Beyond Hanoi
Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago
UNESCO, 1994
1,133 limestone islands and islets in the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Our take
- Overnight cruise
- Address
- Quảng Ninh, Hanoi
- Website
- whc.unesco.org
About Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago
UNESCO inscribed Hạ Long Bay in 1994; the site, now Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago, covers 65,650 hectares and 1,133 islands and islets (whc.unesco.org).
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