Be fast be furious with Ha Long Bay trip from Hanoi

July 19, 2019 GoAsiaDayTrip 0 Comments

How to have a Halong Bay trip from Hanoi? Which hotel should you stay at? Where to go and what to eat? … How to save costs and time but still have the best a Halong Bay trip from Hanoi? GoAsiaDayTrip would like to share with you some of Ha Long’s travel experiences from Hanoi for your trip.

1. Moving to Ha Long Bay from Hanoi.

170km from Hanoi, time to move to Ha Long is about 3-4 hours by car. To get to Ha Long from Hanoi, you can go by:

Cars: Cars to Ha Long often gather at My Dinh and Luong Yen bus stations. The first trip departs at 6:00 am and the last one at 17:00 PM. Trips are between 5-15 minutes to Bai Chay bus station in Ha Long. Fares range from 100k / person (seats) and 200k / person (lying bed).
Motorbike: you can search on Google map or Map on Iphone to check the way. Be careful with your driving skill and watch out the police man.
Train: You can choose HALONG EXPRESS tourist train departing from Gia Lam station. Taking about 5 hours to Ha Long, cost 100.000 VND (~ $4) for per way.
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2. Moving in Ha Long.

Firstly, it is taxi. It is really convenient and easy to call a taxi to move.

Secondly, for visiting the bay, you can rent a cruise if you travel with family or friends. Or pay for or sit on a simple ship to admire Ha Long Bay to have a the best one day Halong bay tour.

3. Where to stay in a Halong Bay trip from Hanoi?

In fact, motels or hotels are concentrated mainly in Vuon Dao Street. Room costs from VND 250,000 (~ $10) or more. Moreover, there are many delicious restaurants around this area with reasonable prices. Some of them are: Halong Palace Hotel, Muong Thanh Hotel, Novotel,…

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4. Great cuisine in Ha Long.

Basically, when traveling to Ha Long, must mention to seafood. Besides, you will also enjoy specialties of Ha Long, which is extremely attractive.

Cu Ky: Its name sounds strange. Cu Ky is similar to crab but 3 times bigger and the price is much more expensive. But when you finish eating, you still want to try it again.
Be Be: It has a shrimp-like shape but more legs. Thus, it is a favorite dish of tourists when coming to Ha Long.
Sa Sung: It is shaped like earthworms. Usually dried, eaten with alcohol. On the other hand, they also cook it be a soup with a sweet and fragrant taste. Sa Sung is quite rare, so the price is very high. One kilogram is charged at nearly 4 million VND (~ $170)
Squid: In Ha Long can not forget to mention squid, you can buy at the market to have hot and delicious squids.

Furthermore, Ha Long has many other specialties which you must try like: Nem chua, Nem chao,…

5. Where to go in Ha Long?

You have a lot of different choices of places such as sightseeing excursion boats, exploring the bay, vacationing at resorts, admiring the islands, visiting fishing villages … Below are suggestions of places in Ha Long you can refer to:

Small islands: Ong Island, Trong Mai Island, Dragon Island,… There are many ways to reach these islands, you can choose a tour to be served perfectly in the whole journey.
Bai Chay beach: awesome for BBQ parties.

Tuan Chau Island: the most beautiful island of Ha Long.
Sung Sot Cave and Bo Hon Island.
Yen Tu Area: If you would like to discover religion, pagoda or temple of Vietnam.
Cua Dai Fishing Village.
Sun World Ha Long Park: There are many play area for you to choose with the price from 200.000 VND – 350.000 VND (~ $5 – $8). Opening time from 9.00 AM – 22.30 PM.