Day 1: Ha Long – Lan Ha (Lunch, Dinner)
08h00 AM: Depart for Halong in 3 hours and a half (you will have a short break of 30 minutes in Hai Duong province).

11h30 AM: Arrive Halong bay, get on the Junk and your lunch will be in the restaurant on the Junk. From now on, you will discover the mysterious beauty of the bay. You are free to enjoy the natural scenery, taking pictures of thousands of  amazing islets or the fishers catching fish…You will have time for admiring the beauty of the islets and caves of Halong bay.
First, our guide will bring you to Sung Sot cave, one of the most spacious and beautiful cave of Halong bay with a lot of “hanging lights” made of stalactiles shining brightly and sparkling. The stones in the shape of statues, elephants, tray of sticky rice, flowers and leaves… And then do kayaking through Luon cave.

6:30 PM: Have dinner with fresh sea food, enjoy your romantic evening in the restaurant or top of the boat. Stay overnight on deluxe junk.

Day 2: Ha Long – Ha Noi (Breakfast, Lunch)
7:30 AM: Have breakfast, and here, you will enjoy a sunrise cruise in the breathtaking scenery of Halong bay. Back to Ha Long wharf, through the amazing islets, admire dramatic natural scenery, take pictures of Fighting Cock Islet, Cho Da Islet, Dinh Lu Huong Islet, Fishing Village…

12:00: Arrive Ha Long wharf and have lunch in the restaurant nearby the beach.

13:00: Bus back to Hanoi.

16:30: Arrive Hanoi Old Quarter. End services.

PRICE - GROUP TOUR:

INCLUDING FEATURES:

VEHICLE: A/C County/ Ford Transit.
BOAT TRIP:     Deluxe junk, Air – conditioning, 8 detached rooms, “Cotton” beds with private bathrooms, “European” toilet style, hot shower.
GUIDE:  Experienced  English or French – speaking.
FOOD: Buffet breakfast, vietnamese meals with fresh Sea food.  
OTHER: Entrance fees, kayaking.

The process of recognition of Halong Bay as a World Natural Heritage Area

The first time:

On  21st December, 1991, The Government of Vietnam permitted the setting up a of file on Ha Long Bay to be submitted to UNESCO for recognition of Ha Long Bay as a World Heritage Site. During the two year period 1991 to 1993, UNESCO nominated many expert delegations to come to Quang Ninh to survey, research, guide and review the ongoing file. Ha Long Bay’s file was completed and sent to UNESCO, Paris, for consideration in 1993, to be addressed at the 18th session.
On  17th December, 1994, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized Ha Long Bay as a World Natural Heritage Area at its 18th session in Phu Ket, Thailand, because of its universal aesthetic value according to criteria (iii) of the Convention.

The second time:

At the request of Ha Long Bay Management Department and IUCN, in September 1998, Prof. Tony Waltham, the top expert on Geology of Trent University, Nottingham, conducted a survey of the limestone karst of Ha Long Bay. He submitted his report to UNESCO Paris and Switzerland, IUCN Offices (Ha Noi) and to the Ha Long Bay Management Department. As a result, on 25th February, 1999, the World Heritage Center requested Quang Ninh People’s Committee, Vietnam’s National Commission for UNESCO and the Ha Long Bay Management Department to prepare a file to submit to UNESCO for the inscription of Ha Long Bay’s outstanding values of geology and geomorphology.

In July 1999, the file was completed and sent to the World Heritage Center’s Office in Paris. In December 1999, at the 23rd Congress of UNESCO held in Marakesh,  Morocco, UNESCO officially considered the file. In March 2000 Professor Ellery Hamilton Smith, a member of IUCN was delegated to come to Ha Long to check the validity of the file and its geological value and to evaluate the management situation and make recommendations. In July 2000, at its mid-year meeting, the World Heritage Center, Paris, officially proposed that the World Heritage Committee recognize Ha Long Bay as a World Natural Heritage Site for its universal values of geology and geomorphology.

On 2nd December, 2000, at the 24th session of the World Heritage Committee held in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, the World Heritage Committee unanimously decided to recognize the universal geological value of Ha Long Bay for the second time according to criteria (i) of the International Convention on the Protection of the World National and Cultural Heritage.