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Vietnam Itinerary 5 Days: Best schedule for North, Central or South

Vietnam Itinerary 5 Days: Best schedule for North, Central or South

5 days is too short to be able to travel the whole country of Vietnam, but you can still deeply explore about 1 of 3 regions of Vietnam that is North, Central or South. Incredible Asia Journeys will suggest you each 5-day travel itinerary to the North, Central and South of Vietnam. North Vietnam Tour And Explore The North Vietnam Tour And Explore starts and ends in Hanoi. This 5 day tour is one of the best options for your Vietnam Tours with limited time. Enjoy this best itinerary with high-quality services of the private tour and the tour itinerary can be customized to meet your budget. Check our reviews on Tripadvisor for more understanding about us. In 5 days, we will take you to the most magnificent places of Vietnam. Travel with us and you will bring the best memories home. Best for: Singles & Solo, Young Adults Travel style: Beach Tours, Classic Highlight, Discovery Budget: Around US $299 per person Destinations will see: Hanoi City, Hoa Lu, Tam Coc, Halong Bay Widely-used transportation:  Shuttle bus, car, cruise Itinerary of North Vietnam Tour And Explore Day 1: Hanoi Arrival (D) Activities: Arrive in Hanoi and have your leisure time. Enjoy the cyclo tour around the Old Quarter and Water Puppet Show before the welcome dinner. Meals: Dinner Hoan Kiem Lake Day 2: Hanoi City Tour (B, L) Activities: Visit the most attractive destinations in Hanoi including Ho Chi Minh Complex, Temple of Literature, and one of the museums in Hanoi. Do the walking tour in the late afternoon. Day 2 of your North Vietnam Tour 5 Days, you will visit Hanoi City Tour with the popular destinations in Hanoi. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Day 3: Hanoi - Tam Coc - Hoa Lu Day Trip (B, L) Activities: Row boating along the Ngo Dong river and then visiting Hoa Lu (Ninh Binh) - the ancient capital of Vietnam. Day 3 of your North Vietnam Tour 5 Days, you will visit Hoa Lu Ancient Capital do the Tam Coc boat trip. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hoa Lu - The Ancient Capital of Vietnam Day 4: Hanoi - Halong Bay Cruise (B, L, D) Activities: Take the transfer to Halong Bay and discover this amazing bay on a cruise. Your North Vietnam Tour 5 Days will end with the most attractive place in Vietnam – Halong Bay. We will join in the Halong Bay 1-night cruise to enjoy the best of this magnificent bay. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Day 5: Halong Bay Cruise – Hanoi (B, L) Activities: Enjoy the last day on the cruise visiting Halong Bay. Then return to Hanoi for departure Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Halong Bay - A UNESCO World Heritage Let’s get into more details about our 5-day tour: North Vietnam Tour And Explore If you are looking for more plans, please visit our North Vietnam tours page which provides you with more choices and plans. Central Vietnam Holiday Joining in this Central Vietnam Itinerary 5 day, you will have a great opportunity to explore the central of Vietnam. You will visit the ancient towns and admire the breathtaking sceneries of Vietnam’s landscapes. This Vietnam Tour in 5 days starts in Danang with the impressive panoramic views along Hai Van Pass, you will visit the Imperial City of Hue by taking the romantic Dragon boat. Additionally, Central Vietnam Holiday 5 Day will offer you a valuable chance to learn more about the rural life of local people in ancient Hoi An. Let us propose your perfect holiday in details as below. Best for: Singles & Solo, Young Adults Travel style: Beach Tours, Family Tours, Honeymoon Tours, Local Life Tours Budget: Around US $225 per person Destinations will see: Danang, Hue, Hoi An Widely-used transportation: Shuttle bus, car, boat Itinerary of Central Vietnam Holiday Day 1: Da Nang Arrival – Drive to Hue – Welcome Dinner (D) Activities: Pick-up by your private guide and driver at Da Nang Airport, then transfer to Hue for overnight stay. Stop at Hai Van Pass for breathtaking view. Enjoy the welcome dinner. Meals: Dinner Hai Van Pass Day 2: Hue – City Tour with dragon boat (B, L) Activities: Take the boat trip on the romantic Perfume River. Visit Thien Mu Pagoda, the Imperial City of Hue, Royal Fine Arts Museum, Minh Mang tomb and the fascinating Dong Ba market. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Thien Mu Pagoda Day 3: Hue – Marble Mountain – Lady Buddha Pagoda – Hoi An (B, L) Activities: Transfer to the ancient Hoi An Town passing Hai Van pass, visit Lady Buddha pagoda and Marble Mountain on the way. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Day 4: Hoi An – Rural Cycling Tour Half Day (B, L) Activities: Seeing the local life, scenery experience the Vietnamese farmers’ life, learn how to cook the Xeo Cake. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Hoi An Cooking Class Day 5: Hoi An – Departure (B) Activities: Free time on your own & take the transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Meals: Breakfast Let’s get into more details about our tour: Central Vietnam Holiday If you are looking for more plans, please visit our Central Vietnam tours page which provides you with more choices and plans. Discover South Vietnam See the very best of Southern Vietnam in just 5 days – a big-hit tour of this fascinating region. Visit the “rice bowl of Vietnam”, Mekong Delta by private boat, wander back in time to amaze by the complex maze of Cu Chi Tunnels, and stroll around the narrow streets, along with hidden lanes of Ho Chi Minh (Saigon). In addition to a short relax at Vung Tau beach, our Southern Vietnam 5 Day Trip is certainly pleased all the travelers, from youngsters to elders. If you want to extend your trip in Indochina, you may combine this five-day trip with our other package tours to Northern Vietnam or Cambodia. Best for: Singles & Solo, Young Adults Travel style: Classic Highlight, Family Tours, Historical, Local Life Tours Budget: Around US $399 per person Destinations will see: Ho Chi Minh City, Mekong Delta Widely-used transportation: Shuttle bus, car, boat Itinerary of Discover South Vietnam Tour Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City – City Tour Half Day - River Dinner Cruise (L, D) Activities: Meet your tour guide at Ho Chi Minh International Airport & be transferred to the city center. Explore Saigon by foot in the afternoon. Enjoy dinner on the river cruise. Meals: Lunch, Dinner Notre Dame Cathedral of Saigon Day 2: Ho Chi Minh City - Vung Tau City Tour – HCMC (B, L) Activities: Spend a relaxing day with sun, sand & sea in Vung Tau, a nice getaway from bustling Saigon. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Vung Tau beach Day 3: Ho Chi Minh City - Mekong Tour – HCM (B, L) Activities: Explore the Mekong Delta on a private boat trip. Visit various local workplaces (coconut candy making workshop, busy brick kilns & hand-made mat-weaving house) to see the daily activities of the people who live and work in the Delta. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch People in Mekong Delta Day 4: Ho Chi Minh City - Cu Chi Tunnels Half Day (B, L) Activities: Drive out of the city to explore the underground tunnel system of Cu Chi tunnels and learn about the difficulties of life in the tunnels during war time. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Cu Chi Tunnels Day 5: Ho Chi Minh City – Free Day – Depart (B) Activities: Free time on your own and then transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Meals: Breakfast Let’s get into more details about our tour: Discover South Vietnam If you are looking for more plans, please visit our South Vietnam tours page which provides you with more choices and plans.

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How to get to Cat Ba Island from Halong Bay

How to get to Cat Ba Island from Halong Bay

“How to get to Cat Ba Island from Halong Bay” is a question for many travellers who wish to visit Halong Bay then want to visit Cat Ba Island also. As Cat Ba Island is a very famous and a good place to visit so many travellers also wish to visit Cat Ba Island and have time to relax on Bat Bat Island after Halong Bay. There are nice beaches in Cat Ba Island and there is a town on the island with fresh air. 3 Ways to get to Cat Ba Island from Halong Bay There are some ways you can get to Cat Ba Islands from Halong Bay. See them below and choose the most suitable way for your group. Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island by Ferry Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island by Ferry Travel from Tuan Chau to Cat Ba by a ferry is a convenient and fast way for many travellers who have visited Halong Bay with an overnight cruise or a day cruise and stay overnight in a hotel in Halong City or Tuan Chau. From 2009, Au Lac Quang Ninh – Tuan Chau Group start running the Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island Ferry Route so travellers can get to Cat Ba Island easily from Halong Bay. The ferry trip takes about 45 minutes while travellers may enjoy the peaceful time watching the Natural World Wonder of Halong Bay. How to Get to Cat Ba From Halong City If you stay in Halong City and want to go to Cat Ba Island you can get a taxi to Tuan Chau which is about 10 km from Halong City. At Tuan Chau, you can buy a ferry ticket at Tuan Chau Ferry Counter. The tickets cost about 2.5 USD/person. How to Get To Cat Ba From Tuan Chau If you stay overnight in a hotel in Tuan Chau, that will be very convenient as most of the hotels in Tuan Chau are not so far from Tuan Chau Ferry Station. So you may tell your hotel to arrange the transfer for you. After finishing a cruise trip There are many cruises in Halong Bay starting from Tuan Chau Harbour in Tuan Chau so if you have finished a cruise trip which starting from Tuan Chau Harbour, that is easy for you. You can walk to the ferry counter for buying a ticket to Cat Ba Island. If your cruises disembark not in Tuan Chau but inother harbours like Sun Harbour or Hon Gai Harbour ( for the cruises in Bai Tu Long Bay), you will need to get a taxi to Tuan Chau to buy a ticket to get to Cat Ba Island. Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Ferry Schedule Cat Ba Island is an interesting destination for Vietnamese so the number of domestic tourists increasing in summer ( from May to the end of September). That is the reason why there are more ferry routes/ day in summer but less in other seasons.  So if you travel in summer, that is easy for you to get a ferry as it is quite often and you do not have to wait for long. From 30th April – 30th September Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island: 07h30, 09h00, 11h30, 13h30, 15h00 Cat Ba Island – Tuan Chau: 09h00, 11h30, 13h00, 15h00, 16h00 From 01st Oct – 29th April Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island: 07h30, 11h30, 15h00 Cat Ba Island – Tuan Chau: 09h00, 13h00, 16h00 Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Ferry Ticket There are different ticket prices.it depends on you are a guest only or you drive a motorbike or car. We list the full price ticket for different options in case you may pay for the car or van ticket which you go with or you ride a motorbike on your trip. + Guest only: 60,000 VND + Rider with motorbike: 80,000 VND + Car from 4 to 8 seats: 360,000 VND + Van from 9 to 15 seats: 420,000 VND + Van from 16 to 23 seats: 460,000 VND + Bus from 24 to 29 seats: 500,000 VND + Over 30 seat bus: 600,000 VND Get To Cat Ba Island by Speedboat Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island by Speed boatIf you do not wish to travel by ferry from Halong Bay to Cat Ba Island, speedboat from Bai Chay or Tuan Chau to Cat Ba Island is an option. There are several sharing speedboats from Bai Chay or Tuan Chau and there are private speedboat if you wish. The harbour in Halong Bay is Bai Chay or Tuan Chau and in Cat Ba is Gia Luan. So you can start from Bai Chay or Tuan Chau in Halong for a speedboat to Gia Luan Harbour then take a bus from Gia Luan to Cat Ba Town. There are several buses between Gia Luan and Cat Ba Island Town. The normal ticket price is about 6.00 USD and it takes about 20 to 30 minutes for the speedboat to travel from Halong Bay to Cat Ba. How To Get To Cat Ba Island By Cable Car Tuan Chau – Cat Ba Island by Cable CarFrom May 2020, Cat Ba Cable Car is an option for travelling to Cat Ba Island. The cable car to Cat Ba Island with 4 stations will connect Cat Hai in Hai Phong to Cat Ba Island. At the moment – 2020, Cat Hai – Phu Long route is completed and you can travel from Cat Hai to Phu Long in Cat Ba Island then you can get a bus from Phu Long to Cat Ba Town. + You are in Halong City If you stay in Halong City or you have finished a cruise in Bai Tu Long or Halong Bay, you can get a taxi to Cat Hai for buying a cable car ticket to Cat Ba Island. The taxi from Halong City or Tuan Chau ( where many cruises in Halong Bay embark/disembark) will cost about 60.00 USD and it takes about 1 hour for driving. + If you end a cruise in Lan Ha Bay Nowadays, when we are talking about a cruise in Halong Bay it means we are talking about a cruise to Halong Bay Center, Bai Tu Long Bay or Lan Ha Bay because they share the same geography, climate and scenery. So most of the new cruises in Halong Bay and l uxury cruise in Halong Bay now run the Lan Ha Bay route. That will be very convenient to get to Cat Ba Island if you take a cruise in Lan Ha Bay. Those cruises embark/disembark at Got Harbour in Cat Hai and Got Harbour is next to Cat Ba Cable Station. So after ending the cruise in Lan Ha Bay, you can walk to Cat Ba Cable Car Station in Cat Hai to buy a ticket to Cat Ba Island. Get a bus and go to Cat Ba Town. 

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Halong Bay Tour from International Cruise Ship

Halong Bay Tour from International Cruise Ship

If your international cruise ship docks in Halong Port – At the moment it is Sun International Port and you want to take a day tour to Halong Bay on a day boat, please see the information below for getting a good boat tour to Halong Bay.From March 2019 the international cruise ships will dock at Sun International Port and guests will have a chance to take some shore excursions such as Halong Bay Boat Tour, Hai Phong City tour or Hanoi City Tour from Halong City.Among those tours, Halong Bay Boat Tour is the most popular as Halong Bay is one of the World National Heritage Site with magnificent scenery. Halong Bay is a large area with thousands of limestone islets emerging from the sea. You will be amazed by the sightseeing there and there are some interesting activities you can do there like swimming, kayaking, taking a sampan boat, hiking in the caves or just relaxing on a cruise around the bay and see the Natural World Wonder.There are some Halong Bay Tours from International Cruise Ship Port you can take as below:Halong Bay Classic Day Tour:Our driver will pick you up from Sun Port Waiting Lounge ( It is where your cruise docks) and take you to Tuan Chau Harbour. You will meet your guide and other tourists from Hanoi at Tuan Chau Harbour and join in the boat trip to Halong Bay for 4 hour or 6 hour depending on your choice.If you take the 4-hour day boat you will get on the cruise, have lunch while the day boat cruise around the bay and you will visit Thien Cung Cave – One of the most beautiful caves in Halong Bay. You will do hiking in the cave and see the different shapes of the stalagmites and stalactites. There are named after their shape like Bear Rock, Couple Rock, Dolphin Rock…etc. All of them will amaze you.Then you will go back to your boat and go to Ba Hang Area for going kayaking around to discover this area with the tunnel caves. There is a sampan boat trip rowed by local people option for you if you do not wish to go kayaking on your own.  Go back to your boat and cruise around the bay seeing the most beautiful places in Halong Bay before going back to Tuan Chau Harbour and meet your driver for the transfer to your International Port and get back to your cruise ship.If you take the 6 hour Halong Bay Tour, you will visit Sung Sot Cave ( Amazing Cave) which is considered as the largest cave in Halong Bay, go kayaking or sampan boat in Luon Cave Area and cruise more in the Bay.Halong Bay Luxury Day Cruise With Escape Sails:Our driver will pick you up from Sun Port and take you to Got Harbour. At Got Harbour you will be welcomed by Escape Sails staff and get on the luxury cruise.You will sails to Lan Ha Bay – The Southern Part of Halong Bay where is less touristy. Your cruise will pass the Da Chong Islet and Light House which was built by French people.You will enjoy the delicious lunch on the cruise and see the most beautiful scenery of Halong Bay.Arriving at Dark and Bright Cave Area you will have 2 options. You can do kayaking on your own to discover the tunnel cave of Dark and Bright Cave area or you can relax on a sampan boat rowed by local people. You will have a chance to see the money in this area as this area is closed to Cat Ba Island.Go back to your cruise and you will have time for swimming in the clean water in Tra Bau Area. After that, you will go back to Escape Sails Luxury Cruise for the cooking demonstration and enjoy the tea break with fruits and cakes while watching the sunset.Cruise back to the Got Harbour and meet your driver for the transfer back to your International Port to get back to your cruise ship. End of Halong Bay Boat Tour From The Cruise Ship.

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How long does it take from Hanoi to Halong Bay?

How long does it take from Hanoi to Halong Bay?

You are visiting Halong Bay and you are wondering about “How long does it take from Hanoi to Halong Bay?” to prepare for your trip. Yes, this question is very popular for many people who have a plan to visit Halong Bay. However, there are some answers for that question as below: Why there are some answers: There are some hundred cruises in Halong Bay and they start from different harbours so the distance will be different. At the moment, there are 3 harbours the cruises start from. They are Tuan Chau Harbour , Hon Gai Harbour, and Got Harbour. + Tuan Chau Harbour:  If you go on Road #18 the distance from Hanoi to Halong Bay is about 175 km and if you take a cruise shuttle bus it will take about 3.5 hours including about 20 to 30 minutes for a break. However, it is a shuttle bus so they will pick up some groups then it will take about 30 minutes for the pick-up.  If you take a private car you will save about 30 minutes for not waiting for other tourists on the bus and time for waiting for other tourists when you stop for toilets.  + Hon Gai Harbour:  Hon Hai Harbour is the harbor for the cruises in Bai Tu Long Bay – The Eastern Part of Halong Bay and it is farther from Tuan Chau Harbour so you will need about 20 to 30 minutes more to get to this harbor. So you will need about 4 hours with the shuttle bus or 3.5 hours with the private if you go on Road #18.  There is another road – Expressway #5B which many luxury cruises use this road for their cruise bus to save time for tourists. If you go on this road, you will save about 30 minutes comparing to Road #18 above. You can see more detail about the Cruises in Halong Bay and Cruises in Bai Tu Long Bay. Got Harbour:  Hanoi to Got Harbor Got Harbour is a new Harbour for the new cruises in Lan Ha Bay . All of the cruises there are new cruises in Halong Bay and they are the steel cruises. Lan Ha is located in the Southern Halong Bay and it is less touristy and less polluted so now most of the new cruises and luxury Halong Bay cruises depart from there. So how long to get from Hanoi to Got Harbour? If you travel with those cruises in Lan Ha Bay starting from Got Harbour you will travel on Expressway #5B and it will take about 2.5 hours from Hanoi to the harbor for your Halong Bay trip. Most of the cruises in Lan Ha Bay will use the luxury limousine bus/van so they do not pick up many tourists. That is the reason why if you use the private car the duration will be quite the same. Yes, you may save about 15 to 20 minutes if you use the private car. There are some good cruises in Lan Ha Bay you may choose for your trip: Perla Dawn Sails , VSpirit Premier Cruise , Scarlet Pearl Cruise , La Pandora Cruise , Indochine Cruise …etc. Perla Dawn Sails So there is not only one answer for the question How Long from Hanoi to Halong Bay but I hope you get some information for that question.

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Is it worth doing a Halong Bay cruise?

Is it worth doing a Halong Bay cruise?

Halong Bay – One of the World Natural Heritage is one of the most famous attractions in Vietnam and the world in general.  It is a masterpiece of nature over millions of years. Each year Halong Bay attracts millions of tourists to Halong Bay. There are hundreds of cruises in Halong Bay from day cruise to overnight cruises.So is it worth doing a Halong Bay cruise?Halong Bay now is so popular and almost of travellers visiting Vietnam know Halong Bay and put it in their top travel list in their holidays to Vietnam and there are a lot of tourists visiting Vietnam just for Halong Bay. Doing a cruise in Halong Bay is the best way to experience this amazing area. There are some thousands of limestone islands rising up from the water. There are beautiful and huge caves and there are secret lagoons.The answer for this question is 100% worth doing it despite there are some negatives. There are too many tourists in Halong Bay and Halong Bay is not so clean anymore as there are so many cruises and so many tourists.Is Halong Bay too touristy?Halong Bay become more and more touristy unluckily. It is because Halong Bay is so famous and popular, most of the tourists know about that and want to visit at least once in their life. Halong Bay is closed to Halong City where are a lot of buildings and this area is packed with hundreds of boats with thousands of tourists each day. If you visit Halong once especially in the summer which is the peak season for the local holiday you will see that is very touristy and full of tourists everywhere. However, it is still worth visiting Halong Bay and there is still the way to visit Halong Bay and avoid the crow. How do you do it?+ You can visit Halong Bay with a Halong Bay Overnight Cruise. For the Overnight Cruises, the cruises are limited and the cabins are limited so even in the high season the total cabins of all the cruises are limited so the number of the people doing this route is limited. In the high season of local tourists and Asian tourists, most of them visit Halong Bay for one day and one cruise can maximize the number of the tourists and you know that one small cruise can afford to carry more than 40 to 50 people so it is so crowed for the day tour route for 4 hour. So 1 night Halong Bay Cruise or 2 night Halong Bay Cruise are good options.While you choose the overnight cruises, you can choose the less touristy route. Cruises in Lan Ha Bay is the best option for you with fewer cruises and all of them are high-quality cruises. + If you do not have time or budget for Halong Bay Overnight Cruise then you can do the day boat to Halong Bay but choose the route with fewer tourists.You can choose the day boat in Lan Ha Bay ( Southern Part of Halong Bay) which is far from Halong City. As you see that most of the local and Asian tourists choosing stay overnight in Halong City so they will not do the day tour in Lan Ha Bay because this tour starts from Got Pier and it is far from Halong City.You can choose Escape Sails Luxury Day Cruise and that is the best option for you with the luxury van/bus. The cruise tour is about 7 hours on a luxury cruise with friendly staff and good food. This tour is not touristy and Lan Ha Bay is clean as it is far from the city. So Halong Bay, in general, it is touristy but it is still worth to visit it and there is a way as you see.Is Halong Bay polluted and dirty?Unfortunately yes, Halong Bay is pretty polluted and dirty. If you have been to Halong Bay on a cruise or if you have seen some photos or videos you may see that it is not clean. The reason why Halong Bay is not clean because there are hundreds of cruises in Halong Bay and Halong Bay is near Halong City. The habit of protecting the environment of local and a part of tourists are still not good but it is better and better. The government is having more and more activities to protect the environment and we can hope for a good future of Halong Bay. However, at the moment it is not good so if you wish to visit Halong Bay to a less polluted you can travel with some cruises in Lan Ha Bay. This route to Lan Ha Bay is less polluted as there are fewer cruises and it is not near the city but Cat Ba Island. Some good cruises having good actions to protect and educate the tourists to protect the environment also such as V’Spirit Premier, Perla Dawn Sails. They have some programs for tourists to collect the rubbish and when travellers go with those cruises they will encourage tourists to use the water refilled bottles to replace single-use plastic bottles.So Halong Bay is still worth to visit if you can choose a good cruise with a good company and a good route. How much for a Halong Bay Cruise?There is not only one answer for this question because there are hundreds of cruises in Halong Bay. There are Halong Bay day cruises and there are overnight Cruises. They are in the different classes from budget cruises, deluxe cruises to luxury cruises so there are different prices and you need to search for the most suitable price for your group.You can see more at: How much for a Halong Bay CruiseHow long to stay in Halong Bay?There are different itineraries for a Halong Bay Cruise. You can do 1 night cruise, 2 night cruise and that will be the best options for visiting most of the nice places and have more time for relax but it is fine for a day if you do not have much time. See more at: How long to spend in Halong Bay? So in general, Halong Bay is clean as we wish but it is still worth doing a Halong Bay Cruise if you know how to choose the good route and good cruise.Thank you very much for reading our article and we hope you will have a good holiday in Vietnam with us. Book the tour with us – the reputable tour operator in Vietnam.

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Should I book Halong Bay cruise in advance?

Should I book Halong Bay cruise in advance?

Halong Bay is listed as the top destination in Asia and Vietnam. So have a plan for booking Halong Bay cruise is very important for any travelers who wish to visit Halong Bay. However, you may wonder whether to book a Halong Bay cruise online in advance or on arrival. Please see some points below and you may have the final decision for booking a cruise in Halong Bay in advance or on arrival. We will guide you through some aspects then you can choose a suitable way for you.Availability: There are a lot of choices for you for booking in advance online.It is clear that there is a huge advantage for booking online with the online booking website comparing to booking with category on arrival. Moreover, when you book online in advance you will have a lot of time to study clearly about one cruise if that is good or not and it is suable for your group or not. Some cruises can be good for this group but it may be not good for your group. For example, there are some cruises in Halong Bay that will be very good for young adults who wish the party cruise but it can be not good for your group if your group are elderly people or groups with small kids. There are some luxury cruises which are very good for the elderly or group with children with big cabins for your family but they can be not so good for some young adults because the young adults may like the party cruise.And there are some cruises suitable for Asian people who like something big and huge but European travelers may like a boutique cruise with good services.It is clear that you book online in advance you have a lot of time to study about one cruise to know that is good for your group or not. Because you book in advance so there is more chance for the availability of the cabins especially if you have some special requests for cabins like connecting cabins, cabins for family, cabins far from the engine or near the stair.And if one cruise you like is not available that is easy to study more cruise to find the best one for your group.So it is obviously better to book Halong Bay cruise in advance online especially in the high season from Oct to the end of April.Transparency: It must be booked online in advance option. When you book a cruise online it means that you have a lot of time to study the site you are booking. You can easily see the price listings, information, itinerary and what’s included or not included in the online website.  You know that for the online booking site the reputation is all they have. They will lose the business very fast if their services are not good or unreliable. If you book on arrival, normally you do not have much time to see study the cruise you want to book clearly so it can be not suitable for your group as we mentioned above and it leads to the unhappiness with the services not because of they are not good but they are not suitable with your group.The disadvantage of booking online is you cannot predict the weather so the cruise can be canceled or changed. However, if the cruise is canceled by the government it is 100% refunded to you if you have not used the services so it is not different from booking on arrival. The difference is when you book in advance online you have booked it and now you get the refund and if you intend to book on arrival but you have not booked that. So there is no difference. In the bad weather case, booking online clients and booking on arrival clients will the same chance.Price: It is fair for booking online in advance and booking on arrival.If you booking a Halong Bay cruise online there are some promotions you may get or if you study well you may get a good deal from the online booking site or from a suitable cruise for your group. Most of the case the price of the cruise will not raise up where the price of the cruise company raise up because of normal reason like fuel fee, salary, living standard except the government policy raise up too up the entrance fee too much. When you book the Halong Bay cruise on arrival you also have a chance to have a good deal like last-minute deal while online is early booking so they are fair. However, most of the reputable cruise will be easy to be fully booked so booking a cruise in Halong Bay in advance is still good for you. Inclusions: If you have a clear and fixed plan for your trip then booking in advance will be a good option.If you travel on a long trip like for some months and you need flexibility and your plan may change a lot because you may change your mind about the places or the duration in each destination then booking on arrival will be good for you.If you travel with your family or kids so booking in advance is good. If you want a relaxed holiday in Vietnam then please choose the booking in advance so you will have a perfect holiday. Just arrive and get everything ready. Thank you very much for choosing Incredible Asia Journeys – The leading agency in Vietnam for your trip.

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How much is Halong Bay cruise?

How much is Halong Bay cruise?

Halong Bay is in the top list of travelers visiting Vietnam and Asia in general because of its beauty and it is like the masterpiece of nature. It is listed as one of 7 Natural World Wonder and it is listed by Unesco as the Natural World Heritage.It is definitely one of the best places you should visit when you visit Hanoi, Vietnam and booking a cruise to visit Halong Bay is the best way to see Halong Bay.So how much is Halong Bay cruise or how much you need to pay to book a cruise in Halong Bay is a common question for many travelers.The answer is there is no exact answer. However, we can tell you some option update to 2020 so you can estimate how much you should pay to book a cruise in Halong Bay.To answer this question you should know that there are Halong Bay overnight cruises and Halong Bay day cruise.How much is a day cruise?Halong Bay Day CruiseThere are some options for the day trip to Halong Bay. The low budget cruise in Halong Bay may cost about under $60/person including English speaking guide, shuttle bus, lunch, cruise, entrance fee, kayak or sampan boat on tour. For this tour, the standard of the bus and lunch will be not high because the entrance fee for Halong Bay now is high.There are higher standard cruises for the deluxe day cruise to Halong Bay and the price may cost around $70/person including an English speaking guide, nice shuttle bus, lunch, cruise, entrance fee, kayak or sampan boat on tour. For this tour, now most of the cruise will use the expressway to save time on for the transfer.Lan Ha Bay Day CruiseBesides this day cruise in Halong Bay, there are day cruises in Lan Ha Bay. Lan Ha Bay is located in the South of Halong Center which is less crowed area and cleaner than Halong Bay. Now more and more tourists are interested in this itinerary. In this route, there is a new and nice cruise. It is Escape Sails Luxury Day Cruise which uses the luxury bus/van on the expressway so it only takes more than 2 hours instead of about 4 hours like a normal cruise bus in Halong Bay for the transfer from Hanoi to the pier. You will get on the cruise from Got Harbour which is the new harbor for tourist cruise in Hai Phong province. This cruise is a beautiful cruise with nice decoration, nice furniture, a very good lunch. The cost for this day cruise includes English speaking guide, entrance fee, luxury bus/van, very good lunch, cooking demonstration, good tea break with a lot of fruit and cakes, kayak or sampan boat. That is a good option for tourists with a high budget. How much is an overnight cruise?There are hundreds of overnight cruises. They are cruises in Halong Bay center, cruises in Bai Tu Long Bay and cruises in Lan Ha Bay.Most of the cruises in Halong Bay and Bai Tu Long Bay are the junk boats and a lot of them were built a decade ago so there are some low budget cruise which cost around $110 to $140/person for 1 night including bus, cruise, English peaking guide, entrance fee, full board meal, kayak or sampan boat. So if you book this cruise please do not hope too much for the really good services like bus or meal as you know the cost for the entrance fee for 1 night in 2019 is about $24.The deluxe cruise in Halong Bay costs from $140 to $180/person for 1 night including a good bus on expressway.The luxury cruise in Halong Bay cost will cost from $180 to $200/person for 1 night and there are high-end cruises with nice cabins will cost more. Now, most of the Halong Bay luxury cruises depart from Got Harbour for the Lan Ha Bay route. That is a new route and most of the new cruises they are doing their trip in this new area. So you can see the cost or a cruise in Halong Bay varies from low budget to high budget. Please contact us for more detail and promotion of each cruise if you have a plan for visiting Halong Bay on your holiday to Vietnam.

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The Legacy of Green Spirit - “Halong Bay in My Eyes 2014”

The Legacy of Green Spirit - “Halong Bay in My Eyes 2014”

Since it opened for tourism at the end of the 20th century, Halong Bay has seen an immense rise in popularity to become one of the most sought-after destinations in Asia. Many tourists come daily to the bay in search of the ideal paradise that is advertised heavily throughout the country, and many find it aboard a cruise ship as they sail serenely through placid waters, out of which rise limestone towers in utterly unique shapes and sizes.The side that many tourists don’t see, however, often lies below the surface or in the mangroves of its untouched islands. Rubbish cast off from boats, left behind at tourist attractions and discarded into the sea by the locals all adds up to a polluted bay with piles of rubbish that amass daily, destroying entire systems that have been in place since pre-historic times.To highlight the impact that such careless practices have, V’Spirit, a part of Incredible Asia Journeys, developed Green Spirit, an initiative that aims to keep Halong Bay clean and free of the pollutants that threaten the beautiful and ancient way of life here. In cooperation with Hanoi’s Foreign Trade University and the Université de Nantes in France, Green Spirit held a children’s art exhibition on Soi Sim Beach, one of the beautiful white-sand offerings in Halong Bay.The exhibition, hosted on the 16th April 2014, was called ‘Halong Bay in my Eyes’. Local children from Quang Ninh province were asked to participate, and we were blown away by some of the insightful submissions that we received. It seems that even in the eyes of a child, Halong Bay’s problems are severe and need to be shared with its visitors. Their drawings expressed a love for the environment and a clear desire for more environmentally friendly practices, such as disposing of litter in the correct manner, helping to clean up existing rubbish and refraining from overfishing.This was just a small exhibition, but many visitors, locals and even the media made the effort to see it. We are very proud of the kids’ contributions and their desire to see a cleaner, greener Halong bay in the future. ‘Halong Bay in My Eyes’ showed us that the future is brighter for Halong Bay if its little ambassadors are as passionate as the members of Green Spirit!

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