Son Doong Cave

Traveling to Quang Binh province, tourists in Vietnam travel are often attracted to discovery of Son Doong cave which belongs to the Phong Nha- Ke Bang grotto system. Recently, It has been discovered to be the world’s largest cave by British explorers.

Son Doong cave, discovered by a local 20 years ago, is more than 200 meters wide, 150 meters high, and at least 6.5 kilometers long, though the explorers said they were unable to explore it fully. British explorers have recently discovered that Son Doong is much larger than the world’s biggest known cave. The biggest section of Son Doong is five kilometers in length, 200 meters high and 150 meters wide, said Howard Limbirt of the British Cave Research Association team searching the area April 10-14, 2009. Son Doong is much larger than Deer Cave in Malaysia, currently considered the world’s largest, an explorer said (Deer is 90 meters wide, 100 meters high and 2 kilometers long). The Son Doong cave has replaced to take pole position as the world’s largest cave.