The Hang Tien Endeavor is a great combination of jungle trekking, caving, and outdoor camping adventure. As the largest cave in Tu Lan cave system, Hang Tien is famed for its enormous size and spectacular formations.

Our guide will bring you into depths of Vietnamese jungle where the lost world of ancient rock configurations can be found dripping from the ceilings, and spending a night under a net of a thousand stars is truly a unique chance to enjoy the real wilderness of this country.

With formations rising like a layer cake of rimstone pools and lush ferns, Hang Tien, or “Fairy Cave”, is truly a unique specimen. Highlights of the tour include gour pools, magnificent formations of cave and caveside waterfalls.

You will also explore extraordinary caves, including Hang Tien Cave – famed for its vastness and magnificent formations.

Note: Unexpected changes on itinerary might happen due to the weather conditions.

ITINERARY

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QUICK FACTS

• Operating: from mid-November to mid-September (closed in Oct)

• Duration: 2 days / 1 night

• Adventure Level: Moderate for physically active guests (13.5 km)

• Availability: Weekly on Monday, Wednesday and Friday

• Small Group Tours: 2 pax - 10 pax (minimum 2 pax)

• Minimum Age: 16 years & above (Physically active 15 y/o with previous experiences will be considered)

• Tour Starts: 7:30 am - 8:00 am from any local hotel in Phong Nha

• Tour Ends: 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm at any local hotel in Phong Nha

• Price: VND 6,500,000/pax ($283)

DAY 1

Phong Nha – Tan Hoa – Cao Quang

Your first day begins in Phong Nha with pickup from your local hotel around 7:30 – 8:00 am. From 8:00 – 9:30 am, you’ll make your way to Oxalis’s Tan Hoa office, where you will learn all about safety measures collect your gear and sign our Release Form before departure at 10:30 am. The first part of the walk is tricky with 1 hour trekking uphill and then a hike down alongside the river. You will make a stop for lunch at around 1:00 – 1:30 pm.

You then will reach a tranquil magnificent blue lagoon located right in the middle of the jungle surrounded by rocks. This kind of scenery is rare in the world, it makes you wish you could stop the time and live in this moment forever. Take your time to enjoy a refreshing swim or moments to take some great photos when the sun goes down. Your campsite of the night will be right beside the lagoon, where the mouth-watering fulfilling BBQ dinner prepared by porter team is waiting. After dinner, let’s take a good sleep for your upcoming exploration of Hang Tien 1 and Hang Tien 2 the following day.

Note: A complimentary 6-bed dorm room at Oxalis Home is offered for our adventurers who arrive in Phong Nha early in the morning, few hours ahead of their booked tour departure. Here you can catch some shut eye and be prepared right before your tour departs. This dorm room comes with air-conditioning, comfortable bedding and is equipped with Wi-Fi as well. Please inform us in advance if you request to stay in this room!

DAY 2

Hang Tien 1 – Hang Tien 2 – Tan Hoa – Phong Nha

Wake up in your jungle campsite to breakfast prepared bright and early by the porter team. After enjoying your breakfast, you’ll need to climb over a field of boulders before being greeted by the sight of Hang Tien 1 around 9:00 am.

Within Hang Tien 1, about 50 m inside the entrance, lays a large chamber where the ceiling is beautifully patterned. The cave has two sections, one on the right side which goes deep down, and we will pass on the left hand side with many gour pools. Pushing forward, the tour will continue through most of Hang Tien 1 and up a ladder, from which the exit of Hang Tien 1 will be visible. The exit will be reached around 11:00 am.

Trek through the jungle for thirty minutes and at 11:30 am, you’ll head back into the subterranean world known as Hang Tien 2. Here you’ll find many formations, and you’ll trek about 300 m into the cave, before making your way out, back through the exit of Hang Tien 1. Enjoy a picnic lunch.

The next couple hours will be filled with your return trek to the road, where cold drinks will await you. Arrive back at the office around 4:00 pm, where you’ll have time to shower and change into fresh clothes before heading back to Phong Nha. The endeavor will end at 6:30 pm in Phong Nha.

OXALIS ADVENTURE LEVELS

LEVEL 4

Hang Tien Endeavor

Please make sure that your health is suitable for these activities with ease.

• 13 km jungle and mountain trekking, rocky terrain
• River crossings
• 5.5 km caving
• 2 days and 1 night camping in the jungle
• Requirements:
  Basic trekking experience
  Note: Be prepared for your shoes to get very wet due to river crossings!

Hang Tien Exploration

Please make sure that your health is suitable for these activities with ease.

• 22 km jungle and mountain trekking, rocky terrain
• 6.5 km caving
• Elevation change up to 150 m (between valley and top of mountain)
• 3 days and 2 nights in jungle and caves
• Requirements:
  Basic trekking experience
  Note: Be prepared for your shoes to get very wet due to river crossings!

Hang Va Expedition

Please make sure that your health is suitable for these activities with ease.

• 10km jungle and mountain trekking, rocky terrain
• 3 km caving in river caves (cold water, 17 degree Celsius, waist deep)
• 100m swimming (using life-jacket and rope) and 30m crawling
• Elevation gain is 150m (between road and mountain top)
• 20m traverse using rope and harness
• 2 days and 1 night in jungle and caves
  Note: Be prepared for your shoes to get very wet due to many river crossings!

Oxalis Adventure Tours staff (cave expert or guide) reserves the right to decline, accept or retain any person as a member of any party at any time without compensation or refund due to safety issue.

WE WILL PROVIDE

• Camping gear: tent, camp light, sleeping bag, mattresses & pillow
• Caving & safety gear: caving helmet, caving headlight, life jacket, gloves, safety harness, ropes..
• 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
• Meals: Picnic lunch (Day 1 & 2), Breakfast (Day 2), Dinner (Day 1)
• Professional English-speaking tour guide and guide safety assistant
• Porter team to carry all camping gears and prepare all meals
• Shared dry box for phone and small cameras (limited availability for larger cameras) depending on water level
• Water purifier (used only by guide and porters) and water bottle
• Basic camping facilities with eco-friendly compost toilet using western toilet seat
• First Aid Kit and Medical Rescue Equipment (application by guides and porters only)
• Secure Storage Facility at Oxalis Headquarters to store all luggage you will not be taking on the trek

YOU WILL NEED

• 1 long (easy to dry) pants and 2 long sleeved shirts to wear during the trek (quick dry)
• 1 pair of shorts and t-shirt to wear at campsite and swim suit
• 1 pair of trekking boots/shoes – difficult terrain, good footwear necessary. Gore-Tex/waterproof boots are NOT recommended as they do not drain well
• 1 pair of flip-flop (sandals) for campsite
• 1 medium size towel
• 2 – 3 pairs of calf length densely woven socks (not ankle socks)
• 1 change of clothes for after the tour
• Personal items: mosquito repellent, sunglasses, hat, camera, underwear, toiletries

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

• This tour is operated from mid-Nov to mid-Sep (closed from mid-Sep to October).
• Maximum is 10 participants per booking
• You will pay in Vietnam Dong. The tour price is about US$283 as an estimation and could be affected by the foreign exchange rate.