In 1962 the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism designated Ha Long Bay a 'Renowned National Landscape Monument'. Ha Long Bay was first listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 in recognition of its outstanding, universal aesthetic value. In 2000 the World Heritage ...

Hạ Long Bay has a very complicated structure with its meandering coastline and many river mouths. Rich and diversified sources of food for many species of plants and animals are also found here. In particular, the bay, partitioned by thousands of large and small islands, creates areas of water ...

Quang Ninh, because of its varied terrain, climate and soil, features a diversified and abundant environmental system. Fauna: Firstly, there are the regular domestic animals: cattle, pigs, poultry, cats, dogs, rabbits, ducks, swans and geese. Cattle breeding has developed well in the ...

Halong bay legend The legend of Hạ Long has it that, “Once upon a time, soon after the Việt people established their country, invaders came. The Jade Emperor sent Mother Dragon and her Child Dragons down to earth to help the Việt people fight against their enemy. Right at the time ...

1. Travelling on the Bay  The most interesting part of a Hạ Long tour is the boat cruise around the bay to admire hundreds of stone islets that seem to move and change as the boat passes, first seen from a distance, then hidden below the waves. The boat moors on some islands to allow ...

There is a variety of different and attractive tours on the Bay. Tourists can choose their favorite tour to visit popular caves, grottoes and beautiful islands. Tour Routes and their duration: Route 1: Tourist Wharf – Thien Cung Grotto– Dau Go Cave – Dinh Huong Islet – ...

Halong Bay is undoubtedly Asia’s most enchanting destination, defined by a myriad of limestone island formations rising out of the emerald waters. Hạ Long is also home to great biodiversity with typical eco-systems like mangrove forest, coral and tropical forest. It is also home to ...