natural wonder
Paradise Cave
A breathtaking 31-kilometer cave in Phong Nha with cathedral-like chambers filled with extraordinary stalactite and stalagmite formations.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Photo by US Army Photograph
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Hoàn Lão
Quang Tri, Vietnam · Asia
About Hoàn Lão
Hoàn Lão sits on the route: 30 minutes from Đồng Hới, 33km from Paradise Cave.
Hoàn Lão is in Quang Tri, Vietnam, with about 44,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Đồng Hới, about 16 km away.
Hoàn Lão is a commune of Quảng Trị, is located about 13 km north of Đồng Hới.
On June 16, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National Assembly issued Resolution No. 1680/NQ-UBTVQH15 on the reorganization of commune-level administrative units in Quảng Trị Province in 2025. Accordingly, Hoàn Lão Township, together withRead more
Trung Trạch Commune, Đại Trạch Commune, Tây Trạch Commune, and Hòa Trạch Commune, were merged to form a new commune named Hoàn Lão Commune.
The commune (xã) is located about 30 km east of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park a UNESCO Heritage Site.
Hoàn Lão covers 5,70 km2 and had a population of 7,372 in 2012.
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What is there to see near Hoàn Lão?
Within an hour or so of Hoàn Lão: Paradise Cave (33 km), Son Doong Cave (41 km), Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (42 km).
Where is Hoàn Lão?
Hoàn Lão is in Quang Tri, Vietnam, about 16 km from Đồng Hới.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 43,554
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Vietnam
- Region
- Quang Tri
- Timezone
- Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates
- 17.5844, 106.5343
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Worth the detour from Hoàn Lão
3 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Son Doong Cave
The world's largest cave passage by volume, so vast it contains its own jungle, river, and cloud system inside.
41 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
Home to the world's largest cave, Son Doong, and one of the oldest karst landscapes in Asia.
42 km · about 50 min drive
When to drive here
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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