Halong Bay Cruises, Halong Cruises, Halong Bay Tours

Halong Bay Vietnam

~ Halong Bay a Legend of lime stone island rising from the sea~

Situated in the northeast of Vietnam, Halong bay is the part of the Gulf of Bac Bo, and comprises Halong City, the township of Cam pha and a part of the island district of Van Don. To the South – west it borders the island of Catba, to the east is the sea and the main land follow a coastline of 120km. it stretches between the 106,58 and 107,22 eastern meridians and the 20,45 and 20,50 northern parallels. where we should not missed in Vietnam holidays

Topography:

Ha Long Bay covers a total area of 1,553 sq,km, including 1,969 Islands and islets of various sizes, 989 of which which have been given names. There are two kinds, lime stone and schist, with are concentrated in two main zones; the south east ( belonging to Bai Tu Long Bay), and the South-West belonging to Halong Bay. The average geological age of the islands is between 250 and 280 million years old.
The densely concentrated zone of stone islands, grottoes and caves, World famous for its spectacular scenery, form the central zone of Halong Bay, which have been listed as one of UNESCO’s World heritage sites. This protected site covers an area of 434 sq.km, coprises 775 islands and forms a triagle; with the Dau go island (Drifwood island) to the west; The Baham lake(three shelter lakes) to the South; and the Cong Tay island to the East. The regions immediately surrounding the area were classified as the National site by th Ministry of culture and information in 1962.

Climate:

Halong Bay is located in a tropical and temperate zone. The four distinct seasons are most evident in a year. The annual average temperature is 22,8 c the everage temperature in summer is 26,4 and the hottest temperature is 40OC. The annual average rain fall is 2,005.4mm. The period from May to October receives the more important rain fall. The winter last from 4 to 5 months. between the main two seasons are a shorter spring and autumn, the period from Aug to Oct is Typhoon season.

History:

Halong Bay have been called by the great national poet Nguyen Trai ” A wonder of the earth erected towards the high sky” It’s also a place closely linked to Vietnam’s history with such famous geographical name as Van Don (Site of ancient commercial port); Poem Moutain (engravings of many poems by Emperors and other famous people of the part); and Bach Dang river (the location of three fierce naval battales fougth against foreign aggressors).
This is not all; Halong has been proven by scientists to be one of the first cradle of human exitence in the area, with such archaeological sites as Dong Mang, Xich Tho, Soi Nhu and Thoi Gieng.

Fauna and Flora:

Its also a region of highly concentrated biological diversity with many varied ecosystems of salt watter – flooded forests coral reefs and tropical forests, featuring thousands of diverse species of animal and plant life.