Paragliding
Hang gliding is an adventure travel experience that has been around for a long time and has developed strongly in Vietnam in the past 10 years. This is a sport that relies on wind power to move in the air, flying over mountains and forests to admire the beautiful scenery from above.
The cost for each paragliding flight ranges from 1,300,000 to 2,000,000 VND. To take a paragliding flight, you must prepare both physically and mentally by taking a short course to learn how to take off with your feet and maintain your body steady when flying high with the wind. Paragliding is a fun and memorable experience, but it also involves many risks, so only those with enough courage can participate.
Before the flight, the pilot will guide you step by step to ensure your safety throughout the process. They will also help you fasten your seat belt, put on your helmet, and perform several safety checks before starting the flight. During the flight, you just need to relax, admire the beautiful scenery below, and chat with the pilot.
In Vietnam, you can experience paragliding at Vien Nam Mountain, Hanoi, with a peak of 1,031 m above sea level, overlooking the green rice fields. Bai Nha Mountain, Hoa Binh is also one of the most beautiful paragliding spots in the North, where you can fully admire the beauty of the green forest and enjoy the strong wind. For those who love the beauty of terraced fields, come to Mu Cang Chai, especially in the golden rice season. If you go to the Central Highlands, you can experience paragliding at Con O Peak and Langbiang Mountain, Lam Dong. In Da Nang, you can fly at Son Tra Peninsula to fully admire the beauty of the green mountains and blue water of this city.
Zipline
Zipline is also considered one of the adventure travel experiences in Vietnam that many tourists love. Zipline is one or two long cables, one end connected to the top of the mountain or the mountain body to create height, the other end attached to the lake shore or mainland to have a certain slope.
When participating in this game, you must wear protective equipment, hang yourself on a cable, starting from the highest place. During the slide, you will be able to admire the wonderful beauty of nature mixed with feelings of excitement and fear.
Major eco-tourism areas in Vietnam have gradually introduced this adventurous tourism experience to serve the needs of tourists. If you want to safely zipline, you can go to Hoa Phu Thanh tourist area in Da Nang, Alba Thanh Tan hot spring area in Hue, Ho May tourist area in Vung Tau, Phong Nha - Ke Bang national park in Quang Binh or Madagui national park in Da Lat. At each location, the slide has different lengths and slopes, but all give you adventurous sliding experiences in the blink of an eye.
The cost of ziplining is lower than other adventure travel experiences in Vietnam, only from 250,000 - 300,000 VND/trip. However, this is still an activity that brings memorable experiences for tourists who love adventure games.
Son Doong Exploration
Son Doong Cave in Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province, is the largest natural cave in the world, listed by many international media as one of the must-see destinations at least once in a lifetime.
Son Doong Cave is nearly 9 km long, in some places the ceiling is up to 200 m high, up to 175 m wide, can overwhelm anyone who steps in here. Geologists believe that Son Doong Cave was formed about 2 - 5 million years ago. The size of the cave is equivalent to an airport, can accommodate about 68 Boeing 777 planes at the same time.
In addition to its large size, Son Doong Cave is also home to a vibrant flora system, pristine, majestic, green, old-growth forests. The cave has its own temperature and climate, completely isolated from the outside world.
Son Doong Cave attracts a lot of tourists who love adventure travel, of which 98% are foreign tourists. To join the cave exploration journey, you need to register a year in advance, undergo several comprehensive tests of physical strength, survival skills... and pay a fee of up to 3,000 USD.
The Son Doong cave exploration journey includes main activities such as crossing 17 km of mountain forest roads, exploring 8 km of caves including walking and climbing with ropes, crossing 90 m of the Vietnam wall, climbing an 800 m high slope, crossing an underground river in the cave and camping overnight in the cave.
During this process, you will experience the feeling of fatigue from walking for a long time, getting soaked when wading through streams, being dizzy from the scorching sun from climbing mountains, possibly getting injured from sharp rocks and having your heart stop every time you cross a sinkhole. However, the journey will bring you memorable memories from the beginning to the end.
Scuba diving
Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving with breathing apparatus. It allows visitors to dive deep into the ocean floor to explore the colorful world under the ocean.
Before participating in the experience, you need to attend a small class on basic diving knowledge, such as hand signals, how to use an oxygen tank to breathe. When going into the water, participants must wear lead weights weighing up to 14 kg and an oxygen tank weighing 9 kg, so even if you can't swim, you can still dive to the bottom of the deep sea. You will be wearing a life jacket connected to an oxygen tank, after diving down, drain all the air in the life jacket. And when you want to float up, just pump the oxygen back into the life jacket.
If you can’t stay calm, exploring the seabed will feel like stumbling through a dream, hazy and prone to collapse. On the contrary, if you calmly face the pressure of the water and gradually get used to it, you will have a very memorable time.
The cost for a scuba dive is about 900,000 - 1,500,000 VND/person. Large sea areas such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Vung Tau, Da Nang... all have this type of adventure tourism. If you do not have a scuba diving certificate, you can only dive for a maximum of 30 minutes in waters about 5 meters deep, accompanied by a professional instructor to ensure safety.
