Halong junk tours

Visitors who only cruise among the thousands of stone islands in the bay would be unaware of the multitude of grottoes and caves of all sixes inside the huge stones. Some are so famous that their names have appeared in centuries-old historical records, while others are new discoveries. For example, thein Cung, one if the [...]

In the bay of Ha Long and Bai Tu long, there are nearly 2000 small islands. The highest is just over 200 m while the lowest about 5-6 m. They rise out of the sea surface, exposing rough vertical cliffs in strange and impressive shapes. Over the years, the local fisherman have named these mountain-islands [...]

Whenever speaking of Ha Long, one should talk first about the beauty of its natural landscape. Mr. James Thorsell, an expert from the UNESCO Natural Heritage Organization (UCN), assessed: “Stone Mountains rising out id the water surface in Ha Long bay form an original natural landscape endowed with magnificent values, especially its archaeological heritage. It [...]

Seen on the map, the distinctive, S-shped coastline of Vietnam is easily recognizable with the upper section curving from the northeast to the southwest. Off the coast at Vietnam’s north-eastern extremity, many islands, small and large, are clearly visible. Sprinkled across an enormous area of the Gulf of Tonkin, they stretch from Mong Cai, on [...]

Quang Ninh in general and Ha Long in particular is the cradle of three famous prehistoric cultures of Vietnam. Archaeologists have discovered the Soi Nu culture (25,000 years ago) followed by the Cai Beo and Ha Long cultures.
The Soi Nhu Culture lasted fron 25,000 to  7,000 years ago, mainly on the limestone islands in Ha [...]

To highlight and to preserve various valuable natural and the cultural areas environments throughout the world, UNESCO initiated the International Convention on Protecting the world Natural and Cultural and set up a World Heritage List, on which Ha Long’ name now appears twice.
In 1987, the Vietnam’s Government approved the Convention. In the early 1991, [...]