ONE of the recently discovered wonders of the natural world, but there’s little likelihood of it being wrecked by mass tourism. Access to Vietnam’s Son Doong Cave – believed to be the planet’s largest cave – is possible, but be very aware that tourists need to be fit and intrepid enough to take on a day-and-a-half through dense jungle and a 260ft abseil down to its entrance.
The #SonDoong (which translates as Mountain River Cave) was discovered by a local man in 1990, and was fully explored by British cavers in 2009 with the first organised tour taking place in 2013. Since then interest has grown significantly and there is now a 2 year wait as only 500 people a year are permitted to travel there to protect the fragile eco-system inside the cave.
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Picture Credit: By Doug Knuth from Woodstock, IL - Son Doong-72, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39118149
Picture Credit: By Doug Knuth from Woodstock, IL - Son Doong-72, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39118149
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