Luon Cave – The Perfect Son of Nature

QUANG NINH, Viet Nam - March 20, 2013 - PRLog -- Luon cave is located in the northeastern tip of Bo Hon Island and more than 1km away from Sung Sot Cave. This is one of the most attractive destinations in Ha Long Bay for tourists in recent years.

In front of the grotto is Con Rua Islet, and the Sky Gate is on the right. Here the cliffs stretch vertically out of the pure blue and smooth water.

The name of Luon (means pass through) is derived from the shape of grotto that is a small gate with 4-meter-wide, 100-meter-long, and about from 2.5 to 4-meter-high depending on the tide level. After passing the pretty arched entrance with a lot of beautiful stalactites on the ceilings of cave, you will come across a tranquil round lake, surrounded by luxuriant trees and high dangerous stone walls. That’s a great picture with cycads, ferns and benjamin’s fig trees shade the landscape and many orchids hang their sweet-scented flowers. If you're lucky tourists, you can also contemplate and take pictures of beautiful golden monkeys jigging up and down on the trees around the cliffs. Below the calm emerald water’s surface in lake, there is a vibrant life of many species like shrimp, fish, crab and cuttlefish, etc. All of them make a vivid picture.

The size of mouth’s grotto isn’t enough for cruising. Don’t worry! Today, you can either reach easily inside of Luon cave by kayaking by yourself or by sitting on small boats of local residents. It takes about 20 minutes for both directions. To ensure safety, you will be instructed to wear life jackets according to the provisions of Management’s Ha Long Bay.

It’s hard to find anywhere in Ha Long Bay possessed the beauty of the site like Luon cave that is the mingling of a number of factors: the mountain’s size and form, the color of the water and the clouds. Luon cave is really deserved with the title: “The perfect son of nature”. That is the best choice for you to do sightseeing or research of geology and paleontology, etc.