Phong Nha & Paradise Cave Explorer 3 Days: Two Caves, One Base
Three days in Quang Binh: walk the wooden walkway inside Paradise Cave and take a boat up the Son River into Phong Nha Cave.
Đồng Hới Airport → Phong Nha → Paradise Cave → Phong Nha Cave → Son River → Airport
Overview
This private itinerary uses Phong Nha as a single base for two nights. The middle day carries the sightseeing: Paradise Cave in the morning, then a boat up the Son River into Phong Nha Cave in the afternoon.
Walking into Paradise Cave, boating into Phong Nha Cave
Son River boat to Phong Nha Cave
Take a boat up the Son River and enter Phong Nha Cave where the river runs underground.
Paradise Cave on foot
Ride the electric cart inside the site, walk to the cave entrance, then follow the wooden walkway through the chambers.
Optional: Mooc Spring and kayaking
Mooc Spring, the Dark Cave and kayaking on the Son River are available as add-ons. They are not part of the base programme or price.
What to expect on the cave days
The Paradise Cave visit involves walking to the cave entrance and moving along the wooden walkway inside the cave, after the electric cart ride within the site. Phong Nha Cave is reached by boat on the Son River.
Breakfast is served at the hotel, and the other meals follow the program. Pick-up on the first day is at Đồng Hới airport or the train station, and the stay ends with check-out on the final morning.
Highlights
Three days and two nights in Phong Nha, with pick-up at Đồng Hới airport or the train station.
Private air-conditioned vehicle and an English-speaking guide for the whole itinerary.
Paradise Cave visited on foot: an electric cart inside the site, a walk to the cave entrance, then the wooden walkway through the chambers.
Phong Nha Cave reached by boat along the Son River, entering where the river runs underground.
Breakfast at the hotel plus the meals listed in the program: a welcome dinner on day one and lunch on the cave day.
From 290 USD per person, including entrance tickets for both caves and the Son River boat.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrival in Đồng Hới – Phong Nha
- Pick-up at Đồng Hới airport or train station
- Private car transfer to Phong Nha
- Check-in at a hotel, resort or homestay
- Short walk around Phong Nha town
- Coffee by the Son River
- Welcome dinner with local dishes
Day 2
Paradise Cave – Phong Nha Cave – Son River
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Visit to Paradise Cave
- Electric cart inside the cave site
- Walk to the cave entrance
- Wooden walkway inside Paradise Cave
- Lunch at a local restaurant
- Boat on the Son River into Phong Nha Cave
- Free evening
Day 3
Phong Nha – Đồng Hới – Departure
- Breakfast at the hotel
- Free time to rest
- Walk through the village lanes
- Coffee by the river
- Check-out
Included / Not Included
Included
- Two nights' accommodation in Phong Nha or Đồng Hới according to the service class chosen
- Private air-conditioned vehicle throughout the itinerary
- English-speaking guide
- Breakfast at the hotel and meals as listed in the program
- Entrance tickets for Paradise Cave and Phong Nha Cave, and the Son River boat
- Bottled water in the vehicle
Not included
- Flights to and from Đồng Hới, and visa
- Drinks and personal expenses
- Tips
- Single room supplement, and surcharge for public holidays and Tet
- Travel insurance