Bo Nau Grotto
Location:
Bo Nau Grotto or
Pelican Grotto
lies far from
2-3km southeast
of Trong Mai
Islet.
Characteristics:
This vaulted
grotto covers
200m2. The floor
of the grotto is
wide and flat
but not deep and
its wall
features lots of
stalactites and
stalagmites.
(Detail)
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Kim Quy Grotto
Location:
Kim Quy Grotto
or Golden
Tortoise Grotto
is situated on
Dam Nam Islet,
with a peak 187m
above sea level.
Characteristics:
The grotto is
100m long and 5
to 10m wide,
running in a
north-south
direction.
(Detail)
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Dua Islet
Location:
Dua Islet (Wand
Islet) in Bai Tu
Long Bay, some
7km east of Bai
Tho (Poem)
Mountain stands
a stone islet,
which resembles
a huge magic
wand in
Andersen’s fairy
tales.
Characteristics:
It clarifies the
geological and
geomorphologic
significance of
Halong Bay. Dua
Islet serves as
an interesting
tourist site and
a “lighthouse”
for seagoing
boats.
(Detail)
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Sung Sot Grotto
Location:
Situated in the
centre of the
UNESCO-declared
World Heritage
area, Sung Sot
or Surprise
Grotto is on Bo
Hon Island.
Characteristics:
It is one of the
finest and
widest grottoes
of Halong Bay.
(Detail)
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Thien Cung Grotto
Location:
It is situated
on the
south-west side
of Halong bay,
4km from the
wharf outside of
Halong City,
Quang Ninh
Province.
Characteristics:
This grotto is
recently
discovered, one
of the most
beautiful
grottoes in
Halong Bay.
(Detail)
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Me Cung Grotto
Location:
Me Cung Grotto
or Bewitching
Grotto is
located far
from 2
kilometers
south-west of Ti
Top Beach.
Characteristics:
Me Cung Grotto
has been
recognized by
archaeologists
as one of the
vestiges of the
pre-Halong new
Stone Age
culture that
existed between
7,000 and 10,000
years ago.
(Detail)
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Dau Nguoi Islet
Location:
The Dau Nguoi
Islet in Halong
Bay lies near
Luon Cave, 13km
away from the
tourist wharf.
Characteristics:
From a far, you
can see a
25-meter islet,
which reminds us
of a huge
Egyptian head
with a big nose.
Its chin lies
close to the sea
surface. Many
people associate
it with the
image of the
Egyptian Sphinx.
It’s a
masterpiece of
nature, has its
own poetic
beauty as it
lies amidst
seawaters.
(Detail)
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Trinh Nu & Trong Grottoes
Location:
Trinh Nu Grotto
or Virgin
Grotto is
situated on the
island range of
Bo Hon in the
system
comprising Sung
Sot Grotto, Dong
Tien Lake and
Luon Grotto. It
is 15km south of
Bai Chay Beach.
Characteristics:
For fishermen,
Virgin Grotto is
their house, but
for young
lovers, it is
considered as
the symbol of
truly love, and
is the romantic
place for taking
oath of love.
(Detail)
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Cong Do Island
Location: On the south-east side of Halong Bay, about 25km from Bai Chay Wharf, Cong Do is in Bai Tu Long Bay in the region which recognised as the World Heritage.
Characteristics: It has an area of 23,363m and its mountain reaches a peak of 172m. (Detail) |
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Su Tu Bien Islet
Location:
On the canoe
route to Thien
Cung - Dau Go
Grottoes, one
should visit Hon
Su Tu Bien or
Sea Lion Islet,
which is 10
minutes away
from the Bai
Chay.
Characteristics:
Tourist Wharf.
Amidst the vast
seawaters of
Halong, you
recognize a high
rock jutting
from the sea,
resembling a
lion stretching.
(Detail)
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Ngon Tay Islet
Location:
On the
way to
Ti Top
Island,
visitors
see a
stone
rock
resembling
a thump
jutting
out of
the sea.
Characteristics:
Nature
has put
the Ngon
Tay
(Finger)
Islet
here as
a
reminder
of many
interesting
extras
in the
discovery
of
Halong.
(Detail)
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Dau Be Island
Location:
On the
south-east
side of
Halong
Bay, Dau
Be
Island
is 500m
from
Hang
Trai
Island
to the
east and
28km
from the
Bai Chay
Tourist
Wharf,
in an
archipelago
comprised
between
the Tra
Ngu and Da
Le
Islands
outside
Halong
Bay
(seaport
of Lan
Ha Bay).
Characteristics:
It has
an area
of
22,863
sq. m,
and its
highest
peak
reaches
139 m.
(Detail)
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Cua Van
Fishing
Village
Location: Va Gia – Cua Van is situated at Hung Thang Commune, Halong City, 20km away from the tourist boat wharf, the fishing village lies in a calm bay surrounded by mountain.
Characteristics: Cua Van Village has a population of 733 in 176 households. They mainly earn their livelihood by fishing. (Detail) |
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