Great trip and great tour guide. Would definitely recommend to others wanting to visit phong nha. The tour guide spoke great English and very knowledgeable of the national park and cave details

Very beautiful place, traveling on the river is very romantic, going deep inside Phong Nha cave is super beautiful and magical, the water in the cave is cool, the stalactites emit a very beautiful glitter, I really like it, it's very beautiful. Suitable for groups and families who want to explore nature, however inside there are many photographers coaxing customers to take photos even though they know they only do it to make a living, but it is quite unsightly and not beautiful. In the eyes of tourists, I saw a tourist being shouted at for not taking pictures and having to follow her for a very long distance

This was my first time visiting Phong Nha cave with my family. When we got there, we got on a small boat where they toured us inside the cave. Their rules and policies were very strict. They only allowed a limit of ten people on the boat. If your family has more than ten people in a group, then the extra people must share another boat with someone else. The cave was very dark. The cave was very similar to Dong Thien Duong cave. I would prefer Dong Thien Duong's cave because you can walk inside the cave, and it is much cooler than Phong Nha's cave. We did not get on land to take a walk around Phong Nha cave because we had already seen Dong Thien Duong cave before we got here.

5 stars! I had a wonderful experience on this excursion, which included tours of Paradise Cave & Phong Nha Cave, a boat ride, a delicious lunch, and plenty of water to stay hydrated on a hot July day. As promised, the caves and the river are gorgeous. My tour guide Duyen ("Chocolate") was very welcoming, knowledgeable, and accommodating, especially given that I have a neuromuscular condition that affects my mobility and makes me take a little longer to navigate stairs. I appreciate her willingness to answer my curiosity questions and her restaurant recommendation for Dong Hoi. The braised fish and fresh vegetables I ate did not disappoint! I'm not sure I could find a better use of $65 USD. I also truly enjoyed meeting other travelers on this tour.

I was quite underwhelmed with this tour- especially for the price. The guides weren’t great, we finished up at Dark cave quickly and waited around doing nothing for an hour and a half then went and had lunch then onto Phong Nha cave. Definitely not worth the money. I have been in several amazing tours here for much cheaper.

Fantastic. We were with PHONGNHA DISCOVERY tours for a full day tour to Paradise Cave & Dark Cave from Dong Hoi. Our guide ((Victree) was great. If you travel to Vietnam, don’t miss this one. It was a once in a lifetime experience. John & Bonnie (Canada)

Brilliant experience! Do nor bother paying for a guided tour just turn up and pay 450 dong that includes a tour guide through the cave, mud bath, swimming, zip-lining & Kayaking. The guide and experience was well worth the money and really good fun. It’s 30 minute on a motorbike from Phong Nha. Highly recommend

Very good guide that gave us a lot of information. Amazing experience to see the caves and the nice blue water

The trip was awesome ! It was raining but still so nice ! Our tour guide Chocolate was super nice and did a great job at giving us info. Would highly recommend!

This was an absolutely incredible day. We booked the Dark Cave tour but the way they run the tours is you do one in the morning and a second in the afternoon. We were also given the choice to change the caves we went to if we wanted so it was all super casual and easygoing which was great. As it was raining in the morning we did Paradise Cave then and in the afternoon some did dark cave and some did phong nha cave as these involve more outdoor adventure elements so was good to have the dry weather. As others reviewers have said you need to bring a towel and swimmers for the dark cave tour. It’s so much fun and full of variety, doing the zip line towards the cave entrance, then you swim there and swim through the cave, then you trek through the cave for the mud bath, and then return and kayak back to the start. For those who weren’t strong swimmers there was a paddle board to sit on for the swimming sections. The food at lunchtime was amazing and had a meat and a vegetarian platter. Our guide Victor was excellent, super friendly and lots to point out on our way to the caves. Overall just a fantastic day I can’t recommend it enough.

Fabulous trip made even better by our wonderful guides. A couple of things to mention. 1. Paradise cave ( we did in the morning). Mainly steps and boardwalk so trainers or we’ll fitting sandals are best. 2. Dark cave (we did in afternoon) - footwear is strictly barefoot - no exceptions. 3. Swimsuit is permitted as long as it doesn’t have sleeves/legs/skirt. 4. Take your oldest swimsuit- not sure if mine has permanently changed colour! 5. They sell plastic camera covers near to where you get changed - they are in a glass case in front of the desk - wish we had seen these. That’s it. Absolutely highly recommend this trip, great fun thanks to our guides and our fellow cavers.

This is a good tour, the cages are breath taking and the tour guides are very friendly and helpful. I do wish however that more information was available on TripAdvisor. If you weigh more than 90 kgs you cannot participate in the zipline activities. Also, you need to pack swimmers, a change of clothes and a towel. We did dark cave first which has the mud bath and a lot of swimming activities.. you require to dry yourself and get changed prior to heading to paradise cave. Also, if it's wet weather, you will need a rain coat. Apart from not having all the information available, the tour is definitely worth doing! Do yourself a favour and explore this amazing national park.

This tour would’ve been excellent on it’s own but our tour guide Sy made the experience even better. His english is great and he was able to answer questions we had about the country and share detailed stories about his time living here. The two caves we visited were both very different from each other and both very interesting in their own ways. The dark cave was my personal favourite because there were more activities to do, such as zip lines, mud baths and swimming. There is no way to not get wet in this cave, you don’t have to swim but you do walk through water up to your waist. Once again our tour guide Sy sets this tour apart from the other tours. He even took time our of his day after the tour was done to drive us to the train station and help translate with the station workers and help us buy our train tickets and then drive us back to our hotel. The quality of your guide does make a difference on this tour so whether you are old or young this tour will guarantee you have an enjoyable time.

We really enjoyed our tour to see Paradise cave and Phong Nha cave. Our guide Tuyen was excellent! She was very funny, knowledgeable about the area and the caves and spoke great English. We had plenty of time to really explore both caves and soak them in. Everything was well organised and communication was good before and during the tour.

Both the caves were amazing, especially the Phong Nha cave. Tour guide was super friendly and explained everything well