Son Doong Cave within the central province of Quang Binh is ranked sixth out of the very best 10 caves on the planet, based on the British journey journal Time Out.
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Sinkhole Camp 1, located inside Son Doong Cave, serves as an in a single day tenting spot for vacationers. Photograph courtesy of Oxalis |
Found in 1990, Son Doong Cave is the world’s largest pure cave, with over 38 million cubic meters of house. Located inside Phong Nha-Ke Bang Nationwide Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Web site, Son Doong has been open for tourism since 2013.
The cave is 9 kilometers lengthy, with heights as much as 200 meters and widths of 160 meters. Stalagmites inside can attain 70 meters excessive.
Overseas newspapers have described the cave’s vastness as an area the place a Boeing 747 may fly via with out damaging its wings.
Son Doong is without doubt one of the three Asian representatives on this checklist, alongside China’s Reed Flute Cave and Laos’ Pak Ou Caves.
Ranked first on the checklist is Mammoth Cave from the U.S., which holds the title of the world’s longest cave system, spanning roughly 676 kilometers. Shut behind are Škocjan Cave from Slovenia, and the Waitomo Caves in New Zealand.
Regardless of its distant location, the Son Doong Cave excursions are extremely fashionable. Oxalis, the one firm providing excursions to Son Doong Cave, introduced that every one excursions for 2024 are absolutely booked.
Son Doong Cave excursions are the priciest and hottest in Vietnam, costing about VND70 million (US$3,000) per particular person for a six-day and five-night journey.