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Condé Nast Traveller (CNT) just released the results of its annual Readers' Choice Awards, and for the fifth year in a row, accordingly Vietnam ranked 12th among the top 20 destinations travellers want to visit. 
Vietnam ranked 12th among the top 20 destinations travellers want to visit. 

Wandering Chef Anthony Bourdain says going to Vietnam changed his life. “It just seemed like another planet; a delicious one that sort of sucked me in and never let go” he told CNT. We’d be happy just to sip Vietnamese coffee and eat pho all day, but the adventurous can descend into the world's largest cave, Son Doong, in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park. 
Italy is the No. 1 destination on the list that travellers wish to visit once in their lifetime. According to the CNT readers, who've voted for Italy as the number one country to visit in the world for five years in a row, Italy is all about leisure - sip wine for hours in Venice's Piazza San Marco, make friends whilst laying in hammocks on a villa in Tuscany, or sunbathe on the cliffs of Riomaggiore. France, the country that gave us cabaret, champagne, and hundreds of cheese varietals is one of the most romantic places on earth. In the springtime - an excellent season for a trip to France - the editors of CNT praise Morzine for some of the most beautiful hiking you can imagine. Under two hours by car from Morzine, Lake Annecy is an enchanting detour. Spain, the US and Greece ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively. The awards are based on the ratings and feedback of more than 128,000 readers - the highest level of participation in the magazine's history. Other Readers’ Choice Awards include the world's best cruise lines, hotels, spas and airlines, among others. 


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Hang Son Doong Cave - Son Doong Cave


The Hang Son Doong Cave was first discovered by a Local Vietnamese man in 1991, but British cavers were the first to explore it in 2009. Now, Touching Indochina Tour is running trial tours of the cave and accepting sign-ups for real six-day tours to take place next year. 

The man who discovered Son Doong didn't go inside the cave because the entrance he found had too steep a drop. On next year's tours, visitors will rappel 80 meters to enter Son Doong Cave.

The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the biggest cave in the world. It's over 5.5 miles long, has a jungle and river, and could fit a 40-story skyscraper within its walls.

Getting to Son Doong Cave - The world's largest Cave in Vietnam


The newly discovered cave has been touted as the largest cave in the world, although other caves vie for the title of longest (Mammoth Cave in Brownsville, Kentucky nabs that title with about 400 miles of passageways) and deepest (Krubera Cave in the nation of Georgia).









The roof of the Son Doong Cave collapsed centuries ago, allowing a lush jungle to take root. Monkeys and flying foxes live in what explorers named the Garden of Edam. On their first night inside the cave, visitors will camp near Hand of Dog, a humongous stalagmite that looks like a dog's paw.




Son Doong Cave is a jackpot of rare cave pearls. The pearls form over hundreds of years as water drips down, dries up and leaves layers of calcite crystals on grains of sand. 




Scientists have discovered never-before-seen plant species around Son Doong's waterfalls. Oh, and there's a whole river in there, too.


Source: http://visavietnam.pro/vi/news/Vietnam-Country/World-s-Largest-Cave-in-Vietnam-Son-Doong-Cave-57/

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