170 km away from Hanoi, HalongBay is the World Natural Heritage site, one of the most beautiful places onearth. With its picturesque blend of land and sea, this one of the world\\'s mostprecious beauty spots. Halongis covers an area of over 1,500 km, dotted with thousands of rocky islands, itreally is a natural sculpture on a gigantic scale.

Numerous large and small islands of countless shapes rise from the sea alongthe 200km stretch of coast from the estuary of the Bach Dang river to Tra Cobeach. Local fishermen have given many of them evocative names according totheir shapes: Cone-shape Cookie, Banana, Small Fish, Tortoise, Nail, Wading Ox,Wallowing Buffalo, and many more. The islands are riddled with innumerable cavesand grottoes offering spectacular stalactite displays. Bo Nau cave, Dau Gogrotto and Trinh Nu grotto are especially worth seeing.

Sail-boats and motor-boats are available to take you on a panoramic journeyof the bay with visits to some of the caves and grottoes. HalongBay is an experience that will stay with you forever.

Catba island (and National Park)

See Catba island, National Park and the special langur (Golden-headed)