1. Where is Nguom Puc Cave?
Nguom Puc Cave is a cave located deep in the rocky mountain range. It borders Le Loi commune, Thach An district, Cao Bang province and Quoc Khanh commune, Trang Dinh district, Lang Son province. About 51 km southeast of Cao Bang city and about 238 km northeast of Hanoi capital.
2. How is Nguom Puc cave unique?
Nguom Puc Cave in Cao Bang has just been discovered. So it was not previously included in the list of famous places and Cao Bang landscapes. With its wild and attractive beauty, Nguom Puc cave is gradually attracting many tourists to visit and explore.
Beautiful and spacious, Nguom Puc Cao Bang cave was only discovered a few years ago. Visitors who have been to this cave share that the scene inside is extremely lively. The world of stalactites is rich and diverse with all different shapes, stimulating the boundless creativity of visitors.
With unique beauty and quite famous, conquering this cave is not easy. You should have good health and psychological preparation to fully explore the beautiful scenery inside Nguom Puc. Don’t forget to fully prepare your camera and cell phone to record beautiful moments in the cave.
3. When is the best time to visit Nguom Puc cave?
Cao Bang’s weather is divided into two distinct seasons, wet season and dry season. Each season this cave has a different beauty. The high water season starts from May to September. At this time the space in the cave is as beautiful as extremely sparkling pearls. You can refer to other times:
- January to March is spring, peach blossom and pear blossom forests bloom. The whole world seems to be wearing a colorful “New shirt”. This is also the Spring festival season. You have the opportunity to participate in unique traditional cultural activities.
- The rainy season is from May to August, the water flows, creating white foam. Water filled the terraced fields, looking like a giant mirror reflecting the majestic sky and earth.
- From August to September are considered the most beautiful season. When the waterfalls pour abundant and clear water. Many terraced fields and the ripe rice season create a shiny golden color that covers the entire space.
- The dry season is from September to April of the following year, the weather is colder, the water flow is calmer and is clearer. If you want to see the waterfall and admire the ripe rice season, you can go in October.
- In order to experience the wild sunflower and buckwheat season. You should depart in November and December.
Therefore, the ideal time to visit Nguom Puc cave is from October to April next year. At this time, traveling and exploring activities will be much more convenient and easier.
4. How to get to Nguom Puc cave?
4.1 From Cao Bang city to Thach An district
From Cao Bang city, you travel along Highway 4A about 38 km southeast to reach Dong Khe town – the capital of Thach An district.
Traveling to Thach An, you can travel by some means of transportations. Such as motorbikes, passenger cars, private cars, etc. Especially for those who are passionate about exploring, motorbikes are a great choice. With majestic and endless mountain landscapes. It always creates a feeling of curiosity, excitement and enjoyment for you.
4.2 From Dong Khe town to Nguom Puc cave
Starting from the center of Dong Khi town, Thach An district. You move along National Highway 4A south for about 6 km and then come to a fork. You turn left onto the inter-district road and continue moving about 7 km southeast to reach Nguom Puc cave.
5. Exploring the beauty of Nguom Puc cave
The cave has a depth of nearly 100 meters from the entrance. Stretching with a pristine system and beautiful stalactites. But it is not known to many people. The terrain in the cave is relatively dangerous. If you want to explore here, you have to crawl through narrow rock crevices and dangerous mountain slopes.
The cave was created by the karst phenomenon. So it is covered with a very large stalactite system. The cave ceiling is high, the floor is flat and the cave is divided into many floors, some of which are very large.
Currently, the local government has installed electricity to light the space inside the cave. It helps visitors easily explore and enjoy the beautiful scenery of Nguom Puc cave. The deeper you go inside, you will be fascinated with all the strange shapes of stalactites. There are stalactites hanging down like streams of long hair. There are stalagmites stacked on top of each other like giant cream cakes, which is extremely interesting.
6. Specialties when traveling to Nguom Puc cave
Coming to Nguom Puc cave, you must definitely try black jelly. Black jelly has become a famous delicious specialty loved by many tourists. You will never forget the delicious, fresh and nutritious flavor that this dish brings.
Thach An black jelly also has the effect of cooling, detoxifying, stabilizing blood pressure and treating bone and joint pain. Especially on hot days, enjoying a cup of black jelly is one of the great experiences for your trip to Nguom Puc cave.
7. Accommodation when traveling to Nguom Puc cave
Traveling to Nguom Puc cave, you can refer to some of the accommodation facilities below:
- Giang Son Guesthouse. Address: Duc Long, Thach An, Cao Bang.
- Mai Hien Guesthouse. Address: Dong Khe Town, Thach An, Cao Bang.
- Bao Ngan Guesthouse. Address: Highway 4A, Dong Khe Town, Thach An, Cao Bang.
- Nghi Thien Viet House. Address: Dong Khe Town, Thach An, Cao Bang.
- Sao Mai Guesthouse. Address: Na Pa, Duc Xuan, Thach An, Cao Bang.
- Yen Oanh Guest House. Address: Dong Khe Town, Thach An, Cao Bang.
8. Some notes when exploring Nguom Puc cave
- You should prepare a flashlight to easily observe stalactites in hidden locations.
- Bringing a camera and phone is necessary because you will take many beautiful photos.
- Don’t forget to dress neatly and energetically to easily experience the full space inside.
Nguom Puc Cave is one of the most beautiful and popular caves recently. If you have the opportunity, please visit Nguom Puc to immerse yourself in the beautiful stalactites world inside. The feeling of the charming beauty that nature has bestowed on the Cao Bang land.
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