Son Doong Cave (Quang Binh province)

Accordingly, four Vietnam's beautiful landscapes has been selected and nominated to the World Records Union (WorldKings) to select in the world's top 100 attractions.

The nominees include Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province, Trang An – Bai Dinh pagoda tourist complex in Ninh Binh province, Son Doong, the world’s largest cave in Quang Binh province and Cu Chi tunnel in Ho Chi Minh City.

VietKings said the nominations of stunning destinations of Vietnam among the world's top 100 attractions which are selected by WorldKings is to promote and honour values and images of Vietnam country to international visitors.

Expectedly, WorldKings will gather to select and approve the list of the world's top 100 destinations in New Delhi, India in September of this year. And this list will be unveiled by the end of this year.

At present, VietKings has co-ordinated with local authorities to submit the documents for nomination to the WorldKings.

Son Doong Cave in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park of Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province, was discovered by a local man named Ho Khanh in 1991. In 2009, a group of British explorers led by Howard Limber conducted a survey and then announced that it was the world’s largest cave. Son Doong is more than 200m wide, 150m high, and about 9km long. It also houses a jungle and a river, and could fit a 40-storey skyscraper within its walls.

It was recently suggested by the American news website huffingtonpost.com as a place to visit. Son Doong was also listed in the “52 Places to Go in 2014″ by New York Times travel. Last May ABC broadcast live from the Son Doong cave on the program Good Morning America. The program attracted millions of viewers around the world.

By Nhu Y
(Source: bizlive.vn)