Phong Nha

Cave country

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, in central Vietnam’s Quang Binh province, holds the largest cave system on Earth. Phong Nha Cave itself is a boat ride into a limestone mouth on an underground river; Paradise Cave is a kilometres-long walk past pillars and curtains of stone; and Son Doong, only opened to limited expeditions in 2013, is large enough to contain a jungle and its own weather. The surrounding karst country is jungle-thick and largely unpaved — the town of Phong Nha is the obvious base, reachable by overnight train from Hanoi or Hue.

Visual Guides

Travel infographic guide poster: Paradise Cave in Phong Nha
Paradise Cave — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Phong Nha Cave by Boat in Phong Nha
Phong Nha Cave by Boat — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Dark Cave Zipline & Mud Bath in Phong Nha
Dark Cave Zipline & Mud Bath — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Son Doong Cave Expedition in Phong Nha
Son Doong Cave Expedition — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: National Park Loop by Motorbike in Phong Nha
National Park Loop by Motorbike — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Waterfalls & the Botanic Garden in Phong Nha
Waterfalls & the Botanic Garden — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Farmstays & Countryside Life in Phong Nha
Farmstays & Countryside Life — read the guide & watch videos.
Travel infographic guide poster: Caving Seasons & Safety in Phong Nha
Caving Seasons & Safety — read the guide & watch videos.
Phong Nha cave entrance with a massive limestone cavern mouth dwarfing a small wooden boat on an underground river, jungle-covered cliffs above, and dramatic shafts of daylight piercing the dark
Phong Nha cave entrance.
Son Doong cave interior, the world’s largest cave, with a colossal underground jungle and a beam of sunlight pouring through a doline onto ancient stalagmites, tiny figures of explorers giving scale
Son Doong cave interior.

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