Newly discovered cave in Quang Binh

On June 22, Quang Binh province announced the results of a new cave survey in this province, discovered by a team of British Royal cave experts. In more than a month, the Royal British cave expert team discovered 57 new caves in Quang Binh, including caves formed 5 million years ago, under a lake. 

From March 5 to April 10, the group discovered 57 caves with a total length of 20,127 m. These caves were GPS located and put on the cave map in Quang Binh. 

For the first time, the group discovered an underwater cave in Quang Binh. That is Hoa Huong cave, named after the couple who helped the group discover it. The cave was formed underground under a lake, is about 5 million years old, the largest of the caves currently discovered in Quang Binh. The entrance to Hoa Huong cave, an underground cave, is considered to have many geological, scientific and tourist values. Currently, the water in the cave is no longer there. 

Besides, the group discovered many other caves such as Hang Tien 2 in Minh Hoa district with a length of 2,519 m. Hoa Huong cave is 2,876 m long, Bom cave is 1,500 m long, Dinh 1 cave is 1,430 m long, Ruc Ma Rinh 2 cave is 1,360 m long, Cay Sanh cave is 850 m long...  Many caves are considered valuable by Mr. Limbert - a member of the delegation. high for tourism and will be proposed by the delegation to Quang Binh province to put into operation in the near future.

 According to Mr. Howard Limbert - a member of the delegation, most of the caves of the expedition team have no human footprints and there are some caves that have not yet had their entire length surveyed. The group measured, took photos and recorded the parameters of the cave. 

During the exploration, the group learned survival skills from the indigenous people, cutting down climbing trees and wild bananas to find drinking water. On some survey trips, the group had to stay in the forest for up to 8 days. 

At the same time, during this expedition, the team discovered many large sinkholes. At Leo cave, the sinkhole is 133 m deep; Cay Moc cave is 129 m deep; Bang cave is 121 m; Hoa Huong cave is 121; Vuc Chuot cave is 111 m; Lui cave is 96 m; Noi Dong cave is 93 m. Exploring sinkholes, Mr. Limbert said, is extremely difficult and "frightens even experts." The group used flycams to record scenes exploring sinkholes. In the photo is a 130 m deep sinkhole seen from a flycam.

Besides, there are also many caves with landscape value, with stalactites, cave ceilings, underground flows, sandy beaches, cliffs, cave domes..., with a lot of potential for developing discovery tourism, such as : Hoa Huong, Bang, Cay Sanh, Ma Rinh, Tu Lu... However, the development of cave tourism also needs to focus on conservation and limit the number of visitors, Mr. Howard Limbert recommended.

The group also discovered many strange animals such as fish and crustaceans with transparent bodies. This is valuable scientific information in researching geology, geomorphology and biodiversity in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park. 

This is the 17th time the British Royal Cave Expedition team has surveyed caves in Phong Nha - Ke Bang since 1990. To date, the team has surveyed a total of 311 large and small caves with a total length of exploration. over 200 km. During this survey, the group also encountered large bombs left over from the war.