At the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park (Source: VNA) Quang Binh (VNA) – Quang Binh in centralVietnam is well-known for natural landscapes, spiritual tourism destinationsand historical relic sites.
The province has big advantages to develop cave,forest and sea-based tourism.
Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, which wastwice recognised as world natural heritage sites by UNESCO in 2003 and 2015, isa paradise for cave explorers.
It was listed among the “Top experiences inVietnam” in 2017 by Lonely Planet – a renowned travel publication.
The park contains the oldest karst mountains inAsia, formed approximately 400 million years ago. Riddled with hundreds ofextraordinary cave systems and spectacular underground rivers, Phong Nha is aspeleologists’ heaven on earth, the site said.
“The caves are the region's absolute highlights,but the above-ground attractions of forest trekking, the area's war history,and rural mountain biking means it deserves a stay of around three days”, the travelsite added.
Located in the heart of Phong Nha – Ke BangNation Park is Son Doong cave, the largest of its kind in the world recognisedby three international organisations, namely Guinness (based in the UK), theAssociation World Record (based in Hong Kong) and WorldKings (based in the USand India).
Son Doong was discovered by a local in 1991. Itwas first explored in 2009 by the British Cave Research Association and hasbeen open to the public since 2013.
The 1,645m-long cave system, which extendsthrough a mountain, was named one of the most captivating caves on earth byNational Geographic.
Geologists say the cave formed two to fivemillion years ago. It is roughly 6,5km long, 200m high and 150m wide, exceedingthe former world record of Deer Cave in Gunung Muli National Park in Malaysia.
A luring destination in Quang Binh province inrecent years is General Vo Nguyen Giap’s tomb, which is located in Vung Chua –Yen (Swallow) island area in Tho Son hamlet, Quang Dong commune, Quang Trachdistrict.
The road to the tomb has 103 stairs, 103 apricottrees and 103 Ban (Bauhinia) flower trees representing the General’s 103 yearolds.
Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013) was the first generalof Vietnam’s People’s Armed Forces, commander-in-chief of Dien Bien Phucampaign (1954). In 1984, the New Encyclopedia Britannica – one of the mostmassive encyclopedia in the world – voted General Vo Nguyen Giap as one of the10 preeminent generals of the world.
Vung Chua – Yen island had been chosen by theGeneral as his last resting place. Owning spectacular and pristine naturalscenery, Vung Chua area backs to Tho Son mountain and faces East Sea with manyislets. General Giap’s tomb is located in Mui Rong (Dragon Cape) reaching tothe sea and being opposite to Yen island.
With a coastline of 116km dotted with whitebeaches sloping into the blue sea, Quang Binh holds great potential fordeveloping marine tourism. Nhat Le beach has become a familiar destination fortourists on summer vacations.
It was selected as one of the top ten mostattractive beaches in Vietnam by the Vietnam Records Organisation (VRO) in2015.
Nhat Le – the unspoiled and tranquil beach withazure, bath-warm water and beautiful stretches of white and creamy sand isdefinitely the great option for those who are fond of getting some fresh airand falling asleep to the sound of the lapping wave, swimming in the sea andsavouring freshly caught seafood.
According to the provincial Department of Tourism,Quang Binh welcomed 3.3 million visitors in 2017, up 70.9 percent against thesame period last year, including 130,000 international tourists, up 156percent. The tourism sector grossed over 3.7 trillion VND (161.8 million USD)in revenue.
In the first quarter of 2018, the provinceserved over 727,000 holidaymakers, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent, raking in820 billion VND in tourism revenue.
In 2018, Quang Binh strived to greet 3.5 milliontourists, including 120,000 foreigners.-VNA
The province has big advantages to develop cave,forest and sea-based tourism.
Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, which wastwice recognised as world natural heritage sites by UNESCO in 2003 and 2015, isa paradise for cave explorers.
It was listed among the “Top experiences inVietnam” in 2017 by Lonely Planet – a renowned travel publication.
The park contains the oldest karst mountains inAsia, formed approximately 400 million years ago. Riddled with hundreds ofextraordinary cave systems and spectacular underground rivers, Phong Nha is aspeleologists’ heaven on earth, the site said.
“The caves are the region's absolute highlights,but the above-ground attractions of forest trekking, the area's war history,and rural mountain biking means it deserves a stay of around three days”, the travelsite added.
Located in the heart of Phong Nha – Ke BangNation Park is Son Doong cave, the largest of its kind in the world recognisedby three international organisations, namely Guinness (based in the UK), theAssociation World Record (based in Hong Kong) and WorldKings (based in the USand India).
Son Doong was discovered by a local in 1991. Itwas first explored in 2009 by the British Cave Research Association and hasbeen open to the public since 2013.
The 1,645m-long cave system, which extendsthrough a mountain, was named one of the most captivating caves on earth byNational Geographic.
Geologists say the cave formed two to fivemillion years ago. It is roughly 6,5km long, 200m high and 150m wide, exceedingthe former world record of Deer Cave in Gunung Muli National Park in Malaysia.
A luring destination in Quang Binh province inrecent years is General Vo Nguyen Giap’s tomb, which is located in Vung Chua –Yen (Swallow) island area in Tho Son hamlet, Quang Dong commune, Quang Trachdistrict.
The road to the tomb has 103 stairs, 103 apricottrees and 103 Ban (Bauhinia) flower trees representing the General’s 103 yearolds.
Vo Nguyen Giap (1911-2013) was the first generalof Vietnam’s People’s Armed Forces, commander-in-chief of Dien Bien Phucampaign (1954). In 1984, the New Encyclopedia Britannica – one of the mostmassive encyclopedia in the world – voted General Vo Nguyen Giap as one of the10 preeminent generals of the world.
Vung Chua – Yen island had been chosen by theGeneral as his last resting place. Owning spectacular and pristine naturalscenery, Vung Chua area backs to Tho Son mountain and faces East Sea with manyislets. General Giap’s tomb is located in Mui Rong (Dragon Cape) reaching tothe sea and being opposite to Yen island.
With a coastline of 116km dotted with whitebeaches sloping into the blue sea, Quang Binh holds great potential fordeveloping marine tourism. Nhat Le beach has become a familiar destination fortourists on summer vacations.
It was selected as one of the top ten mostattractive beaches in Vietnam by the Vietnam Records Organisation (VRO) in2015.
Nhat Le – the unspoiled and tranquil beach withazure, bath-warm water and beautiful stretches of white and creamy sand isdefinitely the great option for those who are fond of getting some fresh airand falling asleep to the sound of the lapping wave, swimming in the sea andsavouring freshly caught seafood.
According to the provincial Department of Tourism,Quang Binh welcomed 3.3 million visitors in 2017, up 70.9 percent against thesame period last year, including 130,000 international tourists, up 156percent. The tourism sector grossed over 3.7 trillion VND (161.8 million USD)in revenue.
In the first quarter of 2018, the provinceserved over 727,000 holidaymakers, a year-on-year rise of 12 percent, raking in820 billion VND in tourism revenue.
In 2018, Quang Binh strived to greet 3.5 milliontourists, including 120,000 foreigners.-VNA
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