Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has just been rated by the prestigious travel magazine Wanderlust (UK) as the top destination for adventure tourism in Vietnam.
According to Wanderlust, Vietnam is one of the ideal destinations for cave exploration enthusiasts, most notably the World Natural Wonder Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park.
With a majestic cave system hidden in primeval forests and pristine natural landscapes, this place attracts many tourists who love exploration and adventure.
Deep in the Phong Nha-Ke Bang jungle are hundreds of majestic caves, the most prominent of which is Son Doong Cave - the largest cave in the world, discovered by Mr. Ho Khanh - a local resident - in 1990 and officially explored in 2009.
Not only possessing a massive cave system, Phong Nha-Ke Bang also offers visitors many unique adventurous experiences.
Visitors can row a boat through the cave, explore underground streams or camp overnight in the depths of the cave.
In addition, the area also has a diverse ecosystem with 154 mammal species and 314 bird species. In particular, several new species were discovered in 2024, further affirming its special biological value.
Besides Phong Nha-Ke Bang, Wanderlust also introduces some adventure travel experiences that cannot be missed when coming to Vietnam, such as Trekking in Sa Pa, diving in Nha Trang or waterfall crossing in Da Lat.
Previously, this travel magazine also included Son Doong Cave in the list of 9 destinations with surreal beauty, making visitors feel like they are lost in another planet. These reviews continue to affirm the position of Phong Nha-Ke Bang on the world tourism map.
This is also an opportunity for Quang Binh to continue promoting its image, attracting more international tourists, attracting investment, improving infrastructure and tourism services in a synchronous, modern direction and preserving the unique natural and cultural values of the locality associated with developing green tourism and sustainable development.
On July 3, 2003, at the 27th session, the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) approved Vietnam's submission to recognize Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park as a World Natural Heritage with the criteria of outstanding global value in geology and geomorphology.
With the efforts of the Vietnamese Government and support from international organizations, the National Park has been expanded to more than 123,000 hectares to preserve intact the largest ancient limestone mountain range in Southeast Asia.
After 20 years of being recognized as a World Natural Heritage, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has achieved many important achievements in the conservation and promotion of the Heritage and has become one of the famous destinations on the regional and international tourism map, contributing to enhancing the position and tourism brand of the province, promoting the socio-economic development of Quang Binh province in particular and Vietnam in general.
Phong Nha-Ke Bang is located in a limestone mountain area of about 201,000 hectares. The core area of the national park is 85,754 hectares and a buffer zone of 195,400 hectares.
The characteristics of this national park are limestone formations, 300 caves, underground rivers and rare flora and fauna listed in the Vietnam Red Book and the World Red Book.
Having undergone many major changes in stratigraphy and geomorphology, the terrain of this area is extremely complex. Phong Nha-Ke Bang displays impressive evidence of the Earth's history, helping researchers understand the geological history and topography of the area.
From the above advantages, identifying Phong Nha-Ke Bang as a place to attract tourists to Quang Binh, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has gradually diversified tourism products, proactively and synchronously implemented many solutions to bring Phong Nha tourism to significant development steps.
From only one tourist attraction, Phong Nha-Tien Son cave, Phong Nha-Ke Bang now has 17 tourist routes and attractions in operation with many rich and diverse types of tourism such as nature exploration, caves, Camping, Trekking, Zipline.
In particular, the tour "Conquering Son Doong - the world's largest cave" is considered one of the international-class tours, voted by foreign press as one of the world's attractive tourist destinations.
To continue promoting the values of the World Heritage, the People's Committee of Quang Binh province has issued a Decision approving the Project on Ecotourism, Resorts and Entertainment in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park for the period 2021-2030.
The project aims to exploit the potential and advantages of natural resources, biodiversity, and cave systems associated with the cultural identity of ethnic groups. At the same time, it continues to improve the economic efficiency of the National Park; contribute to job creation, increase income, and improve the lives of local people; call for investment in building new eco-tourism, resort and entertainment routes, contributing to diversifying tourism products and attracting tourists.
The project aims to have about 3 million tourists visiting Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park by 2030, with total revenue reaching about 1,500 billion VND.
According to Vietnam+
Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/phong-nha-ke-bang-diem-den-hang-dau-cho-du-lich-mao-hiem-post318555.html
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