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Explore Phong Nha Cave Quang Binh, visitors will admire the beauty of pristine nature, the picturesque landscape that captivates people’s hearts.
Phong Nha Cave in Quang Binh not only brings visitors majestic natural scenery, but also experiences a unique culture, bringing visitors memorable adventures. Phong Nha Ke Bang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Let’s explore this spectacular destination with Vietlook Travel today.
1. About Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has a tropical monsoon climate, hot and humid, with an average temperature ranging from 20-24 degrees Celsius. There are limestone blocks millions of years old with more than 300 caves and underground river systems. Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has a total area of 85,754 hectares, including:
- Strictly protected area: 64,894 hectares
- Ecological restoration area: 17,449 hectares
- Administrative service area: 3,411 hectares
Coming here, visitors will encounter beautiful natural landscapes, such as picturesque mountains and rivers, and is a destination chosen by many tourists, with beautiful natural scenery and diverse cultures that have brought visitors the most interesting experiences.
If you have the opportunity to travel to Quang Binh, visitors should visit Phong Nha Cave to feel the beauty that nature has bestowed on Quang Binh. Coming here, you will be overwhelmed by the beauty that Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park brings to visitors, a beautiful color of limestone inside, this is also one of the large caves.
This is considered a highlight in the Quang Binh tourism industry, the cave is about 7,729m long, 10m high and 83m deep. In addition, it also owns 12 main caves and many connecting sub-caves, forming an attractive cave system that anyone wants to admire and explore Phong Nha when having the opportunity to set foot in Quang Binh.
2. When is the best time to visit Phong Nha Ke Bang?
Summer is always the best time to book a tour to Phong Nha Cave, because at this time the weather is most beautiful, the sun is clear, the sea is calm, especially when coming to the cave, visitors will feel the coolness of nature, the most beautiful travel to Quang Binh is from June to August, the high temperature is very suitable for soaking in the cool water from natural streams or visiting the cave is very suitable, especially you can also record beautiful pictures.
From August to October, Quang Binh will be the rainy season, however, if you want to experience a resort and not too crowded, go to Quang Binh at this time. This is when the weather turns winter and there are sudden showers, so it is very suitable for you to stay at high-class resorts that will not affect your tour.
The rainy season is also the time of flooding, causing many dangers for local people and tourists when the water level of rivers and lakes rises. The dry season is sunny, convenient for visiting and exploring the rivers and lakes of Phong Nha-Ke Bang by boat.
In addition, this is also the ideal time to explore the famous caves of Phong Nha because it is still dry and easy to move. You should avoid coming to Quang Binh during the rainy season.
Especially from August to October, when the water level of Quang Binh River rises, causing floods and the possibility of dangerous landslides. However, in November, the rainfall gradually decreases and you can still visit dry caves such as Tien Son Cave and Thien Duong Cave…
3. Explore the famous caves of Phong Nha
Phong Nha Cave
Among the caves, Phong Nha stands out with a length of nearly 8km, and a long underground river. The scenery on both sides of the Son River is like a majestic picture of mountains, rivers, and villages exuding the soul of the Vietnamese countryside.
Coming to Phong Nha, visitors will feel truly excited, relaxed and comfortable during their vacation. Especially when traveling on the waterway of more than 600m inside the cave, visitors can admire the spectacular natural beauty of the main cave. Especially when exploring Bi Ky, Co Tien, and Cung Dinh caves, where you can admire the colorful stalactites.
Explore the famous Phong Nha cave, listen to the music at the mountain god’s party and admire the majesty of the caves. The limestone corridors are decorated with naturally sparkling stalactites, visitors can capture the most beautiful moments in Quang Binh.
Tien Son Cave
The road to Tien Son Cave is beautiful, winding along the cliffs. Halfway up the mountain, you can stop to admire the peaceful beauty of quiet villages in the dim sunset, or small fields interspersed with winding hills and Chay and Trooc streams.
When entering the cave, you will feel the beauty of nature, a beautiful scene like a painting, it can be said that the cave looks like an underground maze that will bring visitors the most unforgettable beautiful impression when visiting Quang Binh.
Thien Duong Cave
It is one of the caves with a majestic, majestic and mysterious structure that makes visitors think of a palace in heaven on earth, a destination not to be missed when tour travel Vietnam and visit Quang Binh.
When entering the cave, visitors will be amazed by countless stalactites with many different shapes that have been given interesting names by explorers.
It can be said that when exploring the famous Phong Nha caves, there is Thach Hoa Vien (Stone Flower Garden) with stalactites that look like statues leaning against the mountain in a very majestic way, surrounded by legendary creatures such as unicorns and phoenixes…
Hang En
As one of the beautiful caves, any visitor who sets foot here will feel the majestic beauty. Hang En has been highly appreciated by many famous magazines in the world, one of which is The New York Times.
When trekking Hang En, visitors will feel excited and overwhelmed by the majestic beauty of Hang En, which is known as the third largest cave in the world. To fully explore the beauty of Hang En when traveling to Quang Binh, visitors only spend 2 hours to visit and enjoy all the beauty that nature has bestowed on Quang Binh.
Hang En has a total length of 1,645m, running through a mountain, and has three cave entrances facing southeast, and northwest along the flow of Rao Thuong stream. In particular, this place also has a unique ecosystem and climate, along with a primeval forest and a beautiful river, which will bring visitors unique experiences during their vacation in the Central region.
Suoi Mooc Ecotourism Area – Water source erupting from underground
From Phong Nha, follow the Ho Chi Minh trail (east branch) north to Khe Gat intersection, turn west along the Ho Chi Minh trail (west branch) about 10km to reach Suoi Nuoc Mooc Ecotourism Area. Visitors can also take a boat upstream of the Son River, turn into the Chay River for more than 6km to reach Suoi Mooc tourist area.
The stream is green all year round, on days when Quang Binh is quite hot, but when you come to the stream you will feel the cool climate, the stream is strangely clear. The source of the stream is a towering mountain peak, water erupting from underground. The main spray point is the beginning of Suoi Nuoc Mooc.
Coming to Phong Nha – Nuoc Mooc Ecotourism Area, visitors will discover the diversity and rarity of the world natural heritage on the trail deep into the forest. Admire the waterfall, the water columns spraying from the ground, weaving under the forest canopy and blending into the dreamy Chay River.
In addition, visitors can lie in a hammock swinging under the forest canopy, listen to the sound of the stream flowing, and cool off in the clear Nuoc Mooc stream. Participate in services such as kayaking, swimming, fishing, and bathing in the stream. Enjoying mountain specialties right next to the stream and watching the games by the stream will bring visitors the most enjoyable feeling during their vacation.
Nuoc Mooc Eco-tourism Area is truly different from other tourist destinations in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. This place still retains its pristine, pure beauty, which will bring visitors the most attractive experience.
It can be said that when going on a tour of Quang Binh, visitors will be immersed in the poetic beauty, picturesque landscapes, and fresh air, especially Nuoc Mooc stream, which is an attractive tourist, resting, and relaxing destination for visitors from near and far when coming to Quang Binh.
Thuy Cung Cave
To reach Thuy Cung Cave, you have to cross the vast grassy hills to reach the primeval forest of Dau Rai, with many ancient trees and four people hugging the tree trunks.
Then, you will walk upstream of Tien stream to Hang Nuoc Lan, the back door of Hang Toi. With specialized equipment provided by Phong Nha – Ke Bang Tourism Center, you will explore the 500m long pristine Nuoc Lan Cave with a mysterious beauty. Then walk through the forest to reach Thuy Cung Cave, where the water has a strange blue color that cannot be found anywhere else.
After a night of camping at Thuy Cung Cave, in the morning, you will admire the sunrise at the Survival Valley of more than 2000 hectares, surrounded by majestic limestone mountains and endless primeval forests that will bring visitors the most relaxing vacation.
Dark Cave
Dark Cave of the Chay River is a destination chosen by many tourists when they have the opportunity to set foot in Quang Binh. Dark Cave was formed about 400-500 million years ago.
In 1992, the cave was discovered by the British Royal Cave Association and named “Toi” due to the dense darkness covering every corner inside the cave.
The cave is 5,258m long, 80m high, 50m wide, with two entrances: the front door facing the Chay River (more than 30m high, 10m wide) and the back door facing the forest (more than 50m high, about 20m wide).
Inside the cave, there are many stalactites and stalagmites with many colors and diverse shapes. The ancient stalactites have many colors such as yellow, white, and green moss. In particular, Dark Cave owns stalactites with parasites living inside, which is a rare sight in other caves.
Wind Waterfall – Botanical Garden
To get here, visitors should follow Quyet Thang road, at km9 they will reach the Botanical Garden, a new destination for tourists who love to admire the natural scenery, explore the primeval forest with diverse and rare flora and fauna ecosystems and majestic natural landscapes.
Here, visitors can visit the exhibition house, which displays a collection of specimens of unique and rare flora and fauna from Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.
Along with geological formations and four-rayed coral species are scientific evidence of the ancient geological and topographic system formed more than 400 million years ago, rarely seen anywhere else.
Exploring the famous Phong Nha cave, visitors can explore the diverse and rich ecosystem by walking through the cool primeval forest under the canopy of trees and conquering Wind Waterfall originating from Vang Anh stream, about 30m high.
Stop at the wooden steps to admire the white foam of the Wind waterfall, enjoy the cool air, forget all the noise and bustle of the bustling and suffocating city, listen to the sound of the waterfall, the chirping of birds in the mountains and forests.
So it can be said that when exploring Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in general and Phong Nha cave in particular, visitors will certainly not forget the beautiful stalactites in the cave and the poetic landscape blending with the surrounding wilderness will bring visitors the most unforgettable vacation in Quang Binh.
