These two happy feet are my siblings and they enjoy traveling together. I've posted some of their escapades here:
- Renowned National Landscape Monument' by Vietnam Tourism Authority in 1992
- UNESCO World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994
- New 7 Wonders by New 7 Wonders Foundation in 2012
- Member of Club of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World
The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. It has a 120 kilometers long coastline and is approximately 1,553 square kilometers in size with 1969 islets. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves, other support floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of mollusks. Another specific feature of Halong Bay is the abundance of lakes inside the limestone islands.
It consists of a dense cluster of some 1,600 limestone
monolithic islands each topped with thick jungle vegetation, rising
spectacularly from the ocean. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous
caves. Hang Dau Go (Wooden stakes cave) is the largest grotto in the Hạ Long
area. French tourists visited in the late 19th century, and named the cave
Grotte des Merveilles. Its three large chambers contain large numerous
stalactites and stalagmites (as well as 19th century French graffiti). There
are two bigger islands, Tuan Chau and Cat Ba, that have permanent inhabitants,
as well as tourist facilities including hotels and beaches. There are a number
of beautiful beaches on the smaller islands. -Source
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