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On the afternoon of September 28, Mr. Bernard Weber, Chairman of New Open World (NOW) and Mr. Jean Paul De la Fuente, Director of NOW, held a press meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism. They visited Vietnam to inspect Ha Long Bay at the invitation of the Minister of [...]
Lodging Hamlet Vi: Address: 106 Park Dao, Bai Chay – Tp. Ha Long Tel: (84-33) 846463 Number of rooms: 14 rooms Room rate: 70.000 – 100.000 VND Lodging North Sea Long 1: Address: 46 Park Dao, Bai Chay – Tp. Ha Long Number of rooms: 18 rooms Rates: 100.000 – 250.000 VND Van Anh Guesthouse: [...]
This unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is a popular place for tourists but it is good to know that large parts of Ha Long Bay are officially protected from development. The islands vary greatly in size and shape as well as structure. Visitors should allow a few days to explore this magical bay as its [...]
Halong Bay is a beautiful natural wonder in northern Vietnam near the Chinese border. The Bay is dotted with 1,600 limestone islands and islets and covers an area of over 1,500 sqkm. This extraordinary area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. For many tourists, this place is like something right out of [...]
Quảng Ninh Provincial Hospital Add: Bạch Ðằng Ward Tel: (84-33) 3825 486 Emergency telephone: (84-33) 3825 505 This is the largest hospital in Quảng Ninh Province, with many wards. Telephone for medical emergency: 115 Private medical centres – Clinic at Hạ Long Road, Bãi Cháy Tel: (84-33) 3846 584 - Clinic at 289 Lê Thánh [...]
Day 1: Hanoi- Halong 12h30: Welcome on board of Halong Ginger and set sail through bay while lunch is serverd. Please into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’teeth. Opportunity to visit beautiful limestone grotto, go swimming or sunbathing. Enjoy cocktails while watching sunset and later [...]
The finest way to discover the beauty of Halong Bay! We invite you to imagine The Paradise Cruises Experience is an immersion in culture, heritage and natural beauty of one of the most enchanting destinations in the world. Follow us on a journey rich in local color, luxurious surroundings, gracious services and discover the art [...]
At dusk, Halong Bay begins to fill with wooden junks anchoring for the night. When dark falls, the karsts disappear but every boat is outlined in twinkling deck lights. Although the bay is crowded, it is a solitary experience, shared with just the few other people on your boat. A night aboard is the perfect [...]
Our junk moored on the beach at Monkey Island, near Halong Bay, Vietnam. Halong Bay, North Vietnam, is one of the most dramatic seascapes the planet has to offer. Five hundred million years in the making, twenty million in the shaping, and still evolving before your eyes, it’s a rare chance to see geology in [...]
My tour bus driver has just been arrested…this was going to be one of those days. That’s what I’ve loved about Vietnam so far, its ability to throw a curve ball and sometimes you duck and miss it, other times it hits you square in the face. Today Niki and I joined a tour which [...]