Nearly 1,300 people conquer world’s biggest cave

VGP – Nearly 1,300 visitors have successfully conquered Son Doong Cave, the world’s largest cave in Viet Nam, since the cave was opened for tours on August 1, 2013.

August 08, 2016 3:08 PM GMT+7

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In 2016, 500 tourists visited the cave in the central province of Quang Binh.

The local authorities recently granted a license to Oxalis to exploit the “Son Doong Discovery Tour – The world’s largest cave” in January-August, 2017.

Oxalis expects to welcome around 600 visitors in 2017.

Son Doong Cave, in the UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, is more than 200m wide, 150m high, and approximately 9km long.

It was believed to be formed 2-5 million years ago and discovered by a local resident in 1991.

In 2009, scientists from the British Cave Research Association prepared the cave for limited public access after surveying the area.

The cave was listed as one of the Top 10 most breathtakingly beautiful places to visit on the planet and drew much attention from foreign newspapers like New York Times, Google Adwords, Tripadvisors, National Georaphic, and Huffington Post./.

By Kim Loan