1. The best time to travel to Ha Long? Ha Long Bay is a part of Tonkin Gulf - where the weather has 4 distinct seasons in which the most noticeable are: Winter (From November to March next year) the weather is very cold and summer (From April to October) very hot weather. According to the general trend for domestic visitors, summer (From April to August every year) is the time when most Vietnamese tourists travel to Ha Long. Going into this season, you will enjoy swimming, participating in fun a
1. The best time to travel to Ha Long?
Ha Long Bay is a part of Tonkin Gulf - where the weather has 4 distinct seasons in which the most noticeable are: Winter (From November to March next year) the weather is very cold and summer (From April to October) very hot weather.
According to the general trend for domestic visitors, summer (From April to August every year) is the time when most Vietnamese tourists travel to Ha Long. Going into this season, you will enjoy swimming, participating in fun activities on the bay such as kayaking, windsurfing, skydiving ... this season services in Ha Long also have many promotions for travelers. Guests, especially if you join the cruise ship tours of Ha Long, this season will be greatly discounted. However, in the summer, especially in July and August, there are many storms and tropical depressions, so activities on the bay will be banned. The best you should go in the month of 4-5-6 is the most suitable.
In the fall in Ha Long Bay is also very beautiful, the time from September to November in Ha Long is always sunny, clear, the weather is not very cold, you can still swim. At this time, the storm is also less, the number of visitors is also much reduced, so it will avoid crowded scenes.
So the best time to go to Ha Long is the summer in June - June, or autumn and late September - November.
2. Prepare the luggage?
In the summer, Ha Long is like other famous beaches that are hot and sunny, which will make your skin hurt so to avoid sunburn, the indispensable item is sunscreen. sun, sunglasses, umbrella ...
If you go to the bay, you will also swim at the same time and visit some caves, so preparing a pair of soft, easy-going tones will make you feel comfortable when walking around.
Going to the beach, swimwear is an item considered to be the most essential. So be prepared from home for the initiative or too urgently without being prepared, you can go to the beach for rent with a quite affordable price from 25,000 - 50,000 VND depending on the type. If you are accompanying your child, a swimming float is important.
If you are passionate about photography, the camera is an indispensable item, do not let yourself regret not taking the camera away because it has beautiful scenery.
3. Routes and Vehicles?
If you are in remote provinces, it is best to move to Hanoi, from here there will be many options for transportation to Ha Long. From Hanoi to Ha Long is 170km, travel time is about 3-4 hours by car.
You can come to Ha Long by many different means such as cars, buses, motorcycles, and trains.
If you go by car, the cars to Ha Long Bay will gather at My Dinh and Luong Yen bus stations, the first flight departs at 6 am and the last train departs at 17 pm, trips are 5-15 minutes apart, arriving Bai Chay bus station in Ha Long, fares range from 100,000 VND / person for seat cars and 200,000 VND for bed cars.
Traveling to Ha Long by motorbike, from Hanoi, you can move according to the following two routes: The first route to Hanoi is from Road 5 to Sai Dong intersection to Bac Ninh, along Route 18 to Pha Lai, Chi Linh. Dong Trieu, Uong Bi, and Ha Long, the total length of about 155km. The second route is Noi Bai Airport - Bac Ninh - Highway 18A through Pha Lai - Sao Do - Dong Trieu - Uong Bi - Ha Long with a total length of about 160km.
Some notes when traveling by motorbike safely and avoid being shot at speed:
• Section from Noi Bai turn to Bac Ninh - Lang Son highway: pay attention to turn signals when changing lanes.
• Bac Ninh - Pha Lai: Going at the speed of 50 within the inner city, paying attention to the solid lines in the industrial zones ...
• Red Star segment: There is a speed shot + a bar (over a very narrow line ... there is a solid line.)
• The section near to pine forest (...) is limited to 40 km / h.
• Weighing station before approaching Tuan Chau gate limits speed.
• Hanoi - Road 5: Passing densely populated areas at the right speed = 50.
• From Go Go Go to Uong Bi: The inner city near Go Go has a speed shot.
• Experience travel to Ha Long dust, you note running at the speed allowed. Absolutely not speeding, reckless, whispering, go to the destination.
You can also choose the train to travel to Ha Long Express, departing from Gia Lam station, which takes about 5 hours to Ha Long at around 100,000 VND / way/person.
4. Is the hotel priced in Ha Long?
There are many motels and hotels in Ha Long from 2, 3 and 4 stars located in Bai Chay tourist area to choose from. Room rates range from VND 250,000 or more, more around this area there are many restaurants, delicious food at relatively reasonable prices.
You can refer to the following hotel: Van Nam Hotel (address: Vuon Dao, Ha Long. With the lowest price of about $ 10, it is a great choice if you want to save costs. convenient and close to the beach, friendly service so this is the leading cheap hotel in Ha Long); Alex (Hai Ninh) Hotel (address No. 28A Pho Anh Street. A bit further away, the furniture and furnishings are temporarily stable but with prices from $ 8 - $ 10, this is also a cheap option. the popularity of travelers); Ha Long Plaza (08 Ha Long Street); Ha Long Dream (10 Ha Long roads); Mithrin (Hung Thang street); Ha Long Pearl (Bai Chay); Ha Long Bay (Ha Long road); Bach Dang (02 Ha Long); Bai Chay Trade Union (Ha Long road); Moon Light (Hung Thang Street) ...
5. Eating and Drinking?
Regarding cuisine, there are many restaurants from high-class to affordable to choose from when coming to Ha Long. Typical as: Mithrin restaurant (Hung Thang, Bai Chay); Panorama restaurant (168 Ha Long and Bai Chay); Son Ca restaurant (98 Ben Tau); Bien Xanh restaurant (08 Le Thanh Tong); Hai Ninh restaurant (zone 3, Vuon Dao); Thien Ly restaurant (Ly Thuong Kiet, Cua Ong) ... If you want to enjoy Ha Long specialties, you can go to Sea Food Restaurant (Ha Long Street); Thu Huong restaurant (Ha Long street); Niem Nho restaurant (Tran Hung Dao street) ...
6. Ticket prices to visit Ha Long Bay?
- Entrance fee: + 290,000 VND / person/route (including 250,000 VND for sightseeing tickets on the water, ticket for attractions of the route, and 40,000 VND for Tuan Chau port entrance): From April 1, 2017, The management of Ha Long Bay charges for the whole route rather than for each attraction as before, so the cost of visiting Ha Long Bay increases and the number of attractions for each route also increases. The popular sightseeing routes that many visitors choose are Line 1 and Line 2 below, if you want to visit other places, you must buy tickets to visit the route where the sights are located.
Route 1, time 3-4 hours: stone dog, incense top island, a fishing village three caves, empty roofs, bow and cave, wood cave (not including 60 000 VND / boat guests visiting 3 Hang nan).
Route 2, time 5-6 hours: stone dog, the top of the mountain, a fishing village three caves, empty islands, staggering caves, ti island, labyrinth cave, cave. (Excluding 60 000VND / boat for visitors to visit 3 Cave)
In addition to the sights on route 1 or route 2, if you want to visit more points in a route, you must return to the station and buy a new tour ticket to visit it, this is a new regulation of the Board manage Ha Long Bay.
7. Train ticket to visit Ha Long Bay?
Private boat to visit Ha Long Bay on the route 4 - 6 - 7 - 8 hours. Please refer to the price below, prices may fluctuate by holidays or weekends and summer.
- Rent a private boat to visit the route in Halong Bay, a beautiful new 48-seat ship, equipped with fans, production air conditioners 2010:
+ Low season (from October to April): weekends (Saturday, Sunday): 550,000 VND / hour, weekdays 500 000 VND / hour
+ High season (from May to September) weekends (Saturday and Sunday): 700,000 VND / hour, weekdays 600,000 VND / hour.
+ VIP cruise ship (iron train, including fan, air conditioner, karaoke): VND 1,200,000 / hour equivalent to VND 4,800,000 / train (4-hour route) ~ VND 7200,000 / ship (6-hour route) ~ VND 96,000 / train (8 hour route),
Foodservice menu on a private boat from VND 120,000 / - VND 150,000 / capacity: (fried shrimp, stir-fried squid with garlic, fish sauce with soy sauce, pork ear with jellyfish salad, sauteed clams with tamarind, bean or egg, braised fish or market stock), stir-fried vegetables, white rice, fruits)
8. Yacht overnight on the bay?
Nowadays, Ha Long tours on the bay are very popular with many Vietnamese guests, a sense of excitement if you spend a night on the yacht with many activities such as going to the rooftop to admire the beautiful scenery of Ha Long when sunset or dawn, join kayaking, swimming on the bay, then go to karaoke, squid fishing when night falls ...
Overnight tours on the bay can last for 2 days 1 night or 3 days 2 nights depending on each cruise's cruise. 3-star yachts such as V'spirit, Majestic, Calypso, Golden Lotus, Oriental Sails, Glory ... the price for a 2-day cruise is VND 2,100,000 or more, including all Hanoi shuttle services - Ha Long, eat 3 meals, tickets ... Besides, on Ha Long Bay, there are many yachts with a level of 4 to 5 stars such as Au Co, Bhaya, Emeraude, Paradise, Starlight ... You can contact Travel agencies to get the best prices, especially in the summer there are many yachts applying promotions to Vietnamese guests.
9. Transportation and day cruise to visit the bay?
Traveling to the city, you can use the taxi companies: Taxi 886 - Mong Cai (033. 886 886); Ha Long (033. 62 62 62); Hon Gai (033. 84 84 84); Mai Linh (033. 628 628) ... Visiting the bay, you can contact to hire boats at the Bai Chay tourist port (033. 846 592); Ha Long tourist wharf (033. 847 481); Duong Hai Company (033. 845 042); Halong Bay Service Center (033. 844 631); Hai Au Company (033. 824 779).
10. Play - Entertainment?
Take a cruise ship to visit the bay. Trains run by the hour, long trips are visited many places, stopping at many caves. The short trip only goes through the highlights. Visiting the bay, you should go in the morning to avoid the sun, the afternoon is quite sunny and hot. In general, taking a short trip is a bit tiring, but taking a long trip is very difficult, especially for elderly people and children.
Sun World Ha Long Park: This can be said to be the largest entertainment complex in Ha Long has just come into operation. The population consists of 5 main areas: Dragon Park, Cyclone Park, Ba Deo Playground, Sun World Beach and Food & Shopping. Experience the exciting Cable Car of the Queen and the Sun World Sun Wheel, in the Ba Deo amusement park. The reference price for adults: 300,000 VND / 01 ticket, children from 1 meter - 1.3 meters: 200,000 VND / 01 ticket, children under 1 meter free (The above price includes the whole package for the cable car, rotation sun and amusement park on Ba Deo hill)
Take a motorbike taxi (if traveling alone), take a taxi (if going all the family) to Tuan Chau Island, this area has a relatively clean beach, if you like swimming, you can run here. At night and in the morning, there are also many performances: whales, water music ... the ticket price is 80,000 VND. This area is also generally beautiful, so see through to see.
In the evening, do a cyclo pick-up (if traveling 1-2 people) or a horse-drawn carriage (if traveling east) around the burning area, enjoy the sea air and the feeling of cyclo/carriage. Price range: 100,000 VND if cyclo. If it is a horse-drawn carriage, the price is VND 200,000 for an hour or so.
Another point to see is Bai Chay Bridge, so come here in the evening, take the elevator up on the bridge, it is dark standing here to see happiness. The elevator ticket price is about VND 4,000.
You can have fun at some Quan Bar on Bai Chay Street.
Shopping at the Night Market: the night market here for tuk fine art items with high sophistication ... You can buy these souvenirs as gifts for relatives and friends (Note: Prices here are prices very high because most customers are tourists so the price is higher than usual) You can bargain according to your feelings.
11. What are the other considerations when traveling to Ha Long?
When shopping, please remember to check the scale (the best way is to bring a 550ml bottle of spring water with you and before weighing the item and after weighing it, you should try to put the bottle up if the weight is right: 550g, it is the right weight.
Overnight on the cruise, you are not allowed to bring drinks or food on the cruise so the service charge will be quite expensive.
When participating in the tour, please do not litter indiscriminately (keep in the prescribed place).
Follow the safety regulations on Halong Cruise and Beach for a trip: SAFETY - FUN AND COMPLETELY.