Ha Duy, born in 1987, is a famous designer with party outfits that are loved by many Vietnamese artists. Besides his passion for fashion, he is also an explorer and adventurer. In early August, Ha Duy embarked on a journey to explore Son Doong Cave to satisfy his desire to visit this magical land.
Son Doong is the world's largest cave, so the Son Doong expedition tour is considered a form of adventure tourism. Tour participants can choose from easy to difficult levels of adventure, but must still ensure the physical prerequisites and learn how to go through the forest, and use protective equipment to support the trip. During his 4-day journey, Ha Duy chose the difficult level to challenge himself.
On the first day of arriving at Son Doong Cave, the designer and his team had to cross 10 km of forest road to reach En Cave, where many swallows nest with a very wide and high cave ceiling. After En Cave, the team had to continue going deeper into the ground to get closer to the mouth of Son Doong Cave.
Ha Duy and his group had to walk 10 km through the forest and wade through streams to reach En Cave.
To go deep into the cave, the experiencer will have to use a rope to go down and follow the slippery rocks. This is also Ha Duy's scariest experience when sliding down to the dark and dangerous place. "The feeling of walking on a vertical rock wall with a dark space below is really goosebumps," Ha Duy exclaimed.
To go deep into Son Doong Cave, the designer had to swing down a rope into a dark and slippery area.
After going down the cave, the designer's next fear was the total darkness, except for the weak light from the hats of each member of the group. After about 3-4 hours walking in the cave, he was able to admire the stalactites, the naturally sculpted rocks with majestic beauty and "beyond imagination".
The stalactites in the cave leave anyone who sees them overwhelmed.
After a whole day in the cave, Ha Duy's group stopped at a sinkhole - the place he commented was the most beautiful during the entire journey. "This is the most beautiful place during this journey, because of the sound, space, climate, the width of the cave as well as the extremely diverse flora," Ha Duy shared.
To get to the second sinkhole, Ha Duy had to struggle to get past the first one. However, this was where he took many beautiful pictures and gained a lot of knowledge, such as understanding how nature created a wedding cake-shaped stalactite, how stalagmites and cave pearls were shaped by water. The second sinkhole is a place of majestic and vast natural scenery with an extremely diverse underground flora. When spending the night here, the echo and sensitivity of the cave allowed the designer to hear any sound.
Ha Duy had to struggle a lot to get over the first sinkhole.
The last day of exploring Son Doong Cave was the most challenging. The whole group had to row a boat across a large lake in the cave and reach the final destination of the journey - the place called "The Great Wall of Vietnam". The skills learned and the help of experts helped Ha Duy and his friends overcome this arduous journey.
At the end of the trip, Ha Duy has accumulated a lot of valuable experience and knowledge about trekking in the forest, swimming, climbing streams, crossing waterfalls and especially the spirit of solidarity. His journey is also a motivation for many people who love adventure, risk and love nature to plan to explore the land that still has many mysteries in Vietnam.
