The Vietnamese delegation congratulates the Lao delegation after UNESCO officially approved the boundary modification of the Natural World Heritage site shared by Laos and Vietnam (Paris, July 13, 2025). (Photo: VNA)
Visitors explore the magnificent beauty of nature inside Dark Cave at Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. (Photo: VNA)
Nightmare Sinkhole, 250 metres deep with a mysterious underground river, part of the Hung Thoong cave system in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. (Photo: Published by VNA)
Tourists navigate along an underground river or swim deeper inside to conquer the “Xuyen Son Lake” at Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. (Photo: VNA)
Inside Nuoc Nut Cave (Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park). (Photo: Oxalis/Published by VNA)
The scenery inside Phong Nha Cave. (Photo: Published by VNA)
Boats at Phong Nha Tourist Wharf take visitors to explore Phong Nha Cave. (Photo: Published by VNA)
Visitors participate in ziplining along the Chay River – Dark Cave route in Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. (Photo: VNA)
Tourists paddle boats to enjoy the scenery along the Chay River at Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park. (Photo: VNA)
The path leading into Phong Nha Cave. (Photo: VNA)
The landscape outside Phong Nha Cave (Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park) looks like a painting. (Photo: Published by VNA)
Phong Nha – Ke Bang becomes Vietnam’s first transboundary Natural World Heritage site
At the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Paris on July 13, 2025, UNESCO approved the expansion of the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park World Heritage site of Vietnam to include Hin Nam No National Park (Khammouane, Laos) with the new title: “Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park and Hin Nam No National Park” in the World Heritage List.
