Quang Binh has more than 300 caves that were discovered from 1990 to 2013 with a total length of over 200km. In the destinations of adventure tourism, the caves in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park complex are an attractive choice of adventure tourists around the world.
Starting the journey is to conquer Son Doong cave which currently holds the record “Largest natural cave in the world”.
Hang Son Doong, the starting point of the adventure journey
Son Doong cave was surveyed and published by the explorers of the Royal British Cave Association (BCRA) in 2009. With a length of 6,481m, higher than 240m, is currently the first and only place in the world today. is now recognized by all three World Record Organizations, the Guinness Foundation (UK Headquarters), the World Records Association (based in Hong Kong) and the World Record Alliance (Headquartered in the US and India) jointly set World Records.
The starting point for Son Doong discovery starts from km35 of the western branch of Truong Son road, the first day is a journey of trekking through the forest, crossing a steep pass down the valley of Doong, along the Rao Thuong River with a total time about 6 hours to reach En cave. The unique difference of Son Doong from all other caves in the world is the two giant slumps forming a dense vegetation cover and dense primitive forest inside the cave. And in addition to the vast underground cave system, there is also the structure of stratigraphy, geomorphology, geology, with giant stalagmites, piled up, one after another, towering like a mountain, that greatness is beyond mind. the most abundant human imagination when visualizing cave space.
Hang En, the preparation step for the next journey
Hang En has a length of up to 1,654m, held the position as the largest cave in the world in 1994, and is now also an attractive destination on the list of cave exploration tourism in Phong Nha – Ke Bang. Looking down from above is a vast sandy beach embracing a blue lake.
The breathtaking landscape with the moments of holding your breath, the thrill of conquering the underground river in En cave, or seeing the breathtaking beauty at the door to En cave … all those hardships and dangers are just the beginning. . Along the white sand are colorful huts built by visitors ever since. Night in En cave is a preparation step for the next day, with a lot of beauty and higher level challenges on the way to continue conquering Son Doong is waiting.
Hang Tu Lan, the end of the journey
In 2009, Tu Lan cave system in Tan Hoa village was discovered and quickly became one of the caves attracting many tourists.as well as adventurers coming to explore. This cave system has about 8 small caves. During the journey to conquer Tu Lan cave, you will be swimming in 5 different dark caves. The cave arches are so high and the cave’s heart changed unpredictably, the place is hundreds of meters wide and gentle like a giant swimming pool, where it is tight and full of slippery undulating rocks. You will be very surprised and excited when using the lights on the hat to illuminate the walls of the cave with countless stalactites and rock niches of various shapes. There are meticulously crafted flat stone tables, next to stalactites forming a natural swimming pool that makes everyone think of a fairy beach for beautiful fairies.
The last stop of the system of Tu Lan cave is a very large dry arch with two adjacent large cave doors that are quite deep in the light. The results of these millions of years of geological movements are round pebbles, artistic black slabs, iridescent layers of stalactites like inlaid gold or sparkling stalactites like studded stalactites.
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