Hang Ba Area Hidden Place Of Some Unique Caves

From 1990, Howard Limbert and The British Vietnam Caving Expedition Team have explored, discovered, and mapped over 400 caves in Vietnam. In the 1992 expedition, they discovered the Hang Vom Cave System in the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park area, currently with around 70 caves surveyed and a total length of over 48 km. Many notable caves are in the system, including the 6 caves used in the Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition: Hang Ba, Hang Dai Cao, Hang Me Cung (Maze Cave), Hang Vinh Tron, Light Cave, and Hang Vinh Dai. The cave system is one of the most beautiful cave systems that experts have had the opportunity to explore in any of their cave exploration and expeditions.

In 1992, the team discovered Hang Vom, which was considered the second longest cave in Vietnam. At that time, reaching Hang Vom required a boat trip on the river and a 4-5 hour walk through the jungle, taking a total of one day from Phong Nha. Exploring Hang Vom, with its beautiful underground river in the cave, was a demanding task for the expedition. Hang Vom top entrance is also known as Hang Vinh Dai, but at the time of exploration no one else had visited this cave. Guests will enjoy the last night’s camp of the Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition tour inside Vinh Dai entrance.

In 1994, Deb Limbert and Howard Limbert undertook a journey from Phong Nha to explore the caves in the upper region from Hang Vinh Dai. The exploration team backtracked along the river from Vinh Dai and went through Light Cave - the second camping site on the deep forest exploration tour of Hang Ba. After Light Cave, the exploration team continued swimming through a green emerald lake and the sight of the next cave entrances left the cave experts in awe because the cave had three entrances. Hence, they named the cave Hang Ba (Ba in Vietnamese means three).

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Hang Ba area, Vietnam includes caves such as: Dai Cao Cave, Maze Cave, Hang Ba Cave, Vinh Dai Cave, Light Cave, and Circle Cave are among the top caves in Vietnam, with different structures and formations compared to the limestone caves in Tu Lan and Hang Tien regions.

Dai Cao Cave

Dai Cao Cave is over 1.6 km long with three entrances. The main entrance has a stream that flows out and is the entrance closest to the campsite. Climbing over the rocks inside the entrance leads to a flat path into the cave. The terrain inside the cave is relatively easy to navigate. There are some impressive swim-through sections leading to stunning second and third entrances, where experts have also found evidence of wildlife such as deer, wild boar, and Serow.

Maze Cave

This is a complex and unique cave unlike many other caves that experts have explored in Quang Binh. It could be one of the best caves to explore in the Hang Ba area. A stream flows from the entrance and down the valley on the west of Dai Cao Cave. Visitors will need to swim about 150m to reach the main entrance of Maze Cave. It has many passages formed underwater (phreatic passages), which is why the cave has a maze-like structure, and the passages are very circular. There are not many stalactites and stalagmites, but the cave has some beautiful round water filled pools on the cave floor and circular passages that are great for taking impressive photos. The cave has many side passages that reconnect to the main passage. The total length of the cave is nearly 4km and is very complicated. There are many ways to enter the cave, but the easiest way to move in and out is through the main entrance.

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The development of eco-tourism in Vietnam in general and in the Hang Ba area in particular is one of the ways to contribute to the preservation of the Hang Ba ecosystem. This will increase the awareness of local residents in protecting the caves ecosystem. At the same time, by creating jobs for residents, it will help reduce and limit the number of people entering the area to engage in illegal activities.

Fully meeting safety factors, strictly complying with conservation activities and ensuring sustainable tourism activities with the participation of the community, Oxalis Adventure Company was approved and authorized by the Provincial People's Committee. Quang Binh and Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park Management Board, to be the only company to operate adventure tourism, cave exploration and ecotourism activities in the Hang Ba Area. The Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition tour is a new product designed by Oxalis to provide unique experiences and promises to bring you the best adventure tourism in Vietnam.

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The Hang Ba area is located in the strictly protected zone of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and is near the Vietnamese-Lao border. Most of the limestone in the area is connected to Hin Namno National Park of Laos, forming a large Karst topography. The major caves in the area are relatively young (about 2 to 2.5 million years old).

The area has many streams that flow into the limestone mountains, but the caves in the area connect to the main river, the Ca Roong River, which emerges from Hang Vom after flowing underground from Ruc Caroong and flows into the Chay River, Son River, and the ocean.

Due to its unique geological conditions, the area has an ancient limestone and sandstone composition making the cave formations and structures in the area diverse and different. Most of the caves are large, with linear single passages, except for Maze Cave.

This is an area with pristine forests with diverse flora and fauna, and it is a habitat for many ancient species of trees such as the Archaeplastida, Iron-wood, striped ebony, white fillings. There is a new species of Hopea vietnamensis that has recently been discovered. The lush forest canopy is the home of hundreds of species of animals and birds, including some notable species with distinctive calls such as with very specific songs such as Laughingthrush, Hwamei, White-rumped Shama, and Coal Shama.The area is especially suitable for some species of animals such as chamois, primates (monkeys, langurs, gibbons, loris), civets, cats, otters...

The geographical location and the tropical monsoon climate of this area provide extremely favorable conditions for the diverse establishment of both plant and rare animal species. Learn more about The ecosystem of Hang Ba area at here.

The Hang Ba - Phong Nha area has four seasons in a year (spring, summer, autumn and winter). Due to weather conditions and ensuring the safety of visitors, especially during the rainy season, the Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition tour only operates from January to mid-August each year. From February to March, the weather is occasionally cold with a general cold air mass over the region, but there are also sunny warm days. April and May are warm months, not too hot, which is the time when guests will witness many species of jungle flowers in bloom. From June to August are the hot summer months, but most of the time guests move inside the caves or forests, with temperatures from 22 to 25 degrees or forests, so the heat is not excessive. During the summer, tourists can swim comfortably inside the caves. This is a camping tour inside the caves, so guests do not have to worry about rain or sun during overnight camping.

Inoder to have the best cave tour in Hang Ba area, customers can also check the weather in Phong Nha through the Accuweather website.