Elephant Cave and Ma Da Valley Jungle 1 Day Trek
- 9 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 16 languages
- Mobile ticket
Highlights
This trek is suitable for those who have no more experience hiking but looking for a real jungle and cavern experience. It begins deep in the jungle of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Vietnam. Once the team reaches the trail-head you will plunge into the jungle and begin the uphill climb into Elephant Cave. Upon completing the most difficult 20 minutes of the trek you will be rewarded with the magnificent sight of 60 meters high, 300 meters long Elephant cave. Continue hiking through the jungle trail, and river crossings, we are in the depths of Ma Da valley. It is time for swimming in the crystal lake and doing some cliff jumping while enjoying a BBQ lunch prepared by our porter team. Swimming to complete Tra Ang cave in the afternoon before we head to the main road where our driver is waiting for you with cold beers.
Inclusions
What's included
- Travel insurance
- Pick-up and drop-off at any local hotels in Phong Nha
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- All Fees and Taxes
- Entrance Fees (400,000vnd/person to national park)
- Cave exploring and safety equipment
- Adventure local tour guide & porter support team
What's not
- Personal expenses.
Itinerary
At 8:00 am. We will pick you up at the hotel and transfer to our base (Jungle Boss Homestay). At 8:30 am, the Team meeting to plan the trip, and clarify rules and regulations in the National Park. At 8:45 am, we depart for Elephant Cave by van Around 10:00 am, we arrive at the trek departure point and start trekking through the jungle to the Elephant cave. From around 10:00 to 11:00 am, we explore the Elephant cave. At 12:00, we reach Ma Da Lake and swim into Ma Da crystal lake. At 12:45, we will enjoy BBQ lunch Around 14:00, we start trekking to Tra Ang Cave. At 15:00, we arrive at Tra Ang Cave. Around 15:45, we swim into Tra Ang Cave to explore 600m Tra Ang Cave Around 16:30, we start trekking to be back Ho Chi Minh road. At 17:00, We arrive at Ho Chi Minh road, enjoy a cold drink on the road. At 17:30, we drive back to Phong Nha and your hotels in Phong Nha. Tour end.
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
5.0
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Ratings come from 4 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 14 travellers
- Operated by
- Phong Nha Locals Travel & Transport
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- 1 long easy-to-dry pants and 1 long sleeved shirt to wear during the trek (highly recommend to avoid leeches and poison ivie)
- 1 pair of trekking boots/shoes (Please prepare to get wet or we provide basic canvas shoes)
- Personal items: mosquito repellent, sunglasses, hat, camer.
- Swim suites
- A travel towel or Sarong
How it compares in Vietnam, outside the cities
- Its from-price is 25% above the median of the 193 day trips we list in Vietnam, outside the cities.
- Its length is typical for the group.
- By number of reviews it ranks 40 of 193.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
Special offers in Vietnam, outside the cities
Was/now prices come from the operator, never from us.
