Visitors Queue Up for Tours of World’s Largest Cave
Tourists hoping to visit Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will have to wait their turn as the tours have begun to fill up. In an … Read More
Vietnam Caving News
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World’s Largest Cave Opens for Tours
Tours of Son Doong Cave, the largest cave in the world, will begin this August, now that a pilot program has been approved by government officials. Located in the heart … Read More
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Newly Discovered Collapsed Cave Would Have Been World’s Largest
Scientists studying Hang Son Doong, currently the world’s largest cave, in Vietnam, have stumbled upon a collapsed cave that would have been even larger. The joint US and British team … Read More
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Cavers Discover Southeast Asia’s Longest Lava Tube
A dozen lava tubes, including one now considered to be the longest in Southeast Asia, have recently been discovered in Vietnam. In late February, a group of cavers from Germany’s … Read More
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New Eyeless, Scaleless Cave Fish Discovered in Vietnam
Members of the conservation group Fauna & Flora International have discovered a new cave dwelling fish on a tiny island in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay. The fish, which lacks both … Read More
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Concrete Quarries Threaten Vietnam’s Cave Dwelling Invertebrates
Hundreds of species that live in the limestone caves of southern Vietnam are under threat due to the high demand for cement in a region with a booming economy. The … Read More
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New Caves Discovered in Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
British explorers on an expedition to Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Binh have discovered seven new caves. The week-long trip led by Dr. Howard … Read More
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Five Feared Dead in Tragedy at Vietnamese Cave
Four prospectors and a rescuer who went in to retrieve them, are believed to have suffocated in a rural cave in the northeastern Vietnamese province of Cao Bang. After hearing … Read More
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Quang Binh Culture and Tourism Week 2011 Features Caves
Culture and Tourism Week 2011 kicks off June 5 in the central province of Quang Binh. This week is held to promote the provinces tourist attractions, which includes its many … Read More
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Largest Cave in Vietnam to be Featured in New 3D Film
This past Sunday a 12 member crew of Japanese filmmakers from Kyodo News arrived in the central Vietnam to film a documentary about Han Son Doong, the largest cave in … Read More
