After a night in the village on
Son Trach, we set off to find where to purchase tickets for the boat which
would take us to the famous caves we were there to visit. We found a small log cabin by the water, which
sold boat trips on the Son river for 220,000 don, taking us to Phong Nha cave.
We navigated through the countryside on a small, wooden motor boat, past
bathing buffalos and green hills. We even saw a church!
Once we got to the entrance
of the grotto, the engine was cut off and we got paddled through the cavern,
adorned by cheesy lights with dimmers and colour changes.
We got to walk
through parts of the cave and feel the cool humidity. Once outside, we climbed
up the 300 steps towards a second cave called Tien Son Cave.
We enjoyed the exercise and the view on the valley we got from up high.
Overall, the excursion lasted about 3 hours, including the boat trip and exploring both caves. There are vendors selling drinks along the way which is useful as the humidity is quite tiring.
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