Chay Lap Farmstay

Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park


Accommodation in the leafy and peaceful grounds here includes an excellent variety of pleasant rooms and pine 'farmrooms' that are designed to float above floodwaters. A pool, an on-site herbal sauna and a decent restaurant and bar are welcome distractions after caving and hiking expeditions, and just a short walk away is the opportunity to kayak and paddleboard along the beautiful river at the farmstay's watersports centre.

Location-wise, Chay Lap is in a lovely rural setting around 20 minutes drive from the semi-bright lights of Son Trach town.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park attractions

1. Hang Toi

1.7 MILES

Incorporating an above-water 400m-long zip line, followed by a swim into the cave and then exploration of a pitch-black passageway of oozing mud, it's…

2. Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park

1.9 MILES

Designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2003, the remarkable Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park contains the oldest karst mountains in Asia, formed…

3. Phong Nha Cave & Boat Trip

3.44 MILES

The spectacular boat trip through Phong Nha Cave is an enjoyable though touristy experience beginning in Son Trach town. Boats cruise past buffalo,…

4. Paradise Cave

5.04 MILES

Surrounded by forested karst peaks, this staggering cave system in Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park extends for 31km, though most people only visit the…

5. Hang Son Doong

10.52 MILES

Hang Son Doong (Mountain River Cave), located in the heart of Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, is known as the world's largest cave, and is one of the…

6. Hang En

11.06 MILES

This gigantic cave is very close to Hang Son Doong; both have been featured in a National Geographic photographic spread. Getting here involves a trek…

7. Hang Va

11.1 MILES

Discovered in 2012, and opened to visitors in 2015, Hang Va is explored on a two-day/one-night excursion that initially travels along an underground river…

8. Tu Lan Cave

14.43 MILES

The Tu Lan cave system comprises of more than 20 wet and dry caves, which are thought to be between three and five million years old. Huge caverns,…