|
 Situated
on Bồ Hòn Island, 14 km south of Bãi Cháy Beach
is the Luồn Grotto. In front of the grotto is
Con Rùa Islet, and the Sky Gate is on the right.
Here the cliffs stretch vertically out of the
pure blue and smooth water. At the water-level,
an arched entrance leads to the grotto, just at
the base of the island. Passing through the
pretty entrance, you come across a tranquil
round lake, surrounded by luxuriant trees and
high dangerous stone walls. Monkeys run to and
fro in groups, benjamin fig trees shade the
landscape and many orchids hang their
sweet-scented flowers. In the lake, many species
abound: shrimp, fish, crab and cuttle-fish.
This
is an enclosed group of islands. It connects
with the sea via a 4-meter-wide, 100-meter-long,
and 3-meter-high mouth. Inside the grotto, the
1-km2 brackish lake is surrounded by mountains.
On the cliff one still find traces of fossils of
fresh-water snails, which prove that men used to
live there and this must have been a deep valley
then.
The
beauty of the site, is the mingling of a number
of factors: the mountain's size and form, the
colour of the water and the clouds. |
