Son Doong Cave featured on CNN

10:09, 07/09/2016

CNN Travel has recently published photos featuring a Son Doong Cave discovery journey by freelance travel writer Jarryd Salem.

 

CNN Travel has recently published photos featuring a Son Doong Cave discovery journey by freelance travel writer Jarryd Salem.

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“Vietnam’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park” is home to the world’s largest cave-a place few people have visited,” Jarryd Salem said.


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From the second campsite inside Son Doong Cave visitors can stare out of an erosion hole and catch stars glistening on a clear night.

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A strong crew of 20 porters, three guides, two caving experts, two chefs and two national park rangers assist on every expedition to Son Doong Cave.

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Sections of Son Doong Cave are so steep and perilous that ropes are required to help lower people safely through them.


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The enormous exit of Hang En, the third largest cave in the world, is more than 120-meter high and 140-meter wide.


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The climb down from a section known as the “Garden of Edam” leads to the second campsite in Son Doong Cave.


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Fancy footwear


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End of Son Doong Cave

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Rao Thuong River


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Hang En campsite


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Arm wrestling


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Cave pearls


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Entering the jungle


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Narrow Hang En


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Ban Doong elders

(Source:VNNet)