According to the 2024 list of the world’s top 25 destinations from online travel platform TripAdvisor, Vietnam’s World Natural Heritage Site Ha Long Bay ranked second in the top 25 nature destinations and third in the 25 trending destinations worldwide.

Thanks to its unique natural beauty, Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay was listed among the 51 most beautiful destinations in the world by luxury and lifestyle travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler in October.

Vietnam has 9 heritage sites recognised by UNESCO, including 5 cultural, 3 natural, and 1 complex heritage items.

The travel magazine The Travel has listed Ha Long Bay in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh and Cu Chi Tunnels in Ho Chi Minh City among the ten must-visit epic and adventurous places in Southeast Asia.

CNN has listed the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay among the 25 most gorgeous destinations on Earth, calling it “a place where time slows to a standstill”.

Visiting Ha Long Bay of Quang Ninh province is a must when travelling to Vietnam, according to The Travel site for travel tips. Ha Long Bay boasts spectacular landscapes with natural forest ecosystem and coastlines.

US magazine Travel+Leisure has named Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay among the most surprisingly stunning seaside spots in Asia to watch both sunrise and sunset.

The Travel magazine of Canada has named 10 most beautiful places of the world in 2022, with Ha Long Bay in Quang Ninh province occupying the fifth place.