There are so many places in the world that are worth a visit, worth a spot on your bucket list, worth experiencing. But few places are quite as spectacularly worth the trip as Halong Bay. It’s recognized around the world for it incredible beauty. It offers excitement and romance and relaxation. It is a place unlike any other.
So, here you are – there are so many reasons to go to Halong Bay if you can, but these are the top five reasons you should make the trip:
It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site twice over! (UNESCO is the “United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.”) It was first given recognition by UNESCO in 1994 for having outstanding universal aesthetic value. Then in 2000 it was given a second World Heritage title for its outstanding geological value. That’s a double whammy – and for very good reason!
Halong Bay has incredible limestone karsts, steep islands that jut out of the water, covered in dark jungle foliage. There are over 3,000 islands in Halong Bay, filled with caves and hidden coves just waiting to be explored. The locals live on floating villages and their livelihood is still made by the sea, the same as it has been for generations. UNESCO recognition is not handed out lightly, and so Halong Bay, honored twice as a World Heritage Site, is definitely worth a spot on your bucket list and travel itinerary.
Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site twice over
You’ll have an amazing adventure
Imagine this: kayaking through ancient sea caves, rock-climbing limestone islands, sunbathing on hidden beaches, exploring villages that drift on the ocean, riding a helicopter over jade waters, watching the sun sink into the sea as you cruise on a romantic wooden junk ship.
These sound like fantastic stories from a favorite novel, but you can do all of these things in Halong Bay. There are few places in the world that can deliver so completely on promises of excitement and adventure.
Kayaking is only one of your many options for adventure
You can relax and unwind on a luxury cruise
Halong Bay offers incredible luxury tours on traditional wooden junk ships that allow you the chance to see and do it all. You’ll eat fresh and delicious seafood – plump shrimp with fresh lime, steaming grilled fish, juicy crab meat dipped in butter and garlic. You’ll drift on turquoise seas with views of spectacular sunrises and sunsets. You’ll be shown all the best islands, caves, and beaches with opportunities to explore, shop, and relax.
If you’re looking for a vacation, whether you want to unwind or play – a luxury cruise through Halong Bay can’t be beat.
There’s nothing else quite like a romantic luxury cruise through Halong Bay
The natural beauty is incredible
Halong Bay, where the ocean drifts in emerald currents around thousands of islands, where limestone karsts jut from the waves shrouded in mist so they appear to float above the water. Ancient caverns, where legends have been whispered for centuries. Villages that drift in the bay, giving home and livelihood to generations of fishermen and sea-folk.
The landscape is dynamic, always being shaped by the wind and waves and time. It has taken thousands of years to become what it is and no one really knows what shape it will take tomorrow. The beauty is unbeatable.
In 2012, Halong Bay was listed by the New 7 Wonders Foundation as one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. If that’s not worth seeing, then what is?
The views in Halong Bay are unbeatable
You’ll experience something totally new
The purpose of travel is to experience something different, something that opens your eyes and gives rise to new thoughts and ideas, to taste things you’ve never tasted, meet people and cultures you’ve never known. In Halong Bay, you will do all of these things.
Halong Bay is a chance for adventure, for beauty, for memories, for change. It is an opportunity to experience wonderful things.
There are so many reasons to go to Halong Bay. Your reasons are bound to be your own, so long as you go – let the tranquil jade waters of the bay carry you out to sea as you relax on a luxury cruise, soak in the beauty that surrounds you, and never let the incredible memories of Halong Bay leave you.
It’s a trip you won’t forget
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