Located immediately east of Halong Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay stretches all the way to the Chinese border, encompassing a massive area, which includes a long string of islands and a national park. Every bit as beautiful as its more famous neighbor, Bai Tu Long Bay is the right choice for any visitor who wants to experience the magic landscape of Halong Bay but is keen to avoid crowds.

Bai Tu Long Bay in Vietnam surprises visitors with amazing landscapes: pristine and secluded beaches, impressive limestone mountains, a peaceful floating fishing village and countless islands and magnificent caves. It has also rich biodiversity with two ecosystems: tropical rainforest and a coastal and marine area. This place is very suitable for those who want to admire the beautiful scenery as Ha Long Bay but still want to avoid the noise and crowds.

In addition, there are many attractive destinations here for the visitors to explore:

Thien Canh Son Cave Thien Canh Son cave which is located in the Cong Do conservation area in Bai Tu Long, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the area. This cave is famous for it wild beauty. You will be overwhelmed by an almost surreal fairytale world with incredible stalactites and natural images like a lotus and a baby elephant when going inside the cave. Your creativity and imagination will be challenged with countless stalactites and stones of various shapes and sizes. In particular, the ceiling of the cave is like a bright carpet in which sparkling stalactites hang down like natural hanging lamps

Cong Dam area The Cong Dam area offers the best breathtaking scenery in Ha Long with the majestic mountains and the ravishing beaches. There are also a fishing village with a population of 120 people. With a long tradition of fishing, Cong Dam is a great place for travelers to chat with fishermen and listen to interesting stories about their daily lives. Kayaking, boating and fishing with fishermen are great experiences that you should not miss when visiting the village. With Karsts terrain formed 340 million years ago, the Cong Dam area is considered as an “outdoor geological museum”. It not only owns the romantic beaches as Tra Gioi, Cay Bang and Cat Oan beaches, but it is also a place to explore impressive coral reefs and admire the natural beauty of countless mountains formed by giant Rocky Mountains.

Cong Do Island Far about 25km from Bai Chay Wharf, Cong Do Island is located in the southeast of Halong Bay. It belongs to Bai Tu Long Bay in the area of world natural heritage. With an area of approximately 23.26 km2, it is one of the most beautiful islands retaining winding beaches creating amazing natural lakes. Cong Do Island is also home to the great number of marine species. Together with multi-shaped rocky islands, Cong Do Island is one of the appealing tourist attractions in Halong Bay in general and Bai Tu Long Bay tour in particular increasingly alluring tourists.

Because of the extremely poetic beauty of the cave, some yachts on Halong Bay have chosen to take passengers to explore the geological value, take beautiful photos and organize special dinners for family or friends. raft under shimmering candlelight.

Taking a minimum 3-day Bai Tu Long Bay Cruise, you will experience pleasant services and unique packages of the Bai Tu Long itinerary. You’ll have an opportunity to behold the UNESCO protected geological formations, learn about the biodiversity, try night squid fishing, do Tai Chi exercise, get a deeper insight into the local life, dine in a candlelit cave, feast on a BBQ lunch on the beach or cycle around floating villages.

Traveling to Bai Tu Long, you not only enjoy the scenery but also have the opportunity to experience many special culinary specialties, dishes, cuisine, food.

Some specialties that visitors cannot miss when traveling here include:

- Oysters: This is the best dish in Bai Tu Long Bay. Dubbed the "kingdom" of oysters, this place has many large-scale farming facilities. Here oysters are processed into many special dishes such as grilled oysters with onion fat, oysters with tomato sauce.

- Squid sausage: Squid sausage can be processed into many dishes such as squid sausage with rolled rice pancake or squid sausage with sticky rice.

- Sa Sung - Sipunculus nudus: There are many flavors that we can enjoy from this dish, the sourness of lemon, the sweetness of sugar and pungency, the spiciness of chili, the richness of fish sauce. Along with the crunchy, fried sweet and sour Sa Sung will surely bring you and your family a great meal in Bai Tu Long Bay.

There are also many attractive seafood dishes such as sea ginseng; nail snails; rock crab or sea urchin for you to try once in your life.

The ideal time to travel is from April to June, at this time the weather is warm and sunny, suitable for beach tourism. It is recommended to limit visiting Bai Tu Long Bay in June to July, because there are often sudden storms at this time, which will affect your Ha Long trip.

In addition to traveling to Bai Tu Long by cruise, you can also go by bus from Hanoi to Quang Ninh and then take a taxi to move to Bai Tu Long Bay.

Bai Tu Long Bay is a great discovery destination, hard to ignore in Halong cruises. If you have a need to travel to Ha Long, please contact us for professional advice and specific support. Currently TheHalongTour is providing many Ha Long tours, Ha Long combos with attractive prices. Hurry and book now to have a fun and economical trip at a good price!