You can easily compare dry Halong Bay with its famous namesake, with the same limestone cliffs and emerald green Gulf of Tonkin. And there are further advantages to its land-locked location.

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Crowds? No. Likened to Halong Bay but inland, Trang An in Vietnam deserves a visit. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Why you can trust SCMP. dpa. Published: 12:45pm, 17 Feb 2025Updated: 8:10am, 18 Feb 2025.

Since March, 10,000 cu m of rubbish – enough to fill four Olympic swimming pools – have been collected around the bay. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.