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07:30 Am: Depart for Halong bay & Lan Ha bay from your hotel. Halong is located in Quang Ninh province, 176 km north-east of Hanoi. (Listed by UNESCO as natural heritage site in 1994, Halong bay has been a famous tourist destination in Vietnam). Our private minivan trip will take some stop-overs on the way for photos or some refreshments.
11:15 Am: Boarding upon arrival. Seafood lunch will be served on board with welcome drink and fresh seafood. Cruising around the Bay through diffent floating villages with some famous sites such as: Fighting cock’s islet,Fingerl islet, chopstick islet….
Visit Surprising caves. Approching to visit beautiful stalactites and stalicmites which have been formed millions of years ago. Back to the Junk boat and keep cruising to view fabulous scenery of Halong bay. After a 5 hours boat trip. We will take a coach trip back to Hanoi. Arrival in Hanoi around 19: 30 pm. End of our service
Trip includes:
- English speaking guide
- Private transport with excellent driver.
- Five hours Junk boat trip
- Seafood lunch on board
- Entrance fee and taxes
Trip excludes:
- Personal expenses
- Tips & gratuities
- Travel insurance
- Visas and visa fees
Remarks:
Whilst every effort will be made to carry out the programme shown above, minor changes may are sometimes necessary, depending on road conditions and weather. All prices inclusive of taxes unless stated otherwise in the Exclusion.
Ha Long Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Ha Long City, Cam Pha City, and is a part of Van Don District. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various shapes and sizes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba Island to the southwest. These larger zones share a similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.
Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553 km2, including 1,960–2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate. The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem. Ha Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species.