Journey overview
Journey information
At a glance
Explore Paradise Cave in the morning and Phong Nha Cave by boat in the afternoon. A one-day journey with pickup and drop-off in Dong Hoi.
Itinerary
07:00 — Pickup in Dong Hoi
Meet your Moterra guide at the agreed hotel, railway station or airport.
08:00 — Depart for the national park
Travel towards Paradise Cave in Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park.
09:00 — Paradise Cave
Take an electric cart for 1.6 km, then walk uphill to the cave entrance. Inside, admire formations resembling communal houses, Cham towers and the figure of Quan Am.
11:30 — Lunch in the national park
Enjoy local dishes at a restaurant and take a break.
13:30 — Phong Nha Cave
Board a dragon boat for a 30-minute cruise on the Son River. Visit the Bi Ky, Co Tien and Cung Dinh areas and hear local stories about King Ham Nghi.
16:30 — Begin the return journey
Board the vehicle and head back towards the original meeting point.
17:30 — Drop-off in Dong Hoi
Drop-off at the agreed hotel, railway station, bus station or airport.
Included
- Air-conditioned vehicle with Dong Hoi pickup and drop-off throughout the programme.
- Vietnamese- or English-speaking tour guide throughout the route.
- One restaurant lunch, with a meal allowance of VND 150,000 per guest.
- Phong Nha Cave admission.
- Return boat trip to Phong Nha Cave on the Son River.
- Paradise Cave admission and electric-cart ticket.
- Two bottles of drinking water per guest per day.
- Two cooling towels per guest per day.
- Travel insurance with a maximum benefit of VND 20,000,000 per guest per incident.
- VAT as specified in the programme, with invoice.
Not included
- Personal expenses, additional food or drinks and visits outside the programme.
- Driver and guide tips: voluntary for Vietnamese guests (reference from VND 50,000 per guest per day); the source programme specifies USD 3 per foreign guest per day.
Cancellation conditions
Immediately after registration (before 30 days prior to departure): 100% of the deposit is forfeited.
Before 7 days prior to departure: 50% of the total tour cost.
Before 5 days prior to departure: 75% of the total tour cost.
Within 5 days prior to departure: 100% of the total tour cost.
No group refunds, cancellations or changes during public holidays or Tet.
Destination photo credits
Destination reference photographs, not Moterra group photographs. Originals are unmodified; display frames may crop the image.
Paradise Cave (Thien Duong) — [Tycho] / Shansov.net. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.
Phong Nha Cave — Andre Hospers. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0.
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