Bright Cave - Dark Cave
15-07-2024 08:00
The most beautiful and unique cave chain in Lan Ha Bay
Dark Cave - Bright Cave (local name also known as Ca Cave) is a frog-shaped cave with the cave floor submerged deep in sea water, while the ceiling is above the water. It is an indispensable destination on sightseeing trips. Lan Ha Bay. From Cai Beo Tourist Port in the south of Lan Ha Bay, you can take a cruise ship at an average speed of about 1 hour and 20 minutes. On the way here, you can see the entire Lan Ha Bay. , pass But Day Cape, enter Cua Van, see the Ba Trai Dao beach area, Hon But
Dark Cave - Bright Cave is known as a beautiful kayaking area, the only place in Lan Ha Bay where visitors can visit 4 underground caves in the same area, including: Dark Cave, Bright Cave, Bat Cave (also known as Dark Cave, Bright Cave, Bat Cave). called Hang Ca), Jellyfish Cave. Dark cave is the longest cave at over 200m, but quite narrow and dark inside. If you want to visit this cave, you need a flashlight and depends on tidal conditions. Sang Cave, Bat Cave (over 100m long), Jellyfish Cave are domed caves with quite high ceilings, you can use a small boat or kayak to go through.
The kayaking route to visit all 4 caves is about 5.3km, the journey is about 1 hour 30 minutes. If tidal conditions or the management unit does not allow access to Dark Cave, you can row a boat to visit 3 caves: Bright Cave, Bat Cave, and Jellyfish Cave, about 4.1 km with a journey of about 45 minutes.
The Dark Cave - Bright Cave area belongs to the core zone of the Cat Ba Archipelago World Biosphere Reserve, where there is a particularly high biodiversity both in the sea and in the forest. You can often observe a number of primate species foraging or playing in the forests located in the valley lakes such as: White-headed Langur, Golden Monkey, Brown Monkey.....
Within the closed range of Dark Cave - Bright Cave area. This is a safe place for kayaking because of its isolation and is not located on a boat or boat creek. On the other hand, Dark Cave - Bright Cave is surrounded by high mountains so it is completely calm, the moderate ocean current is completely suitable for kayaking activities; You can admire the beautiful stalactites falling from the cave dome, the sound of water dripping from the stalactites and the wingspan of the flocks of bats living in the cave dome. During the tourist season, the busiest time for tourists to kayak here is from: Morning from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., afternoon from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Bright Cave and Dark Cave are known as one of the most unique caves because the formation of the cave is not above water like many other caves. On the contrary, the cave is shaped by many islands of different sizes, over time gradually creating a cave with a unique shape.
Source: Cat Hai District Sports, Culture and Information Center and collected