Experience the World’s Largest Cave with a team of safety experts, professional guides and porters on this world-class tour of Hang Son Doong. This caving adventure is suitable for budding explorers, trekkers and photographers with a thirst for the ultimate adventure!
Explore the fascinating secrets of the newly discovered Son Doong Cave on this once-in-lifetime opportunity offered by Green Trail Tours. In a small team of up to eight guests, you’ll trek deep in the remote jungle of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, cross stunning river valleys, meet the friendly Bru VanKieu minority people of Doong Village, and bear witness to incredible cave formations unlike anywhere else in the world.
1. Join In Group 2014 – Son
Doong Exploration 7D/6N
remote jungle of Phong Nha Ke Bang
National Park, cross stunning river
valleys, meet the friendly Bru VanKieu
minority people of Doong Village, and
bear witness to incredible cave
formations unlike anywhere else in the
world.
Experience the World’s Largest Cave
with a team of safety experts,
professional guides and porters on this
world-class tour of Hang Son Doong.
This caving adventure is suitable for
budding explorers, trekkers and
photographers with a thirst for the
ultimate adventure!
Explore the fascinating secrets of the
newly discovered Son Doong Cave on
this once-in-lifetime opportunity offered
by Green Trail Tours. In a small team of
up to eight guests, you’ll trek deep in the
More like a mini-expedition, a team of
more than 16 porters, safety experts and
guides will accompany you on your sixday adventure, with two nights camping
in magnificent Hang En and three nights
in the World’s largest cave, Hang Son
Doong.
Safety is absolutely paramount on all
trips operated by Green Trail Tours and
hence two of the very best caving experts
from the UK will accompany each tour
of Son Doong Cave. Ropes, safety
harnesses, lights and helmets are
necessary to enter Son Doong and these
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923
2. are all provided from European
manufacturers such as Petzl and
Mammut.
Camping gear is provided and will be
setup for guests upon arrival at each
campsite. A team of porters will carry all
gear and assist you with your own gear
to ensure you can comfortably maneuver
your way through the cave on each day.
We are committed to cave conservation,
and hope to preserve the beauty of Son
Doong Cave for future visitors and have
hence imposed a number of rules to
ensure no damage is caused to any cave
formations or the general cave
ecosystem. Composting toilets are used
at each campsite and all rubbish and
Day 1 | Arrive in Phong Nha for evening
safety briefing and tour preparation,
overnight at local Phong Nha Hotel (D).
Day 2 | Depart Phong Nha village for
the drop-off point located approximately
35km within the Phong Nha Ke Bang
National Park. Descend into the river
valley passing a minority village and trek
6km to arrive at the camp inside Hang
En (B/L/D).
waste removed at the completion of each
tour of Son Doong.
Activity: Trekking, caving, river
crossings, underground camps
Detail Itinerary
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923
3. camp. Huge 250m high cliffs are visible
from the camp. Flying foxes, monkeys
and hornbills are often seen in this
section of the cave (B/L/D).
Day 3 | In the early morning, travel
through this enormous cave to reach its
jaw-dropping exit and then follow the
river through the jungle to the entrance
of Hang Son Doong. Descend an 80m
vertical drop to emerge into the first
huge passage of Hang Son Doong. Cross
the underground river twice and emerge
in the gigantic main tunnel. Pass the
Hand of Dog to first campsite close to
the first underground doline (B/L/D).
Day 4 |On this day you will pass
incredibly large boulders straddled by
200m cliffs to the first doline and small
jungle within the cave. Visit the Garden
of Edam and camp at beach camp, one
of the best campsites in the world with
Day 5 | Leave camp and travel deeper
into the cave to reach the Great Wall of
Vietnam, and depending upon water
levels a boat may be required to
complete this final section. Return to
camp 1 near the first doline and visit a
newly discovered passage with excellent
examples of 300,000,000-year-old
fossils (B/L/D).
Day 6 | Spend one extra night in the
jungle on the way back to Phong Nha
camping at the magnificent Hang En.
superb views of the jungle from the
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923
4. Enjoy an evening celebration with your
English speaking Vietnamese guide to
porter team (B/L/D)
provide local knowledge about area and
caves.
Day 7 | Arise early and trek back to
Experienced caving porters who will
Phong Nha. Spend the evening at local
carry all the food, camping and caving
Phong Nha Hotel and enjoy a welcome
equipment, set up camp and prepare
back celebration party (B/L/D).Option
meals.
to depart in the late evening by bus or
Caving equipment: SRT Ropes,
train from Dong Hoi. Otherwise, check
karabiners, safety harnesses, caving
out the following morning (Day 8) and
helmets and lights, trekking boots,
transfer to Dong Hoi
drinking bottle.
First Aid Kit and Rescue equipment
US$3,489/person (2014) (Max 8
Walkie-talkies and Satellite telephone
persons per tour). Private group:
Camping equipment: tents, sleeping
Please contact us or
bags and mattresses.
info@greentrail-indochina.com
National Park permit and entry fees
Value Added Tax (VAT)
Tour includes:
The following is not included
Transfers to/from Dong Hoi
within the tour price:
(Hotel/Airport/Train Station)
Accommodation during Tour (2 nights
Personal Expenses
hotel + 5 nights camping)
Travel Insurance
All food and drink during the tour
Guide/Porter Tip
(tea/coffee/drinking water/wine).
Generator/Fuel for Charging Cameras
Expert cave instructors to guide on
etc.
safety equipment and caving techniques.
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923
5. Accommodation before and after the
tour dates.
DATE DEPARTURE:
E4: February1st–7th, 2014
E20: June 2nd – 8th, 2014
E5: February 9th -15th, 2014
E21: June 10th – 16th, 2014
E6: February 14th- 20th, 2014
E22: June 17th – 23rd, 2014
E7: February 22nd –28th, 2014
E23: June 24th – 30th, 2014
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E8: March 2nd– 8th , 2014
E9: March 10th– 16th, 2014
E10: March 17th– 23rd, 2014
E11: March 25th– 31st, 2014
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E12: April 2nd – 8th, 2014
E13: April 10th– 16th, 2014
E14: April 17th – 23rd, 2014
E15: April 24th – 30th, 2014
E24: July 2nd – 8th, 2014
E25: July 10th – 16th, 2014
E26: July 17th – 23rd, 2014
E27: July 25th – 31st, 2014
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E28: August 2nd – 8th, 2014
E29: August 10th – 16th, 2014
E30: August 17th – 23rd, 2014
E31: August 25th – 31st, 2014
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E16: May 2nd– 8th, 2014
E17: May 10th – 16th, 2014
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923
6. E18: May 17th – 23rd, 2014
E19: May 25th – 31st, 2014
Note 1: All bookings from Feb
to March 2014 good to
proceed (Confirmed for pilot
scheme). Bookings from April
to August 2014, we accept
temporary bookings while
waiting for official approval
from Government by
November 2013. .
GREEN TRAIL TOURS Co., Ltd
Address: No.21, Lot 1B, Trung Yen 11 Street, Trung Hoa, Cau Giay, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Tel: +84 4 3754 52 68 / Fax: +84 4 3754 52 77
Website: www.greentrailtours.com.vn/ www.greentrail-indochina.com/ www.asiantrailtours.com /
Email: info@greentrail-indochina.com/ tours@greentrailtourism.com
Travel License No: 0595/TCDL – GPLHQT
Hotline: 0915890923