Halong Tourism

Ha Long Bay is perhaps the most popular travel destination of the country. Foreigners and natives alike are attracted to its natural, universal appeal, not to mention the shopping and dining prospects located close by.

Halong tourism potential

There are many beautiful beaches and natural beauty spots such as Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long bay, Trà Cổ Beach, Cô Tô Beach, Dài Beach in Vân Đồn etc. Besides, there are historical and architectural relics enabling the development of tourist tours on land, sea and islands.

Ha Long Bay covers an area of 1,553 sq. km including 1,969 islands, of which an area of over 434 sq. km including 788 islands has been recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage due to its cultural, aesthetic, bio-geological and economic value. There are in the bay many soil islands, caves, grottoes, beaches, beautiful landscapes enabling the development of attractive tourist sites of various types.
Tuần Châu Island belonging to Ha Long Bay has an area of 220 ha. It is 8 km from Ha Long City and 2 km offshore. This is an ideal spot to develop a super tourist complex. There are 100 hotels around the province all together with 3,000 rooms (1,200 rooms are international standard), e.g., Heritage (4-star, 101 rooms), Ha Long Plaza (4-star, 192 rooms), Ha Long Bay, Ha Long 1, 2, and 3, etc. Moreover, there are also hundreds of mini-hotels and guesthouses owned by the private sector. This kind of accommodation is supported by joint venture hotels in medium size, namely Hoàng Gia (Royal) (5-star, 360 rooms), Ha Long - Dream (4-star, 200 rooms), etc. There will be many modern international hotels, recreation areas in Ha Long and Móng Cái in the future.

Bai Chay beach developed by Royal Joint Venture Co. is a wonderful spot and provides full range of services.
Tourist boat unit is being enlarged and upgraded to enable service 5,000 guests visiting Ha Long Bay at the same time.
With around 500 historical, cultural and arts relics etc., attached with many traditional festivals; such as Yên Tử Pagoda, Cửa Ông Temple, Bạch Ðằng historical relic, Long Tiên Pagoda, Quan Lạn Communal House etc. which attract a large number of visitors, especially during festivals.

Coming to Quang Ninh, tourists can have good chance of enjoying seafood, including holothurians, abalone, shrimp, crab, arca, shellfish, glacilaria, etc.