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Halong
Vietnamese: Hạ Long
Area: 208.7 km²
Population: 185,228 (2001)
Hạ Long (also known as Hong Gai) is the capital city of Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam. The city mainly lies on Bai Tu Long Bay, which is part of the Ha Long Bay. It is located at about 160 km northeast of Hanoi.
Halong city is divided into two parts: East Ha Long and West Ha Long. The eastern part ("Hon Gai"), where most of the official buildings and industry are concentrated, is connected by bridge with the western part ("Bai Chay"), considered to be more of a tourism attraction.
Halong bay - a UNESCO World Heritage site
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 1,553 km2, including 1,960 islets, most of which are limestone. The core of the bay has an area of 334 km2 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.
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Tours to Halong:
B10HN-Halong bay (1 day 0 night) 38 $
C2SG-Vietnam Overview (7 days 6 nights) 541 $
C5SG-Vietnam Holiday Tour (12 days 11 nights) 762 $
B7HN-Halong Catba Island (2 days 1 night) 124 $
B5HN-Hanoi-Cat Ba-Lan Ha Bay (3 days 2 nights) 162 $
B8HN-Halong-BaiTuLong Bay on boat (2 days 1 night) 182$
VH5HN-Halong&Sapa package (8 days 7 nights) 459 $
VH4HN-Smart Northern Vietnam (9days8nights)586 $
KD2HN BaiTuLong Cruise with Kayaking (3days2nights) 225 $
Cr8HN-Halong Bay Cruise (3 days 2 nights) 248 $
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