Tour to Paradise Cave, Vietnam – the longest dry cave in the world

If anyone has not seen the January edition of National Geographic, you should. Mark Jenkins and renowned photographer Carsten Peters visit the newly discovered Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park caves in central north Vietnam. The largest cave accessible to man at this date, there are a long windy network stretching as far as 200km in some parts.

- Daily Group Tour: 6h30 – 7h30 (everyday)
- Tour to Phong Nha: 672.000 VND ~ $32
- Tour to Paradise Cave: 840.000 VND ~ $40
- Included:
* Transportation
* Local Tour Guide
* Entrance ticket fees
* Lunch at Phong Nha Restaurant
* Electric Car to Paradise Cave
* Insurance in Vietnam
Contact for private tour:
* Phone: [+84] 3932-499
* Hotline: [+84] 916-860-552 (Cindy)
* Email: info@abstravel.asia
- Distance:
* Hue City – Phong Nha Cave: 220km (3,5h)
* Hue City – Paradise Cave (Thien Duong Cave): 250km (4h)

In February, the crew of “Where 2 Next?“, a pilot television series about no-destination traveling, stopped in at Paradise Caves, part of the new Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park cave system that just opened to the public on December 24th, 2010. It was magical. Barely anyone there, we were of course, too rushed for time, and trying to take it all in was almost a futile effort. Besides the principal photography for the show I managed to shoot off a few stills to try to capture a rough perspective of the scale and beauty of this cave. Definitely a highlight of our trip for me, the Paradise Caves were unlike anything I have ever seen before in my life.

Paradise Cave (Thien Duong Cave) is newly-discovered cave in Quang Binh Province. Its length is 31 km. The widest spot is about 150 meters. It brings a fantastic beauty that make tourists in Vietnam Tourism praise

It was discovered in 2005 but after five years of mining, paving the way, building the up-and-down way, Paradise Cave is opened by Truong Thinh Group in September 2011.

Tour to Paradise Cave

Tour Itinerary:

• 6h30 Tour guide pick you up from your hotel in Hue and depart for Quang Binh. On the way, stop for sightseeing La Vang Church, where Virgin Maria appeared in 1798, and then visit the Citadel of Quang Tri, shooting photo at Hien Luong Bridge, Ben Hai River (latitude 17 division from south to north of the country during 20 years from 1954 to 1973).
• 11h30: Lunch at Phong Nha Restaurant
• 12h15: continue to Paradise Cave to explore the glamor of Asia’s longest dry and beautiful than the Phong Nha is inherently Natural Wonders of the World with the beautiful of nature given chemical.
• Tour will back to Hue and finish around 7h30 pm

ABS TRAVEL GROUP to Paradise Cave

It’s about 60km to the northwest from Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh, lies between Phong Nha – Ke Bang Forest, belongs to Son Trach Commune, Bo Trach District.

According to experts, Paradise is more beautiful and magnificent than Phong Nha and Tien son.
A local named Ho Khanh said that Paradise Cave was discovered and attracted the attention of many scientists, explorers, international community, tourists in Vietnam travel.

Mouth of Paradise Cave – Vietnam

The British Cave Research Association (PCRA) organized to explore and published it. It’s 31.4 km in length, width varies from 30 to 100 meters.
The largest spot is 150 meters height from the bottom up ceiling of about 60 meters.
Dr. Howard Limbert, a member of PCRA said that it may be the longest dry cave in Asia.

It’s about 7km from Ho Chi Minh Highway (West Branch) to the Km16. Over 6km of the way is quite flat on the smooth ground land, under the canopy layer of forests with the blowing cool wind. But there is a road which far 300m from the cave, tourists in Vietnam travel must climb across the side of sharp cat-ears stones

These photos were taken while I was shooting the pilot episodes for the new Travel show “Where 2 Next” in Vietnam. Visit the W2N blog here: www.where2nexttv.wordpress.com

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