Admire the wild paradise with Miss Ngoc Diem
Miss Tourism 'escaped' from the hustle and bustle of the city, finding a beautiful, pristine riverside place, one of the hottest destinations recently.
Miss Tourism Ngoc Diem has just returned from a vacation at the Dark Cave, Chay River, and Mooc Stream tourist area (Quang Binh). As a travel enthusiast who has been to more than 35 countries, Ngoc Diem was still truly surprised by the magical, wild, and isolated beauty of this place. This is a fairly new name but has recently begun to attract the attention of tourists.
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"Not as well known as Phong Nha, Ke Bang national park or the majestic Son Doong cave, but this is a must-visit tourist destination, especially for those who love majestic natural scenery combined with thrilling, exploratory games."
The scenery here is even more beautiful than what you see in Diem's pictures: deep blue sky, green mountains and forests, and a mysteriously blue water color due to eroded limestone, blending into the endless blue flow. A picture could not be more beautiful on a hot summer day! Imagine the feeling of immersing yourself in that cool blue water, there is nothing more wonderful," the beauty queen introduced.
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Ngoc Diem does not share advice on how to travel, what to do, where to stay because information about the tourist cluster of Hang Toi, Song Chay, Suoi Mooc can be found a lot on the internet. She only shares her own feelings and some experiences for those who are in need of coming here to relax:
- You should go in the summer, remember to check the weather forecast, choose a sunny day because the water is quite cold. A sunny day will be ideal for all the senses to feel the beauty of this place.
- No need to buy a tour if you have a companion. Ride a motorbike together, feel the wind blowing with the scent of the mountains and forests on your face; ask the locals for directions, go through the majestic mountains; stop at the green peanut fields and take some selfies - it feels much cooler than traveling by tourist car or bus. I missed this feeling on the trip, so I regret it.
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- Prepare yourself a hot bikini. The organizer will ask you not to bring your phone for fear of dropping it in the water or mud, but please prepare a waterproof plastic bag (the kind for the beach) to record these unique images, otherwise it would be a waste.
- Spend at least half a day here, starting with ziplining from one side of the river to the other side of the mouth into the dark cave, groping in the cave, looking at fossils, sliding in the mud, and taking a mud bath. Every year, the flood comes once to cover the mouth of the cave, when it recedes, it leaves behind a lot of mineral mud that has medicinal properties and is good for the skin. And, the mud is also a bit cold, so those who are afraid of the cold can sit on the bank and play with clay, cover themselves with mud (like me)... then go back to bathe in the stream.
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- When you get ashore, don't forget to order a grilled food tray with sticky rice, river shrimp, stream fish and a can of beer. I can only say: Great!
- Diem thinks it would be great to spend an evening here. Just think about the feeling of the afternoon, the mountains and forests starting to get misty, a few streaks of blue smoke hanging over the roofs of the houses of the people living here; listening to the birds chirping, the gibbons howling and enjoying a hot meal with wild vegetables, stream fish, grilled meat and a few glasses of strong wine. At night, hugging each other to sleep in the pure atmosphere of the mountains and forests.
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It would be a mistake not to visit the remaining "treasures" of Quang Binh such as Thien Duong Cave (the largest dry cave in Asia), Phong Nha Cave (the first cave in the South), and En Cave. To explore them all, you should probably spend 2-3 days.
According to ngoisao.net