One day in Halong

From Hanoi, it takes around four hours to travel to Halong City in Quang Ninh Province by car. Halong has a 50-kilometer coastline with a number of well-known sites such as Halong Bay dotted with around 2,000 limestone islands, Tuan Chau international tourist harbor, and Halong night market.

The skeleton of a fish is on display at Quang Ninh Museum, a popular destination for visitors to Halong City. The museum is where visitors can learn about the history of the coal mining industry in Quang Ninh Province, and see images and skeletons of marine creatures

A staff of the museum talks about the job of miners at Quang Ninh coal mines to a foreign visitor

Small boats of local people are seen at Bai Chay Port. Aside from hundreds of cruise boats, there are a lot of rowboats privately owned by local people and tourists can rent them for sightseeing near the shore

Visitors climb stone steps to Sung Sot Cave. It takes around 40 minutes to tour the cave on an island in Halong Bay, which has been recognized as a World Heritage site by UNESCO

A mobile vendor on board her boat. After getting out of Sung Sot Cave, tourists can see many mobile vendors in the bay, who row their boats to sell a variety of products like fruits, confectionery and fresh seafood –