Pygmy Cave | The magnificent cave in Phong Nha | 2 days 1 night

Phong Nha – Road 20 Victory – Hang Over cave – hang Pygmy. Distance: 11km

08:00 Starting picking up in Phong Nha area to transfer to the headquarters for safety briefing. 09:00 After the briefing, we will make the 45min-1 hour ride in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park to the trailhead. 10:00 Arrive at the start point of the train and we will exit the road and begin the jungle hike. While walking through the jungle on a small trail with challenging terrains, our guide will teach you about some local plant life, maybe feed you some tasty treats the jungle has to offer, and show you some pieces of the minority people’s (the Ruc Ca Roong) culture -the Jungle people who survive off of the jungle resources. 12:00 Reach the top of Wind peak where you can get breezing fresh air. Lunch will be at this peak. 12:30 Keep walking mainly downhill toward Eelfish Slope “Dốc Lươn” which is quite steep and slippery.

14:00 Arrive at Dốc Lươn for a short break before passing this slope to head to hang Over cave. 14:30 Arrive at the entrance of hang Over cave. Gear up to start exploring this 3,2m-long cave. Hang Over begins with a long narrow shaft with various cave formations, growing in size and beauty with each step. Eventually, the team will reach a massive grotto named Massive Attack, filled with amazing stalagmites and stalactites, speleothems (decorations), and beautiful pools. Here in the grotto, the guide will choose an appropriate location for lunch. After eating some cucumber salad and other snacks next to some amazing cave features you will proceed to the exit of Hang Over.

16:00 Exit hang Over cave to reach the doline between hang Over and hang Pygmy. Hang Over and Hang Pygmy was once one large cave that experienced a ceiling collapse, creating 2 caves and a healthy unique jungle inside the cave system! After making the short jungle climb through the doline (the collapse) you will come to the massive chamber of Hang Pygmy. Here our guide and porter team will equip you with appropriate abseiling safety gear, brief you on safety procedures, and rig your harness with a fail-safe system. Taking turns, one by one everyone in the company will descend into the bottom of the cavern, an 80-meter descent, with 10 meters done via abseiling. Once everyone is safely on the floor of the chamber the group will make a short walk, and turn the corner to the MASSIVE cathedral-like entrance of Hang Pygmy. 16:30 - 21:30 Dinner at the campsite, chill, and share the story.

16:30 - 21:30 Dinner at the campsite, chill, and share the story. 17:00 Arrive at the main entrance of Pygmy cave, the fourth largest cave in the world where you will set up the campsite at the mouth of the cave. While you are exploring this massive cave, our team of porters will prepare a hardy Vietnamese meal with rice, veggies, soup, and meat. Oh, and customary in Vietnamese culture, rice wine will be included, Cheers!; “Mot Hi Ba Zo! 21:30 Bed time.