Visit the terrestrial Ha Long Bays in Vietnam to see the lakes and lagoons of our country possessing fresh, unspoiled beauty to the heart.
Take a look at the most beautiful terrestrial Ha Long Bays in our country
1. Ao Chau Lagoon
One of the beautiful terrestrial Ha Long Bays in the North is Ao Chau lagoon – a lagoon located 35 km from Phu Tho town and 60 km from Viet Tri-city. Thanks to its convenient traffic location and not too far from the center, Ao Chau lagoon has become a popular tourist destination for many tourists.
Ao Chau lagoon is located 60 km from Viet Tri-city. Photo: @kasturi_food_travel
In Vietnam and Phu Tho, there are many lakes and many lagoons. However, Ao Chau has a special attraction because this lagoon is about 300 hectares wide. Inside there are 99 large and small lagoons. Each lagoon has green islands covered all over the water, forming an extremely beautiful charming picture.
Ao Chau lagoon is up to 300 hectares wide. Photo: @nganho0707
It is the islands with large and small sizes and all shapes that make people associate the beauty of Ao Chau lagoon with the natural wonder of Ha Long Bay. Coming here, visitors are immersed in a green space. There is a calm lake, lush trees, and breathtaking scenery.
Ao Chau lagoon has become a beautiful destination in Phu Tho for many years now. Photo: @ngocc
One of the best experiences when traveling to Phu Tho is taking a boat trip to the Ao Chau lagoon. You can sit on a boat to admire the lake, look at the lyrical picture here. In particular, visitors can also go fishing or visit the ripe lychee gardens in lychee season.
A charming picture in Ao Chau lagoon. Photo: @ngocc
Today, this lagoon has become a famous tourist destination, so the nearby services are also very developed. Coming here, visitors can enjoy delicious dishes such as purple chicken, grilled fish, steamed snail stuffed with lemongrass, … to feel more fully the taste of Phu Tho cuisine.
2. Van Long lagoon
Referring to the top beautiful terrestrial Ha Long Bays in Vietnam, you cannot ignore the Van Long lagoon. For a long time, this lagoon has become famous and is an attractive destination of Ninh Binh’s ancestral land. Van Long lagoon is located in Gia Vien district, only about 80 km from Hanoi capital.
Van Long lagoon is 80 km from Hanoi. Photo: @khanhvannguyen25
Van Long lagoon has a total area of about 3,500 hectares. This lagoon is considered the largest wetland nature reserve in the North. It possesses an extremely rich, diverse, and unique ecosystem. Visiting this beautiful lagoon, visitors have the opportunity to admire and discover many rare animals and plants. There are species listed in the Red Book of Vietnam.
Van Long lagoon is 3050 hectares wide. Photo: @vietnam_travel_media
If Ao Chau Lagoon has a green and peaceful beauty, then Van Long Lagoon appears with a picturesque landscape. This lagoon is surrounded and intertwined by rolling limestone mountains. The water surface is clear and calm like a giant mirror reflecting the clouds in the sky.
Tourists sit on a boat to explore Van Long lagoon. Photo: @huynevu
Van Long lagoon in Ninh Binh used to be the scene in the famous movie Kong – Skull Island. The footage in the film has exalted the majestic beauty, magnificence, and mystery that this lagoon possesses. The combination of trees, young water or dense patches of seaweed under the water is the factor that creates the attraction for Van Long lagoon.
This place used to be the setting in the movie Kong. Photo: @benz.mind
Like other famous lagoons in Vietnam, visiting Van Long, visitors can experience riding a boat to explore the beautiful scenery in the lagoon. According to many people’s Ninh Binh travel experience, May – June is the right time to explore this lagoon. That is the time when here the lotus flowers bloom brilliantly, making the scene more sweet and romantic.
The entrance fee by boat in this lagoon is 80,000 VND/person. Photo: @ minhduong72
With the ticket price of 80,000 VND, you can leisurely sit on the boat to admire the magnificent scenery of mountains, clouds, and water. The grass on the lagoon tilted with the wind, flocks of birds flapping in the sky, or a few misty clouds playing in the mountains is also beautiful backdrops for visitors to drop their virtual life.
3. Ho Na Hang
Among the terrestrial Ha Long Bays in Vietnam, Na Hang Lake is also a very beautiful coordinate that you should discover once in your life. This lake belongs to Na Hang nature reserve, in Na Hang town, Na Hang district, Tuyen Quang province. From Tuyen Quang city center to here is about 100 km.
Lake Na Hang is a beautiful destination in Tuyen Quang. Photo: @easybook_namsan
Although Na Hang’s reputation is not as groundbreaking as other famous lakes, this is really a destination that visitors cannot miss. With a total area of up to 15,000 hectares, of which 8000 hectares is the water surface, Na Hang Lake appears as a picture of green, fresh and peaceful.
Tourists take a boat to explore Na Hang lake bed. Photo: @datsnapper
In the heart of Tuyen Quang’s Na Hang Lake are numerous rolling mountains, covered with green colors of plants. According to the experience of many visitors, summer is the best time to explore Na Hang. Because this season, the weather is extremely cool and pleasant, coming here visitors can cool off or explore the beautiful streams.
A peaceful little corner in Na Hang Lake. Photo: @datsnapper
Like other terrestrial Ha Long Bays, the beautiful scenery of Na Hang Lake exudes a wild, fresh and pure look. Coming here, visitors can also sit on a boat to explore the lake, take photos to save the most beautiful moments of this lake.
Blurry picture in Na Hang. Photo: @thongall0604
Having the opportunity to explore Na Hang Lake in the spring from February to April every year, you also have the opportunity to experience the special festivals of the local people. In particular, in this journey to visit this lake, visitors can also combine going to Tuyen Quang hydroelectric lake, exploring Pac Ta temple, or going to the beautiful Mo waterfall.
4. Ta Dung Lake
One of the most famous terrestrial Ha Long bays in the South is Ta Dung lake – a famous lake in Vietnam belonging to Ta Dung nature reserve, extending over the territory of Dak Som and Dak P’lao communes. Dak Nong province.
Ta Dung Lake is the beautiful standard “Ha Long Bay on land”. Photo: @robin_dz_vn_
Ta Dung Lake owns an area of up to 5000 hectares, the lake extends to Bao Loc – Lam Dong. Inside the lake, there are about 40 large and small green islands with all kinds of unique shapes. Seen from above, this lake is exactly like a “miniature Ha Long Bay” of the Central Highlands.
Enjoy the beauty of Ta Dung from above. Photo: @trungtq15
Possessing a beautifully natural picture and cool and spacious weather, Ta Dung Lake has become a destination in Dak Nong that is loved by many young people. Coming here, you can enjoy the majestic and majestic beauty of this lake. How beautiful and unique are the small blue islands in the middle of the calm water.
Beautiful check-in corners for visitors. Photo: @_pvanie
Around Ta Dung Lake, tourist attractions began to spring up, bringing many attractive experiences for visitors. The best thing is to stand from above to see the whole lake. Or simply find a nice angle to capture the whole picture of the poetic Ta Dung.
Around Ta Dung, there are many beautiful tourist areas for visitors to check-in. Photo: @thusang___
Coming to Ta Dung Lake, every visitor is excited to take a boat ride around the lake to see at a closer distance the beauty of this lake. In addition, you can also camp overnight in a prepared location. This is an interesting activity that visitors cannot miss.
You can camp around Ta Dung Lake. Photo: @tripitto
Although the terrestrial Ha Long Bays in Vietnam are different in terms of area, location, and history of formation, the common point is that they all have poetic and unspoiled landscapes, bearing the appearance of Quang Ninh Ha Long Bay on the sea. Later, if you want to discover beautiful lakes and lagoons, you should remember to visit Ao Chau, Van Long, Na Hang and Ta Dung to see how beautiful and majestic Vietnam is.
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