I spent yesterday on a tour of Phong Nha and Paradise Caves at Phong Nha National Park, a 90-minute drive from Dong Hoi in Central Vietnam. Phong Nha cave was discovered about a thousand years ago, hence the park’s name. Since that time there have been more and more caves uncovered, one of the most recent being Son Doong, first explored in 2009. It’s the largest cave in the world. Has its own jungle and climate. It also costs $3000 US to visit! and there’s a one-year waiting list. All I can say is that it’s hard to imagine how it could be any more magnificent than Phong Nha…or Paradise for that matter.
As with most of nature’s wonders, it’s hard to capture what the eye beholds, but I tried…
