Spectacular pictures of Son Doong Cave

Update: 11/05/2016
Source: Vietnamnet
Son Doong Cave in Viet Nam is a destination with a surreal beauty. Travelers all over the world would love to have a chance to explore it.

From May 11-17, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the UNESCO National Committee of Viet Nam will organize a tour to discover the world's largest cave for the ambassadors of the Czech Republic, Argentina, Sweden, Britain, Italy, Australia, and the UNESCO Ambassador to in Viet Nam.

 

The trip will also have the participation of the US Assistant Secretary of State, the runner-up of Miss Universe Viet Nam 2008 Duong Truong Thien Ly and Vietnamese businessman Dinh Quang Minh.

 

 

Photo: John Spies/Barcroft Media.

 

Located in the National Park of Phong Nha - Ke Bang in Quang Binh Province, the ceiling of Son Doong Cave is extremely high. American explorers said that the cave could contain the Washington Monument. The widest area has enough room for two Boeing 747s.

 

 

Photo: John Spies/Barcroft Media.

 

With a length of almost 9 km, the world’s largest cave of Son Doong is a different world of its own climate, ecosystems, flora and fauna system.

 

 

Photo: John Spies/Barcroft Media.

 

There is a unique forest inside the cave, thanks to the sunlight and rainwater passing through the broken ceiling.

 

 

Photo: Carsten Peter.

 

 

Photo: Carsten Peter.

 

These stalactites look like a petrified waterfall.

 

 

Photo: Ryan Deboodt.

 

This huge cave was formed about 2-5 million years ago. Son Doong has a 2.5 km long underground river and a 70 m high stalactite column.

 

 

Photo: Ryan Deboodt.

 

The scene is like a fairyland.

 

 

Photo: Ryan Deboodt.

 

Travelers who spend the night near the sinkhole can admire the starry sky in a beautiful space like scenes in a movie about prehistoric times.

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