although the outdoor weather can reach 39 – 40 degrees Celsius, at Mo waterfall, you will enjoy a completely different cool, fresh air with a temperature of only about 25 – 26 degrees Celsius.
4. How to get to Mo waterfall from Dong Hoi city?
In order to move to Mo waterfall, you can choose the following ways:
4.1 Travel by car
This is the most popular and convenient way to travel. From Dong Hoi city center, tourists travel along the legendary Ho Chi Minh Road about 108km. After that, you continue to walk on the trail with rubber forests on both sides and peaceful village scenery for about 200m more to reach Thac Mo stream.
4.2 Travel by motorbike
If you want to be proactive about your time and schedule, you can travel by motorbike. However, you need to pay attention to staying in the right lane and obey traffic laws to ensure safety.
5. Exploring the beauty of Mo waterfall
Looking down from above, Mo waterfall appears like a beautiful picture. The water from above poured down and overflowed each stone step, forming waterfalls with white foam, stretching far and wide like a fairyland.
Many tourists, when stopping at Mo waterfall tourist area, cannot help but admire the wild, majestic scenery with clear, cool water. Therefore, it is not difficult to understand if Mo waterfall has become a check-in point in Quang Binh, attracting many tourists.
The higher you go, the more clearly the beauty of Mo stream is portrayed and appears like a beautiful natural picture. With countless rocks covered with green moss crowded together in the middle of the waterfall. Going downstream is the swimming pool area with an area of more than 500m2. This place has become an outdoor swimming pool with bold natural colors that is loved by many tourists.
You can enjoy the feeling of swimming in cool water while relaxing in the natural scenery. Along with colorful forest flowers and bustling birdsong. Besides, you can also catch fish or have a picnic in this area which is also very interesting.
6. Activities and experiences at Mo waterfall
6.1 Having fun and cool off in the natural lake
Going downstream, the cool blue stream flows through the rocks, creating gentle natural swimming pools. The higher you go, the more beautiful Mo waterfall is with small, large rocks rising above the waterfall.
In particular, the main waterfall of Mo waterfall creates a lake larger than 500 m2, becoming a natural swimming spot that many people dream of immersing in in the middle of a summer day. You can enjoy the pleasure of swimming and relaxingly admiring the natural scenery with many beautiful and fragrant forest flowers.
In the summer, when the temperature is hot, soaking in the clear blue water will help us have comfortable moments and cool the body.
6.2 Checking in for virtual living and taking wedding photos
The water source of Mo waterfall originates from small streams in many primeval forests, on rolling limestone mountains, converging to form a multi-layered, multi-step waterfall. Therefore, you can listen to the sounds echoing among the majestic Truong Son mountains.
With this beauty, many young people have chosen this as a place to stop and capture memorable moments. Besides the majestic beauty of the vast wilderness, Mo waterfall also has a poetic look. For young tourists, Mo waterfall is one of the interesting and ideal destinations for long holidays.
Especially on spring and summer days, Mo waterfall attracts many tourists to have fun, check-in and picnic. Besides, many couples have chosen this place to take wedding photos because of the romantic setting and rich natural scenery.
6.3 Overnight camping
On weekends, families or groups of friends can choose Mo waterfall to camp overnight. Spending time here, you can see with your own eyes the magical changing scenery of Mo Waterfall according to the time of day.
As dusk gradually falls, the pale yellow sunlight passes through the foliage of ancient trees and then gradually fades away. This is also the time when countless sounds of the mountains and forests begin to rise, the sound of birds flying back to their nests echoes throughout a vast, desolate space in the dusk.
In the morning, when the sun rises, the sun’s rays through the forest foliage mix with the steam rising from the waterfall, making the scene more magnificent and magical. With the services provided, especially the necessary equipment, you can comfortably stay here, swim and have fun together.
In particular, the issue of safety for tourists is also of concern. Equipment such as life jackets, life buoys, etc. are always available to assist visitors. In addition, you should book accommodation near Thac Mo in advance or stay overnight here to fully enjoy the atmosphere of nature.
7. Specialties when visiting Mo waterfall
Quang Binh not only has many beautiful scenes that attract tourists to visit and check-in, but Quang Binh’s specialties are also memorable with their diversity and unique flavors. In particular, when coming to Mo waterfall, don’t forget to enjoy the specialties of the mountainous region.
7.1 Eating Duc snails with mixed rice
This dish has become a typical culinary custom of Minh Hoa people. Steamed rice is made from ingredients such as: corn kernels, rice, cassava and rice and goes through elaborate steps to create uniquely supple, delicious rice. Served with rice is Duc snails caught from the stream.
7.2 Bee pupae
Bee pupae are prepared quite simply by the people here but still retain their unique flavor. After being boiled until just cooked, bee pupae will be served with lolot leaves, kumquat juice, chili salt and pepper to create an extremely unique flavor.
7.3 Lettuce
Rhubarb is known as a popular specialty in the Minh Hoa mountains with great health benefits such as: cooling, diuretic, anti-inflammatory, good for pregnant women. Besides, this vegetable is also processed into stir-fried, boiled dishes, salads, etc., familiar in the daily meals of people in mountainous areas.
7.4 Ant egg soup cooked with vermicelli leaves
Ant soup is made from eggs of black and yellow ants. People bring it home to clean it and cook it with fermented vermicelli leaves to create a fragrant aroma. When enjoying, you will feel the greasy taste of ant eggs, the sour taste of vermicelli leaves with a strong mountain flavor.
7.5 Cassava silkworm
This is a dish with very high nutritional value and hygiene because the silkworms are fed with clean and carefully processed cassava leaves. People here have processed silkworms from cassava leaves into very attractive dishes such as fried, stir-fried, and roasted with lemon leaves.
In addition to mountain and forest specialties, when visiting Quang Binh, do not forget to enjoy the most famous dishes here such as porridge soup, banh beo, banh xeo,… with unique flavors that cannot be found anywhere else.
8. Accommodation when traveling to Thac Mo
When traveling to Mo waterfall in Minh Hoa district, you can refer to some accommodations below:
8.1 Hotels:
- Dung Cuong Hotel. Address: Dan Hoa, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Son Ca Hotel. Address: Tran Hung Dao, Quy Hoa, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Hoang Lam Hotel. Address: Sub-zone 8, Quy Dat Town, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Ha Quynh Hotel. Address: Sub-zone 5, Quy Dat Town, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
8.2 Guesthouses:
- The Anh Guesthouse. Address: Hoa Tien, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Hoang Lam Guesthouse. Address: 55 Ly Thuong Kiet, Quy Hoa, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Gia Huy Guesthouse. Address: Highway 15, China, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
- Truong Dat Guest House. Address: Sub-zone 1, Quy Dat Town, Minh Hoa, Quang Binh.
It can be said that Mo waterfall is blessed by Mother Nature with a rare, majestic and wild beauty, but also full of poetry. This is a destination that promises to bring visitors from all over, especially young tourists, unique and impressive experiences.
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