Holiday with A Difference

In our monotonous lives, we all are looking for a change. We all want a holiday with a difference and Ha Long bay is one destination which won’t disappoint anyone even one single bit. The bay is located in the northeastern region of Vietnam. It lies between Gulf of Tonkin, Chinese border and Cat Ba Island. It has almost 120km long coastline.

Apart from such a diverse location, another striking feature is that it experiences both summer and cold winter. Average temperature is between 15 degrees to 25 degrees and annual rainfall is about 2000mm. Ha Long bay also has a very interesting history – People of Vietnam believe that a whole family of dragons emerged to protect Vietnamese from Chinese invaders and finally dragons descended on Ha Long bay. Ha Long actually means “Bay of descending dragons”. Ha Long bay has received various awards and designations like 'Renowned National Landscape Monument' (1962), UNESCO World Heritage Site (1994), In 2000 World Heritage Committee recognize for its geological value , In 2009 it was included in the list of nominations of World’s 7 natural wonders.

Ha Long bay is just like heaven for beach lover. The two biggest islands Cat BA and Tuan Chau have exotic beaches coupled with fabulous luxury resorts. Stalagmites and stalactites usually leave tourists speechless. Another major tourist attraction is cave and limestone rocks. Some of these rocks give appearance of a “Dog” and even “Two Cocks Fighting”

Apart from this natural beauty, Ha Long bay is home to a large variety of endemic species. The islands near Ha long bay is a shelter for many as 477 magnoliales, 12 pteris, 20 salth marsh and various amphibians and reptiles as well. Beauty of Ha Long bay is coupled with fabulous cuisine offerings. It has diversified sea food. One can get items ranging from oyster, cyclinae, prawn, sipunculoideas, nerita to even trittonis.

Ha long bay is definitely one of the most beautiful places on earth, but several accidents have happened in the past. In 2011, twelve people died when a boat sunk. Many tourists lost their lives in various accidents of 2002, 2006 and 2009. Hence, safety is a foremost priority of tourists and for that, tourists should take travel packages from reputed companies like halong tours. Halong tours provide various cheap and efficient packages of halong cruises. Halong tours take care of safety, security and comfort of tourists.

Halong cruises provide exotic boats which almost give the feel of a five star hotel. These boats have well furnished rooms along with beautiful artwork. These boats also have facility of dining which will give a real feel and sense of Vietnamese cuisine in the most elegant way. Over the year, Halong cruises have been first choice of both families and of couples who want to spend a nice romantic weekend.

Sneha Sanwal is a passionate writer. She writes on topic like halong tours, halong bay cruises etc for the website http://realhalong.com