Travelogues Quang Binh province

At 6 a.m. we arrive in Dong Hoi. Dong Hoi is located at the narrowest point of Vietnam. From Dong Hoi on the South China Sea to the Laotian border it is only 40 km. In front of...

Train ride from Hanoi...

Wednesday the 29th of January til Saturday the 1st of February: I picked Dong Hoi as a base to do tours into Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park and because I could reach it easily...

Today (01/21/18) we checked out of the hostel. Yesterday we had a beer, a Red Bull, and a water that was in the room. We never drank anything before and were never asked if we...

We briefly considered removing Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park from our route to save time and spend a few extra days elsewhere. Thank God, and Friedl, that we didn't. Friedl (a...

Hello everyone, Yesterday, we had a change of plan for today :). We discovered that Phong Nha National Park is only an hour away from us, so we decided to incorporate it into...

About 500 kilometers away from the Vietnamese capital Hanoi, lies the Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. The park covers an area of 86,000 hectares and is located right on the...

From our hotel window in Phong Nha, we had a view of the Song River and could observe people "harvesting" algae as feed for the fish in their fish farms It also...

On 09.05.2019, we arrived in Phong Nha in the evening by sleeper bus. The place, or rather the adjacent National Park 'Phong Nha-Ke Bang', is mainly known for its numerous...

After a 4.5-hour bus ride, we arrived in the evening at Phong Nha National Park. It's always surprising how everything works out. We only asked the last hostel for a bus and it...

Da Phong Nha, wie bereits erwähnt, für seine Höhlen berühmt ist, besuchten wir heute auch eine solche, die Phong Nha Cave. Nur ein paar Meter von unserem Hostel entfernt ging es...

Hi guys Today we started the day completely relaxed :). Somehow we are not so good at getting up early at the moment, but it's also very late every evening and relaxed days look...

In the morning we leave our beautiful homestay in Phong Nha National Park and take the bus back to Dong Hoi. The city where we arrived by train a few days ago. There we have...

The last 3 days we spent in Phong Nha National Park. Phong Nha National Park is characterized by mountains, tropical forests, and underground rivers, and is known for its...

21.2. 8:00am My alarm clock rings. I head to the breakfast buffet. Fried egg, baguette, calamari rings, watermelon, and pho. This time I don't eat the meat from the pho. It...

Hey everyone Today was another day of pure motorcycle riding. We started shortly after 10 am and reached our destination today at 4 pm. It was another long day on the bike and...

The rain was a constant companion these days. But well, we came to Phong Nha to explore more caves, so it shouldn't bother us. It was a pity though, as the area is very...

Today, after breakfast, I went straight to the mechanic to ask about Maggie. He said the 'entire' engine is dead and he needs to replace it. We negotiated the price to around...

Today, we had planned a 230 km long route through the jungle. We had read everything possible about this route, that it should only be done with super reliable motorcycles or...

Together with the Chinese girl Joy, whom I met in the hostel in Hue, I took the bus to Phong Nha. There are loads of caves to explore here. On the internet, I saw a few pictures...

Off to Paradise Cave

23.2. 9:58am Back from breakfast, I pack my bag for today in my room. I want to visit the Dark Cave and the Botanical Garden. Fortunately, it rained heavily yesterday. Today is...

New day, here I am

Early in the morning, at seven o'clock, we got on the scooter and headed towards Paradise Cave. On the way, we immersed ourselves in the beautiful nature of Phong Nha National...

From Ninh Binh, we allowed ourselves for the first time to load our motorcycles onto a bus to cover the 400 kilometers to Phong Nha. This should shorten the 2500 kilometers that...

After eight hours of relaxed train journey, we arrived at Dong Hoi train station, where we shared a taxi with a Dutch couple to continue to Phong Nha, our actual destination....

Hello dear ones! From Hue, we continued to Phong Nha. A small town near Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. Here we hiked a part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, explored the surroundings...