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Cua Van Village lies in a calm bay surrounded y a thousand green isles, about 30km away from Bai Chay Harbour, situated at Hung Thang Commune, Ha Long City. There are 4 fishing villages in the World Heritage site: Ba Hang, Cua Van, Vong Vieng and Cap La. Cua Van is the largest with a total of 287 households and 1,283 people who mainly earn their livelihood by fishing.

Lan Ha Bay is located to the east of Cat Ba Island .Its covers an area of more than 7,000 ha of which 5,400 ha is under the management of Cat Ba National Park.

Around 200 species of fish, 500 species of mollusc, 400 species of arthropod and numerous hard and soft coral live in Lan Ha Bay. Larger marine animals in the area include seals and three species of dolphin.

 

Vong Phu Mountain ( or the Mountain of the Woman who is waiting her husband) is located not far from Lang Son, quite close to the Sino-Vietnamese border . At the top of mountain is a rock bearing the shape of standing woman holding her children on her arms.

Phong Nha - Ke Bang is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) at its 27th general assembly session being held in Paris from June 30-July 5 .It protects one of the world's two largest karst regions with several hundred caves and grottoes. Its name derives from Phong Nha cave, the most beautiful one, with numerous fascinating rock formations, and Ke Bang forest. The plateau is probably one of the finest and most distinctive examples of a complex karst landform in Southeast Asia.

Hoa Lo prison museum Hanoi  located in number 1, Hoa Lo  street on the corner with  Hai Ba Trung street, is all that remains of the former Hoa Lo Prison, ironically nicknamed the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ by US POWs during the American War. Those incarcerated at Hoa Lo included Pete Peterson, who would later become the first US Ambassador to Vietnam following the re-establishment of diplomatic ties between the two countries in 1995.

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Situated at the foot of Sai Son Mountain in Phuong Cach Commune, Quoc Oai District in Ha noi.

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The pagoda was built in the 11th century according to Sino-Vietnamese character Tam, managed by Priest Tu Dao Hanh.

 

Ba Be National Park is located in Bac Kan Province , about 240 kilometers north of Hanoi , about 70 km northwest of the provincial capital Bac Kan, and about 14 km west of the town of Cho Ra. It was established in 1992 as Vietnam’s eighth national park. It really is a babe: a beautiful region that covers more than 7000 hectares and boasts mountains high, rivers deep, waterfalls, plunging valleys, lakes and caves set amid towering peaks. The surrounding area is home to members of the Tay minority, who live in stilt homes.

Located in Ba Vi District, Ha Noi and entending beneath legendary Tan Vien Moutain , the Ao Vua – Khoang Xanh tourist site has been attracting lots of visitors. If you transfer by car, it will take you more than one hour to travel from the center of Hanoi to the site. Tourists visiting the place will have chance to relax in beautiful landscape enjoying diversified local products. Besides the natural beautiful environment, the attraction also provides other services with artificial constructions. You will be able to go for sightseeing or relax yourself in the fresh water.

Cuc Phuong National Park is stablished in 1962, located in Ninh Binh Province. Cuc Phuong is the oldest national park in Vietnam. It is one of Vietnam’s most beautiful and important protected areas and easily accessible from Hanoi - only a 2 ½ hour journey by road

Perfume pagoda is located on the limestone rocks of Huong Son Mountain, My Duc district , Hanoi in beautiful and mystical surroundings. It’s about 70 km or 2 hours driving out of Hanoi. Unlike other temples in Vietnam, the only way to reach this sanctuary is floating along a narrow but extremely poetic stream by rowing boats that takes 45 minutes. An iron boat can carry 3-5 people and a large wooden boat – up to 20 locals. The stream is edged by rice, grass, small paths, and temples here and there. A local pilgrim can spend here traditionally three days to visit entirely the area and pray at all the temples.

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