This was my first time visiting Phong Nha cave with my family. When we got there, we got on a small boat where they toured us inside the cave. Their rules and policies were very strict. They only allowed a limit of ten people on the boat. If your family has more than ten people in a group, then the extra people must share another boat with someone else. The cave was very dark. The cave was very similar to Dong Thien Duong cave. I would prefer Dong Thien Duong's cave because you can walk inside the cave, and it is much cooler than Phong Nha's cave. We did not get on land to take a walk around Phong Nha cave because we had already seen Dong Thien Duong cave before we got here.

5 stars! I had a wonderful experience on this excursion, which included tours of Paradise Cave & Phong Nha Cave, a boat ride, a delicious lunch, and plenty of water to stay hydrated on a hot July day. As promised, the caves and the river are gorgeous. My tour guide Duyen ("Chocolate") was very welcoming, knowledgeable, and accommodating, especially given that I have a neuromuscular condition that affects my mobility and makes me take a little longer to navigate stairs. I appreciate her willingness to answer my curiosity questions and her restaurant recommendation for Dong Hoi. The braised fish and fresh vegetables I ate did not disappoint! I'm not sure I could find a better use of $65 USD. I also truly enjoyed meeting other travelers on this tour.

I was quite underwhelmed with this tour- especially for the price. The guides weren’t great, we finished up at Dark cave quickly and waited around doing nothing for an hour and a half then went and had lunch then onto Phong Nha cave. Definitely not worth the money. I have been in several amazing tours here for much cheaper.

Fantastic. We were with PHONGNHA DISCOVERY tours for a full day tour to Paradise Cave & Dark Cave from Dong Hoi. Our guide ((Victree) was great. If you travel to Vietnam, don’t miss this one. It was a once in a lifetime experience. John & Bonnie (Canada)

Brilliant experience! Do nor bother paying for a guided tour just turn up and pay 450 dong that includes a tour guide through the cave, mud bath, swimming, zip-lining & Kayaking. The guide and experience was well worth the money and really good fun. It’s 30 minute on a motorbike from Phong Nha. Highly recommend

Very good guide that gave us a lot of information. Amazing experience to see the caves and the nice blue water

The trip was awesome ! It was raining but still so nice ! Our tour guide Chocolate was super nice and did a great job at giving us info. Would highly recommend!

This was an absolutely incredible day. We booked the Dark Cave tour but the way they run the tours is you do one in the morning and a second in the afternoon. We were also given the choice to change the caves we went to if we wanted so it was all super casual and easygoing which was great. As it was raining in the morning we did Paradise Cave then and in the afternoon some did dark cave and some did phong nha cave as these involve more outdoor adventure elements so was good to have the dry weather. As others reviewers have said you need to bring a towel and swimmers for the dark cave tour. It’s so much fun and full of variety, doing the zip line towards the cave entrance, then you swim there and swim through the cave, then you trek through the cave for the mud bath, and then return and kayak back to the start. For those who weren’t strong swimmers there was a paddle board to sit on for the swimming sections. The food at lunchtime was amazing and had a meat and a vegetarian platter. Our guide Victor was excellent, super friendly and lots to point out on our way to the caves. Overall just a fantastic day I can’t recommend it enough.

This is a good tour, the cages are breath taking and the tour guides are very friendly and helpful. I do wish however that more information was available on TripAdvisor. If you weigh more than 90 kgs you cannot participate in the zipline activities. Also, you need to pack swimmers, a change of clothes and a towel. We did dark cave first which has the mud bath and a lot of swimming activities.. you require to dry yourself and get changed prior to heading to paradise cave. Also, if it's wet weather, you will need a rain coat. Apart from not having all the information available, the tour is definitely worth doing! Do yourself a favour and explore this amazing national park.

We really enjoyed our tour to see Paradise cave and Phong Nha cave. Our guide Tuyen was excellent! She was very funny, knowledgeable about the area and the caves and spoke great English. We had plenty of time to really explore both caves and soak them in. Everything was well organised and communication was good before and during the tour.

Both the caves were amazing, especially the Phong Nha cave. Tour guide was super friendly and explained everything well

Paradise Cave and Phong Nha Cave is definitely worth the trip! Paradise cave is well set up and a good walk through. After that I get a very nice lunch and on the boat to Phong Nha Cave Our guide Tuyen was a local from the area and very knowledgeable. Very well organised tour! Thank u for the day!!👍🏻👍🏻😊

The dark cave was amazing but definitely be mindful that you should DEFINITELY wear water shoes because there’s jagged rocks you go through and most of us cut it stumped our feet. Also, may be tough tour for people 55 and up because it’s slippery and you have to climb over a boulder. I brought my 60, 69, and 70 year old family members and it was tough for them. Also, bring a change of clothes for after the dark cave because you will have a locker. The food was really good and there were so many fun activities to do at dark cave, but if older you may not find as fun, such as slide, relay race, zip line, and kayak. In regards to the tour guide, he was friendly, patient, and took our pictures. We struggled to understand him a lot and he only gave brief information at beginning of dark cave and everything else was direction of where to go. Also, would have been useful for him to provide info about swim shoes, the lockers, and kayaking being done on own at dark cave open area. The bus and van were very comfortable.

Truly a phenomenal experience! Our tour guide, Duyên was so gracious and had a great sense of humor throughout the tour. As a Viet Kiểu, my Vietnamese was not on par to the local Vietnamese, but Duyên and I laughed about how her accent in Dong Hỏi is not understandable with other local Vietnamese in other areas. The tour itself was worth while! Paradise cave had so much to offer and was very large to explore. I enjoyed lunch as well! A great variety of traditional home cooked dishes! Phòng Nhà was also a remarkable experience as you got to be on a boat for a duration. Exploring the Phong Nhà cave by foot was not as long as in Paradise Cave but it was well worth the experience. My only big regret throughout this tour was that we ended up staying in Dong Hỏi instead of Phòng Nhà… Our flight the next day was delayed by 6 hours and my partner and I contemplated on rebooking this excursion again… We didn’t and realized we should have! The caves were so magnificent, pictures and videos could not do justice!

One of the best days in our Viet Nam trip. Both caves are absolutely something to see in your lifetime! The tour gives you enough time to really explore the caves without being rushed. Our guide Duyen provided information but left us a lot of time to explore on our own which is really what you want to do in these gigantic beautiful caves.