What do you need to know about Ha Long Bay 2021?

‘How should I travel to Ha Long? Where to play? Besides Ha Long Bay, what is interesting here? Eat what? Where to rest? Where to stay ... '' are the questions frequently asked by tourists to this coastal city. Join us to find out all about what this place has to offer when to go or what specialties should definitely eat before choosing a suitable Ha Long Tour itinerary!

I. Where is Ha Long?
Ha Long is the central city of Quang Ninh province, located in the Northeast of Vietnam. The South of the city is bordered by Ha Long Bay, with a bay coast running 50km long, in addition to Cat Hai district and Hai Phong city. Ha Long North borders Bac Giang province, the East borders Cam Pha city and the West borders Uong Bi city and Quang Yen town.

II. How to go to Ha Long and move in Ha Long?
Ha Long is an important traffic hub in the Northern region, so traffic by road, waterway or railway is very developed. The northern provinces can come to Ha Long by car, train, and the southern province can come here by air.

1, From Hanoi to Ha Long
      Auto and Moto
The road trip by motorbike or car from Hanoi to Ha Long can be done in 3 hours along the Hanoi - Bac Ninh - Ha Long road with 3 routes:

Route 165km: Hanoi - Highway 5B - Dinh Vu Port (Hai Phong) - Hai Phong - Ha Long Expressway (the most time-saving route)
155km route: Hanoi (Road 5) - Sai Dong junction (10km) => Sai Dong (Road 1) - Bac Ninh (23km) => Bac Ninh (Road 18) - Pha Lai - Chi Linh - Dong Trieu - Uong Bi - Ha Long (122km).
160km route: Hanoi (Noi Bai airport route) - Bac Ninh (32km) => Go to Highway 18A to Pha Lai - Sao Do - Dong Trieu - Uong Bi => Ha Long.
      Coach
If you do not want to think much about the route, you can choose to take a bus. Buses from My Dinh bus station, Luong Yen to Ha Long usually start the first trip at 6am, the last one at 5pm. This journey also takes about 3-4 hours. The buses will be taken from 5 - 15 minutes, get off at Bai Chay station in Ha Long. The price for seats is about 100,000 VND / person and the seats are fluctuating 200,000 VND / person.

Train
If you like to experience the train, you can choose the Ha Long Express train from Gia Lam station, to Ha Long takes about 5 hours with the price of about 100,000 VND / person / way.

       Ha Long Tour
The easiest way to not have to worry about what itinerary to follow, which route, how to travel to Ha Long ... you can choose Hanoi Ha Long tours. This journey from Hanoi to Ha Long will travel by car like the above itineraries, but the advantage is that between the attractions you will also be taken to the place, less worries to focus on enjoying. more fun, right?

2, From Ho Chi Minh to Ha Long

Car
This is a way for the 'people moving' through Vietnam, wanting to experience the full beauty of the road from South to North. This journey is about 1721km long, goes in 33 hours.
 

      Planes
For Ha Long tourists from the southern provinces can choose the shortest and fastest route. From Ho Chi Minh City, you can fly to Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi or Cat Bi Airport (Hai Phong) and the shortest way is Van Don airport in Quang Ninh. Ha Long tours from HCM also follow the flight route, which takes the least time to travel.

But according to my assessment, going to Ha Long should be the easiest place to start Ha Long tours or rent a car.
1. Flight routes from HCMC. HCM to Hanoi is the most, cheap fares give you many options on time.
2. Daily tours to Ha Long, travel companies in Hanoi run all year round. The cheapest. Stable service.
3. If you return to Hanoi, you can connect to other tours more easily.
 

3, Move in Ha Long
In Ha Long, you can call a taxi, motorbike taxi, call Grabbike, Grabcar, take a bus or rent a motorbike by yourself if you like more comfort. If you want to travel to Ha Long Bay, you can rent a boat or follow cheap Ha Long Cruises. Or if you want to follow an available schedule, do not have to think where to go, you can follow the Ha Long tour for a shuttle bus to take place.

III. Which season should Ha Long travel?
Ha Long is located in the North so there are 4 seasons, but the most obvious one is the cold season (from November to March) and the hot season (April - October).

Usually around April - July is the most crowded time. For those who want to come here to swim, participate in activities on the sea, this is the most appropriate time. Ha Long tours 2 days 1 night at this time also have many incentives and discounts. July - August is the rainy season, so visitors are advised not to go at this time.

Autumn, September - November is the time to go to Ha Long to have fun. At this time, there is still beautiful sunlight, clear blue sky, the temperature has not dropped too deeply, so you can still swim in the sea. These months are no longer summer either - the season when family members get a lot more leave, so visitors are quieter. If you don't like the crowds, you can go at this time.

From November to March, you can also go out, but you can only go to the entertainment areas or wandering about eating and drinking, but you cannot swim due to the cold weather. So if you want to go at this time, Ha Long tourists should consider visiting inland destinations.
 

IV. Notes when traveling to Ha Long

Luggage preparation: in addition to personal items, sunscreen is indispensable. Especially in hot summer without sunscreen, you will not only be black and blotchy, but also make your skin vulnerable. Also should bring sunglasses, umbrellas, hats ... okay.
In addition to shoes to wander, you should prepare more soft slippers to go to the beach or visit caves for comfort.
Whether you go on a Ha Long tour or go on your own, you should also save the address of the accommodation establishment, if you go out freely and get lost, you can check your way back.

V. Where should Ha Long tourism play?
Ha Long tourism not only attracts domestic and foreign tourists because of the heritage of Ha Long Bay recognized by UNESCO, but also many other beautiful destinations that mother nature bestows or the most modern entertainment areas. . A tour of Ha Long for a few days is probably not enough to explore it all. So this coastal city is a regular destination for many tourists when they have the opportunity to vacation. Every time you come here, Ha Long will change, be more beautiful, more places to explore, or simply come here and enjoy lying on the sunny beach.

1. Bai Chay area

Designed with an artificial beach located on a 6km long shuttle island, Bai Chay owns a sand beach of more than 500m long and 100m2 wide. With its location close to the banks of Ha Long Bay, it welcomes a large number of tourists every year.

From the advantage of a fresh climate, synchronous infrastructure planning, providing a variety of entertainment services. Bai Chay has responded well to the need to enjoy the holiday for all different types of tourists.

In particular, the 214-hectare Sun World Ha Long Park entertainment complex in Bai Chay has contributed to creating a highlight, promoting tourism development activities here.

Sun World Ha Long Park complex: is a large, modern, world-class amusement park. Sun World Ha Long complex includes 2 main areas: the coastal entertainment area and the entertainment area on the top of Ba Deo, these two areas are connected by a unique cross-sea cable car system called Queen Cable Car . Sun World complex offers visitors many options: Dragon Park - including adventure games, thrilling games; Cyclone Bay Water Park, Ba Deo amusement park built according to the Japanese-oriented architecture and has a Sun Wheel, Sun World artificial beach, Food - Shopping area.