HaLong Bay - VietNam

Halong Bay is  one of the 7 Natural Wonders of the World

 Something about HaLong Bay : HaLong Bay  is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a popular travel destination, located in Quang Ninh Province, Vietnam.The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. HaLong Bay is a center of a larger zone which includes Bai Tu Long bay to the northeast, and Cat Ba islands to the southwest. These larger zones share similar geological, geographical, geomorphological, climate, and cultural characters.

Halong Bay is regarded as one of the most allured bays in the world with magnificent sceneries, so that exploring this charming place with a cruise trip should be ideal to enjoy your holiday here. This offers travelers unique experience by going through several attractions at the bay, and participating in various joyful activities onboard and off-board.

• Transport

You can go by the international cruise ships come here, if you go by plane landed at Noi Bai international airport - Ha Noi, from Ha Noi to Halong Bay 170km, you can order tickets at the train station Yen Vien at 4h55 every day or you can go by bus reputable high quality (as Hoang Long tourist,  Mai Linh tourist ..) takes about 3-4 hours.

Mai Linh bus reputable high quality (one of the bus reputable hight quality in Vietnam)

Go back in the city, you can use the taxi companies: Taxi 886 - Mong Cai (033. 886 886), HaLong (033. 62 62 62); Hon Gai (033. 84 84 84); Mai Spirit (033. 628 628) ... Visiting the Bay, you can contact chartering cruise ships in the port of Bai Chay (033. 846 592); Halong cruise terminal (033. 847 481); Hai Duong company (033. 845 042); center of Ha Long Bay (033. 844 631); Hai Au company (033. 824 779)...

• Live

Mithrin Hotel Halong is located in Bai Chay District

     Mithrin Hotel Halong is located on Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Bai Chay District, the most beautiful area of Halong. The hotel is an ideal place for tourists since it is close to other tourist attractions, harbors, or Tuan Chau Island. Moreover, the hotel offers a great panorama over the natural wonder of the world.

All the rooms of the hotel is fully equipped with air-conditioner, cable TVs, soundproofed wall, coffee/tea maker, in-room safe, hair dryer, etc. In addition, the well-trained staff is always ready to offer excellent additional services such as currency exchange, hair salon, fitness recreation, and tour assistance. Moreover, the hotel has high-speed Wi-Fi internet.

Halong Plaza Hotel is located in Bai Chay District

   Halong Plaza Hotel is located in Bai Chay District, Halong City, which is an ideal location with great view of the impressive Halong Bay.

Halong Plaza is among top hotels that have greatest capacity with up to 200 air-conditioned rooms with minibars and safes. Besides high speed internet connection mentioned above, all the rooms are equipped with the most up to date facilities like cable 37-inch LCD TV, direct dial phone, private bathroom with bathtub, handheld shower bathrobes, and makeup/shaving mirrors. Your room will be even more homely with full of necessities like coffee makers, refrigerators, irons, ironing boards, slippers, hair dryers, etc.
And many other hotels as : Novotel Hotel Halong Bay, Royal Lotus Hotel Halong, Saigon Halong Hotel, etc.

• Food and Drink

A kind of exotic snails in Halong Bay

Regarding food, there are plenty of restaurants from luxury to popular  to choose when to Ha Long. As typical restaurants Mithrin (Hung Thang, Bai Chay) Restaurant Panorama (168 Ha Long and Bai Chay) Restaurant Son Ca (Pier 98); restaurant Blue Sea (08 Le Thanh Tong); restaurant Hai Ninh (zone 3, Peach Garden); restaurant Thien Ly (Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Cua Ong) ... If you want to enjoy Halong seafood specialties  including fishes, crabs, shrimps, lobsters, oysters or sea snails, etc., you can go to sea Food restaurant (Halong road); Thu  Huong restaurants (Halong road);  Noi Nho restaurant  (Tran Hung Dao),etc.

Ngan is a mollusk species which is popular in the Northern Vietnam coastal area

Tiger shrimp in Halong Bay

• Visit

These rocks islands in Halong Bay

Halong Bay has a total of 1,969 including 1,921 rock islands,   with of islands a height of about 200m. These rocks islands have many different  shapes lay  on the heaving sea, in a small area of the Gulf.


You can sign up for the cruise ship to visit the islands in Halong Bay as:

Signature Cruise

  Signature Cruise has 12 cabins which able to provide accommodation to maximum 40 passengers. Each cabin of Signature Cruise is decorated with luxurious interior under a deluxe white color, and equipped with adequate amenities to offer most satisfied experience to its passengers.

Above Paloma Cruise you can enjoy beautiful views around

  Paloma Cruise has 18 cabins in different sizes and quality. It consists of 8 Superior and 6 Deluxe twin cabins (13 to 15m2), 2 Honeymoon suites (17m2 with balcony for see sighting), and 2 large Family Suites with balcony specifically designed for family traveling. All the cabins are equipped with adequate amenities of a 4 star hotel.  
There are many other cruise ships to you choose :  Emotion Cruise, Glory Cruise, Jasmine Cruise, etc.

  Tuan Chau Island is a large   land island about 3 km ² , close to shore, there are villages and sparsely populated. Since 2001, a major road was built connecting the island to the mainland. A combination of entertainment services, entertainment and hotel complex, restaurant and beach luxury building.

Tuan Chau island resort

Co To Island

 
  Co To Island is probably the most beautiful and romantic beach of Vietnam with transparent blue sea, white smooth sand, golden sunshine, and green mountains and forest.

ThienCung Cave has a unique system of stalactites and stalagmites with different forms and shapes

   Thien Cung Cave (Heavenly Palace Cave) is located in the southwest of Halong Bay, 4 km away from Dau Go Island, which is considered the most beautiful primitive cave of the Bay. The cave is 10,000 square meters with complicated interior structure, many floors, and high ceiling. The cave becomes famous thanks to a unique system of stalactites and stalagmites with different forms and shapes.

Exploring Thien Cung Cave’s craggy cliffs is no easy task. Going through a narrow door, you would be surprised by a large space inside the cave that the further you walk, the more beautiful formation of stalactites come to your eyes.

Some other photos of Halong Bay :

Sung Sot Cave