Domestic flight to Quang Binh in Vietnam

In recent years, Vietnam Airlines has not stopped growing and become a prestigious airline in the region. Many new domestic and international flights are opened to meet the need of customers. One of them is the domestic flight to Quang Binh, an attractive destination in Vietnam tourism.

When traveling Quang Binh with Vietnam domestic flights, tourists will have a chance to contemplate and explore famous scenic spots here such as Deo Ngang (Horizontal Pass), Nhat Le beach, Bau Tro lake, Mooc streams, Phong Nha - Ke Bang.

Phong Nha Cave

The first attraction is Phong Nha cave, the world natural heritage of Vietnam along with Ha Long Bay Located in Ke Bang limestone mountain, about 50km away from Dong Hoi town to the northwest . This is a system of magnificent caves with the longest underground river in the world. Phong Nha cave has a lot of branches with a total length of 20km, but now, people just discover the longest branch a part of the underground river called Nam Aki. It is underground in the Pu-Pha Dam Mountain. In front of the door cave, the glamorous mountain river, the majestic nature along with countless amazing images seems to excite the imagination of human. In the big water season, the water of Son River rises highly and hides the door cave, tourists cannot come in. According to the legend, one hundred years ago, the young King Ham Nghi was hiding here with some courtiers and gave the Royalist Movement. 

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

Another place is Nhat Le beach. According to the legend, in the period of Trinh-Nguyen conflict, Gianh River was divided into two sides. People who immigrated to the South often looked to the other side of the north shore to remember their homeland. Their tears flowed like a river so the beach was called Nhat Le. The best time to come Nhat Le is from May to August. Tourists should wake up early to admire the wild beauty of an estuary to the sea, immerse in the ripple waves or bask on the sand. At that time, you will feel the special flavor of the beach, the wind and the wild nature.

With Domestic Vietnam flights to this land, tourists can have the chance to explore Tien Son cave or Dry cave in other name. The landscape in the cave looks like the heaven. Thousands of colorful stalactites grow bristling in the cave. The high and spacious dome has white as the gold and silver. The marbled stone columns with many interesting shapes make tourists amazing as if they are getting lost in the heaven or the aquarium. Dry cave has feature more specially than Phong Nha cave. There are the acoustic resonances of rocks and stone columns. When tapping into them, they will emit strange sounds from the deep soil.

Nhat Le Beach

The next attraction suggested by Vietnam Air is Bang hot spring. From Dong Hoi city go about 60km to the southwest, or from Truong Son mountain go about 20km toward the west, tourists can see Bang ecological resort & spa. This is a large green hill with an area of 70ha, the fresh and cool environment, the exotic and fascinating landscape, the wild, simple and charming nature. Especially, there is a winding stream with the mineral water line running into the endless line. The open-air and mystical stream always attracts tourists coming to relax and explore. The mineral water line runs into the upstream, the temperature is higher up to 105 degree C. The steam is dim as hazes of the heaven. Bang mineral water has pharmacological effects; it is elevated as rare and good in the treatment of some human diseases.

Bang Hot Spring

When traveling Quang Binh with Vietnam airlines, tourists should not ignore Phong Nha Ke Bang national park. This is a part of the oldest limestone mountain in Asia formed four million years ago. It associated with tectonic cycle and the development of the earths history. The area of Phong Nha Ke Bang limestone mountain is about 400ha. The limestone population also spreads to the part of Kham Muon, Lao, creating the most ancient and largest tropical limestone mountain in the world with features of appearance and global valuable geology.

In addition, Phong Nha Ke Bang is also given majestic and mysterious landscapes. Phong Nha - Ke Bang national park hides the mystery of nature, caves and splendid cathedral in the heart of limestone formed millions years ago.

Source: http://www.vietnamairlines.travel/

Phong Nha Ke Bang has the first helicopter tourism service

On April 24 morning, Quang Binh People’s Committee coordinated with Vietnam Helicopter Company to hold two flights from Dong Hoi to Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. The form of helicopter tours is a new and attractive type of tourism in Quang Binh.

This new and attractive type of tourism, on the one hand, meets the needs of tourists; on the other hand, it contributes to better exploitation of tourism potentials of Quang Binh, especially tours on exploring caves, spiritual life, and visiting old battlefields. Speaking at the opening ceremony of these flights, the representative of the local provincial People’s Committee said that the use of helicopters to visit the World Heritage Site, phong nha ke bang National Park comes from the needs of tourists who want to admire the sights in a different way from height. At the same time, the helicopters are also seen as effective means of emergency medical support for adventurous tours, discovery tours to Son Doong Cave, En Cave and Tu Lan Cave, etc.

Son River outside Phong Nha Cave - Source: Image from Panoramio

In addition, this kind of tours serves the needs of surveying rugged mountainous areas which have not been discovered. By virtue of this, the new features in the area of Phong nha Ke Bang National Park will be explored. These features might support research, management and protection in the national park and tourism operation in the near future. The schedule is arranged from April 20 to May 5. The Northern Helicopter Company (under the Vietnam Helicopter Company) will send its helicopters to Quang Binh to perform some flights catering the provincial and tourist needs, and offer helicopter medical services in adventure tours to Son Doong cave in Bo Trach District. Earlier, the company had a flight to survey approaching points that can serve tourism and rescue activities and in Phong Nha Ke Bang.

Bi Cave in Phong Nha - Source: Image from Flickr

Trial of new tours to explore En Cave by helicopters in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park will be opened from April 26 to 28. This is a combination of the management board of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, The Northern Helicopter Company, and some travel companies in Quang Binh. There will be only three helicopter tours in 2014 to Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. These helicopter flights will fly around Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park once, during this time, tourists have a chance to see Son Doong Cave’s Garden of Eden; and then, these flights will approach the entrance of En Cave for tourists to explore.

Inside Phong Nha Caves - Source: Image from Flickr

Mr. Nguyen Huu Hoai, the Chairman of Quang Binh People’s Committee said that Quang Binh is the first province in the Central Vietnam organizing services of helicopter tours. The organization of this tour opens up great opportunities for tourists to travel and discover Phong Nha Ke Bang. It also meets the limited time of tourists when traveling Vietnam in general and Quang Binh o particular. This is considered a major turning point of Quang Binh tourism.