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Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park

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Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park
Photo: Genghiskhanviet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

A karst national park with some of the world's largest caves, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Take a boat into Phong Nha Cave, walk through the vast Paradise Cave, and zipline to the Dark Cave's mud bath.


Sơn Đoòng, the world's largest cave passage, can be explored only on expensive expeditions booked far ahead. Stay in Phong Nha village; cycle through the countryside.

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