Travelogues Phong Nha

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....