Dianne Apen-Sadler is an editor and writer for many famous magazines and newspapers such as Wanderlust, Conde Nast Traveller, The Nation News, Daily Mail... Recently, in the British travel magazine Wanderlust, she introduced to readers around the world 9 destinations that bring "aplanetary" experiences. Among them is Son Doong in the "kingdom of caves" of Quang Binh, Vietnam.
According to Dianne, Son Doong Cave is very difficult to measure its absolute size. The cave is known as the world's largest cave with a length of 9km, "enough to cover a neighborhood in New York but still have room". Many of the world's tallest stone cages are also found here with a height of up to 80m and an underground river flowing through the cave.
Visitors can visit this cave on a multi-day adventure tour. However, the number of guests is limited and must be booked in advance for the whole year to get a ticket.
Hang Son Doong was listed in the Guinness World Record Book in 2009. Since then, the cave has been honored by many famous explorers and international media. Not only a paradise for nature and adventure enthusiasts, Son Doong Cave is also the setting for MV alone, Pt II (Alan Walker), planet Earth series (BBC)...
In addition to Son Doong, 8 other destinations in the world that are rated by Wanderlust magazine as having surreal beauty are:
Salar de Uyuni saltwater copper, Bolivia
Socotra Island, Yemen
Sossusvlei Desert, Namibia
Puna de Atacama, Argentina
White Sands National Park, New Mexico, USA
Lençois Maranhenses National Park, Brazil
Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park, Philippines
Vatnajökull National Park, Iceland
