Thanks to the favorable nature of the mountains and the majestic trekking paths, coming to Dak Nong definitely cannot miss conquering the volcanic cave Chu Bluk, the longest in Southeast Asia.
Before knowing the name of Chu Bluk cave, the indigenous people around here often called the bat cave, because it was the territory of this nocturnal animal.
For the people here, Chu Bluk is not the top place they will recommend if tourists visit this place, because of the wilderness, the location is difficult to find, and the undeveloped service in the cave. This has contributed to preserving the origin of the cave until now.
1 , Where is Chu Bluk volcanic cave?
Chu Bluk volcanic cave system is currently located in Buon Choah commune, Krong No district, Dak Nong province, located about 20km from the center of Krong No district and about 40km south of Buon Ma Thuot. For the people of Ede, Chu Bluk volcanic cave can understand: “Chư” is “mountain”, “Bluk” means “source”.
2 , Road to Chu Bluk volcanic cave
The cave complex is about 25km long, stretching from D’ray Sap waterfall area to Choah volcanic crater with many caves and branches, the inside is divided into more than 100 large and small caves thanks to the flow of lava. millions of years, hidden in basalt.
Before reaching Chu Bluk volcanic cave, you need to go through a 25km long forest road along the Sesan River, where there are many caves and branches. The feature of that cave is the round mouth of the mountain with a diameter of about 600m and a depth of 60m. Around the cave area, there are many small caves, there are caves hundreds of meters long, thousands of meters long.
It is very easy for you to recognize the appearance of Chu Bluk cave in the midst of a thousand, but if you are not familiar with the way or without guidance, it will be very difficult for you to reach the cave. You should ask the help of the people working on the roadside corn fields, the people here are always enthusiastic to guide you.
3, Some notes on when to go trekking Chu Bluk volcanic cave
The most ideal time for a journey to Chu Bluk cave is spring, summer, at this time the vegetation is green, it is sunny and less rainy, easy for you to move in and take pictures very well.
It is difficult to move in the rainy season from May to October because the soil here is mainly red basalt, the dry season is also difficult to travel, the movement is not safe in the rainy season.
4, The magic of nature in the cave
After crossing the hard red basalt dirt road, finding the entrance to Chu Bluk cave will be an experience and a completely different feeling for you. If outside is dry forests, then inside is a strong development and diversity of vegetation here.
The place seemed to be dark, only bats dominated and received some light often, but it was extremely airy and cool. This place millions of years ago gave birth to lava with tremendous heat, its flow created more than 100 large and small caves.
- Cave C3 is the second largest cave in the length of the lava cave in Southeast Asia.
- Cave A1 is the fifth largest lava cave in Southeast Asia.
- C9 Cave: The tallest cave in the Chu Bluk volcanic cave complex.
- C6 cave is one of the rare caves with gas holes like a sky well.
- C8 cave: with the entrance of the cave with sunlight, creating a sparkling and magical landscape.
- In particular, the longest cave is row C7 with a length of nearly 1,100 m, thousands of meters wide inside.
The mouth of the cave was formed by a large collapsed array of ceilings, perhaps a long time ago due to a layer of green vegetation. The cooler the cave, the cooler the wet smell that hits the nose, awakening all the senses of the body.
The space inside the cave is very large, full of stalactites, and traces of a deep sleeping volcano. This place awakens the shy nature in every human being, in the weak light, quiet space, just a small sound passing by is enough to make us fry.
5, Some notes for the journey to discover Chu Bluk cave
- You can combine the itinerary with a visit to Buon Ma Thuot (45km to the North), D’ray Sap waterfall, D’rap Nur, Trinh Nu (the same route from Buon Ma Thuot to Krong No).
- From the center of Dak Mam town, go to the South, go to Krong No School for Ethnic Minorities at 12.455079, 107.866026 then turn left
- The parking location has the coordinates of 12.465130, 107.940824, so you can ask the owner to send the car, you can hire them to lead to the cave. The people of this place are very enthusiastic and friendly.
- There aren’t many tall trees, so be sure to wear outfits to avoid the sun. To avoid sudden rain in the afternoon, you should bring convenient raincoats.
- Location of cave entrance 12.484845, 107.940408
- And remember to preserve nature, do not litter
Please prepare all the luggage for your trekking and explore before it is influenced by humans. Wish you have an interesting journey and lots of meaningful experiences.