Spectacular Underground in Vietnam

“Vietnam may be focused on building upwards, but what’s happening underground is perhaps more exciting than the latest skyscraper…” said CNNGO, a well- known website  in Asian Tourism.

Here are some of  unique sites or “heaven underground” of Vietnam:

1. Son Doong Cave ( in Vietnamese: Hang Sơn Đoòng, meaning Mountain River Cave )

The biggest natural cave in the world- Son Doong belongs to Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, Bo Trach Distric, Quang Binh Province. Covering an area of 85.754 ha, Son Doong is recognized as one of the World Heritages by UNESCO.

 

The cave was found and named by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991and was made well-known to the public by a group of British scientists from the British Cave Research Association in 1991.

Son Doong is 8,5km in length, 200m high. It beats out the previous world record holder, Deer Cave in GunungMulu National Park in Malaysian.

2. Ha Long Bay

Halong Bay is on the Western Coast of the Bac Bo Gulf, located in Cam Pha , Van Don Town.

Being recognized by UNESCO as one of the World Heritage : on 17^th,December 1994 for aesthetic value; on 2^nd December 2000 for value of geology and geomorphology. On November 2011, Ha Long was voted for one of new seven wonders in the world by New7Wonders including Amazon, Ha Long Bay, Iguazu Fall, Jeju Island, Komodo, Puerto Princera underground river, and table mountain.

 

With the coast of 120km in length and 1.553km2 wide, Ha Long Bay has 1.969 islands and limestone islets. One of the most popular caves in Halong Bay is Sung Sot cave, also known as “Surprise Grotto”. The spacious cave is on the itinerary for most overnight junks and boats on Ha Long Bay. It may be compared to Phong Nha –Ke Bang National Park but is still worth exploring.

3. Cu Chi Tunnel, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

The tunnels of Cu Chi are an immense network of connecting underground tunnels located in the Cu Chi District, Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).

The construction began being built in the 1940s on the web of subterranean paths and eventually the system spread out over 250 km, stretching all the way to the Cambodian border. There were hospitals, separate quarters for living, dining, sleeping and military planning inside. 
 

 

Today only two sections are open to the public, Ben Dinh and Ben Duoc, situated 70km to the northwest of Saigon. The tunnel becomes an attractive tourism spot.

According to Wackyworld, the tunnel Cu Chi has been recognized as one of the most five strange undergrounds of the world including: the Manche Tunnel, also called the Channel Tunnel linking United Kingdom with Coquelles in northern France and the Tunnel through Tokyo Bay, Japan.

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