- Ha Long bay
Ha Long Bay (literally: "Descending Dragon Bay"; Vietnamese: Vịnh Hạ Long) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. Administratively, the bay belongs to Ha Long City, Cẩm Phả town, and part of Van Don district. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. Ha Long Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bái Tử Long bay to the northeast, and Cát Bà islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.
Ha Long Bay has an area of around 1,553km2, including 1,960 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334km2 with a high density of 775 islets. The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million years of formation in different conditions and environments. The evolution of the karst in this bay has taken 20 million years under the impact of the tropical wet climate. The geo-diversity of the environment in the area has created biodiversity, including a tropical evergreen biosystem, oceanic and sea shore biosystem. Ha Long Bay is home to 14 endemic floral species and 60 endemic faunal species.
Climate
The climate of the bay is tropical, wet, sea islands, with two seasons: hot and moist summer, and, dry and cold winter. The average temperature is from 15°C- 25°C, and annual rainfall is between 2000mm and 2200mm. Ha Long Bay has the typical diurnal tide system (tide amplitude ranges from 3.5-4m). The salinity is from 31 to 34.5MT in the dry season and lower in the rainy season.
Awards and designations
In 1962, the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism designated Ha Long Bay a 'Renowned National Landscape Monument'.
Ha Long Bay was first listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 , in recognition of its outstanding, universal aesthetic value. In 2000 the World Heritage Committee additionally recognised Ha Long Bay for its outstanding geological and geomorphological value, and its World Heritage Listing was updated.
In 2009, the New 7 Wonders Foundation, which runs the New Seven Wonders of the World program, included Halong Bay on its list of nominations as one the World's 7 Natural Wonders.
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- Lang Co bay (Thua Thien Hue province)
Seen from Hai Van Pass, Lang Co Bay is as beautiful as a charming painting with its blue and clear water, azure sky, ranges of mountains with tropical forests stretching to the seashore
Lang Co Sea is the habitat of 151 species of fish, 31 species of seabed creatures and many rare and precious species, such as lobster, mackerel, cuttle-fish, sea horses, butterfish, oysters, etc. Near the beach is Chan May Cape and Lang Co fishing village. Amidst the forests and the sea is the brackish water lagoon of Lap An, covering 1,500ha, which is abundant with crabs, sweet snails, snappers, oysters, mullets, mytilus smaragdinus, Rachycentron canadum, grouper, Siganus Guttatus, etc.
With such great tourism potential, Lang Co has developed many forms and services of tourism, such as convalescence centres, diving to behold ranges of corrals, ecotourism in the lagoon, mountain climbing, golf, tropical forest exploration, fishing, etc. Here tourists can swim in clear and blue sea water, enjoy various delicious seafood, visit Lang Co fishing village to behold the bustling scenery at the boat wharf, drink sweet coconut milk or go fishing on Lap An Lagoon at sunset.
Within 70km from Lang Co, there are world cultural heritage sites which have been recognised by UNESCO, including the complex of Hue relics, Hoi An Ancient Town and My Son Sanctuary.
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Morning at Lap An lagoon
Lap An lagoon and Lang Co Bay, 70km from Hue, on the way from Hue to DaNang, center of Vietnam.
Lap An lagoon.
Lap An lagoon.
Lang Co bay, a view from Bach Ma national park
- Nha Trang bay
Nha Trang is well known for its pristine beaches and excellent scuba diving and is fast becoming a popular destination for international tourists, attracting large numbers of backpackers as well as more affluent travelers on the Southeast Asia circuit. It is already very popular with Vietnamese tourists. Nha Trang Bay is widely considered as amongst the world's most beautiful bays. Tourists are welcome to participate in the Sea Festival, held biennially. Nha Trang was the site of the Miss Universe 2008 Pageant on July 14, 2008 and it will also host Miss Earth 2010.
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Nha Trang is one of the most important tourist hubs of Vietnam, thanks to its beautiful beaches with fine and clean sand and the clear ocean water with mild temperatures all year round. There are several resorts - such as Vinpearl, Diamond Bay and Ana Mandara - and amusement and water parks, both in the city and on islands off the coast. The possibly most beautiful street of Nha Trang is Tran Phu Street along the seaside, sometimes referred to as the Pacific Coast Highway of Vietnam.
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