Halong Bay
Towering limestone pillars and tiny islets topped by forest rise from the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin. Designated a World Heritage Site in 1994, Halong Bay's 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.
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- Attraction in VietnamCannon Fort
- Attraction in VietnamCat Ba National Park Headquarters
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- destinationCat Ba Island
- destinationHalong City
