The tour is being operated by Oxalis Adventure Tours throughout the months of February to August every year, serving only 700-800 tourists annually. The tour lasts for two-days and one-night, which includes a 10-kilometre jungle trek.
Discovered by local residents, Va and Nuoc Nut Caves were thoroughly studied and proclaimed by the British Caving Association in 2000.
The Va-Nuoc Nut Caves expedition offers tourists the experience of both dry and wet caves featuring fabulous stalactites and stalagmites as well as unique and extraordinary stalactite lakes, the formation of which still remains a mystery.
According to Howard Limbert, an expert from the British Caving Association, Nuoc Nut and Va are much different from other caves in Phong Nha-Ke Bang as well as other places in the world due to their exceptional stalactites and stalagmites.
Fred Eric, a Belgium national who was the first tourist to successfully conquer Va and Nuoc Nut Caves, said he was very impressed with the exclusive and strange beauty of the caves, especially the stalactite lake system.
Earlier this month, the Phong Nha – Ke Bang tourism centre also launched a programme to explore Toi (Dark) Cave as part of the Quang Binh Cave Festival 2015 themed ‘Quang Binh - Kingdom of Caves’.
Phong Nha – Ke Bang is famous for its spectacular cave systems. Located in Bo Trach district, the 123-hectare park is home to nearly 2,934 animal and plant species.
The biggest cave in the world, Son Doong, is also located in the park. Since the cave was discovered in 2009 by a group of scientists from the British Cave Research Association, it has become an international sensation and drawn tourists from all over the world.
The province received around 2.8 million tourists last year, including 43,000 foreigners, a 129 percent increase compared to the previous year. It expects to welcome 3.3 million guests this year.
