www.365TravelVietnam.com

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.

 

Hoang Thi Diep, deputy head of Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, revealed that Vietnam received more than 6 million international visitors during 2011.

The National Tourism Year 2012 program themed “Heritage Tourism” featuring a series of activities to be celebrated throughout the North Central coastal regions during the course of next year is expected to raise this figure even higher by 2012.

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.

Van Don is an archipelago around the east and northeast in Bai Tu Long Bay, but is located in the east and southeast of Quang Ninh province. It consists of 600 islands. Its population of 23,000 people belong to the Kinh, San Diu, Dao, Tay, Hoa, Muong and who are living in 20 large and small islands, including the Cai Bau, Quan Lan, Ngoc Vung, Ban Sen...Cai Bau island's the largest,its area is about a half of the land area of the Van Don district.

Quan Lan Island of Bai Tu Long bay, which is the outer islands of the Gulf of Tonkin, the whole island has an area of 11 km2, in which residents live in eight villages. Quan Lan Island stretches toward East-West, from the foot of Van Don to Mountain God with many high mountains to the east, forming as the wall prevents the waves from the sea to protect residents.

Located around 60 kilometers from the Cái Rồng Port, Cô Tô has over the past several years become a popular destination to tourists who want an escape from the noise and pollution in cities.

Cô Tô Island District comprises three main islands – Cô Tô, Thanh Lân, and Trần – and smaller ones and covers 4, 000 square meters. Local residents, mostly migrants from northern provinces, live in only two communes and a small town. Living standards on the islands are much higher. The islanders now have access to electricity supply and asphalted roads, decent homes, automobiles and a crowded commercial town.

Bai Tu Long Bay is a long string of islands which was created when the entire limestone plateau sank below sea level. It lies up in the north of Vietnam, in Quang Ninh Province. The land where the mother dragon landed was then called Ha Long, and where the baby dragons landed called Bai Tu Long. The area where the dragon tails lashed was called Long Vi, nowadays Tra Co Peninsula, which consists of many long and smooth sand banks.

The maritime route linking Ha Long (Vietnam) and Fangcheng (China) was officially reopened at Hon Gai Vinashin seaport in Ha Long city on April 11.

The route was opened earlier in December 2010 but has been suspended until now.

The Week of Ha Long Tourism 2011 will be the biggest ever, with a series of festivities in support of the superb bay’s bid for the New7Wonders title this year.

The event, scheduled to take place at the Ha Long tourist site in Quang Ninh province from April 28-May 1, will cover a large range of festivities, from culture and arts, including a poetry night, to sports such as an international beach volleyball final round, culinary arts and an international trade fair.

The Ha Long-Quang Ninh Tourism Festival Week 2011 will be held from April 28th to May 2nd at the Bai Chay and Tuan Chau Tourist Areas and in the centre of Ha Long City.

The main activities will include the Ha Long Carnival to mark its 5th annual celebration, unveiling light art performance centre, seminars on voting campaign for Ha Long Bay to become one of the UNESCO world’s natural wonders, the best MC on Ha Long Bay contest, music and poetry night on Ha Long, cuisine festival, beach volleyball final, Open Quang Ninh tennis tournament and classical music concert in the Dau Go Cave.