Abandoned Valley Trekking - 1D
Must-do! The Abandoned Valley and E Cave 01 day trek is designed for those with just a day to explore the wild but still looking for an escape to the jungle along with adventure and of course, a beautiful cave. This tour highlights 12km of the Ho Chi Minh trail, through the Abandoned Valley, exploring the national park tropical forest, swimming, and exploring Gold Cave with system of wild stalactites, and "Trẹ" Cave (also called the Aquarium Cave) where is one of the most pristine river caves in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park as it is situated in a completely unspoiled environment. The Abandoned Valley with an area of 2,000 ha, converging many forms of terrain, from limestone mountains, non-Karst terrain, flat land, caves to underground streams and primeval forests. More specifically, Abandoned Valley is a hidden place of biological diversity. It is an opportunity for us to better understand the biodiversity values of the world natural heritage forest of Phong Nha National Park.
Description
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Quang Binh Province
7:00 Pick up at Dong Hoi City and 8.00 pick up at Phong Nha and transfer to Moc Nam Base.
8:00 – 8:30 Brief meeting to plan the trip, clarify rules and regulations in the National Park, then to warm our body before trekking.
9:00 – 11:00 Once you are ready, we head directly to ‘Nuoc Lan’ cave Exploration – the jungle exit of Dark Cave
If you view from a distance, ‘Nuoc Lan’ Cave will look like a wine bottle of the old ancestors. It is surrounded by groves of trees growing from rocky mountains. High ceilings are structured by black limestone but more surprisingly when the stalactites flowing down from the ceiling are primitive white.
● Climb over sharp rocks
● Conquer 800m ‘Nuoc Lan’ cave
● Explore the ancient limestone system with hundreds of millions of years old fossils
● Learn and explore stalactite system with black limestone structure
● Experience adventure roads and jagged rocky trails
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Survival Valley, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park 510000 Vietnam
11:30 Reach to Aquarium Cave – called E Cave
E Cave is one of the most beautiful and pristine river caves in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park as it is situated in a completely unspoiled environment.
● Free jump and swim in the blue natural springs
● Explore E Cave as a Aquarium, with colorful stalactites, with lovely shapes, creating a mysterious feature.
● Swim into E Cave to explore 300m E Cave (optional)
12.30 Enjoy BBQ lunch
We will enjoy a warm tea after finishing swimming and have local BBQ lunch with grilled pork/chicken and special salt, rice/sticky rice, fruit, vegetables,…
Resting in the forest
14.00 Start trekking to be back Ho Chi Minh road.
16.00 Arrive at Ho Chi Minh road, enjoy cold drink on the road
16.30 Drive back Phong Nha and your hotels in Phong Nha.
Duration: 4 hours
Inclusions
- All Fees and Taxes
- Lunch - Picnic lunch, fruit snack, purified drinking water. Please note one day in advance if you have special dietary/ vegetarian requirements
- Caving and safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, gloves, life jacket.
- Basic canvas trekking boots (only if you do not have your own pair) sizes 36 – 46
- Shared dry box for phones and small cameras (limited availability for larger cameras). Dry box is prepared in case of high water level.
- First Aid Kit and Medical Rescue Equipment
- All necessary forest and tourist permits
- Secure Storage Facility at our Headquarters to store any luggage you will not be taking on the trek
- Entry/Admission - Survival Valley
Additional information
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travelers
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Ticket delivery
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Cancellation
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.
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