Hang Doi Cave in Moc Chau ➡️ [GUIDE]

ℹ️ Information – Doi Cave
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Doi Cave (Hang Dơi) is easily accessible directly from the town of Moc Chau.

• • The town of Moc Chau in the province of Son La is not so visited tourist destination. The city center itself doesn’t really offer much, but beautiful surroundings around the city full of tea plantations and beautiful nature can be found there. However, even in the town of Moc Chau, a few minutes walk from the center, there is one interesting place to see and it is The Doi Cave (Vietnamese Hang Dơi, or also The Cave of Bats).
  • Doi Cave (Hang Dơi or Động Sơn Mộc Hương) is quite a larger cave, it is definitely not just a small hole in the rock. And since it’s easily accessible without a guide, you shouldn’t miss this place if you’re already in Moc Chau. Just go up about 250 steps uphill and then you will also have a nice view of the Moc Chau town.

Doi Cave is not so visited place by foreign tourists in Moc Chau town.

• • Although Doi Cave is located directly in the town of Moc Chau, it is not so visited place by tourists. You will probably see only Vietnamese visitors or travelers, for foreign tourists it is rather neglected (like the whole area of Moc Chau). You can’t buy anything right next to the cave, but you can have a snack by the main QL43 road under the cave, which leads to the city center and various restaurants and snacks start here. E.g. Ding Tea just opposite the stairs by the road, offers a wide range of drinks, shaks, teas, lemonades and even meals.

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• • Doi Cave has a total area of about 6915 m², several smaller chambers and one fairly large chamber. The main large chamber is several tens of meters wide. Stalactite blocks in the cave in various shapes are associated with legends. Many archeological monuments, cultural artifacts have been discovered in the cave and the cave is associated with the legend of the flying dragon over the town of Moc Chau. It was also a military base of the Vietnamese army in the wars against France and America.

How to get to Doi Cave? You can walk from the town, it is very close.

• • Doi Cave is located only about 600m from the Moc Chau town center (see map below). So you can combine the visit as part of your tour of the city. From the main road QL43, stairs (about 250 steps) lead directly to the cave, there are also markings and you can park a motorbike at the bottom of the road. The stairs to the cave start opposite the Ding Tea restaurant and snack bar, where you can get refreshments, great drinks and the food is not bad.

Tickets to Moc Chau from Hanoi ➜

• • The main destination is the city of Moc Chau. You can get to Moc Chau, for example, by bus or minivan from Hanoi, the journey takes about 4 hours. You can also come to the city by bus from Son La town or by bus from Mai Chau. There is no railway to Moc Chau and there is no airport. The last option is to travel with motorbike, for exploring the surroundings near the city, or for other trips around the area, it is almost necessary.

When can you visit Doi Cave in Moc Chau? What are the opening hours?

• • You can visit the Doi Cave in Moc Chau all year round. If you want to explore the surroundings in Moc Chau, it is better to choose a period outside the monsoon months. But of course you can also come in a good summer month. Doi Cave is open every day from 6 am to 5 pm, I personally visited the cave in the morning and did not pay any entrance fees (officialy it is 10 000 VND), almost no one, except the 3 visitors inside, was there. However, I do not rule out that an entrance fee may change over time.

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• • As the surroundings around the town of Moc Chau are dotted with various smaller dirt roads and paths, it is better to choose the period outside the monsoon months (outside the summer months). Unfortunately, in the summer months it can be a more rainy season and sometimes the roads outside the city can be less passable. And you really don’t want to ride a motorcycle in the mud. In the winter months can be very cold in the evening.

Where and how can you stay in Moc Chau? Homestay, bungalow or hotel.

• • It is suitable to stay in the city or in the vicinity of the city. There are a lot of offers and there are also various homestays, bungalows or cottages in nature or close to tea plantations, as well as smaller hotels and guesthouses. The cheapest option is usually homestay, but there are also high-quality private cottages and houses at higher prices. If you want to rent a motorcycle, I recommend to ask right where you will be accommodated.

➜ Accommodation in Moc Chau (the best reviews):

▶ Moc Chau Cottage Homestay
▶ Lavallee Bungalow
▶ Doi House
▶ Green Hotel Moc Chau
▶ Phoenix Moc Chau Hotel
▶ Muong Thanh Holiday Hotel

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Map location of Doi Cave (Hang Doi) in Moc Chau:

(the cave is located about 600m from the town center, the stairs to the cave lead directly from the main road)

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