Majestic and mysterious, inspiring and bidders: words alone can not do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay. Imagine 3000 or more incredible islands rising from the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin, and you have a vision of breathtaking beauty. Halong Bay is pure art, a priceless collection of unfinished sculptures carved by nature.
In 1994 he was named a World Heritage Site. Visitors can not help but compare the magical, mystical landscape of limestone islands and Guilin in China and Krabi in southern Thailand, but in reality in Halong Bay is spectacular. These small islands are full of beaches and caves carved by wind and waves, and is a low-slope forests of call with the singing of birds.
Beyond the scenery on a boat cruise on the bay, Halong visitors come to explore the caves - some of which are well lit for the benefit of tourists - and the rise in Cat Ba National Park. There are few real beaches in Halong Bay, but it Lan Ha Bay (off the coast of the island of Cat Ba) has over 100 strips of sand.
Halong is the gateway to Halong Bay, but not the ideal introduction to this amazing World Heritage Site. The developers have not been kind to the city and most visitors wisely choose excursions including sleeping on a boat in the bay. In short, Halong Bay is the attraction, Halong City is not.
As the number one tourist attraction in the northeast, Halong Bay attracts a steady stream of visitors throughout the year. From February to April, the climate in this area is often cold and rainy. The fog that followed can make a low profile, but this will give an ethereal air in place and the temperature rarely drops below 10 ° C. During the summer tropical storms are common, and tourist vessels have to change their routes, depending on weather.
Halong Bay is the essence of myth, of course, the Vietnamese have put together a. Halong means "where the dragon descends into the sea." Legend has it that the islands of Halong Bay was created by a great dragon who lived in the mountains. As the load to the shore, waving its tail broken valleys and crevices. When it finally sank into the sea, the area filled with water, leaving only the pinnacles visible.
Dragons hand, the greatest threat to the bay will be souvenirs from tourist hunting. Coral and rare shells are rapidly removed from the ocean floor, and stalactites and stalagmites are disconnected from the cave. These items will be turned into key chains, paperweights and ashtrays are sold in local gift shops. It is clear that people buy less, fewer local people will be held for sale, so do not encourage trade.
