Vietnam’s Long Lava Caves Open to Tours
Some of the longest lava caves in Southeast Asia are now open to tourists as part of a new travel package.
Asia Caving News
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Tourism Authorities Push For Cable Car at Hang Son Doong
Tourism authorities continue to push for a controversial cable car at Vietnam’s Hang Son Doong, the largest cave on earth.
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Ancient Underground Tunnel Awaits Preservation in India
Close to three months after an ancient underground tunnel was discovered by construction workers, India’s state of Odisha has yet to initiate any steps towards its preservation.
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Sealed Caves to be Opened in Search For Missing Soldiers
Teams are working to open some 200 caves on Peleliu in hopes of locating the remains of 2,600 Japanese soldiers, suspected to have been sealed inside at the close of the Second World War.
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Video: Another Kayaking Caver Visits a Vietnamese Sea Cave
Hot on the heels of Ruby Gamble’s wonderful video of the sea caves of Tasmania, YouTube user Yiming Tay has posted a video exploring a sea cave in the magnificent karst of Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.
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2015 Meghalaya Caving Expedition Continues to Find New Caves
Cavers on the February’s 2015 Caving in the Abode of the Clouds Expedition have returned triumphant, discovering 43 new caves and mapping more than 15 kilometers (9 miles) of underground passage.
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Workshop Calls for Protection of India’s Cave Art
A workshop held by India’s Kerala Archaeological Department this past weekend urged, for the scientific preservation of cave paintings and dolmens.
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New Tarantula Species Discovered in Philippine Caves
March 26, 2015 / Philippines, AsiaResearchers have discovered what they call “colonies” of a new tarantula species in at least five limestone caves on Polillo Island in Quezon province.
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Work Begins to Excavate a Vast Underground City
Worker are using a geo-radar machine to help guide the excavation of massive underground city, which was discovered last year under Nevşehir, Turkey.
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For Sale: Canned Cave Air with Yeti Connection
Entrepreneurs have canned the air from Siberia’s Azasskaya Cave, the location of supposed sightings of fabled Yetis, known to some as Bigfoot or the Abominable Snowman.
