Overview
Quang Ninh is a coastal province in northeast Vietnam. Quang Ninh is likened to a miniature Vietnam because it has both sea, islands, plains, midland, hills, and border. This is the main coal mining province of Vietnam and Halong Bay is a heritage, a natural wonder of the world.
Quang Ninh, in which the tourist center is Halong city, is the destination you should visit once in your life, because in addition to enjoying the beautiful natural scenery of Halong Bay along with a system of caves, you can also experience activities such as sleeping on yachts, kayaking, visiting sacred destinations like Yen Tu, Ba Vang pagodas, and tasting enchanting dishes such as grilled chopped squid, grilled oysters, etc.
The best festival in Halong is Carnaval Halong. In April, there is the Halong Cherry Blossom Festival with hundreds of cherry blossom trees from Japan. In addition, in Halong, there is Yen Tu Festival held annually, starting from January 10 and ending in March (lunar calendar), Cua Ong temple festival, and Bach Dang festival on March 8 (lunar calendar) every year.