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The world-famous travel magazine Travel and Leisure has honored Quang Tri, a land associated with historical war relics, as an unmissable destination for those who love to explore. In its latest issue, the magazine has specially introduced and selected 6 majestic caves in Quang Tri, affirming that Vietnam is not only famous for its beautiful natural landscapes above ground, but also possesses a fascinating world hidden underground.
Recognition from a prestigious international magazine is a strong lever, helping Quang Tri reposition its tourism brand and attract high-quality international visitors.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Tri province said that the world-famous travel magazine Travel and Leisure has just introduced and selected 6 caves in Quang Tri province as destinations not to be missed in the journey to explore Vietnam.
According to Travel and Leisure, the cave system in Quang Tri (in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park) offers a dramatic and adventurous experience for adventure lovers. This is an ideal place to participate in challenging activities such as trekking, kayaking on underground rivers, or crossing rivers inside caves. The combination of great scale and complex terrain has turned these caves into unique geological mazes.
Travel and Leisure magazine has published a list of 6 outstanding caves that international tourists should include in their journey to explore Vietnam, each cave possesses unique characteristics that make up a world-class tourism brand.
Topping the list is Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest natural cave. Son Doong is not only overwhelming with its enormous size but also offers a complete exploration experience. Visitors can camp overnight inside the cave, a rare privilege, along with boating tours on the Khe Ry and Rao Thuong underground rivers, creating a diverse and mysterious exploration journey.
Son Doong Cave, the world's largest natural cave; visitors can camp overnight and take boat tours on the Khe Ry and Rao Thuong rivers
Next is Hang En, the third largest cave in the world. The special thing about Hang En is not only its scale but also its own forest inside, a small independent ecosystem that exists underground. Exploring Hang En gives the feeling of entering a primitive world, where sunlight shines through sinkholes, creating a magical, rare scene.
The list continues to be completed with caves famous for their limestone structures and underground river systems. Phong Nha Cave is the first cave in Vietnam to be recognized as a world heritage site. Coming here, visitors will experience boating on the underground river winding deep into the mountain, admiring the unique rock structures, formed over millions of years of tectonic activity. This is a peaceful but no less amazing experience.
Paradise Cave stands out for its convenience. With a system of wooden stairs installed reasonably, visitors can easily go deep into exploring the beautiful limestone formations, with strange shapes, known as the "underground palace". The combination of spectacular scenery and friendly infrastructure has helped Paradise attract a large number of tourists.
Thien Duong Cave with wooden staircase system helps visitors easily explore the beautiful limestone formations
The Tu Lan cave system is famous for its adventurous and wild nature. This is a cave complex linked by pristine underground rivers, where visitors must swim and overcome many challenges to admire the spectacular limestone formations that have not been much affected by humans.
Hang Va, a cave known for its magical emerald green water. In particular, Hang Va possesses unique and distinctive cone-shaped stalagmites, creating a rare geological sight in the world.
Hang Va with its emerald green water, this cave is known for its unique and distinctive cone-shaped stalagmites.
In fact, not only the 6 names mentioned above, Quang Tri also owns many other majestic cave systems and beautiful streams, creating a huge treasure of tourism potential. From these outstanding advantages, Quang Tri tourism industry is focusing strongly on building new tourism products and diversifying services.
Instead of just stopping at high-level adventure tourism, the locality is aiming to exploit eco-tourism routes, cultural exploration and experience suitable for many types of visitors. The goal is to turn Quang Tri into a leading adventure tourism and cave exploration center not only in Vietnam but also in Southeast Asia, thereby affirming a new, dynamic and potential image of this heroic land on the world tourism map.
