Chay river & Dark Cave of Phong Nha natural heritage

Chay River – Dark Cave
Chay River – Dark cave belong to World Heritage Site of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, away from Dong Hoi City is about 50km northwest along Highway 15.
Cruising on the Chay River, you will feel the smooth, romantic flow with emerald-blue water and exotic blue river water.
Admire the majestic Karst mountain range representing the terrain in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park, the corn fields or the yellow flower forest stretching on both sides of the river, visitors also have the opportunity to experience life cultural activities of indigenous people in the ancient riverside villages such as Ha Loi, Na, Phong Nha, Tram, Mé, Chay Lap …

Dark Cave is a branch of the Phong Nha cave system, surveyed by British explorers in 1990 and 1992. The cave has a gate 20 meters wide and 40 meters high. Like many caves in Phong Nha – Ke Bang area, Dark cave is both a water cave and a dry cave with a length of 5,258m and a height of 80m. Dark Cave is the name given by the Royal cave expedition, because the “dark light” in the cave is so thick that it makes people think it can be touched.
The cave is still pristine with thousands of colorful and characteristic stalactite pillar and a haven for many animals such as bats and swallows. In particular, the area of ​​the cave is also a inhabited for the Hatinh langur – one of the primate species listed in the Red Book of Vietnam. Located right by the river, the humidity is high, so the stalactites at Dark Cave are covered with a large amount of moss creating a characteristic green color.