Discovered more than 3,300 m of caves in Quang Binh

From March 12 to 16, 2023, the expedition team of the British Royal Caves Association (BCRA) surveyed the limestone mountains in Lam Hoa commune, Tuyen Hoa district. Five wet caves with a total length of 3,349 m have been discovered. 

All caves are wet, some caves have dry branches. Among them, Hung Tru 1 cave is 1,919 m long and 11 m deep; Hung Tru 2 cave is 502 m long, 25.8 m deep; Hung Tru 3 cave is 153 m long, 11.4 m deep; Hung Ka Vong 1 cave is 238 m long, 2.8 m deep; Hung Ka Vong 2 cave is 537 m long and 5 m deep.

Experts also discovered a cave with a fairly large length of underground stream, but could not fully survey it due to lack of adequate equipment. The group prepared boats, rescue vehicles, and diving tanks for further survey. 

Mr. Nguyen Hoai Nam, Secretary of Tuyen Hoa District Party Committee, said that the locality may still have many undiscovered caves. "Some caves have large spaces, beautiful stalactites, and have potential for tourism exploitation. The district will build safe and impressive destinations when there are more detailed announcements," Mr. Nam said. 

Quang Binh is known as the "Kingdom of Caves", with more than 500 caves discovered. There are about 40 caves put into tourism exploitation. Among them, Son Doong cave, En cave and Pigmy cave are the first, second and fourth largest in the world, respectively. Son Doong Cave is fully booked until March 2024.