Hang En Cave Phong Nha, Quang Binh, Vietnam

Hang En is one of the largest natural caves in the world, located deep within the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh Province. It has a large passage, running through a limestone mountain, with three entrances that are up to 110m high, a ceiling that reaches 145m at its highest point, and the widest section of the passageway reaching up to 200m. Inside Hang En Cave in Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, there is a clear stream that flows through the cave, eventually heading to Hang Son Doong.

To reach to Hang En, customers would have to takes a one-day hike, including passing over Ba Gian Hill and through Ban Doong, the home of the Bru - Van Kieu people. In oder to do that guests have to book a Hang En Cave Adventure tour by Oxalis - the only company that is authorized to operate tour to Hang Son Doong, the world's largest cave. It is also the only way of how to get to Hang En Cave Quang Binh.

Hang En Cave in Vietnam has been featured by international media such as National Geographic, The New York Times, Lonely Planet, Good Morning America and notably in the Hollywood blockbuster film “Pan: In the Neverland” (2015) produced by Warner Bros.

Hang En Cave has been a popular adventure tourism destination since June 2012. Oxalis is the only licensed tour operator for exploring the cave with caving safety equipment and all its tour guides, assistants, and porters have undergone training to ensure visitor safety during the Hang En Cave Expedition.

History of discovery and origin of the name Hang En

The origin of the name

With its high cliffs and wide floor, Hang En Cave in Quang Binh Province has long been a haven for hundreds of thousands of swifts during their nesting season. The spectacle each evening or early morning of streams of swifts returning from or heading out to feed is an amazing sight. The name originated from the fact that this large cave was a nesting habitat for thousands of swifts, and the local people named the cave after this bird species.