Me Cung Cave Động Mê Cung
The maze cave on the long route
Cave on Lờm Bò: walk the chambers on the long boat, about 13 km from the Ha Long port. Shell layers at the mouth mark a Soi Nhụ site dated 18,000–7,000 years, and a limestone garden sits above the cave. Ask for VHL2. The passenger port's shorter route 2 leaves this cave off the list.
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A lit column and the ceiling inside Me Cung
Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mê Cung sits on the southeast side of đảo Lờm Bò, about 13 km from the Ha Long passenger port and about 14 km from Tuần Châu. You walk a cave of several chambers. The bay itinerary counts four. The national tourism listing describes narrow passages, nearly 100 m, between the rooms.
Photo: Ji-Elle · CC BY-SA 4.0
Shell layers at the mouth are a Soi Nhụ site dated 18,000–7,000 years. The board describes a deposit a metre thick. The national tourism listing describes layers 2–3 m thick. Above the cave, a limestone garden holds old trees, including plants found on this bay. The mouth is 20–25 m above the sea on the national listing, and the bay itinerary puts the cave at 20–30 m.
Getting there and around
VHL2 leaves the port for Soi Sim, Ti Top, Sửng Sốt, vụng Tùng Sâu, Mê Cung, Bồ Nâu, Luồn, hang Trống, hang Trinh Nữ, and Hồ Động Tiên. The bay itinerary makes Mê Cung the last stop. The passenger port's route 2 page of 11 March 2024 lists Ti Top, Sửng Sốt, and Luồn. VHL2, from 19 July 2024, adds Mê Cung.
From the Ha Long port
About 13 km by boat. The port is on the Bãi Cháy shore, Beach road, New Beach, Bai Chay ward.
From Tuan Chau
About 14 km from Cảng tàu khách quốc tế Tuần Châu. Decision 2119 starts VHL2 at the port.
Hours and fees
- Hours
Check on arrival
- Closed
Day tickets on the fee page run 06:30–18:30. Confirm that your boat lands at Mê Cung.
- Admission
Route 2 entrance, Decision 4278/2016, still on the board fee page: 250,000 đồng a person. The 15 March 2024 tourism notice gives a route 2 total of 490,000–510,000 đồng, split there as 310,000 sightseeing and 200,000 boat. Free under 1.2 m or under 7. Half price for a Vietnamese citizen 60 or over. Twenty percent off from age 7 to under 16. From 10 December 2025 a bay ticket needs an identity card or a passport.
Also in Ha Long Bay
Overnight on the bay Nghỉ đêm trên vịnh
A night on a bay boat: stay 24 hours from departure and keep the limestone after the day boats leave.
Bai Tu Long Bay Vịnh Bái Tử Long
The bay east of Ha Long: take one of ten boat routes from Ao Tien or Cam Pha.
Cua Van floating village Làng chài Cửa Vạn
Floating village on route 3: boat about 20 km out and row past the raft houses.
Fighting Cock Islet Hòn Trống Mái
Paired rocks on the short boat: watch the gap from the deck in daylight, inside the 3–4 hour route.
Kayaking on the bay Chèo kayak trên vịnh
Paddle a kayak among the limestone: about an hour from a licensed pontoon on the boat routes.
Luon Cave Hang Luồn
Water cave on the long boat: row or kayak through the notch into a lake on a 5–6 hour route.
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