Halong Bay News

Ha Long city to organise tourism festival

A tourism festival will be held in the northern coastal city of Ha Long from April 29 to May 2 next year as the city is making every effort to promote itself as a tourism destination and mobilise votes for Ha Long bay as among seven new world nature wonders.

Halong Bay ranks in top 3 among finalists for 7 Wonders of Nature

Vietnam’s Halong Bay has continued to place in the top 3 landscapes voting with votes increasing sharply.

Quang Ninh to welcome 5.2 million visitors next year

Quang Ninh province is planning to welcome 5.2 million tourists, including 2.4 million from overseas in 2010. The provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said at a meeting on December 15 that the sector is aiming for more than VND3,000 billion in revenue in 2010.

Photo show celebrates Ha Long Bay listing

More than 100 photographs of Ha Long Bay are on display at an exhibition commemorating 15 years since it was recognised as a World Natural Heritage site, at the Ly Thai To Garden, Ha Noi.

Ha Long Bay’s 15th anniversary marked in Quang Ninh

 The 15th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as a world natural heritage site was celebrated in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on December 15.

Exhibition marks 15 years of Ha Long’s UNESCO recognition

 An exhibition entitled “Ha Long Bay – 15 years as a World Heritage site” opened in Hanoi on December 11 to mark the 15th anniversary of the Bay’s recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Hanoi to host celebrations for Ha Long Bay

A series of activities to celebrate the 15 th anniversary of Ha Long Bay’s recognition as the world natural heritage (Dec. 7) in will be held in Hanoi from Dec. 11-14, according to the Quang Ninh provincial People’s Committee.

Chopper way to see the bay

It’s a nice day for tourist guide Nguyen Manh Cuong and his 11-strong group of visitors when they travelled Ha Long Bay by chartered helicopter.

Halong Bay to have 25-storey twin towers

The Minh Viet Investment Joint Stock Company (MVIC) on Nov. 15 announced that it will invest in building Bay View Towers in Ha Long in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh.

Quang Ninh hold Vietnam-China trade and tourism exhibition

250 Vietnamese and 120 Chinese exhibitors have been registered for the Vietnam-China trade and tourism exhibition to be held at the Hong Van commercial centre in Mong Cai city, Quang Ninh province, from December 4-12.

Bahamas six-star high-end cruise ship brings over 600 tourists to Halong Bay

The Tan Hong Tourism Company has welcomed the Bahamas’ six-star high-end cruiser ship, the Sevensea Mariner, which brought about 641 tourists from the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K to Vietnam’s famous landscape Halong Bay on October 19th and 20th.

Take more cruiser tourists to Tuan Chau Island.

An UK BBC filmmaker group and Vietnam’s Tuan Chau Group have worked together to film Ha Long Bay’s beautiful landscapes and to discuss measures to take more cruiser tourists to Tuan Chau Island.

Halong Bay - one of the world’s natural wonders

Halong Bay has been ranked as one of the 150 most beautiful natural wonders in the world by the French leading e-magazine, L’Internaute. An article portraying Halong Bay – a world natural heritage, was published in September in the Voyager (tourism) column of L’Internaute magazine.

Boat tragedy prompts safety overhaul

Safety inspections of the pleasure craft that operate in Ha Long Bay will be stepped up in the wake of last week’s drowning, when a boat carrying 25 people flipped over in a sudden squall, local authorities said.

Mong Cai - Tra Co

Mong Cai Town lies by the bank of the lovely Ka Long River. It harbors the international Bac Luan Border Gate which connects Mong Cai with Guang Xi Province in China. It is 178km from Halong City, 350km from Hanoi.