If you have traveled to Ha Long, you're surely fascinated by the magnificent beauty of Ha Long Bay. Famous for diverse natural landscapes and beautiful and unique caves, Ha Long now become a tourist attraction as an ideal place for trekking tours, sightseeing, recreation, and swimming. With a 120-kilometer coastline, some 2,000 limestone islands, 59 discovered caves and grottoes, and dozens of beaches – an excursion to Ha Long Bay will be a perfect choice for your vacation. It is a special cruise destination to help you admire the breathtaking sea views and experience many fascinating activities around the island.

Choose a cruise package to Halong Bay for an adventure you'll never forget.

TRINH NU CAVE The Trinh Nu Cave is situated on the island range of Bo Hon Island in the system comprising the Sung Sot Cave, Dong Tien Lake and Luon Cave. It is 15km from the south of Bai Chay Beach, the center beach of Ha Long City. For young couple, it is considered as the symbol of truly love, a romantic places for taking oath of love. Entering Trinh Nu Cave, tourists will find in the middle of the grotto a stone statue of a lying girl with her long hair hanging down, looking the sea in vain hope.

THIEN CUNG CAVE Thien Cung Cave also knows as heavenly palace cave is the most beautiful primitive cave in Ha Long Bay and the longest dry cave in Asia. The cave is located in the Southwest of Halong Bay, about 4km away from Dau Go Island. With complex interior structure, multi floors with high ceiling, Thien Cung Cave has become a worldwide tourist attraction for such a magnificent system of stalactites and stalagmites

SUNG SOT CAVE Located on Bo Hon Island, the Sung Sot Cave is one of the most notorious caves in Halong Bay. The French found it on an expedition in 1901 and were taken aback by its sheer beauty. To visit this grotto, one should walk under a large parasol of vegetation,    on tottery stone stairs. The grotto has two compartments : the outside one of 30m high looks like a perfectly square waiting hall. The smooth vertical partitions are similar to large man-made walls. The skilful hands of Nature have covered the compartment with a modest violet blue paint with here and there some rosy veins.

DAU GO CAVE Standing out among other charming caves in Halong Bay, Dau Go cave, is the biggest and finest cave that attracts a huge number of tourists each year. It is even said that your journey cannot be complete without passing by this famous cave. Dau Go Cave is 27 meters above sea level and visitors must climb 90 rocky steps to reach the mouth of the cave. It has three large chambers, each containing imposing displays of stalactites and stalagmites and historic graffiti dating back to the excursions of the French. Due to the large open entrance, the cave has a humid atmosphere. In the cave’s third chamber there is a large freshwater lake.

You will definitely feel comfortable exploring the entire Halong Bay on a well-furnished cruise. During the journey, you will visit famous places such as Trong Mai island, Thien Cung cave, Dau Go cave, Sung Sot cave and especially you will experience a lot of activities to explore caves.

Best food to eat in Halong Bay

- Grilled Chopped Squid: Grilled squid is a name that is not too strange for food lovers. However, Ha Long squid is fresher and sweeter than other regions. Address to buy Ha Long squid cake: Ong Ba Seafood - Sunworld Ha Long Park Pedestrian Street, Lot C122, Ha Long Street, Bai Chay Ward.

- Ngan dish: Ngan is shaped like a clam but bigger, a rare delicious specialty of the land of Quang Ninh. The way to prepare the fish is similar to many other types of fresh seafood, which can be grilled, steamed, cooked in soup, fried with noodles or eaten with delicious dipping sauce. You should find this dish at Thien Anh Seafood Restaurant - Cai Dam Urban Area (Bai Chay).

- Horseshoe crab: Horseshoe crab has fragrant meat, moderate sweetness and chewiness, is a familiar dish at most delicious restaurants in Ha Long. The meat of Sam may be used to make many different dishes, such as crab salad, pudding crab, crab sauté with lemongrass and peppers, sweet and sour crab legs, fried crab, steamed crabs, fried eggs and crab, stir-fried crab and glass noodle, and so forth.

You can find plenty of fresh seafood caught in the morning and served in your dinner at very affordable price. The culinary scene in Ha Long Bay is often overshadowed by the highly popular splendid island, and it deserves more than that, simply because the food is really excellent.

How to travel to Ha Long Bay?

The best way to explore Ha Long Bay is by cruise. You should choose at least 2 days 1 night tour to have enough time to really enjoy the beauty of the bay. If you have time to stay 2 nights, then you should definitely stay!

If you are planning a cruise to visit Ha Long Bay, you should choose your travel time carefully as the summer months have volatile weather and can lead to cruise cancellations. The best time to visit Halong Bay is from October to December. This period is characterised by pleasant temperatures and low rainfall. The months of November and December especially experience bright sunny days making them the ideal months for cruises and island hopping in the bay.

In addition, Bai Tu Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay are two alternatives to Ha Long Bay, equally beautiful but less visited.

Our tours will pick you up from Hanoi and get you where you want to go. Plan and choose the most suitable cruise package and we will take you there.