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Junks in Halong Bay, northern Vietnam. Until recently closed to foreigners, Halong Bay (or Bay of the Descending Dragon) is one of the most scenic spots in northern Vietnam, with its calm waters and many limestone mountains dotting the seascape.

Bay in northeast Vietnam, on the Gulf of Tonkin. Halong Bay is one of Vietnam's natural marvels, with about 3,000 small islands. On the shore of the bay is the Hon Gay open-cast coal mine, covering an area of 1,500 sq km/580 sq mi. The largest of the islands in the bay, Cat Ba, is a national park.



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This fourteen-day honeymoon vacation brings you and your sweet heart to Ha Long Bay, a world heritage and then hide away at Topas Eco Lodge, around 25km far from Sapa in the northwest of Vietnam.
Ha Long Bay Cruises are two-day/one-night programs priced from USD 245 per person, cruise/land only.
com FOR something even more exotic, an eightnight cruise on Costa Allegra leaves Hong Kong on August 28 and explores the myriad islands of Vietnam's Ha Long Bay before calling at Da Nang and Saigon and finally arriving at Singapore, where you can spend two days exploring the shops of Orchard Road, the restaurants of Chinatown and the playground island of Sentosa.
 
 
 
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