Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has successfully completed a discovery trip to Son Doong cave in the central province of Quang Binh, the world’s largest cave network.
According to the Oxalis Travel Agency, during the visit, the Crown Prince was greeted by Tran Tien Dung, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, who hosted a celebratory feast.
Dung also invited the guest to return to the system of caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the future.
Son Doong cave, which scientists believe was formed 2 to 5 million years ago, was first discovered in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park by a local man in 1991.
The cave was later made public in 2009 by a group of British scientists from the British Cave Research Association after they extensively surveyed the area.
Son Doong has a length of at least 6.5 kilometres and is estimated to be 200 metres in width and at least 150 metres in height (while its very largest chamber is an incredible 250 metres in height, enough space to accommodate 40-storey skyscrapers).
Each tour to Son Doong cave lasts for seven days and six nights at a cost of 3,000 USD, according to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Ky.
In other news, the Saigontourist Travel Services Company is timetabled to welcome around 30 international cruise liners carrying tens of thousands of foreign tourists to Vietnam in February.
In January, the company received 25 overseas cruise ships to the country.-VNA
According to the Oxalis Travel Agency, during the visit, the Crown Prince was greeted by Tran Tien Dung, Vice Chairman of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee, who hosted a celebratory feast.
Dung also invited the guest to return to the system of caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in the future.
Son Doong cave, which scientists believe was formed 2 to 5 million years ago, was first discovered in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park by a local man in 1991.
The cave was later made public in 2009 by a group of British scientists from the British Cave Research Association after they extensively surveyed the area.
Son Doong has a length of at least 6.5 kilometres and is estimated to be 200 metres in width and at least 150 metres in height (while its very largest chamber is an incredible 250 metres in height, enough space to accommodate 40-storey skyscrapers).
Each tour to Son Doong cave lasts for seven days and six nights at a cost of 3,000 USD, according to Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Ky.
In other news, the Saigontourist Travel Services Company is timetabled to welcome around 30 international cruise liners carrying tens of thousands of foreign tourists to Vietnam in February.
In January, the company received 25 overseas cruise ships to the country.-VNA
