Thursday, 14 April 2016

Oxalis Four Day Tu Lan Caving Tour

Tu Lan campsite from Hang Ken entrance

Another fine tour, weather good and water is warming up nicely.

Hang Chuot, or Rat Cave

Here's a few selected pictures from the tour, mostly caves as that's what it's about!

The short swim through cave on day two

Day two is mostly jungle trekking, with just one short cave to swim through.

Jumping off the water fall at Hang Ken

On Day three, we arrive at our campsite in time for lunch, early enough that there is time for a swim before heading into Hang Ken.

Hang Ken


Hang Ken entrance


Hang Ken


The Tan Hoa local equivalent to Pho Bo, very tasty

After we finish the tour (and after a hot shower we head into the village for a spot of lunch before the drive back to Phong Nha. There seem to be two different eating houses in Tan Hoa, both serve very tasty servings of noodle soup. This one was new to me, a very colourful plate full.

Mmm, Beer

The whole of the village floods in the wet season, up to six metres deep so many of the locals have a small floating house. In the winter they put all their belongings inside the small shed so when (if) there is a flood, all is safe until the waters recede.

Floating house

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