Come to Cat Ba, we cannot ignore the tourist attractions named Marble Cave of Gia Luan. Gia Luan located in the north of Cat Ba Island. It is near Halong Bay ferry terminal and connected to Tuan Chau (Quang Ninh). Marble Cave located in the mountainous area and in the northeast of the residence community.
The Cave is situated at an altitude of about 15 to 20 meters above ground, 50 meters above the sea level. The height of approximately 10 meters, which is the largest of 25 meters, approximately 100 meters in length. The top of the many stalactites has shape sculptured by wonderful nature creator. Below there is a small lake grimmering magical scene when the light passes through.
The shapes of stalactites bear shadow of the colossus figure, image making fun reminiscent of fairytale characters. The special thing of all is here, the archaeologists have unearthed and discovered fossilized teeth of ancient ape-man dating back tens of thousands of years ago. The findings are a proof of the existence of the garden on Cat Ba Island.
The geographical location is very convenient for transportation system. Marble Cave is an ideal place for visitors who eager to learn about archaeological tourism. Cultural industries on Cat Ba Island district currently has a program to protect and study the Marble Cave to introduce visitors all of the system’s archaeological tourism Cat Ba Island.
