Abandoned Valley Exploration – 01 Day Trekking

The Abandoned Valley and E Cave 01 Day Trek is designed for those with just a day to explore the wild but still looking for an escape to the jungle along with adventure and of course, a beautiful cave.

This tour highlights 12km – 15km of the Ho Chi Minh trail, through the Abandoned Valley, exploring the national park tropical forest, swimming, and exploring the other exit of the now famous Dark Cave, and E Cave (also called the Water Palace) where is one of the most pristine river caves in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park as it is situated in a completely unspoiled environment.

The Abandoned Valley and E Cave with an area of 2,000 ha, converging many forms of terrain, from limestone mountains, non-Karst terrain, flat land, caves to underground streams and primeval forests.

More specifically, Abandoned Valley is a hidden place of biological diversity, is the kingdom of many birds, including many species recorded in the Vietnam Red Book such as Lam pheasant, hornbill bird…. It is an opportunity for us to better understand the biodiversity values of the world natural heritage forest of Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park.

Highlights

• – Dong Hoi City: from 7:30 am
• – Phong Nha Town: from 8:30 am
• – Price Includes
• – Pick-up from your Hotel
• – Professional English-speaking tour guide and safety assistant guide
• – Water and picnic lunch
• – Caving and safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, gloves, life jacket.
• – Basic canvas trekking boots (only if you do not have your own pair) sizes 36 – 46
• – Shared dry box for phones and small cameras (limited availability for larger cameras).
• – Dry box is prepared in case of a high water level
• – First Aid Kit and Medical Rescue Equipment
• – All necessary forest and tourist permits – Secure Storage Facility at our Headquarters to store any luggage you will not be taking on the trek

Key Information

• – 12km jungle and mountain trekking, rocky terrain
• – Stream crossings
• – Elevation change up to 150m – 300m (between valley and top of mountain)
• – Short swim inside the cave
• – 800m caving
• – Minimum Age: 10 years old
• – Group size: from 02 to 12 person
• – Please inform us of any medical conditions like asthma, epilepsy etc.