Places to visit in Quang Tri, Vietnam
9 places to visit in Quang Tri, Vietnam, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Phong Nha Cave, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Khe Sanh Combat Base and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Quang Tri volume.
2 UNESCO World Heritage sites · 2 Famous places to visit · 5 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Quang Tri (2)
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Phong Nha Cave
A river cave in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, 7,729 metres long with 14 grottoes and an underground river. Boats carry visitors in from the Son River along the first stretch of its passages.
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Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
A national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site of limestone mountains and forest on the border with Laos, about 500 kilometres south of Hanoi. Beneath it lie hundreds of caves, among them Son Doong, the largest known cave in the world.
Famous places to visit in Quang Tri (2)
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Khe Sanh Combat Base
A former United States Marine Corps outpost on a plateau south of the old Demilitarized Zone, used during the Vietnam War. A small museum now stands on the site, with aircraft and helicopters displayed beside the old airstrip.
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Son Doong Cave
The world's largest natural cave, deep in the forest of Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park near the Laos border. Its chambers are big enough to hold their own jungle and clouds, and only small guided expeditions are allowed inside.
Hidden gems in Quang Tri (5)
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Hien Luong Bridge
A bridge across the Ben Hai River on the 17th parallel, where the line between North and South Vietnam ran from 1954 to 1975. Today a memorial site and a tall flag tower stand on its banks.
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Nhat Le Beach
A long sandy beach at the mouth of the Nhat Le River in Dong Hoi, on Vietnam's central coast. Fishing boats pull up along the shore, and it is the usual seaside stop before or after the caves of Phong Nha.
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Paradise Cave
A 31 kilometre cave found by a local man in 2005 and surveyed by British cave explorers, longer than nearby Phong Nha Cave. A wooden walkway leads visitors through chambers up to 72 metres high, hung with pale limestone formations.
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Quang Tri Citadel
A 19th century fort on the bank of the Thach Han River in the middle of Quang Tri town, once an administrative seat of the Nguyen dynasty. Its moat and gates survive around a memorial park at the centre.
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Vinh Moc Tunnels
A village of underground tunnels dug near the coast just north of the old Demilitarized Zone, where families lived for years to shelter from bombing. Visitors walk narrow passages on several levels, past family rooms and a meeting hall, out to exits on the beach.
Collecting in Quang Tri
What are the best places to visit in Quang Tri?
LOQAH lists 9 places in Quang Tri. The best known include Phong Nha Cave, Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park, Khe Sanh Combat Base, Son Doong Cave and Hien Luong Bridge. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Quang Tri?
9, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Quang Tri?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Quang Tri before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Quang Tri and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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