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Discover the majestic and unspoiled beauty of the “cave kingdom” of Quang Binh
Discover the beautiful caves for tourists who are passionate about traveling to experience the “cave kingdom” of Quang Binh.
Quang Binh is one of the tourist destinations with many of the most beautiful natural landscapes in Vietnam. However, the feature for domestic and foreign tourists to know about this land is the rich and magnificent cave system. This place is known as the “cave kingdom” with many beautiful and pristine large and small caves and skillful tourism exploitation to retain the inherent beauty of nature.
Phong Nha Cave
Dubbed the “first wonder of the cave”, Phong Nha cave has an extremely majestic and magnificent appearance, which is the clearest proof of the miraculous hand of nature. Phong Nha cave is located in the landscape complex of Phong Nha – Ke Bang, voted as one of the most beautiful caves in the world. This place has a length of up to 8km, including many small caves with many beautiful and eye-catching stalactites. The cave has a large cave door with a width of up to 20-25m and a height of 10m, visitors can take a boat deep to admire the fanciful stalactites easily.
In addition to the water cave, people can also leave the boat and walk to visit the dry cave. Two typical caves of Phong Nha are Tien cave and Cung Dinh cave.
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Paradise Cave
Located in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park complex, Paradise Cave is surrounded by a vast forest. This cave is assessed by the British Royal Cave Association as the longest dry cave in Asia and one of the most magnificent and fanciful caves that the team has ever surveyed in the world.
Possessing a magnificent beauty like a heavenly palace, so the cave was named Paradise, visitors can walk to admire and follow the stairs from the foot of the mountain from 500m more to reach the cave entrance. As soon as you reach the door you will feel the cool air from the cave, then you have to go down a rather sophisticated slope with many stalactites to enjoy the scenery. To ensure the current state of the cave, the management board made a wooden bridge over 1km long for visitors to visit, this road currently holds the national record as “the longest wooden road”.
Photo: Manh Tien Khoi, @kimngan.0709, @nvgphy, Do Dang Thanh Luan
Stalactites in this cave have many different shapes if Cung Thach Hoa Vien with a stalactite block like a statue of a virgin mother holding a baby, Cung Giao Tri is like a Jade Emperor discussing water with his courtiers… In particular, in the cave, there are images similar to cultural symbols of regions that make people easily think of such as terraced fields, and Champa tower-shaped stalactite columns… With diverse and impressive beauty, Thien Duong cave is present. Many tourists choose to visit to enjoy relaxing moments, close to nature.
Photo: Do Dang Thanh Luan
Hang En
En Cave is an ideal place for tourists who are passionate about exploring many stalactite masterpieces and interesting activities. This cave is located deep in the limestone mountain complex of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, so visitors have to cross the pass, and wade nearly 11km to reach the cave. Because the journey to conquer this cave has many challenges, if you want to explore, visitors must equip themselves with skills, good health and full personal belongings.
Photo: Tra Tran, Ngo Tran Hai An, Le Huu Chinh
If you do not have the health and financial conditions to explore the entire Son Doong cave, En cave is a suitable alternative. Visitors can camp in En cave and enjoy the food of the people. In addition, if you stay in the cave, you will be able to witness with your own eyes millions of swallows residing here.
Photo: Ngo Tran Hai An, Tra Tran, Lan Hoang
son Doong cave
Son Doong Cave is located in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh province. This cave is known as the largest cave in the world, but this place still limits the number of visitors to explore, because this is a journey not everyone can “join”, it requires requires good health, skills, knowledge and even finances.
In order to participate in the Son Doong discovery tour, many people had to register several years in advance with the expensive cost of nearly a hundred million. But those who experience it must admit that this cost is well worth it compared to what visitors admire when discovering this place.
Photo: America Nguyen, Bac Thanh
Hang Son Doong has its own weather system and creates its own clouds. Huge stalactites and fossils dating back millions of years. This is a completely different world and has not been affected by human hands, so it brings a wild, surreal feeling that is hard to describe for visitors.
Photo: America Nguyen, Bac Thanh
Tu Lan Cave
Tu Lan cave system is located 112km from the center of Dong Hoi city and 70km from Phong Nha Ke Bang to the northwest.
Tu Lan Cave possesses unspoiled beauty and many mysteries from nature that have not been discovered yet. Geological tectonics at Tu Lan is very special because the rivers and streams here cut into the cliffs and are still constantly creating caves. That is the reason why the cave always has a unique and new beauty that attracts many tourists.
Photo: Quang Hien Nguyen, Hue Dung, To Go Where
Tu Lan cave system consists of two main types of caves: dry caves and wet caves. The stalactites of diverse shapes are the attraction of this cave. In addition, visitors can camp, have an outdoor picnic and have a barbecue with companions on the tour.
Photo: Quang Hien Nguyen, Hue Dung, To Go Where
Va Cave and Nuc Water Cave
Considered an underground scene in Quang Binh, Va cave and Nuoc cave attract visitors through the stalactite columns and steam rising to the shimmering lake surface. Located deep in the core area of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, this is a place that backpackers and adventure lovers often visit. To enter Hang Va – Nuoc Nut Cave, visitors must prepare to be in good health and cross the mountain trail of about 10km. The cave entrance is covered with dense trees and drooping vines, when you come here you will feel like you are about to open the curtain to enter a completely different world.
Photo: Phongnhakebangtour, Ryan Deboodt
Hang Va has a unique system of stalactites and experts say that the stalactites here are not like other caves in the world. Visitors will admire the special beauty of Thap Non stalactite lake in Va cave.
In addition, you can’t miss the Nut Cave and the underground river with fanciful blue water. The beauty of the cave makes nature-loving tourists unable to help but burst into tears.
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Discover the majestic and unspoiled beauty of the “cave kingdom” of Quang Binh
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