PHONG NHA CAVE - THE FIRST TIME OF THE CAVE

Phong Nha cave is the most typical landmark of the cave system of the Phong Nha - Ke Bang scenic complex. Phong Nha was voted as one of the most beautiful caves in the world with the following criteria: The longest underground river, the most beautiful underground lake. The highest and widest cave entrance, The most beautiful sand beaches, reefs, the widest and most beautiful dry cave, The most magical and magnificent stalactite system, the longest water cave. Phong Nha Cave is a destination that many tourists choose to travel to Quang Binh.

From Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh Province, take Phan Dinh Phung Street, follow Ho Chi Minh Street to start the tour to discover Phong Nha cave "Phong Nha-Ke Bang World Natural Heritage", to Phong Nha, you will get down. The boat station goes along the Son River to Phong Nha cave.

The Son River is about 35-40 meters wide, the water is green, clear and clear, the fish are swimming clearly. The water is as green as the green, but it is called the Son River because in the rainy season, rainwater erodes rocks on the mountainsides, making the river water red like ocher. But there is another thrilling story, probably born from the time of the beginning of the world, that also explains the name of the Son River.

In the old days, there was a great magician from Heaven who often came down to travel to the realm of the world, fell in love with this place, stayed and taught people how to do business. One year a drought happened, everything withered; In order to save the people, the great master of Dhamma sneaked to Heaven to steal water from the heavenly palace flowing down where the Son River is now.

The stream watered the plants and trees, saving all species, but the great master was sent back to Heaven to be punished. The villagers appreciated the great master's devotion so the river was named Son River. Son River flows from Phong Nha cave and connects to Gianh river.

The two sides of the Son River are also green mountains. Motorboats carrying tourists run up and down the river. Occasionally I met a few small boats fishing nets, collecting algae; in some places, the view of the bamboo bank on the soft bend like a fishing rod, the children bathing in the river, playing in the splashing water; the mother of the cows led each other down to drink water; the girls wash their hair, wash their clothes, wash vegetables, wash rice ... on the bamboo bridges in the river. The scene is so peaceful and easy to make people remember a peaceful countryside in memory ...

Phong Nha cave is 7,729m long. The cave gate is 20-25m wide, about 10m high. The boat turned off, the boatman used the pole to take the boat quietly into the heart of Phong Nha cave. The cave door is trapezoidal, about 10 meters high and 20-25 meters wide. Falling into the cave, the sultry sensation of summer in the central Lao wind disappears.

Inside the cave is as cool as in an air-conditioned room. That is the feeling everyone feels the same, but from here into the cave, a ghost world, wonderful ... will appear; and they are so subtle that our perception may not be like anyone else.

Go into the cave to know what is flowing water or rock! The intrusion of rainwater into limestone has caused intense cutting in the mountains, mountain blocks, forming diverse terrains: the mountain bed is dug into caves, tunnels, underground rivers, deep wells. ; the mountain blocks were split into vertical cliffs and strange scenes… When you looked up and then turned sideways and looked up, the images of stalactites, reflecting shimmering lights. Everyone must admire the beauty.

Following the canoe floats into the deep cave, the darkness in the cave makes the stalactites of rocks, fanciful and beautiful. Sailing over 600m of water in the cave, visitors can enjoy the breathtaking natural beauty of "The First Cave".
Witnessing the strange images of nature's nature, each visitor could not help but be touched by the beauty of stalactites. The beauty has extremely unspoiled but bizarre shapes and always knows how to attract all the eyes of visitors to her with the pristine singularities that human imagination is spoiled for. they know so many legends, stories ... It is difficult to describe the majestic beauty of chambers, limestone corridors covered with glittering stalactites under the torchlight of the underground river.

The most beautiful location in Phong Nha Cave with underground river and long sandy beach
The most beautiful location in Phong Nha Cave with underground river and long sandy beach

Phong Nha Cave is the most typical cave in terms of aesthetic value and uniqueness at Phong Nha - Ke Bang Heritage, voted by the Royal Society as one of the most beautiful caves in the world with 7 criteria: The cave has the most beautiful underground river; There are high and wide cave gates; There are beautiful sandy beaches and reefs; There is a beautiful underground lake; There is a large and beautiful dry cave; There is a magic and magnificent stalactite system; The longest water cave.

Visitors will go to Tien cave and Cung Dinh cave with stalactites above 20m high created by nature. These are also two typical caves of Phong Nha cave with fanciful and majestic stalactites system and thousands of masterpieces formed by creation, with countless strange and fascinating images. Nature has created on the cliff the shape of fairies with long, shiny blond hair.

Cung Dinh cave has stalactites like the throne, extremely exquisitely "carved" by nature ... If you tap on a string of stalactites like a fretboard, people seem to be enjoying the sound of a low-pitched string of silk. treble reverberation.

Once we step into that shimmering fantasy world, it is difficult for us to describe the wonderful beauty of the chambers, the limestone corridors covered with stalactites and glittering lines of light coming in from the Stone slots call in, with strange shapes, but through that also bring the unique personality of the difficult sculptors. The natural sculptor was very skillful and sophisticated in choosing materials, building images and blowing soul into it with so many unique shapes.