4 Most Popular Grottos In Halong Bay

[:en]There’s no certain number of grottos in Halong Bay. Some of them are even under-discovered, and many are quite famous with travelers. The big and approachable grottoes in the centre of the bay are more popular to visitors than the further one. You can get into the caves to study the magical geology in Halong Bay and enjoy the magnificent natural sites created by millions year stones. Note down these below 4 famous grottos in Halong Bay for your trip to the beautiful bay.

1. Sung Sot Cave

Sung Sot grotto or Amazing grotto seems to be the most famous grotto to international travelers. It is considered one of the largest and most splendid grottos on the centre of Halong Bay. As a the grotto is on a big limestone mountain, the journey to reach the grotto is also an interesting sightseeing where travelers can enjoy green vegetations, great view over the bay and also the diverse wildlife on the rocks include lively monkeys.

Sightseeing the grotto with a local guide, you will be amazed when he showed you a lot of interesting shapes on the stones inside the grotto, which are in various figures. You are surprised how amazing the nature Creator is and how wide the imagination of people can be. You then have your own imaginations and realize a lot of nice stone shapes to feel the souls of the spiritual rocks.

2. Trinh Nu grotto

The Virgin Grotto (Trinh Nu in Vietnamese) is located on an island range 15 km south of Bai Chay Beach, According to its legend; Virgin grotto is the symbol of true love, where people celebrate the grate sacrifice in love. The most famous stone in the grotto has the shape of a girl looking to the sea. Locals remain a legend telling a love story about a couple who fell in love with each other but could get married. The girl is the daughter of a poor fisherman, in love with a cherubic boy in the same village. However, she was forced to get married by a rich administrator of the fishing zone. As she loved her lover so much, she insisted to refuse the marriage, and was exiled her to a wild island until hunger and exhaustion. She turned into a stone and keeps looking into the sea waiting for her lover to come.

3. Thien Cung grotto

Thien Cung means heaven in Vietnamese, where the Gods live, a beautiful and magical place. That’s why people call the magnificent with that name. Located to the south-west side the bay, Thien Cung grotto is famous among local people. The way leading to Paradise cave is a perilous one, covered by lush vegetations, offering green and fresh view for visitor to enjoy the bay’s beauty. Passing a narrow gate, visitor will be surprised by the grotto’s 130-meter-long girth open up. This is described as a meticulous, art work created by nature; the breath taking pictures are beyond any imagination of human beings.

4. Luon Grotto

Luon grotto is a well-known place to visit during your Halong Bay cruise. The short grotto leads you into a beautiful and peaceful lake where you feel a different world that keeps perfect serenity inside. The feeling of taking a kayak tour through the grotto to explore the in-lake is so amazing that you will never forget. Here the cliffs stretch vertically out of the pure blue and smooth water. Here in the isolated lake, you see the wild nature with diverse floras and faunas, listen to the sound of wild life.[:]