Archive for category: Travel Guide

  • Discover the beauty of breathtaking Ha Long Bay in your own style

    Discover the beauty of breathtaking Ha Long Bay in your own style

    Have you already started planning for next winter vacation? If you are planning to spend the vacation outside the country, you can think about Vietnam, especially Ha Long Bay. Since your trip to Ha Long Bay can be an expensive one, you must buy trip cancellation insurance at the time [...]

     
  • Halong Bay Heaven!

    Halong Bay Heaven!

    HISTORY In 2009, Vietnam’s Halong Bay was included on a list of the ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’. The beauty to be found in the 600 square miles of water and nearly 3,000 islands justifies the accolade. It truly is a wondrous place, with its roots in magic and [...]

     
  • Halong Bay Cruises

    Halong Bay Cruises

    Located in the northeastern region of Vietnam, Ha Long Bay is a bay in the Gulf of Tonkin and is comprised of 1,969 islands. Comprised of limestone and schist, this dense zone of stone islands form a magnificent view of immense peaks, grottoes and caves throughout the bay. It is [...]

     
  • Working hours in Vietnam

    Working hours in Vietnam

    - Governmental agencies work 8 hours/day from 7.30am to 4.30pm (excluding one-hour lunch). Working days are from Monday to Friday. Saturday and Sunday are close. – Banks are open from 7.30am or 8am to 11.30am and from 1pm to 4.30pm. Some banks are open on Saturday morning from 8am to [...]

     
  • Reu Island-Halong

    Reu Island-Halong

    Rều Island lies just 500 m from the tourist boats wharf. The Hoàng Gia International Joint Venture is implementing a project to turn the island into a resort complex with many kinds of services. At present, the island has a lot species of animals, including many rare ones. Rều Island [...]

     
  • Ti Top Island in Halong Bay

    Ti Top Island in Halong Bay

    Situated about 7-8 km south-east of Bãi Cháy lies the small Ti Tốp Island. It displays a beach shaped like a crescent moon, and sand that has been washed to a snowy white by the tide. On 22 November 1962, this tiny island had the honor of receiving a visit [...]

     
  • The Vang Island-Halong

    The Vang Island-Halong

    Ha Long, one of the World Heritages, comprises thousands of big and small islands. Each one has its own characteristic with various caves: Sung Sot Cave,Thien Cung Cave, Trinh Nu Cave. The Vung Island is the only soil island of all. It is not only a place having beautiful natural [...]

     
  • Tuan Chau Island-Cat Ba

    Tuan Chau Island-Cat Ba

    Ha Long, one of the World Heritages, comprises thousands of big and small islands. Each one has its own characteristic with various caves: Sung Sot Cave,Thien Cung Cave, Trinh Nu Cave. Tuan Chau Island is the only soil island of all. It is not only a place having beautiful natural [...]

     
  • Quan Lan Island-Halong

    Quan Lan Island-Halong

    Quan Lạn Island belongs to Bái Tử Long Bay; part of an island range on the outside of the gulf of Bắc Bộ. It has an area of 11 sq. km, and features eight populated hamlets. Quan Lạn Island stretch toward East – West from the foot of Vân Đồn [...]

     
  • Ngoc Vung Island (Gem Island)

    Ngoc Vung Island (Gem Island)

    Ngọc Vừng, or Gem Island, is a pretty site sitting between the Nét Islet and Phượng Hoàng (Phoenix) Island, in the Vân Ðồn District. From above, Ngọc Vừng looks like a beautiful velvet handkerchief with exquisite white edgings; it seems to float on the water surface. On the east side [...]