Tour operator, Phong Nha, Quang Binh, now part of Quang Tri province
Jungle Boss
Jungle Boss is a Phong Nha adventure operator founded in 2015 by Le Luu Dung, who arrived in the region in 2008 to work on a German-funded forest conservation project. That origin matters more than it sounds: caving tourism in Phong Nha-Ke Bang is licensed cave by cave, and the companies that hold those licences are the ones that did the survey work with the national park to open the route in the first place. Jungle Boss surveyed the Kong Collapse sinkhole with American caving specialists over more than two years before running a single paying trip there.
Founded
2015, as a three-house homestay
Based
Cu Lac 1, Phong Nha, Quang Tri
Licence
International travel licence 44-011/2016/TCDL-GPLHQT
Tours run
13, from 800,000 to 35,000,000 VND
Rating shown on their site
4.9 out of 5, from 1,149 reviews
What is actually on the record
Every item here is checkable. We have left out the things that are not.
Cave survey work with recognised bodies
Kong Collapse was found by drone in 2019 and took over two years of survey work with American caving specialists before the operating licence was granted and tours began in 2021. The Hung Thoong system opened in early 2023 by the same route, and Hang Thang, marketed as Victory Cave, was surveyed with the national park board in June 2026.
Equipment and safety training
Tours run on Petzl rope equipment, with additional gear from CMI, Black Diamond, Simond and Climbing Technology. The company says its kit is selected, inspected and maintained under guidance from National Speleological Society cave experts. Every departure includes PVI travel insurance, and staff carry safety and rescue training.
Local hiring
Guides, safety assistants, porters and cooks are recruited locally, which the company connects directly to its founder's conservation background: work in tourism replaces income that previously came out of the forest.
Outside investment
In 2022 the company became the first to close a deal on Shark Tank Vietnam's fifth season, raising 12 billion VND for a 25 percent stake.
Review record
Their site displays 4.9 out of 5 across 1,149 reviews, and they list TripAdvisor Certificates of Excellence for 2017 through 2020 and again for 2024 and 2025.
Which caves they can take you into
Phong Nha works differently from most places. Routes are licensed cave by cave, usually to the company that did the survey work to open them, so you are rarely choosing between operators for the same trip. You are choosing a cave, and the cave decides the company.
Licensed to Jungle Boss
- Kong Collapse, the sinkhole descent
- The Hung Thoong cave system
- Tiger Cave, Hang Over and Hang Pygmy
- Elephant Cave and the Ma Da valley
- Hang Thang, the Victory Cave route
- The Do Quyen waterfall descent in Bach Ma
Run by somebody else
- Son Doong — Oxalis Adventure, the sole licensed operator
- Hang En — Oxalis Adventure
- Hang Tien and the Tu Lan system — Oxalis Adventure
- Paradise Cave, Phong Nha Cave, Dark Cave — Nobody: these are public ticketed sites you visit on your own
Every tour they run
13 tripsCheapest first, from 800,000 VND (about $30) to 35,000,000 VND (about $1,345).
Jungle Boss
Tra Ang Excursion
1DThe cheapest way into a real Phong Nha cave: a short walk off the Ho Chi Minh trail, then a swim into the dark with a rope to follow.
The cheapest guided cave in Phong Nha, and the only one that takes children from age 7.
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Phong Huong Adventure
1DA 9.5 kilometre walk through a sweet gum forest that turns red in winter, ending with lunch and a paddleboard on a reservoir ringed by wind turbines.
The only walk here through a forest that turns red, and the lowest age limit in the catalogue.
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Elephant Cave and Ma Da Valley Jungle Trek
1DThe best single day in Phong Nha if you only have one: a war-history cave, a swim in an emerald lake, and 600 metres of river cave to finish.
The only day tour with pickup from Dong Hoi included, so it works without staying in Phong Nha.
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Phong Huong Excursion
2D1NThe most relaxed trip in the catalogue: a boat to an island camp on Rao Quan lake, a barbecue, a campfire, and nothing more strenuous than a paddleboard.
The only trip with no hiking whatsoever: a boat to an island camp and nothing more strenuous than a paddleboard.
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Phong Huong Adventure Overnight
2D1NThe forest walk and the lake camp together, finishing with a 30 metre abseil down Ta Puong waterfall and a jump into the pool.
The only trip pairing the red forest walk with a waterfall abseil, in two days.
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Bach Ma Discovery
1DA day trip from Hue that puts you on a 130 metre suspension bridge across a waterfall, up 301 steel rungs beside it, and then on a zipline back over the top.
The only way to cross the waterfall bridge, climb the via ferrata and ride the zipline in a single day from Hue.
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Ma Da Valley Jungle Camping
2D1NThe gentlest way to sleep in the jungle here: the same caves as the day trek, plus a night camped on the sand at Ma Da Lake and cliff jumps if you want them.
The only overnight here with no rope work at all, and the lowest age limit of any camping trip.
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Victory Cave Expedition
2D1NThe newest cave open to visitors in Phong Nha, surveyed in June 2026 and already running: two rappels into a chamber floored with rare cave pearls.
The newest cave open to visitors in Phong Nha, surveyed in June 2026 and running within weeks.
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Hang Pygmy Exploration
2D1NSleep inside the world's fourth largest cave, after 3.5 kilometres underground through Hang Over and a rope descent into the chamber.
The shortest route to sleeping inside the world’s fourth largest cave.
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Do Quyen Waterfall Top Adventure
2D1NDescend 200 metres down the face of one of Southeast Asia's tallest waterfalls on rope, after a night camped at the Five Lakes and a training session on a smaller fall.
The only tour that abseils 200 metres down the face of the waterfall itself.
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Hung Thoong Exploration
3D2NFour caves in three days across a system opened in 2023, including a swim through Tron cave and a zipline over a sinkhole.
The only trip with a kilometre-long swim through a flooded cave, and a zipline over a sinkhole.
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Tiger Cave Series Adventure
3D2NThree connected caves and nearly seven kilometres underground, camping at the edge of the Kong Collapse sinkhole without doing the full expedition.
The only way to camp at the edge of Kong Collapse without committing to the five day expedition.
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Kong Collapse Top Adventure
5D4NA 100 metre rope descent into the deepest sinkhole in Vietnam, over five days, with a medical check before you are allowed to book.
The only tour that descends the 100 metres to the floor of Vietnam’s deepest sinkhole.
Discount code
Discount coupon for their tours. Enter it at the payment step for 5% off.
Jungle Boss, questions worth asking
Is Jungle Boss a legitimate, licensed operator?
Yes. Jungle Boss Company Limited holds Vietnamese international travel licence 44-011/2016/TCDL-GPLHQT, issued by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in January 2016, and tax registration from November 2015. Beyond the paperwork, the caves it runs are permit-controlled by the national park, and a permit is not something an unlicensed company can hold.
Jungle Boss or Oxalis?
For most caves this is not a choice you get to make. Phong Nha routes are licensed one operator per cave, so the question is really which cave you want. Oxalis holds Son Doong, Hang En and the whole Tu Lan system including Hang Tien. Jungle Boss holds Kong Collapse, Hung Thoong, the Tiger Cave series, Hang Pygmy and Victory Cave. Both are established, well-equipped companies with long safety records; where they genuinely differ is price and availability, since the Oxalis flagship trips book out years ahead while most Jungle Boss departures can be had this season.
How safe is caving in Phong Nha?
The serious operators here run it as an expedition rather than an activity: rope work is rigged and controlled by trained safety staff, groups are small, insurance is included, and the hardest trip in the catalogue requires a medical check before your booking is confirmed. The genuine risks are weather and water rather than the rope: the park floods between September and November, and tours are suspended when it does. Treat a cancellation in that window as the system working.
What does a Jungle Boss tour cost?
From 800,000 VND for the Tra Ang day excursion to 35,000,000 VND for the five day Kong Collapse expedition. Prices include guides, safety staff, porters, all meals, gear hire and insurance, which is worth remembering when comparing against tours that quote a lower headline and charge for equipment separately. The public code JBR5 takes 5 percent off at checkout.
Do I need experience to book with them?
Not for most of the catalogue. Several trips take children from age 7 or 9 and involve no rope work at all. The technical tours are the exception: Hang Pygmy and the Tiger Cave series start at 15, Hung Thoong and Kong Collapse at 16, and Kong Collapse additionally requires a health statement and a medical assessment.
Where to go next
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