Fighting Cocks Islet is a symbol of Ha Long tourism, located on the southwest of Ha Long Bay, about 5 km from Bai Chay beach. According to the experts, the name of the island – can be named by a fishermen, celebrities or tourists, rely on the shape of the island. Through word of mouth communication, Fighting Cocks Islet became its name. The island has been called Fighting Cocks Islet because the island has two parts of the mountain protruding from the sea, standing on two small cliffs, the upper part of the cliff protrudes like the body of two cocks.

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These are stones having special shapes, symbolizing strong and durable love over time, despite the wind and time. The beautifully shaped stone blocks associated with the legend of a loyal love and the image of the island has become a symbol of the desire for happiness that ancient people have cleverly put into the island. Therefore, many couples want to come here to visit this symbol of love. Fighting Cocks Islet has long been the subject in many works of photography and painting. Each piece exploits a distinct beauty of the Fighting Cocks Islet. In the middle of an immense sea, two cocks appearing on the majestic and splendid canyons of the deserted island are beautiful and impressive. Over the years, the staggered islands of Ha Long are still stable with nature. As such, the legendary story is handed down from generation to generation along with the tottering in the middle of the sky and the sea, making the place become sacred and contain the idea of human lives. And also the masterpiece of that nature and the difficulty of explaining the permanence of the two rocks make each person here believe in the legendary story. To come to Fighting Cocks Islet, you can hire a yatch to have time to admire the bay and enjoy the ideal space here.

Cruises which visit Fighting Cocks Islet: Glory Legend Cruise; Pelican Cruise; Syrena CruiseIndochina SailsPhoenix Cruise;  Alisa Cruise; Paradise Elegance Cruise; Ancora Cruise;

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President Cruise; Luxury Flamingo Cruise;  Aphrodite Cruise; Red Dragon JunkDragon Pearl JunkDragon Legend CruisePrince JunkL’Amour Junk;  Paloma Cruise; Oriental SailsStarlight Cruise; Signature Cruise; Bhaya Classic Cruise; Aphrodite Cruise;

Overview about Halong Bay

Other main attractions in Halong Bay: Surprising caveThien Canh Son CaveVung Vieng fishing villageCua Van fishing villageTitop Island; Van Don Island; Bai Tho mountain;

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