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One million years BC

Went on the 1Day Tu Lan Cave tour with Oxalis Adventure Tours on 13 Nov (1st day after wet season... read more

Reviewed 1 December 2018
Greg D
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Ballarat, Australia
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Amazing adventure tour

I just had a 2 days and 1 night tour with Oxalis in Tu Lan Cave system. Very happy with the time... read more

Reviewed 3 September 2018
Luyen P
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Hanoi, Vietnam
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Reviewed 23 August 2016

Consider visiting the Phong Na Ke Bang national park? Stop considering, make your plans final! We went on a 3-day 2-night tour to the Tu Lan cave and visited an additional 5 other caves. The Oxalis crew provided an excellent experience for us. The hikes and climbs can be a bit though, but it is worth it so much!
The caves and surroundings are beautiful. The stops at the campsites are breathtaking and the food provided was a treat. Especially considering the fact that the crew just had minimal cooking equipment to prepare this. Thank again to Ken, Magic Man and the rest of the Oxalis crew.

Date of experience: July 2016
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Reviewed 8 August 2016

Did the one day tour which includes around 8km and 1km up and down a mountain, don't be put off it's at your pace and the guide and porter will help if you need it, as long as you can do the 8km in the heat it'll be fine lots of stops and water breaks. Oxalis are a first rat outfit, well organized, great guides who know the area well and can answer all your questions, all the way through I felt safe (life jackets, safety harness) and comfortable with them even when my fear of heights kicked in in one of the caves the guide was fantastic and talked me through and gave the day a special feeling!

Stunning scenery, 2 amazing lagoons when you come through the underground river, and a really tasty lunch BBQ halfway through. The caves are pretty impressive and the underground river is what really makes this trip.

Maybe next time I am in Vietnam I will come back to do some more!

Date of experience: August 2016
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OxalisAdvTours, Manager at Tu Lan Caving Center, responded to this reviewResponded 10 August 2016

Hey REG,

How excited we feel to read through your review.
It's wonderful to see that you enjoy every aspects of this trip. Your review motivates our team a lot to keep providing world-leading adventure tours within this beautiful region in the Central of Vietnam.

Oxalis Team always gives you our warmest welcome back to Phong Nha for the next adventures with us.

Enjoy your travel,
Oxalis Adventure Team

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Reviewed 4 August 2016

My 2 friends and I had a wonderful day exploring the caves, we wish we had done a longer trip! Everyone was very friendly and our guide, Huong, was terrific. Most knowledgeable and looked after us very well. The day itself was beyond what we imagined, through rivers, swimming through caves and citing through the national park. Completely untouched, it was magical. Thoroughly recommend, 1 day or more!

Date of experience: July 2016
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OxalisAdvTours, Manager at Tu Lan Caving Center, responded to this reviewResponded 10 August 2016

Dear our friend,

Thanks for your recommendation of our Tu Lan Caving and Trekking tours.
Although one day is never enough for those who are looking for a real escape from the hustle an bustle of life. We strongly believe that this taste would evoke your inspiration to come back Phong Nha at some points in the near future within another adventure with Oxalis.

Wish you all the best and hope to see you again very soon.

Cheers,
Oxalis Adventure Tours

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Reviewed 2 August 2016

very good trip in nature with lots of different cave to see. But the guide of Oxalis was really bad (no passion at all and no speaking about things around us). Too expensive for 2 days and 1 night. The material is not new and everything is always wet.

Date of experience: July 2016
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OxalisAdvTours, Manager at Tu Lan Caving Center, responded to this reviewResponded 10 August 2016

Dear Natacha,

How nice of you to leave us a brief but thoughtful and helpful review.

While we are glad to know you enjoy the experiences very well, we are so sad to learn that our tour-guide has not met your requirement. On every tour, we try to balance between group time and private time, and this may cause the shortage of information as mentioned. We have worked with our tour-guide to make sure that he will perform better next time. Also, all gears and equipments have been re-checked, and we replace the dry-box which you specified as not-new equipment. The others, as your confirmation, are and in good conditions as always.

Thank you again for this supportive information and Oxalis Team wishes to see you again in this beautiful region of Vietnam.

All the best,
Oxalis Adventure Team

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Reviewed 29 July 2016

We're on a backpacking budget but thought we'd spend a bit more to experience something different. We were not disappointed...everything was great, from the guide, to the lunch and from climbing 20ft ladders into darkness to swimming in underground lakes! Would definitely recommend this adventure.

Date of experience: July 2016
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