A tourist standing in Son Doong Cave in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park (Photo: VNA) Quang Binh (VNA) – Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the centralprovince of Quang Binh is frequently dubbed as the “Kingdom of Caves” for themagnificent specimens it boasts.
The park, which was twice recognisedas world natural heritage sites by UNESCO in 2003 and 2015, is really aparadise for cave explorers.
Among the caves here, Son Doong and Thien Duong (Paradise) might have hoggedthe international spotlight, but other caves are equally spectacular optionsfor visitors to Vietnam.
The park’s profile soared worldwidewhen the most spectacular cave of them, Son Doong, was covered by the likes ofNational Geographic, CNN and Business Insider.
Son Doong, located in the heart of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang Nation Park, is thelargest of its kind in the world recognised by three internationalorganisations, namely Guinness (based in the UK), the Association World Record(based in Hong Kong) and WorldKings (based in the US and India).
It was discovered by a local in 1991.It was first explored in 2009 by the British Cave Research Association and hasbeen open to the public since 2013.
The 1,645m-long cave system, whichextends through a mountain, was named one of the most captivating caves onearth by National Geographic.
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Geologists say the cave formed two tofive million years ago. It is roughly 6,5km long, 200m high and 150m wide,exceeding the former world record of Deer Cave in Gunung Muli National Park inMalaysia.
Thien Duong (Paradise) Cave has also become a favourite destination of domestic and foreign tourists.
Tourists swim in E Cave in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park (Photo: VNA)
After visiting the cave, many people recognised its irresistible magic, saying that this is really the most beautiful wonder of the Creator on earth.
Thien Duong was labelled the world’s most beautiful and magnificent cave when it was discovered by scientists from the British Cave Research Association in 2005.
Located about 4 km west of the Ho Chi Minh Road, the cave, which is believed to be formed hundreds of millions of years ago, is surrounded by underground streams and rocky mountains.
Thien Duong Cave is 30-100 metres wide, with the widest point measuring 150 metres. With a length of over 36 km, it is considered the longest dry cave in Asia.
Besides Son Doong and Thien Duong, other well-known caves include En and Pygmy,which are said to be the third and fourth biggest in the world.
Quang Binh province recentlydiscovered 58 more caves, all of them located in Minh Hoa district.
According to the provincialDepartment of Tourism, Quang Binh welcomed 3.3 million visitors in 2017, up70.9 percent against the same period last year, including 130,000 internationaltourists, up 156 percent. The tourism sector grossed over 3.7 trillion VND(161.8 million USD) in revenue.
Over 1.8 million tourists came to theprovince in the first half of this year, up nearly 17 percent year-on-year. Foreignarrivals surged by more than 22 percent with nearly 90,000 visits.
In 2018, Quang Binh strived to greet3.5 million tourists, including 120,000 foreigners.-VNA
Tourists swim in E Cave in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park (Photo: VNA) After visiting the cave, many people recognised its irresistible magic, saying that this is really the most beautiful wonder of the Creator on earth.
Thien Duong was labelled the world’s most beautiful and magnificent cave when it was discovered by scientists from the British Cave Research Association in 2005.
Located about 4 km west of the Ho Chi Minh Road, the cave, which is believed to be formed hundreds of millions of years ago, is surrounded by underground streams and rocky mountains.
Thien Duong Cave is 30-100 metres wide, with the widest point measuring 150 metres. With a length of over 36 km, it is considered the longest dry cave in Asia.
Besides Son Doong and Thien Duong, other well-known caves include En and Pygmy,which are said to be the third and fourth biggest in the world.
Quang Binh province recentlydiscovered 58 more caves, all of them located in Minh Hoa district.
According to the provincialDepartment of Tourism, Quang Binh welcomed 3.3 million visitors in 2017, up70.9 percent against the same period last year, including 130,000 internationaltourists, up 156 percent. The tourism sector grossed over 3.7 trillion VND(161.8 million USD) in revenue.
Over 1.8 million tourists came to theprovince in the first half of this year, up nearly 17 percent year-on-year. Foreignarrivals surged by more than 22 percent with nearly 90,000 visits.
In 2018, Quang Binh strived to greet3.5 million tourists, including 120,000 foreigners.-VNA
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