Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest cave in Vietnam
The image of Son Doong Cave is famous on google culture, National Geographic, or travel magazines such as Tripadvisor, Lonely Planet with a large cave system along with magnificent stalactites. The images of Son Doong cave have been featured on many covers as well as major television channels such as BBC or CNN. In the article about Son Doong Cave, we will list detailed information such as the discoverer of Son Doong Cave, details about the cave system as well as tours of Son Doong Cave. https://phongnhacave.org/tours/discovery-cha-loi-cave-system-2-days-1-night/
Son Doong Cave was formed about 2-5 million years, when river water flowed through limestone that had been buried along a fault line. The current erodes and creates a huge tunnel in the ground under the mountain range. In places of soft rock, the ceiling collapses to form sinkholes, which for a long time form huge cave arches. The cave has a width of 150 meters, is more than 200 meters high, and has a length of nearly 9km. The estimated capacity of Son Doong Cave is 38.5 million cubic meters (equivalent to 15,000 Olympic swimming pools). The cave has a width of 150 meters, more than 200 meters high, a length of nearly 9km. The estimated capacity of Son Doong Cave is 38.5 million cubic meters (equivalent to 15,000 Olympic swimming pools).
How was Son Doong cave found? The discoverer of Son Doong Cave.
In 2007, the British Royal Expedition searched for a new cave in Phong Nha Caves – Ke Bang. Ho Khanh also took them to find Son Doong cave for 2 days but did not find the cave either. During that trip, Howard Limbert himself, observing the natural phenomena of the surrounding area, confirmed to Khanh that there must be a large cave recently… However, time did not allow it, so the cave expedition had to return to England. But before returning to England, Howard Limbert asked Ho Khanh to try to find the cave. After that, Ho Khanh continued to go to the forest and found Son Doong cave in 2008. In early 2009, when the Royal Cave Society expedition returned to Vietnam, Ho Khanh led Howard Limbert’s team and the cave was named Son Doong Cave.
Son Doong Cave to the world.
After carefully surveying the cave, a group of cave experts from Hoang Gia Anh and Quang Binh province introduced Son Doong cave to the world. The subsequent technical announcements about the largest cave in the world and the size and unique ecosystem of Son Doong cave have amazed the whole world. Son Doong Cave has been put into operation for adventure tourism since 2013, Son Doong caves adventure tourism activities have always proved attractive to the domestic and international tourism community with its majestic beauty, magnificence, and many other great values.
Originally the name Son Doong Cave was named after the discoverer of Son Doong Cave, Ho Khanh. After that, experts asked for permission to change the name to Son Doong Cave because according to experts Son Doong Cave is located in the Lower Doong region, in the land of Doong. Near this area, there is an ethnic village called Ban Doong, and Son means mountain. Son Doong Cave was discovered and named as such so far.
Highlights of Hang Son Doong
Son Doong Cave with different experiences than few caves have. Many of the highlights listed below show the appeal of this cave.
To reach the Vietnamese wall, it is necessary to overcome a rather muddy cave. The entire process of climbing this 90m high Wall of Vietnam requires the use of protective equipment and is ensured by Oxalis’ professional safety team. When you reach the top of the Vietnamese wall, you will see the exit of the cave.
When conquering Son Doong cave, you will have 3 nights to sleep in the cave, the first 1 night to sleep in Hang En, and the other 2 nights to sleep in Son Doong cave.
