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<p><strong><em>The 6 days and 5 nights journey to conquer the world's largest cave with spectacular sceneries and terrains change everyday.</em></strong></p>
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<p>The Son Doong Expedition 2026 is fully booked, and we are now opening sales for the 2027 tour. If you want to experience a truly unique adventure in 2026, we recommend the&nbsp;Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition, which offers a similar level of excitement as Son Doong. This tour is specifically designed for adventurous individuals who are passionate about exploring and conserving wildlife. It offers a unique experience that is hardly found anywhere else in Asia.<br><a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/tour/hang-ba-deep-jungle-expedition/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about Hang Ba Deep Jungle Expedition →</a></p>
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<p>The Son Doong Expedition tour started in Quang Binh, Vietnam in August, 2013. It has become very popular and attracted people around the world who love adventure tours. The adventures that explore caves have become highlights tours in Vietnam since then. In 2014, UK National Geographic named the Son Doong Expedition as the best adventure tour among other expedition and adventure tours. In 2019, the British TV channel, Dave Television also ranked Son Doong Cave Tour as 5th out of the 20 greatest adventure trips on the planet. In 2017, the British Daily Mail voted Son Doong Cave Expedition as having the most impressive campsite in the world.</p>
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<p>Son Doong Expedition is a cave trekking tour into the underground world to discover and explore the largest cave in Vietnam, see the beauty of cave formations such as huge stalactites, stalagmites, cave pearls, underground rivers, dolines and a forest growing right inside the cave. Guests will also have opportunities to contemplate the giant sunbeams through the cave, encounter unique creatures and conquer&nbsp;<a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/great-wall-of-vietnam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the Great Wall of Vietnam</a>&nbsp;up to 90 meters high.</p>
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<p><a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/cave/son-doong-cave/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Son Doong Cave</a>&nbsp;was found in 1990 by Mr.&nbsp;<a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/ho-khanh-the-man-who-discovered-son-doong-Cave/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ho Khanh</a>&nbsp;(a local jungleman in Phong Nha), and surveyed in 2009-2010 by the&nbsp;<a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/story-about-howard-limbert-and-his-first-cave-exploration-trip-in-vietnam/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">British-Vietnamese Cave Expedition Team</a>, Son Doong Cave was announced as the largest natural limestone cave in the world in 2009 by the expedition team and confirmed by the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/vietnam-cave" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Geographic Magazine in 2011</a>.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z_kgOldTvI" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">National Geographic TV</a>&nbsp;also reaffirmed Son Doong as the largest cave in the world by volume of 38.5 million cubic meters. On November 26, 2023, Hang Son Doong, Hang En and Hang Va were featured on Episode 6 - EXTREMES of the famous documentary series&nbsp;<a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/the-bbc-returns-to-film-son-doong-cave-for-planet-earth-3/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Planet Earth III</a>&nbsp;made by BBC.</p>
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<li>Conquer the world’s biggest natural cave with spectacular scenery that changes every day.</li>
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<li>The cave is so big that an ecosystem has been formed right inside with clouds and mist.</li>
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<li>Explore the unique primeval forest inside the cave.</li>
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<li>Explore En Cave where Peter Pan - The Neverland was filmed and ABC News broadcast the Live TV show “Good Morning America” in 2015. <a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/tour/hang-en-adventure-cave-camp/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Learn more about Hang En Cave Adventure tour. →</a></li>
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<li>The beautiful campsites are located inside the large domes of the cave but also have enough light from outside. On sunny days, Guests will have chances to contemplate the marvelous sunbeams going through the dolines down the cave, illuminating the giant passages.</li>
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<li>Visit Doong village, where ethnic minority Bru Van Kieu people are living in the primary forest.</li>
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<li>Each tour includes: 10 Guests, 1 safety expert, 1 tour guide, 6 safety assistants, 2 cooks, 17 porters carrying belongings, food, camping equipment and 1 ranger from the Phong Nha- Ke Bang National Park.</li>
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<p><strong><u>Important Note</u></strong>:&nbsp;<strong>Due to the remote and adventurous nature of our tours, we recommend booking directly with Oxalis to ensure you receive accurate and comprehensive information. Many websites claim to feature and sell Oxalis tours, but they may be scams or have marked-up prices. Oxalis will not be responsible for any bookings made through such sites.</strong></p>
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<p>Tour takes place in remote areas with complex terrains. Customers must be physically fit.</p>
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<p>Please carefully read the tour itinerary and honestly fill out the booking information yourself, especially your experience and health condition.</p>
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<p>To book a tour for a group, please send the tour information to them and instruct each member to complete the booking form on their own. Our booking system lets each person fill in their own information, avoiding errors or missing details when someone else does it for you. Read more about&nbsp;<a href="https://oxalisadventure.com/tour/son-doong-cave-expedition-4d3n/#adventure-level">Oxalis Adventure Level</a>.</p>
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Pick up and drop off at Dong Hoi airport / train station.
Team members: 1 cave expert, 1 tour guide, 6 safety assistants, 2 chefs, 17 porters carrying belongings for each group of 10 Guests. The number of team members may vary depending on the group's physical condition.
Food and drink: Oxalis will provide food (vegetarian, vegan…), tea and coffee during the trip (not including extra requests). Oxalis’s dishes follow a fixed menu. Please let us know your food option when booking the tour to visit Son Doong Cave.
Accommodation: Oxalis offers the first night at Commander Lodge; 3 nights in the cave with tents and the last night at Chay Lap Farmstay.
Safety equipment: Oxalis will provide safety equipment such as: helmets, harnesses, headlights, gloves and others.
Travel Insurance: Oxalis Adventure will purchase travel insurance for travel as required by Vietnam Tourism Law. The maximum compensation per case is 50 million VND. We recommend that guests purchase their own comprehensive travel insurance.";s:14:"excludes_title";s:0:"";s:13:"cost_excludes";s:0:"";}s:13:"trip_duration";i:1;s:18:"trip_duration_unit";s:4:"days";s:20:"trip_duration_nights";i:0;s:18:"min_max_age_enable";b:0;s:18:"trip_cutoff_enable";b:0;s:17:"trip_cut_off_time";i:0;s:17:"trip_cut_off_unit";s:4:"days";s:16:"trip_minimum_pax";i:1;s:3:"map";a:2:{s:9:"image_url";a:0:{}s:6:"iframe";s:0:"";}s:17:"map_section_title";s:0:"";s:21:"trip_highlights_title";s:0:"";s:15:"trip_highlights";a:0:{}s:17:"faq_section_title";s:0:"";s:3:"faq";a:1:{s:9:"faq_title";a:0:{}}s:20:"enable_video_gallery";b:0;s:9:"itinerary";a:1:{s:15:"itinerary_title";a:0:{}}s:20:"trip_itinerary_title";s:9:"Itinerary";s:26:"trip_itinerary_description";s:798:"<!-- wp:paragraph -->
<p>Son Doong Cave Expedition is the longest and the most challenging adventure tour operated by Oxalis Adventure in Vietnam. The caving expedition contains trekking through primary forest with elevation gains from 150m to 800m, multiple river crossings (10 to 50 meters wide with knee-deep water in normal conditions) passing various terrains inside the cave such as rocky scrambling, sandbanks, up and down ladders and rope climbs. During the expedition tour, there will be no phone signal or wifi. The tour guide always brings a satellite phone to keep in touch with Oxalis operation team for emergencies.</p>
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<p>The itinerary of the Son Doong Expedition tour may be changed due to weather conditions.</p>
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