November 3rd , 2010 → 5:09 am @ cruisinghalongbay
Visiting the village, tourists have a chance to experience the daily life of villagers as well as the traditional culture and customs of the fishermen living in the World Heritage Area of Halong Bay. This makes it ideal for anchoring boats where you can see firsthand their spacious and clean floating houses. The well-off families [...]
Category : Fisherman Villages
November 3rd , 2010 → 4:20 am @ cruisinghalongbay
The Vung Vieng Fishing Village is located in Bai Tu Long Bay, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam. The Village is located about 40 kilometers from Ha Long City, Vietnam. Ha Long Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay are located in Northeast Vietnam approximately 165 kilometers from Hanoi. The Vung Vieng Fishing Village is one of several old fishing villages in Ha Long Bay. There are about 50 families; the population is between 200 and 300 residents. This includes nearly 100 children.
Category : Fisherman Villages
November 3rd , 2010 → 4:14 am @ cruisinghalongbay
Cap La is one of the small fishing village (lying between Bai Tu Long & Halong Bay). There are 80 family holders with more than 200 people living in this village. They live by fishing. Children go to school until they are 12 years old, then they stop for working as fish man. No national [...]
Category : Fisherman Villages
July 20th , 2010 → 11:06 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
Bai Chay is a resort located along the coast of Halong Bay. This is a windward ocean resort which has a year round average temperature of 20oC (68oF). Bai Chay is a low gently sloping range of hills that runs along the sea for more than 2 km. Blended in among the pine trees are [...]
Category : Halong Bay Beaches
July 20th , 2010 → 11:05 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
Situated 3 km west of Dao Go Islet, Tuan Chau Islet has an area of 300 ha. On the islet, there is a very simple bamboo house built by the inhabitants of Quang Ninh for Uncle Ho to rest after visiting Halong Bay. The house is now carefully preserved by the locals.
Category : Halong Bay Islands
July 20th , 2010 → 11:01 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
Bai Tho Mountain is 106 m high. It runs along the coast, half on land and half in the sea. Sailing in the bay, one or two hundred meters from the mountain, one can see a poem carved on a flat stone cliff. In 1468, Emperor Le Thanh Tong, who was also a poet, made [...]
Category : Halong Bay Islands
July 20th , 2010 → 10:58 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
Located 9 km west of Cam Pha, Quang Hanh Grotto is the longest grotto in Halong Bay. It is 1,300 m long, and stretches throughout the stone mountain of Quang Hanh. The French named it “Le Tunnel,” or Tunnel Grotto. Quang Hanh Grotto is accessible by either boat or car, but the entrance only appears [...]
Category : Halong Bay Grottoes
July 20th , 2010 → 10:51 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
This recently discovered grotto is one of the most beautiful in Halong Bay. Thien Cung is situated on the southwest side of the bay, 4 km from the wharf outside of Halong City. It is located in a small range of islands that resemble a throne embracing two superb grottoes at its core. The way [...]
Category : Halong Bay Grottoes
July 20th , 2010 → 10:47 pm @ cruisinghalongbay
Dau Go Grotto is found on Driftwood Island, formerly known as Canh Doc Island. The name Driftwood Grotto comes from the popular story of the resistance war against the Nguyen Mong aggressors. In a decisive battle, Tran Hung Dao was given an order to prepare many ironwood stakes to be planted on the riverbed of [...]
Category : Halong Bay Grottoes
November 27th , 2009 → 3:24 am @ cruisinghalongbay
Situated in the centre of the UNESCO-declared World Heritage area, the Sung Sot or Surprise Grotto is on Bồ Hòn Island, and is one of the finest and widest grottoes of Hạ Long Bay. Ascending to the grotto, the way is covered by trees and foliage, and consists of great paved stone blocks. Inside, it [...]
Category : Halong Bay Grottoes
November 27th , 2009 → 3:06 am @ cruisinghalongbay
The Trinh Nu Grotto or Virgin Grotto is situated on the island range of Bồ Hòn in the system comprising the Sửng Sôt Grotto, Ðộng Tiên Lake and Luồn Grotto. It is 15 km south of Bãi Cháy Beach. For fishermen, the Virgin Grotto is their house, but for young lovers, it is considered as [...]
Category : Halong Bay Grottoes
November 27th , 2009 → 2:19 am @ cruisinghalongbay
“Ha Long” is literally translated as “Bay of Descending Dragons.” Prior to the 19th century, this name was not recorded in any document or archive. When mentioning the present-day Quang Ninh Sea or Ha Long Bay, old historical books often referred to them by the names of An Bang, Luc Thuy or Van Don. Not [...]
Category : General Information
October 14th , 2009 → 1:01 am @ cruisinghalongbay
Ha Long Bay is northern Vietnam’s biggest attraction, one of the most magnificent natural splendors of the Far East. “Ha Long” means “Where the Dragon Descends into the Sea.” From the emerald-green waters of Ha Long Bay some 3000 limestone and dolomite islands (. or “grottos”) rise jaggedly from the Gulf of Tonkin like medieval [...]
Category : General Information
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