A Look into Beautiful Halong Bay in North Vietnam


Halong Bay: Deservedly Designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

Halong Bay is a declared UNESCO World heritage site located in the Gulf of Tonkin, in the north shores of Vietnam. It is a beautiful turquoise Bay with an archipelago composed of more than 3000 islands of all shapes and forms, with characteristic limestone cliffs covered in green vegetation, protruding from the ocean’s surface.
If you are a nature lover, this place will enchant you with its many awe striking sites, and majestic natural composition. If you are visiting Vietnam, it is something you definitely need to see.
Halong means “Descending Dragon”, a suitable metaphor that accurately describes the thousands of island with bizarre rock formations that are within this bay, and resemble the backbends of a landing dragon.


Turquoise Waters of Halong Bay

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Halong Bay’s Magical Erosive Creations

Some of Halong Bay’s mountainous islands have grottos created by the wind and the filtering water, which makes its way from the top of the cliff to the emerald waters of the gulf. The grottos are so elaborated and so full of all-sized-figures that it is hard to believe that such a thing could happen without two hands and a chisel.
Halong Bay is a beautiful example of the effect wind erosion has on the landscape, not just shown in the grottos, but all throughout the limestone elongated islands, particularly those with ridiculously slim bases. I reckon this phenomena adds another special mystifying touch to the place if you care to imagine the invisible, yet obviously existing powerful wind, carving away the elements of nature, on and on for centuries.

Kayaking during Sunset at Halong Bay

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Aerial View of Halong Bay at sunset (Vietnam).

Wind Erosion and the Mesmerizing Result of Halong Bay

A wonderful aspect of Halong Bay is that it has so many islands and rock pillars, that every turn comes up with a surprise: another astounding sculpture, a perfect archway through the mountains, a peaceful lagoon where you can Kayak and enjoy the scenery……..

Floating Fishing Stations in Halong Bay

Another particular curiosity of Halong Bay is that, while sailing among the many islands, you will occasionally come across floating fishing "stations", which are hovering in the middle of nowhere and make quite a perplexing and interesting site. This is where fishermen live and work every day, and it is such a basic existence that one can’t help but be surprised and keep pondering it for a while.

HA LONG BY HELICOPTER



Unlike other karst terrains in the world which are generally flat or slopping, those in Vietnam are particularly undulating. Halong Bay is a typically flooded karst field, not only of high landscapes value but also high geological one. Halong Bay is recognized as World Natural Heritage in 1994 and one of the new 7 Natural Wonders of the world in 2011 by UNESCO.


If you have a Halong bay Vietnam tours and you want to go the Halong bay. You can want to view it from helicopter. It's very interesting. 


 If viewed from a yacht, you will get a close-up view of Ha Long, it is an extremely great to get an overview of the natural wonder and spectacular Ha Long from the helicopter. This journey is a wonderful combination of these two factors. We are very glad to give you new and exciting experience.

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