Shore Excursion: HA LONG CITY OF CULTURE & LANDSCAPE from HA LONG PORT

We will pick you up at cruise Dock side and start our day with a visit to the vibrant Fish market where you can find all kinds of fresh seafood. Outside of the market, we walked along the wharf and watched the colorful fishing ships unload their morning catch.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Quang Ninh Museum

Continue visiting Quang Ninh Provincial Museum (closed on Mondays) - exhibiting the early cultures of Ha Long, Ly, and Tran Dynasties, Quang Ninh's ethnic groups, times of wars, the history of the region's coal industry, the revolutionary tradition of working class in the mining area and more. Over the last 40 years, the museum has found and preserved over 10,000 artifacts.

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Included

Long Tien Pagoda

At the base of the mountain lies Long Tien Pagoda, the largest pagoda in Ha Long City. It was built in 1941 as a place to worship Buddha, but it also has altars that are dedicated to the warriors of the Tran Dynasty and to the Holy Mother of Three Palaces

20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Next, visit the Temple of Tran Quoc Nghien, which is situated in an elevation at the foot of Bai Tho Mountain, in the area of Ben Doan - Hon Gai, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province, looking to the sea. The temple is dedicated to Tran Quoc Nghien, one of Tran Hung Dao's sons, a brave and talented general in the resistance against the Yuan-Mongol invaders

20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Included

Ha Long

Have lunch

1 Hours • Admission Ticket Free

Continue further is a visit to Hon Gai Church, built at the beginning of the 20th century. Located on a high hill, it overlooks the whole city of Ha Long. In 1972, it was destroyed by the war, but in 1998, was spaciously re-built and is now the largest church in Quang Ninh Province. Lunch at a local restaurant.

20 Minutes • Admission Ticket Free