Useful information for a journey at Halong Bay

For many people, a journey of 3 days 2 nights will be an ideal choice to explore Halong bay. If you travel with your friends, family and colleagues, you could rent the entire boat. You will have a chance to take part in many activities such as team-building, kayaking, cooking competition, visiting floating villages and caves. If you want to enjoy a memorable experience, book a party in a dark cave, on a floating raft or on a romantic beach, which you won’t regret.

Climate:
European visitors often travel to Vietnam in winter, from December to April, with an average temperature of about 100 – 200 because they have many holidays during this period. Actually, the most suitable period for visiting Vietnam is April and May or September and October, when the day is longer and the sky is clear. In these months, guests can swim in the sea or witness the sunrise and sunset on the horizon.

Permission:
At present, cruises in Halong Bay are tightly controlled by Halong people’s committee. You are advised to book a tour at the travel agents and provide them detailed information written on your passports or identity cards before you go. Cruise companies will help you to register with the Exit and Entry department, Quang Ninh police.
Every day, the port’s management board will review on the weather conditions before allowing cruises to be operated. Normally, the cruises, which will tour around and stay in the bay will get the permission at 6:30a.m. For overnight cruises, the captains will ask for the permission and register for their cruises. There are three popular anchorage places, including Titop –Luong cave, Lat cave and Trong cave – Dong Tien lake. In case, you are not allowed to stay in the bay overnight, you can sleep on the mainland while waiting for another tour the following day or come back to Hanoi. In those cases, the cruise companies will offer suitable schedules for you.

Duration:
Depending on your time and budget, you can choose different schedules for your journey. With day cruises, you can book a tour of 4, 6, or 8 hours. Most of cruises depart from Bai Chay port and it takes about 45 minutes to get from Bai Chay to popular attractions such as Thien Cung cave, Dau Go cave or Titop island. With an overnight cruise, you can choose among a variety of options. If you need to enjoy a private space with your own schedule, you can choose to stay in a two-cabin cruise. Surely, the professional staff and their service will bring you the most fantastic experiences.

Halong Bay in future:
Twice recognized as the world’s natural heritage by UNESCO for its global values of nature in 1994 and the scientific values of geography and geomorphology in 2000, Halong bay is a famous attraction and a leading tourist site of the country. In 2011, Halong was listed as the 7th natural wonders of the world as a wonderful occasion to promote the special values of Halong as well as the images and people of Vietnam to the world. This has been attracting a large number of international guests to Halong and Vietnam, contributing to an increase in foreign currencies, attracting investment for tourism and creating a big chance to develop the tourism of Halong and Quang Ninh province.
Those advantages have also created challenges for the management board to foster management, preserve, improve and build value to the heritage and natural wonder of Halong; attaching a special importance to the quality of investments, tourist activities as well as the diverse and solid features of tourist products in Halong Bay.

Consulted by: Mr. Royer Philippe – Manager of Victory Cruise
Source: Travellive