PureTravel Introduce New Halong Bay Tours Website

The activities travel company PureTravel is very happy to showcase its newest section of its website with a dedicated Halong Bay tours section. And all the travel tours that are listed are supplied direct from the tour operators who are actually based in Vietnam.

Halong Bay is a natural wonder in Asia with an intriguing history. The name of Halong comes from the phrase “place of the descending dragons.” It is believed that the area was created when an immense dragon plummeted to earth. He flung his tail against the rocks before flying away. This carved out the unique shape of the bay. Whether or not this is true, it was a consistent theme in the area over many years. In the late 1800s early explorers reported sightings of sea serpents rising and falling back into the waters. In more modern times, the name is more of a quaint phrase of legend.

The scenery that tourists see when they take a Halong bay tour makes them want to visit many more times. This includes the kissing rocks that are located in the sea along the Halong bay beach, the floating village that is a favorite spot for the Vietnamese fishermen and the karsts. These karsts are usually white rock that has high carbon content that is covered by short vegetation. Tourists enjoy climbing these rock formations and they even break off and carry some of the rock as a nature souvenir.

Some people prefer going on a Halong bay tour by cruise ship. This enables the tourists to enjoy life while riding in the ocean. At the shores of the Halong bay, many high-class hotels serve as accommodation for the tourists. These hotels serve various cuisine that include marine foods like prawns, oyster and lobster dishes. The Halong bay beach is an ideal spot for beach games as well as water sports like boat racing. The Halong bay has a cool climate that most of it is covered by a tropical rainforest. This forest is an ideal place for the tourists to enjoy watching wild life like antelopes and monkeys.

The total area of the bay is 1553 kilometers square. A majority of the people live in what are known as floating houses, which are boathouses on the bay. Vietnam has the largest floating village in the world and the number that lives in these dwellings in Halong bay is 1600. This area has evolves for over 500 million years into a beautiful and pristine environment that offers a little bit of something for everyone. It has an open-air museum that has remained well preserved due to the regions climate. This is one of the earth’s known natural wonders and it has been around for the past 300 million years. Due to the rising sea levels, the water levels in the bay are continuously increasing. This aids in the formation of fresh coral within the bay that only adds to the area’s natural beauty and good looking. For More Details: www.puretravel.com/Guide/Travel_guides/Water_activities/Canoeing_and_Kayaking_holidays