Some destinations among top 100 places include the small city of Huacachina (Peru), the "holy water baths" city referred to simply as Baños de Agua Santa (Ecuador), the Monsaraz ancient village (Portugal), the old town of Oviedo (Asturias, Spain), Ko Kut - the most beautiful and quietest island in Thailand, the Azores Island (Portugal), Anguilla Island (England), Luxembourg - the tiny nation with enchanting castles and nature trails, the remote village of Gásadalur (Denmark), Pangkor Island (Malaysia), Liechtenstein with an impressive landscapes, Bokodi Lake (Hungary), "Devil's Bridge" of the Sheytan Krupriya (Bulgaria), the Atacama Desert (Chile), the Blue Cave of Bisevo (Croatia), etc.

Son Doong Cave - Photo: Business Insider

It is known that Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park is located in central province of Quang Binh, Vietnam. With a total area of 343,300 hectares, including core area of 123,300 hectares and buffer zone of 220,000 hectares, Phong Nha - Ke Bang covers the districts of Quang Ninh, Bo Trach and Minh Hoa and is 50 km far from Dong Hoi city on the north west.

Besides the historical values of geology, topography and geomorphology, Phong Nha - Ke Bang is also blessed gift for the mysterious and majestic landscapes. Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park hides many mysteries of the nature, the caves are known as the magnificent castles in the heart of the limestone mountain which was formed for hundreds of millions of years ago.

Some typical caves in Phong Nha - Ke Bang is the Phong Nha cave, Tien Son cave, Thien Duong cave, Dark cave, En cave, Khe Ry cave, especially Son Doong cave which is considered the world's largest cave with 200m in height, 200m in wide and at least 8.5 km in length.

Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park has been recognized as a UNESCO World Natural Heritage for two times: the first recognition was in January 7/2003 at the 27th conference in Paris (France) and the second recognition was in July/2015 at the 39th conference in Bonn (Federal Republic of Germany).

By Nhu Y
(Source: To Quoc Newspaper)