Son Doong Cave in top 'surreal destinations'

Son Doong Cave (Quang Binh) was voted into the list of "surreal" destinations in the world that make visitors feel like they are "lost on another planet".

Sinkholes area 1 - Dinosaur Watch in Son Doong Cave. Photo: Oxalis

Wanderlust (UK) travel magazine ranked Vietnam's Son Doong Cave in the list of 9 "surreal" destinations in the world at the end of March. According to the magazine, if tourists have a dream of going out into space to explore the universe but have not been able to do so, destinations with surreal beauty will satisfy them.

"It's hard to imagine the sheer size of Son Doong, the world's largest cave. At nearly 9km long and with a ceiling so wide, Son Doong could fit an entire New York City block inside and still have room to spare," the magazine wrote. Some of the world's tallest stalactites, over 80m tall, are found here. The cave also has many underground rivers.

Visitors who want to visit the cave must register for a tour. Currently, Son Doong tours are limited in number to ensure no negative impacts on the environment, so visitors must book a year in advance.

Not only a paradise for explorers, Son Doong Cave is also the setting of the MV Alone, Part II by Alan Walker, the series Planet Earth BBC and many other popular TV shows.

Son Doong was discovered by Ho Khanh, a Phong Nha forest worker. Quang Binh The cave was discovered in 1990. The cave was recognized by Guinness as the world's largest natural cave in 2013 and was again recognized as the world's largest by volume in 2015. On the occasion of the anniversary of Son Doong being announced as the world's largest cave in 2022, the cave was honored by Google Doodle on the homepage in 18 countries around the world.

The world destinations that made the list include Vatnajökull National Park (Iceland), Lencois Maranhenses National Park (Brazil), Socotra (Yemen), Namibia, White Sands National Park in New Mexico (USA), Puna de Atacama desert (Argentina), Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park (Madagascar), Salar de Uyuni salt flats (Bolivia).

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