Cua Van fishing village of Vietnam entered the list of the 16 most beautiful ancient villages in the world which was voted tourist website www.vietnam-cruise.com. This summer, accompany your friends and family to travel to Cua Van fishing village to immerse in the charming natural scenery and friendly people here!
Cua Van fishing village is located in Hung Thang commune, Ha Long city, about 20km away from the tourist pier. The village consists of the floating houses on the water and located in an area of calm sea wave, surrounded by majestic limestone mountains called Va Gia – Cua Van.
The romantic landscape here will certainly leave a deep impression in the minds of tourists when they have been to the village. Boats, as well as floating houses, are beautifully decorated with eye-catching colours that create a spectacular backdrop for the bay.
The life of the residents here is peaceful, not disturbed by the modern life full of noise and hustle. And from the ancient features, charming beauty, Cua Van fishing village has preserved the traditional cultural characteristics that make travel website www.vietnam-cruise.com put on the list of 16 most beautiful ancient villages in 2012.
Cua Van fishing village originates from two fishing villages in Vietnam Halong Bay, namely Giang Vong and Truc Vong. Along with other tourist sites, Cua Van becomes an integral part of Ha Long Bay tourism.
Cua Van fishing village is home to more than 300 families which live mainly by fishing. Coming to Cua Van fishing village, visitors not only be immersed in strangely quiet and charming space, admire poetic nature, learn the cultural life of fishermen but also directly participate in boating, net fishing, fishing with the villagers.
In addition, visitors on Halong Full Day Tour can easily be attracted by the beauty of the boats, the bamboo basket boats at the door, the enthusiasm, hospitality of fishermen. These are also things that travellers appreciate when travelling here.
Currently, under the policy of the City People’s Committee of Ha Long, Cua Van fishing village consists of only 12 floating houses, including classroom, cultural common house and some new houses to meet the need of fishermen and to protect the environment for the world natural heritage Ha Long Bay in general and the oldest fishing village in the world in particular.
When night falls, visitors will be free to kayak around the village, pull the net with fishermen, go out to catch squid, and engage in the activities of fishermen. After catching your favorite seafood, visitors can make their own seafood dishes.
Especially, when tourists on Halong Bay Cruise Tours travel fishing village on the festival or when the village has a wedding, visitors will have the opportunity to hear the fishermen singing gheo songs, singing cheo duong songs (a form of performance with many folk songs in the Halong Bay area). All create unique and unforgettable experiences for everyone who comes here once.
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