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Attractions in Ha long Bay -
Scenic Landscape |
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Hang
Hanh
Grotto
Location:
It
is
lying
9km
west
of
Cam
Pha
Town
and
20km
from
Bai
Chay
Beach.
Characteristics:
Hang
Hanh
Grotto
is
extremely
beautiful.
The
small
boat
will
take
you
through
the
stone
passageway
by
lamp-light,
casting
magical
colours
on
the
hanging
stalactites.
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Hang
Hanh
is
one
of
the
longest
grottoes
in
Halong
Bay.
It
is
1,300m
long
and
stretches
throughout
the
stone
mountain
of
Quang
Hanh.
The
French
named
it
“Le
Tunnel”
or
Tunnel
Grotto.
The
mouth
of
the
grotto
is
so
low
one
has
to
go
by
small
boat
to
pass
through.
To
get
there,
tourists
can
hire
canoes
in
Doan
Wharf
(Hon
Gai,
Halong
City)
or
take
a
coach
to
Cam
Pha.
At
the
Cam
Pha
wharf,
one
can
also
hire
boats
or
canoes
to
go
to
the
grotto.
One
should
visit
the
grotto
at
low
tide,
as
this
is
the
time
the
mouth
of
the
grotto
appears.
Remember
to
bring
along
torches
before
starting
the
journey.
It
takes
one
some
60
to
90
minutes
to
complete
the
trip.
Hang
Hanh
Grotto
seems
suitable
for
adventures.
Another
matter
of
no
less
important
is
that
the
boatmen
must
be
experienced
or
else
you
will
get
locked
up
in
this
deep
“Palace”.
In
front
of
the
present-day
mouth
stands
Ba
Co
(Three
Girls)
shrine
in a
towering
piece
of
stone.
Legend
has
it
that:
“Once
upon
a
time
there
were
three
girls
who
often
went
to
the
sea
together.
One
day,
they
caught
a
pouring
rain
and
took
shelter
in a
grotto.
They
found
the
scenery
so
captivating
that
they
forgot
the
time
of
rising
tide.
Locked
up
in
the
grotto,
they
passed
away
and
became
Water
God.”
Today
fishermen
usually
went
to
the
shrine
to
pray
for
their
bestowing
favours
on
them.
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