Tuan Chau Island is always known as the most charming paradise in Quang Ninh. Tuan Chau always leaves an impression on visitors with its long white sand beach, clear blue water and the most diverse and modern entertainment activities. If you are planning to visit Tuan Chau, save the experiences of traveling to Tuan Chau Island below with Vietdreamtravel.vn!
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General information about Tuan Chau Island
Tuan Chau Island is located about 2km from the center of Ha Long city with an area of up to 400ha. Tuan Chau Island tourist area has an area of 220ha, created by gentle hills. A concrete road about 2km long connects the island to the mainland. Thanks to favorable conditions for both waterway and road, traveling to the island is also easier and more convenient.
The sea in Tuan Chau is an artificial sea. However, the “hotness” of Tuan Chau has never decreased for domestic and foreign tourists. The gently sloping coastline with fine white sand is suitable for tourists to have fun and participate in exciting activities on the sea.
Not only is it an ideal destination for lovers of the blue sea, Tuan Chau Island is also home to a famous and modern cruise port, a departure point to other attractions in Ha Long Bay. Visitors can join cruise tours, explore majestic caves and enjoy the majestic scenery of Ha Long Bay. In addition, the island also has a diverse and attractive entertainment area, suitable for both adults and children. Exciting water games, and many other recreational activities will delight visitors.
What’s the best time to visit Tuan Chau?
Tuan Chau has its own beauty in each season. But we still encourage you to go in the summer (from March to the end of October). This is always the right time to travel to the North in general and Tuan Chau, Quang Ninh in particular. At this time, you can enjoy the blue sea, white sand, and golden sunshine on the island.
In the middle of summer (from May to July), the weather will be quite harsh, with some days reaching temperatures of up to 40 degrees. This type of weather can affect people with poor health. Therefore, visitors, especially those with ill health, families with young children and the elderly, need to prepare enough sun protection items. In addition, on weekends or holidays, Tuan Chau will be very crowded, leading to increased service costs, so you should consider choosing the right time.
Famous tourist spots in Tuan Chau
Tuan Chau Beach
Immerse yourself in the beautiful nature, Tuan Chau beach tourism is a dream vacation that cannot be missed. At the largest artificial beach in Vietnam, you will be captivated by the harmony between the clear blue water, fine white sand and the surrounding casuarina trees like a pristine beach.
The wonderful experience begins when you plunge into the cool water, immerse yourself in the waves and enjoy the freedom of playing on the 5km long sandy beach. Not only can you enjoy swimming, but you can also participate in other fun activities such as beach volleyball, windsurfing, kayaking, jet skiing, creating conditions for you to explore more beautiful scenery in this coastal area.
Tuan Chau Water Music Show
Tuan Chau Water Music Show is located in Tuan Chau Park, will bring a great performance with the harmony of water and light. With a special architecture inspired by the Roman arena, visitors will see emotional performances.
Performance time: 20:15 – 20:55 and 21:15 – 22:00. Friday and Saturday only: 9:15 – 10:00 and 19:00 – 19:40.
Spreading over a large area of 15 hectares, with 12,000 seats, the water music show is always ready to welcome art enthusiasts. During the 40 minutes, visitors will be immersed in the rhythm of music and join in the magnificent light show.
King Kong Park in Tuan Chau
Opening hours: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm, from Monday to Sunday.
King Kong Park, also known as Tuan Chau Sculpture Park, is an indispensable part of the Tuan Chau International Amusement Park complex. With hundreds of diverse sculptures spread over thousands of square meters, visitors will experience the feeling of wandering in a fairy tale world.
The giant stone statues in King Kong Park remind people of famous Hollywood movies, such as Jurassic Park with its fascinating prehistoric creatures. However, not only King Kong, the park also has 18 types of mythical dragons from both the East and the West.
In addition, the stories of Lac Long Quan and Au Co, Cuoi, Hang, and the banyan tree are all vividly recreated through sculptures, taking visitors into familiar fairy tale pages. Along with that, the spectacular Fairy Waterfall system, with water from the mountain top flowing around the park, creates a truly magical space.
Furthermore, the park famous for its equipment that is among the most modern in Southeast Asia which owns many great games such as slides, fairy trains, flying saucers, roller coasters, golden rope swings, … and many attractive performances such as dolphin, sea lion and seal-performing, … very interesting.
Delicacies in Tuan Chau Island
– Ha Long squid cake: This is a delicious, nutritious dish and is always at the top of the list of dishes loved by tourists. Squid cake is eaten with vermicelli and the best is when eaten with white sticky rice, it is wonderful, the squid cake here is processed according to a certain recipe so it is very delicious and typical, moreover, the squid in this Quang Ninh sea area is extremely delicious.
Ha Long Squid Cake
– Horseshoe crab: there are many of them in salty sea areas, but to enjoy delicious horseshoe crabs, coming to Ha Long. Normally, when eating horseshoe crabs, there will be no shortage of hot spices such as ginger, lemongrass, and chili. Legs of horseshoe crab are stir-fried with sweet and sour, and the thighs are grilled. horseshoe crab soup is often cooked with tomatoes and eggs, served with betel leaves and vermicelli. All have the typical flavors of this area.
– Quang Yen fermented pork roll: Quang Yen (Quang Ninh) region is famous for many types of delicious fermented pork roll. It is both delicious and easy to preserve, so it is very suitable to buy as a gift.
Quang Yen fermented pork roll
– Austriella corrugata: This is one of the dishes you cannot miss when coming to Tuan Chau Island. The most standard way to enjoy with austriella corrugata is with wine, they will be processed into different dishes such as stir-fried with vermicelli, steamed or fried.
In Tuan Chau, the Chinese food court and the Tuan Chau food court are two bustling dining areas but will be suitable for tourists on vacation because the prices are quite high. If you are someone who likes to enjoy dishes at affordable prices, you should visit the Hon Gai or Bai Chay areas.
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