Ha Long Bay, the Descending Dragon Bay, stretches over an area of 1,500 sq km with 1,969 rocky islands hiding numerous grottoes. Even the strictest tourists will also marvel at lots of islets of every shape and variety projecting on the calm sea surface shrouded in mist. The islands are named by their shapes, each of them has a particular aspect with their stalactites & stalagmites. Its worth to be recognized as one of the Worlds Natural Heritages.