The UNESCO site beat other famous national parks such as Ba Vi, Cuc Phuong and Cat Ba in the northern region to make it into the list.

Established in 2000, Phong Nha – Ke Bang is frequently referred to as the "Kingdom of Caves" for its magnificent specimens.

The Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh is one of the top 10 wild places to visit in Southeast Asia, according to the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.

The 900-sq-km national park, which UNESCO recognised as a global heritage site in 2003, is home to over 300 caves and grottoes that date back some 400 million years.

Around 30 caves are now open to visitors, creating a tourism boom and giving much-needed revenue to the once war-torn province.

Son Doong, part of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, has hogged the international spotlight since it opened to tourists in 2013, four years after members of the British Cave Research Association finished their exploration and declared it the world’s largest.

Last year, Quang Binh welcomed a record-breaking 3.9 million tourists, up 18 percent from the previous year.

Prominent YouTubers to vlog about Vietnam’s Kingdom of Caves

Twelve well known YouTube ‘vloggers’ will join a field trip to Quang Binh Province in a tourism promotion campaign.

 

CNN: world’s largest cave in Vietnam discovered to be even bigger

The world’s biggest cave, Son Doong, in the jungle-filled Quang Binh province of central Vietnam, appears to be even bigger than previously thought, according to the US Cable News Network (CNN) Travel.

 

New underground tunnel discovered in Son Doong Cave

A new underground tunnel, which is far below the sea level, has been discovered in the world’s largest cave Son Doong in the central province of Quang Binh.

 

Son Doong cave remains a mystery

 

 

Cave complex in Dien Bien province named national relic site

The Huoi Cang-Huoi Dap cave complex in Pa Ham commune of Muong Cha district, the northwestern province of Dien Bien, has been recognised as a national relic site by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

 

Source: VNA