Phong Nha Cave & Paradise Cave Full Day Tour in a Small Group
Description
Phong Nha Cave and Paradise Cave are the two most famous caves in Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park, which was listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites in 2003 for its geological values. With a length of 7,729 m, Phong Nha Cave is considered one of the world’s longest wet caves, while Paradise is the longest dry cave (31 km). Both of them have created a special attraction for the “Kingdom of the caves”, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. If you are a person who likes exploring caves, Phong Nha is really an ideal place for you. Join Phong Nha and Paradise Cave tour from Dong Hoi to explore the most magnificent and brilliant caves. Join us, we make sure that you will have unforgettable memories and experiences.
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Itinerary
Our tour guide and the vehicle will pick you up at your hotels in Dong Hoi central area or locations on the way to Phong Nha then depart to Phong Nha National Park. Arrive in Phong Nha and then the group starts to visit Paradise Cave - the longest dry cave in Asia. Surrounded by forested karst peaks, this staggering cave system extends for 31km, though most people only visit the first kilometer. The scale is breathtaking, as wooden staircases plunge into a cathedral-like space with vast alien-looking stalagmites and stalactites. Get here early to beat the crowds, as during peak times (early afternoon) tour guides shepherd groups using megaphones. Paradise Cave is about 14km southwest of Son Trach. From the buggie drop-off, it's a further 600m-plus sweaty climb up to the cave entrance. To explore deep inside the cave beyond the barrier at the end and with luck see the eyeless cavefish that are part of its ecosystem
By 12:30, enjoy lunch at a local restaurant in Phong Nha village.
After lunch, the group will continue the trip to explore the most impressive Phong Nha cave. You will take a boat to cruise on the Son River for about 25 minutes to the Phong Nha cave. While on the boat you will see the greenfield, people, houses, and limestone along the river. Arrive in Phong Nha and start visiting, this cave is a water cave famous for its rock formation which has been given names such as the “Lion”, the “Fairy Caves”, the “Royal Court”, and the “Buddha. As the boats reach the caves they queue up, entering only one or two at a time. Engines die and the operators drag them along with long poles, slowly and methodically spearing them into the murky water. Once past the entrance, the immense cavern opens up. Giant stalactite chandeliers hang down from the ceiling. Without prodding or asking, everyone falls silent as eyes gaze up and the stone cathedral’s grandeur spills out. It’s a spectacular sight.
Come back to the vehicle to leave Phong Nha. The group will go back to Dong Hoi for drop-off at your hotels/places. The trip will end around 17:30
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We offer hotel pickup at our defined areas. If your hotel is located outside the radius of our defined area or if you do not need a hotel pickup, please go to the "meeting points" to join the tour group
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Important Information
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Surcharge: Extra 10 USD per person on Vietnamese Tet Festival (Chinese New year festival: Feb 09,10,11,12 of 2024). The customes will pay cash to the local tour operator tour guide.
Reviews(28)
Loved so much the paradise cave but because we were in high water level season the cave with the boat became a walking tour instead and wasn't what we were hoping for. The lunch is great a bunch of shareable items for a table of 8. They were great to make vegetarian food options if needed and was a crowd pleaser. It was a long day make sure to wear really.comfy shoes and be prepared to sit uncomfortably in the boat to the last cave for 30 minutes... but highly recommend doing!
Andy was our tour guide and he was very informative, entertaining, knowledgeable and fun. We did the March morning tour and avoided the masses - best time to go so we could enjoy the serenity and magnificence of these amazing natural caves. Definitely rely recommend the tour
The places were amazing but unfortunately the tour was not advertised properly. Starting from the title (it is not a small group tour since we were on a. If bus with more than 20ppl). The tour description said not more than 15 ppl and it wasn’t like that. Some of the pictures included in the tour description were part of another adventure tour the tour operator organizes but it is not the one you will book.
This tour was great value for money, had an entertaining guide and showed us all some of the more remarkable things we’ve ever seen. The caves are stunning. The immensity of the Paradise cave complex has to be seen to be believed; seeing the Phong Nha caves by boat was also incredible. I’m so glad we did this.
The pick-up at the hotel was on time. Afterwards we took the mini-bus to the national park, including detailed and interesting information from our guide Chocolate. We had enough time to visit Paradise Cave and enjoy the atmosphere there. The stalactite cave is beautiful! Lunch was very delicious! For us there were also many vegetarian options. Phong Nha Cave in the afternoon was a bit of a disappointment. We were informed in short that we were not going in on the dragon boat - as described in the tour description. We explored the cave on the short walk. We were disappointed. You can expect more for the price, especially transparency in advance. We had to take a boat to the cave entrance itself. When disembarking, our guide asked us to give a tip as the boaters did not have much. We found this request very questionable, above all it would be the tour operator's job to pay the boaters decently, so they do not depend on tip! With such a tour price you could expect that everyone involved will be paid decently!
The caves were impressive but we were unable to take the boat into Phong Nha cave due to the high water level, which we weren’t told about until the cave entrance. The pictures used to advertise the tour are not representative of the actual caves, in order to see the skylight openings in the paradise cave you need to do a separate full day hiking tour. The tour was also advertised as max 15 people but we were on a coach in a group of 26. Overall it was an ok but expensive way to see the caves, we wish we had just gone to the caves ourselves and bought entrance fees at gates.
The Paradise caves were awesome. Thirty minutes each way of stunning rock formations and the sheer scale was incredible.
This was one of the best tours I’ve ever been on! Breathtaking views with an incredibly friendly tour guide! We also got a very delicious lunch along the way! I would recommend this trip to anyone going to Vietnam and definitely made the trip to Dong Hoi well worth it!
Both caves are amazing and worth the time to experience the wonders of both caves, Guides have good knowledge of the cave system in this area
Great tour with an excellent English-speaking guide. Perfectly organized. Both caves are breathtaking. Tour is absolutely worth your money!
