Tourism potential from lakes and rivers on Ha Long Bay

With about 2,000 islands scattered over a big space of ​​about 1,553km²Ha Long Bay accommodates many caves, caves, lagoons, bays, salt water lakes… creating very typical habitats.

In Ha Long Bay, there are giant caves which can be eroded by water, there are additionally many ponds and conifers shaped from sinkholes, Karst funnels and closed valleys of various sizes. Saying that, these pine forests have created a panorama of saltwater lakes nestled in giant mountains, linked to the ocean by gates. The attention-grabbing factor is that the atmosphere within the lake could be very totally different from the atmosphere outdoors.

The undertaking is sort of a sub-ecosystem, remoted, remoted, with many variations and uniqueness… however actually some exploratory and experiential tourism actions have been carried out. This makes guests really feel extra clearly in regards to the superb and uncommon great thing about this panorama within the Heritage space.

The cave is a attribute of the eroded Karst mountains, through which there are lots of giant caves similar to Thien Cung, Dau Go, Sung Sot… with stunning landscapes, that are enticing locations for vacationers. . Many flooded lakes and caves have been put into vacationer exploitation similar to: Hang Luon, Ba Hang…

One of essentially the most stunning and easy-to-observe our bodies of water is the Maze. Located on the sightseeing itinerary of route 2 on Ha Long Bay, guests after visiting Ga Choi islet, Kim Quy, can go to the Maze. After visiting the Maze, go across the again of the cave to see the sunshine clearly. The lake floor is as calm as a giant blue mirror.

Visitors can even go to and expertise Ba Hang space (line 1), Luon cave (line 2). These are giant ponds consisting of lakes, linked by cleft mouths. These hills are surrounded by excessive mountains. When the tide is low to disclose the mouth of the cave under the water degree, connecting to the ocean, guests can take a bamboo boat or take a small kayak to go to and admire the surroundings. The above are the factors which have been exploited by companies, serving bamboo and kayaking for vacationers to go to.

One of the spectacular giant our bodies of water is Ba Ham Lake, which is linked to the ocean by a big arc-shaped cave. The lake is situated on Dau Be island, on the sightseeing route No. 3. Ang is a system of three giant lakes, the extra you go in, the broader it turns into, a great place for kayaking, admiring the clear, calm water floor within the shadow of the mountains. across the lake.

According to incomplete statistics, Ha Long Bay has about 15 underground caves and over 70 saltwater lakes. In underground caves, the panorama has a really distinctive distinctive worth. In addition to the panorama, these ponds additionally comprise distinctive biodiversity values ​​with vegetation with many useful and uncommon species similar to: Ha Long palm, orchids, orchids, fishes, marine algae. , Coral…

How to protect and promote?

One of the actions serving vacationers to go to the lakes and ponds on Ha Long Bay was first generally known as the Van Chai Cooperative Fairy boat, born in 2009. These are fashions of approaching tourism in a means. very pure by native fishermen rowing boats to serve vacationers. Since 2010, tourism actions in Ba Hang have used the boats of fishermen within the fishing village. Most of the workers are kids of the fishing village of Ha Long Bay and have now moved to the Cai Xa Cong resettlement space (Ha Phong ward, Ha Long metropolis).

The chosen panorama is the area of Ba Hang Lake, an underground cave with a big door connecting to the ocean. Pass via the cave doorways, opening up the gorgeous area of the lakes. Later right here, a kayaking service was developed by vacationers, guided by native fishermen. Not solely studying about folks and fishing village life, guests can even take part in selecting up trash to guard the atmosphere throughout the journey.

“In the years 2014-2015, it is a very fashionable vacation spot for worldwide vacationers. The common variety of guests reaches 100 guests/day, peaks can attain 2,500-3,000 guests/month. The income is about 5-6 billion dong/yr, peak can attain 10 billion dong, creating jobs for 20-40 folks,” shared Mr. Nguyen Van Duyen, director of the cooperative.

However, there are not many tourist attractions like these. Currently, there are only a few caves that tour tours take visitors to by kayak or small bamboo boat at low tide such as Ba Ham cave, Luon cave, Ba Hang cave.

Currently in Luon cave, Nam Tung Company is exploiting and serving to welcome tourists by rowing boat combined with monkey watching on the mountain. As for saltwater lakes on Ha Long Bay, there are Me Cung Lake, Ba Ham Lake, and Ca Hong Lake which have been included in the tourist route. Thus, at present, there are only a few lakes such as: Ba Ham, Ca Hong, Bu Gray that are visited by tourists, the remaining lakes have not yet been visited.

During the survey in 2019, the Institute of Marine Resources and Environment highly appreciated the value and potential of the lakes and ponds on Ha Long Bay in promoting the value of tourism. These are potential destinations to become attractive tourist destinations.

In addition to the new uniqueness, saltwater lakes have a beauty of their own such as clear, quiet water, surrounded by mountains, many green trees casting shadows on the lake very beautifully. Many lakes have a lot of jellyfish or green seaweed covering the bottom that is rarely seen outside (Dau Be lake, Cong Do lake). Some underground caves are long and wide, with many stalactites, creatures such as Hai mien, soft corals, mussels, and cockles (Chay cave, So cave, Ba Ham cave), which can organize various forms of sightseeing such as: kayaking, rock climbing or organizing diving.

Currently, only Me Cung cave regularly welcomes tourists, and the facilities are fully invested. Ba Ham Lake, Ca Hong lake … are also places frequented by overnight guests, however, these are far from the mainland, the facilities have not yet been invested, so they are still unspoiled. Gray Lake is not a tourist attraction. In fact, there are still many difficulties in infrastructure as well as tourism exploitation, which requires a methodical and sustainable organization to both have good products and protect biological and landscape values. Mandarin.

Dr. Nguyen Dang Ngai, Institute of Marine Environment Resources – who presided over many surveys of pine trees and ponds on Ha Long Bay, said: Some saltwater lakes and underground caves have features of landscapes and creatures. can be used to develop tourism, some places can be selected to serve the needs of sightseeing and educational propaganda… However, it is necessary to study and choose suitable forms of tourism, avoid doing damage to the landscape and ecosystems.

It can be seen that the spare parts are valuable assets and “treasures” of Ha Long Bay to use and promote their values, contribute to diversifying tourism merchandise, and cut back the load on heritage tourism. At the identical time, it’s also essential to have a mechanism and ingenious method to advertise this distinctive and enticing characteristic.