Tuần Châu International Resort
(IDD Code: 84-33)

Tuần Châu International Resort was newly built on a location 8 km from the centre of Hạ Long City.

It stretches for 220 ha and built of gradual hills. A 2-km cement road connects the island with the mainland. Many constructions in Tuần Châu are underway or have been finished. From the entrance you will pass a cluster of hills. Investors are accelerating the flattening of this site to build a villa complex whose infrastructure is expected to meet international standards. Further on you will come to a gastronomical street composed of 5 restaurants and round-shaped houses modeled after the royal architecture. They can serve more than 1,000 customers at a time with Asian, European and Vietnamese dishes cooked by famous domestic and foreign cooks. Restaurant staff is dressed in traditional costume.
In the centre you will be stunned by the club built unique and modern where there are performances of dolphin, seal and sea lion, animal circus, martial art. Performance services are three shows per day in a week, except Monday in the Performance Hall.
The Tuần Châu Beach with 2 km of sand carpet will bring you great comfort while swimming in the turquoise water. Close by the beach is a 50-room international standard villa complex which will bring you great moments of relaxation and over 300 rooms with international standard. You can also participate in water sports such as high-speed motorboat, parachute-pulled canoe, water skiing, rowing, or go fishing, tour around Hạ Long Bay on balloon, or other activities such as mountain climbing or camping.

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Performance hall

The hall has a large stage, an international standard salt-water pool and 2,500 luxurious seats. There is a vaulted ceiling with inox frames, the most modern in Southeast Asia, reminiscent of the Sidney Opera House. There are fascinating performances here from Tuesday to Sunday weekly.
Three performances are available each day: 9h30 -11h; 15h30 - 17h; 20h30 -22h

Dolphin, seal and sea lion performances

This is the first performance area of its kind in Vietnam. Spectators can enjoy excellent performances of sea animals, such as seals shaking rings and dancing with the tamer; dolphins competing for a ball, drawing, singing and breaking the world record in high-jumping; sea-lions playing tug of war and playing with the audience under the control of young Russian handlers.

Art performances

Traditional national music and modern music concert and chorus performances by young talented artists, a breath-taking somersault circus, vaudeville shows and other entertainment, on a beautiful stage with hi-tech lighting.
Tourists can join the auction for the dolphins’ paintings.

Vietnamese food street

On a hillside are many multi-storied buildings in the architectural style of traditional royal palaces and courts, combining elegance with cosy. A Thuy Ðình house and octagonal buildings are also located here under the green pine trees and beside an artificial waterfall and stream. Attractive paths connect the buildings to create a harmonious and picturesque complex where tourists can enjoy hundreds of dishes cooked in the style of a royal court, imbued with national identity. Service is very good and undertaken by staff in ancient traditional costumes. Tourists can also request national art performances during meals. With the total seating capacity of over 1000 people, the Tuần Châu Food Street can also accommodate conferences, seminars, wedding parties and birthday parties.

Forms of entertainment

- Sightseeing at the artificial waterfall, Thiên Thai Stream, water musical instrument, Vọng Cảnh Tower, President Hồ Chí Minh Memorial Site, pine hill, Tuần Châu fishing village and some constructions with original architecture.
- Climbing, camping, picnicking and fishing.
- Swimming and water sport including motorboat, parascending, speedboat, kite flying and sailing around Hạ Long Bay.
- Bungalow guesthouse complex: Elegant, luxurious, quiet, equipped with full facilities.

Construction underway

- Seaside villa and hotel area with 50 international standard rooms, a private beach, swimming pool, tennis court, symphony hall and a European-Asian food restaurant.
- Tuần Châu Rural Market: including over 30 stalls selling traditional handicrafts produced by craft villages from all over the country. There are also rural mobile vendors with their shoulder poles and baskets containing goods for sale. Here tourists will see model of a typical rural market.
- Zoo circus performance and Botanical and Zoological Garden.
- Hotels on hill with over 300 rooms.
- Tuần Châu Water Park.

Prospective Projects and Potential for investment co-operation

Prospective Projects
- Underwater way connecting Tuần Châu Island and Thiên Cung Grotto.
- Hanging cable network linking Tuần Châu and Cát Bà.
- 18-hole golf course.
- Helicopter pad.
- Hotel, floating restaurant.
- Casino, ecological tourist village.

Potential for investment co-operation
The Tuần Châu International Resort is developing at a very rapid pace, turning Tuần Châu Island from a deserted, impoverished area into a modern resort that will contribute to making Hạ Long more attractive in the 2003 tourist season. At present, there are many prospective projects in Tuần Châu with considerable potential for long-term investment co-operation with enterprises and individuals at home and abroad.
To see the current successes and future potential of the island at first hand, Âu Lac Company cordially welcomes tourists to the Tuần Châu International Resort.

Prices

Sightseeing and bathing: Free.
Rooms in seaside hotels:
Vietnamese and Chinese tourists: VND250,000, for groups or contract in advance: VND200,000
European tourists: US$25, for groups or contract in advance: US$20.
Tickets for dolphin, seal and sea lion performances:
Adult: VND50,000	Children: VND30,000
Beach services:
- Jetski: VND200,000/trip	- Parascending: VND150,000/trip
- Speedboat for sightseeing- 4 seats: VND400,000/hour	- Speedboat for sightseeing - 8 seats: VND600,000/hour
- Small boat for visiting the bay - 20 seats: VND60,000/hour	- Large boat for visiting the bay - 48 seats: VND80,000/hour
Vietnamese food street: tourists can order à-la-carte meals or table d’hôte meals from VND20,000 upwards.

For information, please contact:

Marketing Department of the Âu Lac Company
Tel: (84-33) 842 115
Fax: (84-33) 842 119