Vietnam’s world heritage Ha Long Bay in the northern province of Quang
Ninh has been ranked among the world’s top ten destinations for sailing
cruises by the US’ National Geographic book Journeys of a Lifetime.
The book writes, “Ha Long Bay, or the Bay of the
Descending Dragon, in northeastern Vietnam, is scattered with some 3,000
precipitous, strangely sculpted limestone islands and outcrops, and
dotted with small floating villages and deserted sandy beaches.
“In spring and early summer the water is particularly calm and clear.
This UNESCO World Heritage site is best explored by a cruise on a junk.”
The other nine destinations are Nova Scotia and
Labrador Tall Ships of Canada; San Juan Islands, Washington; Pirate
Cruise, Grand Cayman Island of the UK; Star Clipper to French
Polynesia of France; Junk Cruise, Andaman Sea of Thailand; Seychelles
Islands of Seychelles; Dhow Cruise, Straits of Hormuz of Oman; Lamu
Island of Kenya; and Evia Island Cruise of Greece.
Earlier, Ha Long Bay was also listed among the world’s top ten best and
romantic destinations for 2011 by the UK ’s Lonely Planet magazine.-VNA