Tham Kong Lo Cave is known as a large area with beautiful limestone covered. This cave is located in Phu Hin Bu National Park, Khammouane Province, Kingdom of Laos. This scene of iron attracts anyone by the beauty to perfect by limestone mountains, green soup and cool water flow.
The water is provided by the Nam Hun Bun River. Water flows through the cave so Laos tourists can buy a small boat tour to discover the whole charming beauty of the country. Tham Kong Lo is famous for its title of ‘’ Geological wonder in Southeast Asia ’’, the cave has a length of up to 7km, always has water flowing through. And this 7km is also a very worthwhile experience with a small wooden boat!
The space inside the cave:
Is extremely wide because the height of the cave reaches 90m. Also, you will definitely be enchanted in the sparkling blue light. Tham Kong Lo is a place where the beauty is perfect or the address is not suitable for the weak heart.
When you enter this cave, you need to be fully prepared. First is an experienced guide, then a life jacket and flashlight. It is recommended that Tham Kong Lo have the Nam Hun Bun River flow through so it is not a dry cave, where you can comfortably walk inside. The light in the cave is a natural green light, not as bright as a lamp so carrying a flashlight you can observe this cave is better.
The lake that emits turquoise light in the cave is a sacred place for locals, who believe that the lake is the skin of a god. Currently around Tham Kong Lo cave, there are many tourist services built to serve the needs of visitors when exploring this cave. You can easily find hotels around the cave, within a radius of 5 km from the cave entrance. However, the problem of going to Tham Kong Lo cave is a difficult one.
The difficulty here is only for visitors who explore the cave alone, but if you go on a tour, you don’t have to worry. Arriving at Tham Kong Lo cave from other cities you can go by public transport such as a bus to get to, but if there is a group you should rent a car from travel companies, the cost may be cheaper and more comfortable.
Do you want to travel to Phu Yen on your own but not know where to go and stay? Please read the article below, I will share from A to Z experiences to go a cheap trip for you!
Except September – November is the rainy season, so the best time to go to Phu Yen is from January to August.
You can go to Tuy Hoa in many ways: trains, cars, airplanes, even motorbikes if you are about 100 -200km from Tuy Hoa – Phu Yen. To travel in Phu Yen, you can choose to rent a tourist car (with driver), call a taxi or rent a motorbike. People in other places are very difficult to rent self-driving cars in Tuy Hoa.
The booking here is not too stressful.
The general features of the hotel in Tuy Hoa are extremely cheap. The most luxurious hotel in the city – Cendeluxe 5 * has a Superior room price of only about 900k if booking through the booking service pages. Kaya Hotel 4 * also has room rates from 600,000 to 700,000 VND or more. In addition to Cenduluxe Tuy Hoa, you can refer to Viet Star Resort, Kaya Hotel, Long Beach Hotel about 600,000-800,000 VND / 1 night. Or Cong Doan hotel is relatively central location, close to the beach, cost about 300,000 VND / 1 Night. Around Tuy Hoa, there are many small hotels, the price of Tropical hotel rooms on Le Loi street, about 200m from the Trade Union, the room price is only 150,000-180,000 VND / Sup room.
The destination you should not miss are:
Hon Yen
The reason is called Hon Yen because in the past there were many birds flying to nest. Hon Yen is located in An Hoa commune, Tuy An district, 20 km away from Tuy Hoa city center to the Northeast. A special highlight of the Hon Yen scenic area is Phu Thuong beach – Ganh Yen next to the left. This is a beautiful beach with a long coastline, white sand and clear water at the bottom.
Find footprints of Paradise in Bai Xep – Background in the movie “I see yellow flowers on green grass”. Young people like to camp tent to watch the sunrise or sunset on the sea, you can choose this place to camp. Bai Xep is only about 500m long, beautiful and wild with two black rocks covering two ends of the beach.
Ghenh Da Dia
It is rated as one of the few famous and most beautiful Rock Disc Beaches in the world. Come here, send the car for 5,000 VND / motorbike and walk down to walk on the stone floors. Stone Castle now earns 10,000 VND entrance fee per person
Vung Ro Bay
The World Tourism Organization has evaluated Dai Lanh and Vung Ro (located in Van Phong – Dai Lanh – Vung Ro continuous tourism complex) as one of the most beautiful resting places in Asia, far from the sea of Phuket. (Thailand) and can be compared with other great sights in the world. Vung Ro is known to the whole country as a red address in the resistance against the US, to save the country; is the dock of No-number trains carrying resupply weapons to the South. However, to Vung Ro today you will enjoy a fascinating natural scenery with mountains, islands, and green water-like gulf bays.
Bai Mon – Dai Lanh Lighthouse
The lighthouse was built by the French in 1890 with the aim of orienting ships to operate on the sea and into Vung Ro bay. At the foot of Dai Dai Cape is Bai Mon. This is a beach still quite pristine, with a crescent moon with a coastline of about 400m, gentle slope, fine white sand, crystal clear water like crystal.
O Loan lagoon
If there is no time to go too far to the north, down to the city, stop to enjoy specialty oysters and blood cockles Dam O Loan. Going to the An Hai Bridge area, turn into the lagoon, find Tuan restaurant, this restaurant has a lot of Phu Yen people in the city come here to eat. The price is not expensive, quick service, customers can both enjoy the specialties while watching the landscape of O Loan lagoon.
Tuy An wooden bridge – Binh Thanh Bridge
Also known as the Ong Cop bridge or Tuy An bridge, Phu Yen currently holds the record of “Vietnam’s longest wooden bridge”.
What to eat in Phu Yen?
Ocean tuna dishes are eaten at Hung Dasu restaurant on Tran Hung Dao street, the best rated Bach Dang embankment in Phu Yen. There are many other seafood dishes here.
O Loan dress oysters are famous in Phu Yen with thick, sweet and roasted meat oysters that are not as hot as they are.
Duck porridge sold in front of the street number 132B Le Loi, suitable for late meals.
Squid pancake in 303 Le Duan street.
The dumplings of anchovy sauce play very well in the riverside chicken restaurant 159 Nguyen Cong Tru.
Soup with chili fish cakes in Tuy Hoa only 10,000 to 15,000 VND a delicious, sweet bowl and warm belly. Many pavement shops sell in Ba Trieu Street in the evening.
PHD Photo & Coffee, one of the few beautifully designed cafes in Phu Yen, is about 5 km from the center of Tuy Hoa City. You go straight to Hung Vuong Street and meet An Duong Vuong, turn left and run all the way to meet the concrete alley.
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