Ngoc Vung Island is about 50km away from the tourist wharf of
Ha Long. Ngoc Vung (halo of a gem) Island in Van Don District, Quang
Ninh Province has a natural beautiful landscape, attracting a great
number of visitors.
Crabs and oysters are local specialties.
Sandworms (Spunculoideas) are sold on the island.
Part of the fishing village on Ngoc Vung Island.
Sunrise over the island.
Its
name comes from the fact that in the old days this area had many
categories of rare and precious oysters whose pearls brightened the
whole area. Today, people in the surrounding area still dive for oysters
to retrieve the pearls, although the oyster-rearing farms for pearls
are developing.
Ngoc Vung Island is a soil island covering 12km2. It has the old wharf of Cong Yen which is in the old Van Don system of commercial ports from the 11th
century, and relics of the ancient citadel of the Mac and Nguyen
Dynasties. During the anti-US resistance war, Ngoc Vung Island was among
the outpost islands defending the eastern airspace of the country. It
has been awarded the title “Heroic Island” by the State.
Crabs and oysters are local specialties.
To
visit Ngoc Vung Island, visitors can take a 5-hour boat ride and arrive
at Cong Yen Wharf. Since there are no cars or motorbikes on the island,
visitors are provided with bicycles when disembarking the boat and they
often first head to the beach, 5 kilometres away.
Cycling
along a concrete road that snakes around the island, visitors are
surrounded by the island’s beauty. They enter a small fishing village
with houses roofed with red terracotta tiles or grey concrete. The
Island has a population of over 1,000 people who are friendly and
hospitable and work together to make the island community survive. They
are ready to invite visitors to their house to have a meal or lead them
to visit relics on the island.
Sandworms (Spunculoideas) are sold on the island.
Ngoc
Vung Beach is crescent shaped, nearly 3km long and has a casuarinas
forest. The beach is clean, natural and beautiful. Visitors to the
island will enjoy fresh and delicious seafood which are caught or reared
by the locals and sold at a cheap price. Tu hai (mollusca family), oyster, lobster and sandworm (Spunculoideas) are specialties of the island.
Part of the fishing village on Ngoc Vung Island.
Visitors will feel passing a shorter way because the road is clear and they enjoy the beautiful scenery around.
Cong
Do fishing village is another attraction in the tour. To visit the
village, each visitor will row a small kayak. Sitting on the kayak
he/she can easily touch the water. As professional boat rowers visitors
ride the kayaks through the fishing village. Sometimes they stop to talk
with hospitable villagers.
Sunrise over the island.
Due
to the blissful surroundings, tourists say that a day on the island
passes quickly and many want to stay longer on the island to enjoy the
magnificent masterpieces bestowed by nature.
Cycling on the island is a relaxing pastime.
How to get to Ngoc Vung Island
Ngoc Vung Island has a total area of 40km2,
over 30km from Ha Long City and about over 2 hour’s boat drive from Cai
Rong Wharf (Van Don District). Visitors can book boat tickets to visit
the Island.
Further information:
Huong Hai Boat
No. 1 Vuon Dao, Bai Chay, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.
Tel: (84-33) 3845042
Source: Vietnam Pictorial
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