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Halong bay – an area of miraculous grottos and caves

admin | July 3, 2009

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 [...]

Halong bay – a concentration of stone islands

admin | July 3, 2009

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 [...]

Halong bay- a wonderful landscape

admin | July 3, 2009

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 [...]

Ha long’s panorama

admin | July 3, 2009

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 [...]