Traveling to Ha Long city, the tourists should visit Ha Long bay which was twice recognized as the Natural Heritage of the World (with premier value in term of beauty and geography) and being one of the seven new natural wonders of the world. This place contains relics of the development process accounting for the origin of ancient Vietnamese. Ha Long bay consists of 1969 islands, in which the area recognized by UNESCO comprising of 775 islands. It is triangle shaped whose three peaks are Dau Go island in the West, Ba Ham lake in the South and Cong Tay island in the East. Along with sightseeing landscapes, tourists should not miss a good chance to discover magnificent caves which have existed for millions of year, for example: Dau Go, Thien Cung, Bo Nau, Trinh Nu, Sung Sot, Tam Cung, Me Cung… This region has diverse ecological system with thousands of flora and fauna species.
Apart from attractive Ha Long, Quang Ninh is also crowded with carnaval festivals taking place in April and May. Having been organized several times, Carnaval Ha Long’s content and organizing method is continually promoted and developed to be a unique brand name of Quang Ninh tourism. Nowadays, Ha Long carnaval tours are available and it takes 1 day only for tourists to indulge themselves in joyful atmosphere. Another option is spending one more night staying in Ha Long to discover around.
Some mixed tours combining travelling from Ha Long to other tourism centers, such as: Ha Noi - Ninh Binh – Ha Long (4days/3 nights) of Saigontourist; Saigon – Ha Noi - Yen Tu - Tuan Chau – Ha Long - Ninh Binh (5days/4 nights)of Opentour Group; Saigon – Ha Noi - Sapa - Ha Giang (7 days/6 nights) of Ha Noi Tourism…
Recently, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has authorized Quang Ninh to host National Tourism Year 2018. It is a promising sign for Ha Long to be fascinating tourism destination.
Specialties in Ha Long: limuloid, oyster, lobster, shrimp, squid… All fresh seafood can be found in Tran Quoc Nghien and Gieng Don street. |
From Ho Chi Minh City, you can travel to Ha Noi by train or by plane then take a bus to Ha Long. Or else, you can get on long-distance Ho Chi Minh city - Hai Phong - Ha Long. To save time, let’s take a nonstop flight from Ho Chi Minh city to Ha Long. |
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