Our LAST DAY in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park - Paradise Cave and Living with Locals
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We are spending our last day in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park exploring Paradise Cave and hanging out with our homestay family. Paradise Cave is the longest dry cave in Asia with a length of over 31km and a height of over 60m. This was a great last stop on our itinerary and we were so happy with our decision to go check it out. After visiting the cave, we went to spend time with our host family for our last night. We cooked dinner, visited, played games, and had such a fun evening! Tune in next week as we travel to a new city here in Vietnam! Hope you enjoyed and thanks for watching :)
WHERE WE STAYED: bit.ly/3QKi1Bb
-- Sammy and Tommy
Filmed February 2020
Episode 106 | Phong Nha, Vietnam
#Vietnam #PhongNha #PhongNhaNationalPark #phongnhakebang
Our LAST DAY in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park - Paradise Cave and Living with Locals
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00:00 Recap
01:50 Intro
02:50 Phong Nha
04:00 Paradise Cave
09:18 Snack Time
09:34 Thank You
12:20 Phong Nha
13:01 Coffee Break
13:27 School Pick Up
14:28 Homestay Life
14:59 Cooking with Locals
17:41 Local Shop
19:21 Dinner with Homestay Family
22:21 Saying Goodbye
Cảm ơn gia đình bạn tới Việt Nam chúng tôi chúc đại gia đình bạn mạnh khỏe và khám phá nhiều địa danh trên đất nước chúng tôi
Cám ơn vì sự đón tiếp nồng nhiệt! Chúng tôi yêu Việt Nam và nóng lòng muốn khám phá thêm về nó!
I am Vietnamese, and I am so proud of my hometown. The little girl from 18:30 to the end of the video is so cute.
Hi Sam and Tommy. Your clips are so touching in term of content, vibe and the way you shooting. Thanks so much for visiting to Vietnam to support our tourism industry including vendors and people who are working in this. I do hope you would very much enjoy the trip and become our beautiful country tourism ambassadors from now on.Hope to welcome you all soon later as we still have many gorgeous places to be discovered! Peace and Cheers!!
Hello 👋 Thanks for making our day with such a wonderful compliment 🥰 We loved our time in Vietnam! Can't wait to come back and see more it!
the interaction with the host family was quite beautiful. especially with the smart little girl Hong. you can tell she really appreciated your guys’ company and probably the chance to practice her english. awesome video ty!
Thanks so much! The family was so inviting and sweet. Hong was the best! Taught us so many things! We are so grateful for this wonderful experience 🙏 Thanks for the great feedback!
It's a bit sad to see you guys leave, I love your videos in this town: peaceful, relaxing and beautiful. I like the way you communicate with the locals, they are so friendly.
Again, the footage and the music are a great combination.💯
6:22 Your dad is so funny. 😆
Thank you so much! It was sad and difficult to leave. I could have spent a lot of time in that area 😍 Thanks for the great feedback 🙏
I’d love to visit the cave, definitely going in our list!
Don't miss it! It's much better in person! Thanks for watching 🤗
One of the reasons I enjoy watching your adventures is because of your parents/inlaws. They appear similar in age to my wife and I. Basically, it helps me gage if I might be able to do some of these adventures because I wear a prosthesis and have worn one for 40 years, but still active and adventurous. We hope to leave our adventures in Thailand next year, and spend a year in Vietnam. For now, we are living vicariously through you 4, and planning our trip to Vietnam.
That’s great to hear! Another good reason to keep traveling with them! Woo hoo 🎉 A whole year in Vietnam! You’re gonna have so much fun! Thanks for sharing
Hi Sam and Tom, your videos are touching my heart❤️ even those make me homesick. I am Vietnamese who is currently living far from home. To be honest, you guys truly know Vietnam much better than mine, I have not explored Vietnam that much. I love the way you guys travel, live with locals, and truly discover the culture and customs, .... And also, you guys are good and friendly people, can not be forgotten to mention. I hope you enjoy your time in Vietnam and find out more and more fun in the adventure. If you guys need any support, please reach me out, I'll try my best to help even I am in 🇨🇦 Thank you!
Great videos of one of my favorite communities in Vietnam… For those interested in Paradise Cave there’s a longer tour option where you go to the end of the wooden plank walkway, put on helmet with bright light then step down in the floor of the cave and continue into the unlit part of the cave. The guides will bring lunch and you continue a couple of km further. I took a geologist friend with me a couple of years ago and he was blown away by the experience. Out near the end of the unlit area is a pond / river with kayak and swimming area. I opted to hang back a bit with the lunch and just took a nap while everyone else went to the end for a kayak / swim time. Best nap ever :-) looking forward to being back there in September..
I wonder if this is the caving video that One Pack Wanderers did...their experience looked like such an adrenaline rush.
@@hangeroo2439 it is not. I went to One Pack Wanderers and they are accessing the cave in their video via kayaks. Paradise Cave is not accessible by water - access is a fairly lengthy set of stairs to get up to the mouth of the cave, then more stairs descending down to the floor of the cave.
@@kencrouse4403 Ah, okay, but their caving video was super cool. Did you do questionable stuff like they did with the ladders and crossing the swift river?
@@kencrouse4403 Have you seen the multi-day one that Tim and Fin did a few years back? That was an amazing adventure.
@@hangeroo2439 I haven’t… I usually hit Phong Nha for a few days mid-trip for some R&R. This next trip I’m participating in a trail running event up near Sapa on a Saturday that will likely go 12+ hours, then go to Phong Nha the following day for (4) nights - probably get in one day of trekking while there as some friends are coming up to meet me in Phong Nha, but it will mostly be rest. On one trip I rented a moto while in Phong Nha and just explored the stops out in Bong Lai Valley (Pub With Cold Beer among them). Each stop had hammocks overlooking a small river and the day became the “Hammock Tour” - think it was a series of one hour naps… :-) …. I need to schedule a trip where I spend a week there to do some of the more adventurous caving. Also want to rent a moto and ride the 50km loop that goes through the park … so many options there and very laid back.
god damn, you guys are not just exploring vietnam but you're REALLY immersing yourselves in vietnam. this is some real traveling, truly inspiring and it warms the heart to see such an adventurous spirit.
It's so wonderful that you guys took a trip to vietnam with your parents. Vietnam is definitely a place for all generations. I just watched your other clip where your mom talked about the history of the Hoa Lua prison, she did a great job telling the history. What makes your clips so touching and emotional in term of content is that you included all generations, history, cultural. Unlike most youtubers just about selfie themselves eating foods. You guys by far, the best coverage about Vietnam Travel, very deep and touching. Having your parents on the clips have made your clips to another level of meaningful and touching.
We felt so luck to share so many amazing memories together! Thanks for such wonderful compliments 🤗 We are all trying to decide on our next destination together to do it again! Thanks so much for sharing!
Australia do have such cave exist but not that big. The view of those natural crystal rock hanging on the ceiling are magnificent.
We couldn’t believe how large it was 🤯 Wish the camera could of captured it better! Thanks for sharing!
Hy vọng gia đình bạn có nhiều trải nghiệm thú vị hơn nữa trên đất nước chúng tôi
Cám ơn rất nhiều! Chúng tôi sẽ. Vẫn còn rất nhiều điều để khám phá!
Ngạc nhiên. Không nghĩ tới các bạn có thể hoà nhập với cuộc sống của người Việt Nam tốt đến vậy.
Chúng tôi cũng vậy! Chúng tôi thật may mắn khi được mời vào gia đình!
You guys should've taken the time to do Hang En Cave. I did a 2 day, 1 night trek and camping inside the 3rd largest cave in the world. It's situated in the same national park.
The best experience in my lifetime, so far!
Wow sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing and the recommendation!
Còn hàng Sơn Đoong lớn và dài nhất thế giới, nó có cả một cánh rừng nguyên sinh bên trong kéo dài hàng trục km, cửa hang cao bằng tòa nhà 40 tầng....nhưng không phải ai cũng có đủ sức khỏe và tài chính để đăng ký với giá 6000-12000 USD cho một hành trình vào hang....thậm chí phải chờ đợi hàng năm mới đến lượt bởi danh sách đăng ký luôn vượt quá quy định cho mỗi tốp vào hang chỉ không quá 20 người. 🤗🤗🤗
Video was awesome in so many ways! I would be sad to leave such a beautiful area as I can never get over how beautiful those limestone karsts/mountains are and they are right there in your face everywhere. The cave is spectacular in scale and beauty, too. I loved that you took the time to live with the local family and interact with all the people in the area as that really makes it so much more special than just running around checking your bucket list, and then leave.
We love having the constant support of the Queen of Vietnamese CZcams 👸 Thank you friend! We loved spending time with this family! They were seriously the best! We wish our more local videos would do better 🙏 It would make it much easier to keep creating this type of content! We always look forward to seeing your in the comment section 🤗
@@SammyandTommy Sometimes the most spectacular amazing videos don't always get the views they deserve because plebians and their small minds prefer vanilla and boring but also overseas Viets are haters, but those are the times you have to remind yourself that you're doing it so when you're old and gray, you can reminisce about the awesome adventures and experiences of your youth. Videos of HCMC/Saigon will typically get more views because of the overseas Viets, but I prefer videos of the more natural beauty of northern Vietnam and the adventures one can beget there vs big city concrete jungle chaos. I LOVE nature as it is tranquil and sooths my soul. The limestone karsts/mountains/landscape and the caves are just amazingly beautiful and breathtaking to me.
So cool. Host family. What a great way to immerse yourselves in the culture . Well done !!
Would be incredible if you kept in touch with the host family forever!
Such a lovely ending to your staying at the host's house 🥰 Can't wait to see your new destinations in Vietnam.
I am impressed by the little girl! She is so funny and cute!!!!!!!!!
She was so much fun to be around and taught us so much 🙏
In such a busy schedule I found a time to watch your video which made me feel refreshed. Amazing videos always keep creating . I m loving it 😍
We really appreciate it friend 🙏 So glad we could be your refresher! Thanks for the amazing encouragement 💜
Thank you for sharing this wonderful video. I see you gave happiness to the locals. You guys are awesome 👏. Beautiful people met beautiful people ! Love ❤️ you from Canada 🇨🇦.
Our pleasure! I would say, the locals brought us happiness 😉 You're awesome Tom! Thanks for all the love and support 💜
Lovely family, trip of a lifetime.
Yes it was! So lucky to experience it with close family 💜 Thanks for commenting Joe!
This video is awesome as always. Thank you for showing us your wonderful trip in Vietnam. Vietnam has much more to see, hope you have amazing time here with your family~
Thanks so much 🤗 There are so many more things to see! We are going to have to come back to see it all 😍 Thank for being here!
This cave is unbelievable massiv and just smaller than Son Doong Cave 🙀
It really blew our minds how gigantic it was 🤯 Hard to capture but so amazing to visit!
Oh.. my, Here they are again.
Long time no see this lovely family. I like them .
Best wishes to you all.
Thanks for the love 💜 Best wishes to you too 🤗
Great video. Thanks for the heads up about the amount of walking involved in paradise cave. 👍
Our pleasure! Thanks for the watching and the great feedback!
Soooo beautiful
Thanks so much for sharing
Amaaaaaazing cave
Nice experience guys. Have fun and stay safe
Thanks friend 💜
hi everybody with your last vlog your leaving from Phong Nha made me cry. your hosts seems so nice. however your last visit in that amazing cave made me stoun as the nature is so wonderful. Thank for sharing we’re waiting for your next vlog in Hue imperial city.
Such a beautiful video once again my friends, you have shown me so much of Vietnam I haven't seen before, I'm so eager to see and check out in the near distant future.. the cave looked incredible who knew that Vietnam has caves like this..
Just seeing you guys cook Vietnamese food brings joy to me as I'm a big fan of cooking, maybe I too could show you how to cook other Vietnamese dishes.. I look forward seeing what you guys do when you get to Hue.. hope you guys try out and enjoy the dish Bun Bo Hue.. keep up the great work..
Thank you 🤗 We are glad to be able to show parts of Vietnam you haven't seen before. Hopefully you can make it there one day. Yes, would be awesome if our paths crossed someday! Stayed tuned for some yummy Bun Bo Hue!! 😁
Thank You for the video. You guys are wonderful loving people. 🙏
You are so kind! Thanks for being here 🤗
I swear...every video Vietnam is beautiful!!!! Safe travels mates!!
So true! Thanks for watching! Safe travels to you too 💜
The video is really great, from the scenery, the footage, ... to the music. everything comes together perfectly. Awesome!!!
Really appreciate it 😃 Thanks for the wonderful feedback 🙏 Had a fun time creating this one.
Such a wholesome video as always. I wish you would see more cool people like you guys and that host family on your journey. I know I'm demanding, but please upload more ^_^
Thanks so much friend! We are trying to upload more often these days! Thanks for being here 🤗
Wow, what ta way to get to know the area, the beautiful Ninh Binh - staying with the host family! Well done, guys.
Glad you enjoyed it! We really loved our time here and the family was so sweet and accommodating 💜 Appreciate the comment and support!
@@SammyandTommy I follow you as long as you are in Vietnam. But if you are not, you've lost me. This is the only country I care about, and the rest is just history. Happy traveling, folks.
Wow! Love your content, love your family too!😍🇻🇳
That’s very nice of you ☺️ Thanks so much! We will relay the message to the fam bam 🤗
Always love your Vlog
You're the best! Thank you 😄
Unbelievably amazing!!
Thank you so much! Cheers 🍻
Another great mini episode. Great storyline. Thanks.👍. School teacher I heard it’s a great job (the pay is ok about $2 to $3 k / mth).🤠
The cave is so massive. Must be millions years to archive this level.👊🏼
Thanks Ox! Yes both my parents were educators, it's a very hard but rewarding job! The cave was so much larger then we expected 🤯 What an amazing surprise! Appreciate the comments 👊
0:40 Wow! 🤩🤩
Thanks Sam And Tom for this video, amazing and beautiful love it , you have beautiful family you guys so nice 👍
Thanks so much!
Classic from Tom snr👍Ambassadors for Vietnam, that's a well deserved compliment! Were you able to stay longer than a month? Thanks for your excellent work👌
Thanks so much friend! We only stayed for a month, unfortunately only 2 Vietnam videos left to publish 😢 We will have to go back soon! Thanks for always watching!
I used to live there and some how randomly today CZcams recommended your video. Great job!
Ah lucky you to have lived in such a beautiful area! So glad you were recommended our channel! Glad you enjoyed the video! Hope to see you again 👋
Love your videos and your family more and more...very nice and friendly...Wellcome to Hue city. The imperial city of Viet Nam. Hope your family have much best thing in new palce.
You’re too kind 💜 Thanks for the warm welcome 🤗
Thumbnail: Wow......inside the cave is like a cathedral! Mother Earth's cathedral. Awesome! Imagine being there in person like you guys did and what a view would that be!
13:40 You guys seems to blend in with the local family life very well: family cooking, picking up kid at school, playing with local kids, etc. That's cool.
Can't wait to see what you guys have in store for us at Huế. :)
coconut coffee in the coffee station is soo good. Hoping to get back there one day
Very Beautiful cave, love it. ❤🎉
It really is! Thanks for watching!
Sammy is so pretty, Tom is such a lucky guy. From HaNoi-VN with love.
They seemed like such a lovely family
Thank You!!
i love your family ..thank you for visit my vietnam...thank you
We love you too 💜 Thanks for the amazing support 🤗
Thank you for the works you do
Our pleasure! Thank you for watching and commenting 👊
What a great channel makes me want to visit Laos and Vietnam
Thanks Sam and Tommy
Thanks for watching Alec!
Thanks... i love my hometown❤
We loved it too! Thanks so much for watching! 😊
Hi Sam, I loved your videos. I hope you enjoy the days in Việt Nam. My home town is in Huế, loving to see your videos im my home town. I left Hue for Canada for long time
Glad you like them😃 We visit Hue in the next video! Hopefully you enjoy it 🤞Thanks for the comment!
Let me know when you post your videos in Hue. I want to see my home town how it looks.
Nice videos thanks for sharing
Great explored
Thanks!
Wonderful vietnam
Tôi rất hạnh phúc khi Vietnam mang đến cho bạn những giây phút tuyệt vời.
Chúc gia đình bạn mạnh khỏe vui vẻ
Amz with the music😳 max volume & enjoy this video
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the music! Appreciate the love 🤗
So funny and lovely! See you again in Hue, my native city.
Amazing! Your camera skill was on another level. The more I watch cave scenes, it reminds me of climate change and maybe some parts of Phong Nha system cave will be underwater again.
Really appreciate the awesome compliment 🙏 Thanks for watching!
Great video!
Thank you!
Finally, the notification works !🙏🙏🙏🙏😇
🎉 Woo hoo!
First time I came Paradise Cave(Động Thiên Đường) and that moment: Wowwwwwwww!😲😲😲🇻🇳✌
Exactly!! Wish I could of captured it better! Should I brought up the drone 😉
Cave of the winds in Colorado Springs is nothing compared to this cave 😁. Sorry I had to do the comparison here. May I ask how did you choose your host family? Did you have to go through a company or something? Thanks!
That's good to know. Thanks for the tip! We just found them online after doing some research in that area. We linked the homestay in the description 👍
Haha that was cool, your dad in the beginning😜
Haha he always keeps us laughing! 😆
Hi Sammy and Tommy, see u can ride three on a small scooter😄 good job Tommy....
bánh chưng, what you eat as dinner in the video is made from sticky rice, mung bean, pork and warp in many layer of "dong leaf" not banana leaf. And boiled it over night until it done. Then you can eat it just like that or fried it.
Thanks for the clarification! It was so yummy 🤤 Thanks for watching 🤗
Love your video's of Vietnam & I'm planning a trip for November 2023. Did you travel from Hanoi to Ninh Binh & then Ninh Binh to Phong Nha by private car for each trip? Seems such a long way, I'm trying to include both of these places in our travels. Did you use a particular private car company?
Great video. How did you find your homestay?
Try tú làn cave where you have to swim or dive there, complete separate from the outside. And of course sơn đoòng which is the largest cave and the most expensive one, unfortunately 😂
We would love to do that one day! It looks incredible! Hopefully we can get it sponsored one day because it out of our budget 😂 Thanks for the recommendations!
Đất nước và con người VN rất mến khách, hy vọng làm hài lòng các bạn và du khách. Cám ơn
it's my hometown. Welcome to my hometown😍😍🥰🥰
Lovely videos…. But, since these are filmed years ago… what are you guys up to nowadays? Curious minds want to know!!! 😂🙌🙏
Haha we are working hard to be caught up to our present day videos! A couple more Vietnam videos, A Greece series, and then it’s all new travel videos woohoo! Thanks for the comment and following the journey!
The little girl is so cute 😂
She was the best 💯
So cute 🥰
Thank you friend!
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Phonga Nha, Vietnam. I wanted to love this town so much with its gorgeous views, amazing river and wonderful caves. In my 3 days there I have never been flipped off or cursed at by locals so much in my life. Getting the middle finger from people as young as 10 as I rode my bike through the countryside. I even had a small group of children follow me for several meters saying loudly "F#ck you, f#ck you, f#ck you". A few of the shops tried to over charge me for items like water, when I had already purchased the same exact items the day before from the same store. This was the first place in Vietnam that I really didn't feel welcomed.
That's terrible to hear. The young children may not know better or were told it's what you do to welcome or show friendliness towards foreigners by older people who may think it's a joke or for laughs. Who knows, maybe foreigners were teaching them that for kicks. The shop overcharging you sucks balls, for sure. Never assume anything, ask the price and be prepared to walk away. Or just stick with places with prices clearly displayed.
WOW thank so much i m in GERMANY. CÁM ƠN 😍😍😍😍
Banh xeo is called banh khoai there.
Sick thumbnails guys!
Thanks so much! I was proud of this shot ☺️
Hello. My wife and I are planning on going here and we were wondering how long you spent in the cave from you got to the entrance and to the exit. Thank you
wow these caves are amazing. are these caves bigger than ninh binh?
They were spectacular 😍 They seemed much larger yes! Don't miss either of them though, very different!
What is the, name of home stay? How did you book it? Great videos. Enjoy Vietnam 🇻🇳🇻🇳
i hope you travel to Da Nang City, the most liveable city in Viet Nam
Nice video
Thanks 🤗
Các bạn thật thân thiện. 🥰🥰🥰
Cảm ơn bạn rất nhiều! Chúng tôi thực sự đánh giá cao sự hỗ trợ!
Wow, it seems to me as if you guys are in a different world.
That’s exactly what it felt like! Thanks for watching!
Phong Nha. Kẻ Bàng. Ý nghĩa là có Ngọn gió mớn chẳng thể lên mới trá ra cái Kẻ Bàng ngụ thoại.
Quá hùng vĩ
quá đúng 😍
Hi mates. Your vid would even be better if you would provide more information. e.g. haw long did you stay there, was it cold, is it moist and so on.
How does it compare with Lurray Cavern?
Xin chào mừng các bạn đã đến với đất nước Việt Nam thân yêu của chúng tôi
Cám ơn vì sự đón tiếp nồng nhiệt
There is one of the largest caves in the world, Son Doong
LOL so impressed that Sammy knows what a Klingon looks like!!! 😂😂😂
😜 hahah glad I could surprise ya!
Tommy is so cute.
You’re too kind 🤗
@@SammyandTommy and Sammy so beautiful
I LOVE VIỆT NAM
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