{"id":8794,"date":"2019-11-04T21:12:29","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T21:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thewanders.eu\/?p=8794"},"modified":"2020-03-05T19:04:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T19:04:19","slug":"phong-nha-ke-bang-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewanders.eu\/phong-nha-ke-bang-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Phong Nha-K\u1ebb B\u00e0ng National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is a national park of Vietnam<\/a>, located in Bo Trach district, and Minh Hoa, Quang Binh province, about 50 km northwest of Dong Hoi city, about Hanoi capital. 500 km to the south . The park is bordered by the Hin Namno nature reserve in Khammouan province, Laos to the west, 42 km east of the South China Sea from the border of the two countries.<\/p>\n

Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park stretches over Bo Trach and Minh Hoa districts, about 50 km northwest of Dong Hoi City, in Quang Binh Province, Central Vietnam Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has a total Surface area is 126,236 Ha and adjacent to Hin Namno Nature Reserve in Kham Muon Province, Laos.The core zone of the National Park covers an area of\u00a0 about 857.54 km2 and has a buffer zone of 1,954 km2, covering 13 communes in Minh Hoa district (Dan Hoa, Hoa Son, Trung Hoa, Thuong Hoa and Trong Hoa)\u00a0 Bo Trach district (Tan Trach, Thuong Trach, Xuan Trach, Phuc Trach, Son Trach, Phu Dinh, Hung Trach) and Truong Son commune of Quang Ninh and Quang Binh districts.<\/p>\n

In April 2009, an expedition belonging to the Royal Cave Association of England discovered and declared Son Doong cave as the largest cave in the world (over 5 km long, 200 m high, and 150 m wide. ), much bigger than Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, Malaysia, 4 to 5 times larger than Phong Nha. During this survey, the expedition also found many other caves.
\nIn Phong Nha-Ke Bang, there is a system of about 300 large and small caves. The Phong Nha cave system has been rated by the British Royal Cave Research Association (BCRA) as the world’s most valuable cave with four points: the longest underground rivers, the tallest and widest estuary, the widest and most beautiful sand banks, the most beautiful stalactites.<\/p>\n

The Phong Nha-Ke Bang area is one of the beautiful and distinctive models of complex karst formations in Southeast Asia . Uniquely recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage site according to geological and geomorphic criteria in 2003, and was recognized by UNESCO as a World Natural Heritage with the criteria of biodiversity and ecology on March 3. July 2015.<\/p>\n

Access : Coordinates: 17.537222, 106.15125 \/ The Tourism Service Center is located in the community of Son Trach, Quang Trach District. The park is accessible to visitors by train (Saigon-Hanoi line), bus (1A national road) or plane (Dong Hoi airport). The park is located on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The north-south railway stops in H?i. The Vietnam Airlines operates the Noi-Bai International Airport (Hanoi).\u00a0 This airline was connected to Tan Son Nhat International Airport (in Ho Chi Minh City) in 2009.\u00a0 Tour guides at the Tourism Center are available in English, French and Chinese.
\nBy train : \u0110\u1ed3ng H\u1edbi Railway Station is located 3 km from the center of Dong Hoi. \/ By bus : Phong Nha-Ke Bang is located 50 kilometers north of Dong Hoi.<\/p>\n

Highlights : The caves :<\/p>\n