Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh: Vung Chua – Yen Island: Nhat Le Beach, Canh Duong Fresco Village, Quang Phu Sand Dunes, Jumping Rock Beach, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Phong Nha Cave, Paradise Cave, Tien Son Cave, En Cave,…
Quang Binh belongs to the North Central Coast Region of Vietnam. All year round, Quang Binh attracts a large number of tourists because of its many historical and cultural relics and diverse natural scenes. If you don’t know which places to visit in Quang Binh, don’t ignore our general article.
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1. Vung Chua – Yen Island
- Address: Tho Son, Quang Trach district, Quang Binh province
Quang Binh is the hometown of General Vo Nguyen Giap, vị tướng tài của dân tộc Vietnam. You should not miss is Vung Chua – Yen Island – where the general rests. Tourists not only come here to light incense in memory of Vo Nguyen Giap, but also can explore many unique beautiful scenes.
Vung Chua – Yen Island is about 10ha wide, located right at the foot of the famous Ngang Pass. Vung Chua Beach is green all year round, bringing a rare peaceful scene. Photography, swimming, and picnics are great.
Vung Chua is surrounded by La islet, Gio Islet, and Nom Islet (Yen Island / Swallow Island), so don’t forget to explore these 3 islets. Particularly, Swallow Island is only about 1km from Vung Chua Beach, so remember to rent a boat to the island! This is where a lot of swallows fly back to make nests. Swallow Island is wild and poetic, a picture of a charming landscape. Here you can immerse yourself in the wonderfully clear blue water or explore the rocky beach with countless different shapes. The scenery here is like a distant fairyland.
In addition, Vung Chua – Yen Island is also a famous spiritual destination. Please offer incense to Chua Tower, or the temple of Lieu Hanh Princess to pray for peace!
Vung Chua – Yen Island – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
2. Nhat Le Beach
Address: Dong Hoi City, Quang Binh
Nhat Le beach is one of the 10 most beautiful beaches of Vietnam and is also a tourist destination in Quang Binh that attracts millions of visitors every year. This place is considered a fairy-tale place with endless stretches of white sand, clear blue sea in the shadow of clouds and sky. The sea here is highly appreciated for its cleanliness, clarity, and gentle waves, which are very suitable for swimming and relaxing.
The smooth white sand beach is where you can organize beach games such as volleyball, football or organize picnics are very suitable.
Exploring the culinary world of the sea with countless delicacies such as lobster, scallops, blood cockles, silk scallops, betel nut, lake fish, and Hanh fish… are all great experiences you should try.
Nhat Le Beach – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
3. Canh Duong Fresco Village
- Address: Canh Thuong, Quang Trach, Quang Binh
Canh Duong Frescoed Village is an ancient village with a history of more than 375 years, the land of many talented people in Quang Binh. The most unique here is the frescoed road, stretching from the Ancestral Temple to the coastal road, which is completely full of vivid 3D paintings. The content of these paintings simulates the process of formation, development, and the beauties in history – culture, in the labor of Quang Binh land.
What young people love most when coming here is taking pictures on the frescoed road. The experience of traveling to Canh Duong Frescoed Village is that you do not forget to visit the old houses, visit the Ancestral Temple …
If you are lucky enough to come here on the occasion of the traditional New Year, you can also experience participating in traditional festivals with folk games, songs of seafarers … very interesting.
Canh Duong Fresco Village – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
4. Quang Phu Sand Dunes
- Address: Nhan Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Binh
- Ticket price: 30,000 VND / 2 hours / 1 person
The gentle sand dunes stretch to the coast and are extremely wild and peaceful. It is chosen as one of the great places for young people.
The sandhill is only about 100m high, the slopes are gentle, so it is very suitable for climbing sand dunes, playing skateboards… Another unique feature is the shape of the sand that is constantly changing by the whispering sea breeze day and night.
Near Quang Phu sand dune area, there are many other beautiful sand dunes such as Bau Trung, Nhan Trach… There are also some other sand dunes such as Nhan Trach, Bau Trung… A Great suggestion for you is to find the commune. Nhan Trach, which is about 5km from the sand dunes to explore the world of unique cuisine such as shrimp, dried fish, dried squid, fresh sea seafood… and participate in traditional festivals (whale procession, boating, dancing,…
Quang Phu Sand Dunes – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
5. Jumping Rock Beach
- Address: located at the foot of Ly Hoa Pass in Thanh Trach, Bo Trach District, Quang Binh Province
This place is called the Jumping Rock Beach because the rock beach has countless small mountain ranges piled on top of each other forming many strange shapes.
Seen from afar, Jumping Rock Beach looks like a masterpiece picture of nature with many strange shapes such as a sunbathing buffalo, a kneeling elephant, a kneeling tiger.
Coming to Jumping Rock Beach, you will have a cultural and historical relic dating back to the Le Dynasty at the foot of the pass. In addition, the Coc Well area located deep in the Coc Cave is also very interesting to explore.
Jumping Rock Beach – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
6. Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
Address: in the territory of Tan Trach, Thuong Trach, Phuc Trach, Xuan Trach, and Son Trach communes of Bo Trach district, Quang Binh Province
The hottest tourist destination in Quang Binh is definitely Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. This is a World Heritage site that is very popular with domestic and foreign tourists. Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park has both developed eco-tourism and has many historical sites and attractive tourist activities such as walking, climbing, boating, cycling…
Phong Nha – Ke Bang has enormous geological value with a variety of rocks such as quartz, siliceous limestone, marl, granodiorite, diorite, aplite, pegmatite… with a history of development for more than 400 million years. Coming here, you will visit 300 large and small caves. This place is considered a paradise for scientists to research and explore. In which, the most prominent are En Cave, Dark Cave, Cha An Cave, Phong Nha Cave, Vom Cave, Ca Cave…
Phong Nha Ke Bang also has dozens of peaks over 1,000 meters high. Challenging is a unique point for those who love climbing. The highest is Co Rilata peak 1,128 meters, Co Preu 1,213 meters.
Inside the primary tropical rainforest of this national park are 10 vegetation types, 15 wide habitat types with 2,951 species of plants, and thousands of species of animals.
Coming to Phong Nha – Ke Bang not only gives you the most vivid footage of nature but also helps bring back unique cultural and historical values.
Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
7. Phong Nha Cave
- Address: located in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park
- Reference ticket price: 150,000 VND/adult ticket; Sightseeing boat price is 550,000 VND/boat (maximum capacity of 12 guests, with life jackets)
Phong Nha Cave is known as “Thien Nam First Cave” because of its unique beauty. This is also a world natural heritage recognized by UNESCO. The road to Phong Nha Cave on the Son River also shows you the magnificent beauty of nature.
Crossing the riverbed of Phong Nha Cave, you will go to Tien Cave and Cung Dinh cave. Hang Tien has stalactites over 20m high, which are likened to fairies with long shiny hair. Cung Dinh Cave has such a name because inside are stalactites like thrones that are intricately carved.
Phong Nha Cave – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
8. Paradise Cave
- Address: Km 16 Ho Chi Minh Road, West Branch, Bo Trach, Quang Binh
One more tourist destination in Quang Binh is in the Top of the most beautiful caves in the world. The cave has a length of more than 31.4 km, a width of about 30-100m, a maximum ceiling of 80m. True to its name, you will experience watching heaven on earth with hundreds of thousands of large and round stalactites, rocks of all shapes and sizes. Inside the cave, there are many species of animals such as spiders, crickets, fish, bats, etc.
To fully explore Paradise Cave, you have to pass many different stages; there is a section of kayaking over 100m of stream, bending down to pass. The Sky Well is the place where the cave receives direct sunlight, creating a rare and wonderful beauty in the world. From here, you can hear the murmuring stream like a symphony.
Paradise Cave – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
9. Tien Son Cave
- Address: Son Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Binh
- Reference ticket price: 800000/adult ticket, 40,000 VND/child ticket
- Boat rental price is: 360,000 VND / boat (capacity of 12 people).
Referring to Quang Binh tourism, it is impossible to forget Tien Son Cave. This place is also known as Dry Cave – the famous beautiful cave of Phong Nha – Ke Bang. Tien Son Cave is about 980m long, inside is like a stalactite castle with many different shapes.
Conquering Tien Son cave is quite a difficult journey. Crossing the difficult mountain road is about 330 steps to reach the cave entrance. Tien Son cave is likened to a fairyland with countless colorful stone blocks. The high arch of the cave has many stone veins, and the marble columns are like a fairyland.
In addition to exploring Tien Son cave, you can also admire the village landscape and the Chay, Trooc and Son rivers coming from the majestic Truong Son range. The gentle waterfalls winding around the village, the rice fields stretching endlessly… also give you a strange sense of peace.
Tien Son Cave – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
10. En Cave in Quang Binh
- Address: DT562, Thuong Trach, Bo Trach, Quang Binh
You will be extremely surprised to know that the most suitable tourist destination in Quang Binh for camping is En Cave. This is a cave located in the area of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, this is the third-largest cave in the world. En Cave is 1.6 km long, divided into 3 gates, of which the widest place is 170m, the highest place is about 100m.
The road to Hang En is also a great experience when you have to pass Ba Giang slope, Rao Thuong valley, Doong Village, and dozens of different small streams. Inside En Cave, there is a campsite for tourists, so you will feel free to explore the entire cave. The scenery in the cave is very poetic with 2 clear blue lakes (1 warm water lake, 1 cold water lake). you can bathe in the lake, it’s also very safe. In the cave, there are many swallows nesting on giant stalactites having more than 300 million years old.
En Cave in Quang Binh – Top 10 Tourist Attractions in Quang Binh
