Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in northeast Vietnam known for its emerald waters and thousands of limestone islands topped with rainforests. Junk boat and sea kayak tours pass islands named for their shapes, including Stone Dog and Teapot Islands. Around 1,600 people live on floating houses in four fishing villages in Halong Bay, sustained through fishing and aquaculture. The region attracts visitors for scuba diving, rock climbing, and hiking in Cát Bà National Park.

1. HALONG BAY

2. Hạ Long Bay, in northeast Vietnam,
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 Known for its emerald waters and thousands of towering
limestone islands topped by rainforests.
Junk boat tours and sea kayak expeditions take visitors
past islands named for their shapes, including Stone Dog
and Teapot islands.
The region draws scuba divers, rock climbers and hikers,
the latter favoring mountainous Cát Bà National Park.
170 km (105 mi) east of Hanoi.

3. 1,600 limestone monolithic islands.
 Each topped with thick jungle vegetation.
 Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves.

5. Community of around 1,600 people live on Hạ Long Bay in four
fishing villages.
They live on floating houses and are sustained through fishing
and marine aquaculture.

6. Islands have acquired their names due to their unusual shapes. Such names
include Voi Islet (elephant), Ga Choi Islet (fighting cock), Khi Islet (monkey), and
Mai Nha Islet (roof).
989 of the islands have been given names.
Birds and animals including bantams, antelopes, monkeys, and lizard also live
on some of the islands.
abundance of lakes inside the limestone islands.

7. In 2012, New 7 Wonders Foundation officially named Halong
Bay as one of New Seven Natural Wonders of the world.
Hạ Long Bay is also a member of the Club of the Most
Beautiful Bays of the World.
One of the best time to visit is in November – temperatures
are moderate and calm seas.
May – September – highest season in Halong Bay.
Feb – April is cool, but fog can make visibility low.

8. Accessible from just anywhere in Vietnam.
Visit Halong Bay on a larger international cruise ship which dock in
Cai Lan International Port (about 10 minutes from Halong Bay).