Jungle Spondee – 2D1N Camping at Abandoned Valley

Explore Abandoned Valley and spend the night underground in its massive chamber below thousands of darting swifts. This tour offers a glimpse into the amazing beauty of the Abandoned Valley area: limestone mountains, non-Karst terrain, flat land, caves to underground streams and primeval forests.

We will pick you up at your hotel in Dong Hoi City or Phong Nha town from 8.00am – 9.00am. At our Moc Nam headquarter, we will familiar ourselves with the rules and regulations of the camping tour as well before we trek the way up to the first destination – E Cave. On the way there, we will trek through the jungle and have an opportunity to immerse ourselves among hundreds of massive trees, descend down narrow paths with shimmy around boulders and under low-hanging vines. Feast on a picnic lunch which takes place shortly afterwards at about 12.00 – 1.00pm at E Cave (also called the Water Palace). You will have time to swim and enjoy sweet cocktail in the cool crystal clear natural spring and explore E Cave with magnificent and beautiful landscapes. Swimming deep inside the cave, we will be amazed at the beauty of nature, the beauty and the unique architecture of stalactites. Then, it is time to set up camp, enjoy BBQ beside the campfire, playing mini-games, and sleeping under the brilliant stars before retreating for the tomorrow.

Waking up first thing in the morning, you will start your day with some trekking from E Cave to over to streams, head toward and proceed with the adventure of Dark Cave. After a brief rest at the lookout spot, we spend the next hour exploring the jungle exit of Dark cave, clambering over sharp rocks and experiencing complete 800m darkness in the depths of the cave. The next couple hours will be filled with your return trekking to Mocnam Headquater and having lunch at Mocnam Restaurant at 12.00 – 1.00pm. You will get back to hotel around 3.00pm – 4.00pm.

Highlights

• – Dong Hoi City : from 8.00 am – Phong Nha Town : from 9.00 am
• – Pick-up & English speaking guide – Breakfasts (day 2), Picnic lunch (day 1) and lunch (day 2), BBQ dinner (day 1), fruit snack, purified drinking water. Please note one day in advance if you have special dietary/ vegetarian requirements
• – Porter team to carry all camping gear
• – Camping gear: tent, camp light, sleeping bag, mattresses, pillow
• – Caving safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, gloves, life jacket.
• – Light PVC backpack (if you do not want to take your own, as it will get wet)
• – Semi dry bag (for clothing and personal belongings excl. electronics) for inside the (light PVC) backpack
• – 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 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
• – Elevation change up to 150m – 300m
• – Short swim inside the cave
• – 800m cave exploring
• – 01 night camping in jungle and caves
• – Minimum Age: 10 years old
• – Group size: from 02 to 15 person
• – Please inform us of any medical conditions like asthma, epilepsy etc.