TAG : Quang Binh

Rambling Road

Vietnam ‘heritage trail’ is at risk of falling into disrepair as development competes with preservation.

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New climbing routes in Quang Binh

After nearly a month of construction, the country’s highest partly-artificial climbing routes at Hang Toi (Dark Cave) in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province Quang Binh have been completed. The climbs are 30 metres high, including two climbing lines and a number of hand holds. The routes were designed and built by the EVERREST Viet Company and Mr. Pham Van Nhien, who won a silver medal for mountain climbing at the SeaGames and is one of only three Vietnamese climbers to have conquered Mt. Everest. The climbs are expected to attract more international visitors to the region.

Road to remember

The Ho Chi Minh Highway runs almost all the way down Vietnam’s spine and is the scene of much natural wonder as well as heartbreaking history.

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Two more Quang Binh caves open to tourists

Trips to Va and Nuoc Nut Caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have recently been introduced by the Oxalis Company, the only company arranging tours to the world’s largest cave, Son Doong. A two-day trip to Va and Nuoc Nut Cave is being offered each week in July and August on a trial basis, with up to eight people on each tour. In 2016 up to three tours a week will be organised between February and August, drawing about 750 visitors annually. The new route includes a 10 km trek. Upon reaching the cave guests will wade through a 500 metre-long stream in a dark cave with a depth of just 1 metre, to see beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. At Va Cave the stalactites have formed around hard objects such as pieces of wood and sand at the bottom of the pond. The calcium from the water covers the hard substances, and over time the stalactites have become larger. The Va and Nuoc Nut caves were examined in 2000 by the British Caving Association