Sung Sot Cave, Ha Long

Depending on their schedule, visitors can choose to visit Sung Sot Cave at any time of the year. The peak season when traveling to Sung Sot Cave in Ha Long will usually fall in the following two periods:

• Summer: The summertime from May to July will be the peak season when you travel and visit this place.

• Winter: The wintertime from December to February of the following year is the time that many foreign tourists choose to visit Sung Sot Cave.

If you plan to visit this place during the above two periods, you should book a room in advance to avoid the situation of "booking out".

In addition, Sung Sot Cave is also close to other famous tourist attractions in Ha Long such as Dau Nguoi Island,Me Cung Cave, Luon Cave, Bo Nau Cave, ... Tourists should consider arranging their schedule so that you can discover as many interesting places as possible.

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From Hanoi, visitors can choose to travel by self-driving car, bus or plane to Ha Long city center. Then from the city center, move towards Hai Quan Street to get to Bai Chay ferry terminal. This distance will probably take about 4 km.

From Bai Chay ferry terminal, you can choose to travel by boat or canoe to reach Bo Hon Island - where Sung Sot Cave is located (about 14km long).

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To be able to visit this place, visitors should buy tickets along the Ha Long Bay route. Specifically, you need to buy tickets for route 2 which will include attractions such as Ti Top Island - Soi Sim Island - Thien Cung Cave - Sung Sot Cave - Trinh Nu Cave. You can easily buy tickets at two major cruise ports in Ha Long including Ha Long international cruise port and Tuan Chau international cruise port.

If you choose to visit during the day, the ticket price will be about 290,000 VND/person. In case you choose to visit 2 days 1 night or 3 days 2 nights, the ticket price respectively will be 590,000 VND/person or 790,000 VND/person.

To reach Sung Sot Cave on Bo Hon Island, visitors will have to climb 50 stone steps. The scenery on the way up to the cave is extremely beautiful, surrounded by the canopy of extremely luxuriant ancient forest trees.

When you start entering the cave, you will admire thousands of stalagmites and stalactites in various shapes and sizes. You continue along the road about 800m long to the end of the cave, you will see the magical and beautiful scenery of the cave gradually appearing.

Inside the cave will include 2 main compartments. The first compartment is the compartment outside the cave, often compared to a huge, majestic Opera house with a curved dome and countless stalactites sparkling like lights shining everywhere. The cave is estimated to be about 30m high. Above the cave ceiling are small, smooth indentations that create the feeling that the cave is delicately and elaborately carved.

In this compartment, you will admire the stalactites created from the magic of nature. There are many interesting shapes from stalactites that you can imagine such as horses, banyan trees, swords, sea bears, dinosaurs, ...

Inside the cave there are also a few small, lovely ponds and lakes, making the scene cooler. Stalactites and stalagmites spread across the top of the cave and inside the cave, providing an extremely breathtaking scene.

When moving to the highest point of the cave, you will be surprised by the enchanting scenery here. This place is also called the "royal garden", where there are clear, quiet lakes with beautiful flowers and green trees around.

Besides, in this area you will see many groups of monkeys running around and many species of birds flying around the space. Visitors will certainly be immersed in the charming, wild beauty filled with natural appeal.

Possessing such magical and wonderful scenery, it is not difficult to understand why Sung Sot Cave has become a tourist destination chosen by many tourists when visiting Ha Long.

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• You have to climb 50 stone steps from Bo Hon Island dock if you want to reach Sung Sot Cave. Therefore, it's best to wear comfortable and easy-to-move-in clothing such as jeans, T-shirts, sneakers, or sandals, ...

• Because you have to walk a long distance, don't bring too many things with you.

• Because the humidity in the cave will be higher than outside, so has many insects are breeding and residing inside. Therefore, you should equip yourself with a bottle of mosquito and insect spray.

• Remember to add a hat and apply sunscreen to help protect your skin better against the burning sun on summer days.

So, Justfly has just discovered with you the captivating beauty of Sung Sot Cave in Ha Long. Hopefully through these shares, visitors will have more useful information related to this tourist destination. Don't forget to plan to explore Sung Sot Cave in the future to admire this majestic beauty.