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Coyotl

(15,262 posts) Wed Sep 11, 2013, 10:41 AM Sep 2013

World's Largest Cave, Son Doong, Prepping For First Public Tours

World's Largest Cave, Son Doong, Prepping For First Public Tours
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/07/son-doong_n_3873341.html

The Son Doong Cave in Vietnam is the biggest cave in the world. It's over 5.5 miles long, has a jungle and river, and could fit a 40-story skyscraper within its walls.

But nobody knew any of that until four years ago.

A local man discovered the cave entrance in 1991, but British cavers were the first to explore it in 2009. Now, tour company Oxalis is running trial tours of the cave and accepting sign-ups for real six-day tours to take place next year.

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World's Largest Cave, Son Doong, Prepping For First Public Tours (Original Post) Coyotl Sep 2013 OP

Incredible photos at the link. Tourists coming in next year to trample and pollute it. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #1

Sounds like progress to me! Victor_c3 Sep 2013 #2

Don't forget McD's, gotta have those wrappers underfoot! nt Mnemosyne Sep 2013 #3

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

1. Incredible photos at the link. Tourists coming in next year to trample and pollute it. nt

Reply to Coyotl (Original post)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 11:28 AM

Sep 2013

Victor_c3

(3,557 posts)

2. Sounds like progress to me!

Reply to Mnemosyne (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 12:35 PM

Sep 2013

Pave it, place some crappy tourist trap attractions in it, build a Hard Rock Cafe, build a gift shop, etc...

Mnemosyne

(21,363 posts)

3. Don't forget McD's, gotta have those wrappers underfoot! nt

Reply to Victor_c3 (Reply #2)

Wed Sep 11, 2013, 02:05 PM

Sep 2013

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