Majestic and mysterious, inspiring and amazing: all words are not enough to describe the beauty of this natural wonder - Halong Bay. Try to imagine more than three thousand islets rising from the emerald waters of the Tonkin Gulf - and your fantasy and half will not be as beautiful as the views of the bay, from which breathtaking. Halong is an ideal work of art, an invaluable collection of unfinished sculptures created by nature itself.

In 1994 this place was taken under UNESCO protection with all the islands full of wild beaches, grottoes and caves overgrown with the wilds of the slopes falling into azure blue.
View of Halong Bay Halong Bay
Halong Bay

Most tourists who go on a cruise on the bay, begins his walk with the study of caves or trekking in the national park of the island of Katba. In addition, here you can spend a day on the beach - plenty of convenient beaches for swimming, but the best is Lan Ha Bay on the island of Katba, where cozy sandy stretches of land are located.

Halong Bay is full of myths and legends in which honest Vietnamese people believe with fanaticism inherent in it. For example, the name of the bay is translated as "the place where the dragon descended into the sea".

The city of Halong is the main gateway to the world of Halong Bay. And if, speaking of the bay and its islands, it is customary to roll up your eyes and say the word "paradise" with a gasp, then all, for the most part, contemptuously wrinkle their nose and say "infernal place." Local investors do not want to invest their money in the infrastructure of the city, which, however, does not seriously stop resolutely tuned to study every stone of Vietnam and Halong tourists.

Being a landmark "number one" in the north-east of the country, Halong does not experience shortcomings in travelers all year round. However, from February to April in the bay there is not the most inspiring weather - there are winds and often drizzles a small piercing rain, which affects not in the best way and visibility.

Halong Bay is full of myths and legends, to which the honest Vietnamese people believe with fanaticism inherent in it. For example, the name of the bay is translated as "the place where the dragon descended into the sea". Legend has it that the islands of the bay were created by a huge dragon living in the mountains. Deciding to leave his refuge and fleeing to the coast, tail, he touched the valleys, crushed the rocks, until he sank into the sea, which rose and flooded Halong, leaving on the top only bizarre rock formations - islands.

Today, the dragon in all kinds of images and images has become a popular souvenir that is traded by local people. Also in price are corals and shells, stalactites and stalagmites from caves, as well as ashtrays, rings and the like small things from stones found in the territory of Halong.

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Halong is one of the most beautiful bays in the world.

How to get

To go on a voyage along the Halong Bay will not be an example more expensive than a group excursion tour, however, many travelers prefer to do everything themselves. In that case, they should get to Halong from Hanoi (40,000 dong, 3, 5 hours) and book a boat trip to Catba Island (130,000, including an entrance ticket to the national park, on the way 6 hours). The boat passes through all the major attractions and landed tourists in the Bay of Be-Be.

Northern Airport Flight Service Company organizes helicopter trips from Gia Lam to Hanoi over Halong Bay on Saturdays from 8am. Free transfer from the Sofitel Metropole. The cost of a walk from 175 USD per person, the maximum number of participants is 6 people.

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