subject: Planet Earth Heritage Site Ha Long Bay [print this page] Ha- Long bay is one of the best destinations which this world has to offer. Ha-Long bay is a part of Gulf of Tokin in the north east and Cat Ba islands in the south- west of Vietnam. This beautiful place has abundance of lakes, several islands, wonderful floating villages and mysterious large caves. With so much to look and feel for, you cannot put the enormous beauty of Ha Long Bay in few words.
To enjoy all, you must take a tour to Ha long bay, which was termed as a World Heritage site. This place is an epitome of breathtaking beauty which is incredibly designed by nature itself. Tourist on Ha Long Bay travels often try to compare the spectacular scenery here to other places of world like Thailand but in real they admit the beauty of Ha Long to be topmost in the world.
If we study the mythology, we get to know that Ha-Long was created by a dragon and this is the reason this place is also known by a similar name Bay of Descending Dragon. The local legend of Ha Long also narrates a story wherein a mother dragon landed on the bay of Ha Long and her child dragon rested at Bai Tu Long. You can take the tour to Ha Long to explore its different zones like the mysterious caves, the Cat Ba islands, the National park at Cat Ba, high mountains, real beaches and thick and dense forests. Limestone islands here form a unique world in itself describing the amazing work of art on geography.
There are more than 1000 world famous islands in Ha Long bay, most of which have got permanent names. Most of the islands have taken their names based on their resemblance with one or other thing or person. Dragon Islands appears like a Dragon, Mans head island looks like a real man standing and facing a direction, La Vong island clearly depicts a picture of old man fishing. The exact view of these images depends on the direction from which you choose to observe the islands. In order to feel the images in a way they actually are, you must be accompanied by a tourist guide while on your Ha Long Bay tours. Since the guides are familiar with the history as well as geography of the place, they can be your best companion on travel. They will narrate the incidents relating to the places in such a captivating way, which will increase curiosity in you to know more. So take the tour to Ha Long Bay to experience the natural, cultural and biological diversity of world best tourist destination.
