Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour 2 day 1 night
Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour
TF2 • Adventure level: Easy
•Age 8-70 years old.
This is a family adventure tour for children and parents to connect with and enjoy the wild Tu Lan landscape. Creating opportunities for children to gain confidence, and explore new challenges such as trekking through the jungle, wading streams, swimming (with life jackets), exploring caves and camping overnight in the middle of the mysterious jungle. A trip to the wild with your child will create lifelong memories.
The Tu Lan Cave Family Adventure 2-day tour, has been designed to provide an easy and safe introduction to trekking and caving. The route is safe and quite easy with activities such as: river crossing, climbing/scrambling a small hill, and crossing 2 scenic valleys of the Tu Lan area. Families are accompanied at all times by a Tour Guide and Safety Assistants.
Trekking adventure through lush mountains: As a kid-friendly trekking tour in Quang Binh, this journey offers a fun and safe outdoor experience in the Tân Hoá mountains. The trail is easy and safe, featuring activities like stream crossing, gentle hill climbing, and hiking across two beautiful valleys in the Tu Lan area.
Explore stunning caves with diverse stalactite formations: Visit incredible caves such as Secret Cave, Hung Ton Cave (dry branch), Rat Cave, and Little Rat Cave - each with spectacular structures like high- vaulted ceilings and grand stalactite columns. These caves look like natural stone castles, offering a wonderful opportunity for the whole family to learn more about caves that have formed over millions of years.
Enjoy swimming in fresh, cool streams: At Hung Ton Valley, dive into refreshing, crystal-clear waters and float along the peaceful stream surrounded by untouched nature. Parents and kids can join fun games together, making it a memorable family bonding experience.
Enjoy tasty meals surrounded by nature: After a day of exploring and swimming, visitors will enjoy two lunches and a delicious dinner cooked by local chefs. Meals are served right at beautiful spots and the campsite, with many famous local dishes to try.
Tour takes place in remote areas with complex terrains. Customers must be physically fit.
Please carefully read the tour itinerary and honestly fill out the booking information yourself, especially your experience and health condition.
To book a tour for a group, please send the tour information to them and instruct each member to complete the booking form on their own. Our booking system lets each person fill in their own information, avoiding errors or missing details when someone else does it for you.
Itinerary
Due to the weather conditions the itinerary may need to be changed at short notice. The paths can be muddy and slippery after rain. Lifejackets must be worn when swimming.
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Day 1: Phong Nha – Tan Hoa – Secret Cave – Hung Ton Cave (dry branch) – Jungle Campsite
From 07:30 to 08:00 am on the departure day, the bus will pick you up at your hotel in Phong Nha for the journey to office in Tan Hoa Village, 70 km from Phong Nha. At the office, the guide will provide a safety briefing where you will hear about the rules and guidelines on trekking tours for children, and the tour schedule; sign the Release Form, pack your bags and receive safety equipment for the tour. (The transfer to Tan Hoa is included in the price of the Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour).
The first part of the Tu Lan trekking tour starts with a 2.5km walk across lush green fields to reach the bank of the Rao Nan River. From there, the group will climb up a small hill called “Baby Hill,” about 60 meters high, to reach the entrance of Secret Cave.
Here, visitors take a break and have lunch before setting off to explore the untouched beauty inside the cave. Once the exploration is complete, there’s a short rest before continuing the journey down to Hung Ton Valley to discover the dry branch of Hung Ton Cave.
Later, visitors will move to the campsite area and have some exciting activities, such as setting up tents and joining a cooking experience with chefs. In the evening, everyone will gather together for a delicious dinner and relax after an exciting day of adventure.
Note
You need to be in Phong Nha before 07:00 am on the day of the tour and should not have any other plans to avoid being late for departure.
Day 2: Hung Ton Valley – Rat Cave – Tan Hoa
In the morning, the group will have breakfast, enjoy coffee, and relax before starting the day's journey. Afterward, a gentle trek begins toward Baby Hill, followed by a small ascent known as "Cow hill".
Upon reaching Laken Valley, the group will head to the Little Rat Cave. Here, guide will brief everyone on safety procedures and provide full safety gear in preparation for exploring Little Rat Cave. After exploring Little Rat Cave, the group continues to Rat Cave and stops for lunch at its exit after the visit.
The group will leave Rat Cave, cross the Rao Nan River, and trek back to the Tan Hoa Office. At the office, there will be time to rest, shower, and change clothes. Finally, The bus will take the group back to Phong Nha.
Adventure level on tour
After many years of operating adventure tours, we has created an adventure scale to help tourists visualize and choose the right trip. This scale is not to be applied to other companies with different conditions and terrains. The easiest level anyone can join and the most difficult level 6 requires regular exercise and some trekking experience. A high level of fitness is not required for the Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour but guests should enjoy physical activity, and be prepared for two days in the wild.
Adventure Level 2 · Easy
The Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour is rated as Easy (Level 2) on the level system. The difficulty of the tour is based on the physical fitness and health of average active people, not runners, athletes, or intensely active individuals.
Number of guests per tour:Maximum of 12; Age 8-70 years old. Children must be accompanied by a parent
Expect: Easy trails, some rocky sections, short ladder climb & optional swim
Easy to moderate trekking
13km of trekking including up to 660m of caving 120m elevation gain
Swims and river crossings
Terrain on tour: Soft trekking experience, 6m ladder in cave, safe for children
Items to bring on Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour
The Tu Lan Family Adventure Tour involves different terrains and weather conditions, so guests need to be well prepared. They will be asked to have appropriate clothing for safety reasons, good for moving in the jungle, river crossing, or exploring the cave as well as avoiding dangers and risks from sharp rocks, snakes, insects, or poison ivy. Long trousers and long sleeved shirts should be worn for trekking. Trekking shoes play a very important role in trekking tours with your family. Visitors must choose a good and well fitting pair of shoes for rocky paths and should NOT buy waterproof footwear for river crossings as they will retain water. Please test your shoes before the trek.
Provides
Camping equipment: tent, mattresses, pillow, sleeping bags Caving and safety gears: helmet, headlight, gloves, …
1 PVC backpack (25L) to carry helmet, dry box, water and things you need during the trek.
Basic jungle boots (EU size 36–44); if using shoes, bring thick, long socks and 2 insoles to ensure comfort. Water bottle (1L)
Water purifier
Compost toilet, toilet paper, hand cleaner
Semi-dry bag (15L) for campsite clothing sets and personal items First-aid kit and medical rescue equipment
You need to prepare
Essential clothing
Trekking clothes:
-1-2 quick-dry, bright, long-sleeved shirts
-1-2 pairs of quick-dry and long trekking pants
-1 waterproof jacket (winter months from December to March) Campsite clothing sets:
-Warm clothes for winter from December to March
-Shorts and T-shirts for summer from April to August
1 medium size backpack (20L-25L) to carry stuff that you need while trekking
1 pair of good gripping trekking shoes (drainable); *Waterproof/Gore Tex shoes are not recommended.
2 pairs of calf-length, thick socks
1 pair of sandals/slides for campsite Personal dry bag/box for electronic devices Swimwear using at the campsite
Clothes to change after the trek
Personal items
Mosquito repellent Sunglasses, sun hat, sunscreen
Hand fan for summer (April to August) 1 medium towel
Underwear
Personal hygiene items (toothbrush, toothpaste, nature-friendly shampoo & soap, …) Power banks
Personal medication Antifungal foot powder Passport
Optional
Arm cover if wearing short-sleeved T-shirts
Camera & Tripod Ear plugs
Bandana or headband Rehydration tablets Blister prevention tape
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