Halong Bay Sailing Boat

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Classée patrimoine de l’UNESCO, la baie d’Along et ses alentours ne déçoivent pas. Le site est magnifique et spectaculaire à la fois. Pour notre part, on a commencé notre découverte à partir de l’île de CatBa.

Ha Long to launch electric car service for tourism in June

An electric car service is expected to be launched in Ha Long City, home to the UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay, next month to diversify its tourism products.

Ha Long Bay - a lifetime must-go destination

Ha Long Bay has been selected as one of “100 trips you must take in your lifetime” by the US magazine Business Insider. The magazine suggested visitors spend a night on junk boat in the bay amid a multitude of limestone islands and islets rising from the sea, in a variety of sizes and shapes and presenting picturesque, unspoiled nature.

Ha Long Carnival 2014 to kick off on April 30

QNP -The program of the Ha Long – Quang Ninh Tourism Week 2014 was officially announced in a press conference held on April 4 in Ha Long city by the Department of Culture Sports and Tourism.

Sailing through Halong Bay

Around 8 am, we boarded the minibus to Halong Bay. It was a fairly easy, 4-hour journey. Michael still being drunk was a little annoying, but we’re all a little annoying drunk so I put up with it.

The beauty of Halong Bay

Halong translates to “where the dragon descends into the sea” and legend says the islands of Halong Bay were created by a great dragon who lived in the moutains. As the dragon ran to the coast, its tail trashed and gouged out valleys and crevasses.

Two day trip to Halong Bay

We had a three hour bus trip to Halong Bay and there were quite a few others from our hostel. Before long we were at our destination and getting ready to board our boat. And what a nice boat it was. We had an air conditioned room with en-suite, and…and our own private balcony

Halong Bay tour on junk

After a 3 hour mini van ride we arrived at a port full of dozens of big, old junks (old fashioned Chinese sailing vessels). There were also hundreds of people milling around. We were loaded onto our junk with 8 other people, mostly French.

Halong Bay Boat Trip

16th Oct – After Ninh Binh we travelled further North to Halong Bay, a coastal town in the North of Vietnam. We hopped onto a large touristy ‘junk’ boat (that felt like a floating 5* hotel!)

Carnaval HaLong 2012

Mr. Pham Van Can – Halong city: “I am proud to be one of the men of the Mining land (Quang Ninh province)”. Living in the right place of carnival, I have seen the preparation of it day by day. More particularly, this year’s carnival is in the right time of new title of Halong which let us happier for the success of the hometown.

Quang Ninh tough against travel boats to save Halong Bay Vietnam

Vice chairwoman of the province Nhu Thi Hong Lien told the Daily that the province has just issued a temporary ban on the building of new tourist boats for navigating on the bay, and would also tightly supervise operational boats there.

Introduction to Ha Long Bay

A UNESCO world heritage site and truly a natural wonder – Halong Bay is made up of over 3000 limestone karsts that soar skyward out of calm emerald waters. Within the islands of the Bay there are hundreds of beautiful caves, including many famous names such as Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot, Tam Cung and Bo Nau.

Excursion and Price (USD): See detailed

To reach the climbing routes in Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay a sailing boat (with engine) and a small bamboo rowing boat are needed.

Our Ha Long Bay Climbing Experience

A big thank you to Cat Ba Ventures for making deep water soling possible in Ha Long Bay. Having heard many tales of dubious tour operator in Cat Ba, we were surprise when every local we spoke to pointed us in one direction; Tung and Cat Ba Ventures. So we took the plunge and booked a three day excursion.

Climbing Areas & Topographic Routes

Taxi Girl wall: 10mm inox expansion bolts. Sai Gon Wall: Chemical bolts, , 2 rings on the top route, 2 hard routes. It was discovered by Tim Emmett and Neil Gresham since 2003 and rebolted on April 2008. Van Boi Beach 10 mm inox expenson bolts, very safe, 2 years old. Discovered by 2 French expart living in Hanoi. Ba Trai Dao: 6b, 7a