Discover Vietnam: Seven world-famous caves of Vietnam

The caves of Huong Tich, Tam Coc, Dau Go and others make for colorful stalactites of various shapes.

1. Huong Tich cave (Động Hương Tích) is in the national tourist area of Huong Son, in My Duc district, Hanoi. In March 1770, Lord Trinh Sam visited the cave and named it "Nam Thien De Nhat Dong" (the most beautiful cave of Vietnam).

There are many stalactites with strange shapes in the cave. They are named based on the shapes, such as Bầu Sữa Mẹ (Mother’s Breast), Hoa phiền não (Sorrow Flower), Đụn Gạo (Rice Dune), Đụn Tiền (Money Dune), Cây Vàng (Gold Tree), Cây Bạc (Silver Tree). There is also the "road to heaven" and the "road to hell ".

The Kwan Yin green stone statue is carved beautifully and is a very old and valuable statue.

2. Tam Coc - Bich Dong (Tam Cốc - Bích Động) is called to the "Ha Long Bay on land" of Ninh Binh. Tam Coc means three caves, including Ca, Hai and Ba. All the caves were created by the Ngo Dong River that runs through mountains.

The only means of transport to discover Tam Coc is a boat.

The journey to discover Tam Coc - Bich Dong is also associated with the visit to the temples in these caves.

3. Dau Go Cave (Hang Đầu Gỗ) is on Dau Go Island in Ha Long Bay, Quang Ninh Province.

Dau Go Cave is divided into three main compartments. This is the first compartment.

4. Thien Cung Cave in the north of Dau Island.

On the cliff is a monumental painting recreating the fairytale characters. In the center are four huge pillars.

5. Phong Nha Cave is located in Ke Bang limestone mountain in Son Trach commune, Bo Trach district, Quang Binh province.

The way to Phong Nha Cave.

Like other caves, Phong Nha has unique rocks named the Lion, the Unicorn, the Royal Palace or Buddha Statue.

6. Thach Dong (Thạch Động) Located in My Duc Commune, about 5 km from the center of Ha Tien town, Thach Dong mountain is a steep limestone block. It is 90 meters above sea level and about 45 m in diameter.

Thach Dong has two main entrances. The wood-made Tien Son Temple is inside the cave. It was built in 1790 and rebuilt in 2003.The case is associated with the Vietnamese fairytale “Thach Sanh” (Vietnamese: Thạch Sanh is hero in mythology of Vietnam) so it attracts a lot of tourists.