BOTANIC GARDEN, PARADISE CAVE & PHONG NHA CAVE

7:30am – 7:45am : Pick up time.

9:30am: Botanic Garden

The Botanic Garden is a recommended stop on a gorgeous scenic drive through Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, as it’s a great way to experience the park’s natural beauty on your own.

Located on the Road No.20 Quyet Thang, approximately 12 km from the Phong Nha Tourism Center. Botanical Garden is a natural forest with an area of over 40 ha and 500 plant species within their diverse ecosystems. The garden is home to Gio (Wind) Waterfall, Vang Anh Lake, a prototype exhibition house, a propagation section, and pristine forest patches. Its diverse flora provides a rich habitat for various species of birds and mammals.

10:00am: you will get to the Paradise bus station. From there, you will trek in the jungle for about 40 minutes to get to the mouth of Paradise Cave.

After walking up, you may be tired, you can take a short break in the waiting area (cool down) and then enter Paradise Cave.

You have around an hour to discover the beauty of the first kilometer of the cave with your tour guide’s fascinating explanations. When you finish exploring the cave, you will take a buggy back to the bus station.

Saying goodbye to the “Paradise”, you will come back to your normal life with lunch in a local restaurant.

2:00pm: you will take a boat ride along the Son River for about 30 minutes before getting to the mouth of Phong Nha Cave. This is the time for your sightseeing of the river and mountains, experiencing the local people’s daily life, and relaxing as well.

Next, you will continue on boat and on foot to discover the beauty of stalagmites and stalactites with interesting shapes of faces and animals inside Phong Nha Cave.

In the late afternoon, you will take a boat ride again to get back to Phong Nha boat station. Then we drive you back to your accommodation in Dong Hoi City. End of trip!

Know before you go

– You need to be in good health and physical condition to do Paradise Cave (trek in the forest, walk inside the cave).

– You should bring with you some necessary things such as: leech medicine, anti-mosquito spray and sun cream…

ENJOY YOUR TRIP WITH US!