Ha Long Bay is One of New 7 Wonders of Nature

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(Story: Grandpa, Father, and I were cruising through Ha long Bay for 2 days)

Hạ Long Bay “descending dragon bay” is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and popular travel destination in Quảng Ninh Province, Vietnam. Halong Bay’s spectacular scatter of islands, dotted with wind- and wave-eroded grottoes, is a vision of ethereal beauty and, unsurprisingly, northern Vietnam’s number one tourism hub.

The bay has a 120 kilometre long coastline and is approximately 1,553 square kilometres in size with 1969 islets. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves, other support floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of mollusks.

Halong Bay attracts visitors year-round with peak season between late May and early August. January to March is often cool and drizzly, and the ensuing fog can make visibility low, but adds bags of eerie atmosphere.

Warning: From May to September tropical storms are frequent, and year-round tourist boats sometimes need to alter their itineraries, depending on the weather.

Best time: November’s sunny blue-sky days and lack of crowds make it the best time to make a beeline here.