Following Phuong Doan in Phong Nha - Ke Bang trekking trip for 3 days 2 nights, you will have many experiences to prepare for your trip.
1. Move to Phong Nha.
Unlike before, when the means of transportation to Phong Nha were quite limited, now it is possible to travel to Phong Nha by train, bus, and plane.
For the northern provinces (Hanoi, Ninh Binh) or the central regions near Phong Nha, such as Hue, and Da Nang, you can choose a sleeper bus (which is the cheapest and most convenient option because it goes directly to Phong Nha), not only to Dong Hoi city - nearly 1-hour drive from Phong Nha).
Friends from the city. Ho Chi Minh City and other areas in the South can fly Ho Chi Minh - Dong Hoi (2 flights a day, morning and evening) to Dong Hoi city airport, then move 1 hour more from Dong Hoi to Phong Nha. Dental.
2. Accommodation in Phong Nha.
Although it is not a big city, the hotel and motel services in Phong Nha are equal to development. Large and beautiful resorts include Chay Lap Farmstay, Karst Villas Phong Nha; mid-range hotels - rooms with nice views, swimming pools with Thao Nguyen Homestay; or have dorm rooms (bunk beds) or cheap rooms like Ngoc Garden House; and lots of other options.
3. Cave Adventure - Trekking with Oxalis Adventure.
Phong Nha is probably one of the convergences of the most beautiful trekking routes and caves in Vietnam, even the world with Son Doong Cave (the world's largest cave with big projects by Alan Walker, BBC, National Geographic), En Cave (where the Hollywood movie Peter Pan was filmed), Tu Lan (home of King Kong, of the Immortal).
With so many options, her friend Phuong Doan has a great attachment and impression to Hang Tien (the largest dry cave in the Tu Lan cave system), although not a famous conquering point in the trekking world or a popular studio. However, the difficulty of Oxalis's Hang Tien 3 Days 2 Nights tour is at level 4 (only after Son Doong at level 6 and Tu Lan at level 4 at level 5) - quite difficult for physically fit and inexperienced people trekking (Tu Lan 3 Days or Hang En will be a more suitable tour).
The price of a Hang Tien 3-Day tour is 8,500,000 VND, including pick up and drop off from hotels in Phong Nha (the trekking point is more than 70km from Phong Nha, deep inside Tu Lan - Cao Quang area); tour guide/safety assistant/porters; caving gear (floating backpack, helmet, lamp, gloves); and food and drink on tour during 3 days.
Day 1: Trekking through the Tu Lan area, walking while walking with a tour guide, with a few companions in the group. When listening to safety, everyone was serious and attentive; As soon as he entered the trekking point, it was like a different person. Everyone was grinning, walking through the cornfields of Tu Lan and telling stories about people's ramblings. At the point of swimming through the water cave, he cried and teased the porter, saying that he couldn't swim. So the porter tightened the life jacket straps, then grabbed his life jacket straps and pulled them away.
Day 2: About 8km long and gentle trekking. Always been addicted to the smell of the forest, the smell of trees, and even the smell of rivers and streams. Fortunately, it was the first day that I could swim to my heart's content through caves and streams, rather than not knowing what else I was addicted to.
Day 3: Hang Tien. Like "save the best for the last" - save the best for the last to reveal. But if you give up from day 2, you can't imagine what you're missing out on. Before looking at every cave and every cave, all stalactites are similar, especially the swirling ceiling of Tien cave and the "terraced fields" of trees in the cave. It feels like Alice is lost in Wonderland.
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4. Prepare for the tour.
The most important thing to prepare for every trek is nothing more than physical and mental. With good physical strength, you can devote all your energy to watching the forest, watching the cave, and teasing the porters. The spirit is good so that when tired, breath through the ears, take a sip of water, and move on again, knowing that you will reach the campsite no matter what.
A little rambling was the first time she went on a trek. Phuong Doan brought 1001 personal items, perfume, wet towels, and books. And after that time, she learned a lesson to go trekking as lightweight as possible, and the "inconvenience" of no phone signal, no hot tub, and no need to worry about 10 skincare steps first when going to sleep is the drug of the mountains.
When you go trekking, you can forget anything. No one will know, even if you forget to bring a toothbrush to brush your teeth. But remember the trek shoes. If you like trekking, you should invest in a good pair of shoes, especially for long-term trekking. Phuong Doan likes Salomon Speedcross. In addition, common trainers with good grip soles and comfortable feet are fine.