Name: Ha Long City Tour and Cable Car Ride
SKU: 24809
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 5h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Adventure, Family, Historical, Nature

Language: English

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Ha Long city has a lot to offer and with this tour you can clearly see this. Located in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ha Long can provide you with stunning views, even more of which you can get to see while taking a cable car ride. You can get to know more about local culture visiting local pagoda, try local food while having a stop at the beah and meet locals while visiting a floating fishing market.

What's included

English-speaking guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation
Entrance fees

Personal expenses

Pick-up and drop-off from/to the centrally located hotel

Highlights

Ha Long

Halong City in Quang Ninh Province is a humble and quiet place located just in the heart of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay. Make sure you stop and enjoy the local cuisines, beaches, and night markets that the city has to offer. The city is divided into two main areas: Hon Gai over the other side of the bridge, it is Hon Gai area where you can experience the real local life. where the residential and businesses are, and Bai Chay where the central tourist area is, by the side of Ha Long bay, Replicas of traditional junk boats tour the bay and depart from the city’s Bai Chay district.. Bai Chay also has an artificial beach, restaurants, cafes and dozens of hotels from resort-style complexes to hostels.

Ha Long Bay

Halong Bay is a beautiful natural wonder in northern Vietnam near the Chinese border. The Bay is dotted with 1,600 limestone islands and islets and covers an area of over 1,500 sqkm. This extraordinary area was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. For many tourists, this place is like something right out of a movie. The fact is that Halong Bay features a wide range of biodiversity, while the surrealistic scenery has indeed featured in endless movies.

Ha Long Pearl Farm

The pearl farm is located near the Vung Vieng fishing village and is about 24 kilometers (15 miles) from the center of Halong city. In 1995, a Japanese owned pearl farm opened in Halong Bay close to Sung Sot Cave. When the business was doing well and it had proved its success, the farm was sold to new Vietnamese owners. The pearl farm is now owned by Halong Pearl Joint Stock Company. The pearls grow all year round and the farm has a permanent population of 15 people. In total the farm employs 40 people from all over the country. The farm is 74 acres and consists of roughly 3000 cages. When visiting the farm you’ll be able to see how long it takes for pearls to grow, harvested and extracted. You’ll come to find that pearl farming is an excruciatingly slow process.

Long Tien Pagoda

The largest pagoda in Halong, the Long Tien Pagoda has a unique architecture style of the Nguyen dynasty. It has a three gate entrance with a Buddha statue sitting on the top, and a bell tower below. The pagoda attracts a lot of crowd on the 1st and 15th of every month and during the Tet holiday, when the temple grounds turn into a colorful festival.

Itinerary

09:00 13:00

You will meet your tour guide and the driver at the lobby of your hotel.

First you will drive to Long Tien Pagoda where will get closer to local culture and religion. Get to know what the three religions of the country are. After that you will have a short walk to the city main market to become a part of local people everyday life.

A floating fishing market that is waiting for you next on your itinerary is no less interesting. Meet local fishmen to get to know more about their way of life.

Cable car ride will become one of the most impressive part of your tour as it can not to impress with its stunning views from up above. A water puppet show, colourful and unusual, will also do its part in making this day unforgettable.

Not only this tour can be impressive but also authentic and you will see that while driving to the pearl farm where you will get to know some secrets regarding pearl jewelry. Finally you will get to kne of the beaches to enjoy the view.

Your tour will be ended when you’ll be driven back to your hotel.

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