Things To Do In Ha Long Bay
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Welcome towards the destination in northwest Vietnam, gateway to another world of mysterious minority cultures and luscious landscapes. An day start to drive across the Red River to Sa Pa. At a height of 1,500 meters, Sa Pa had been a hill resort of French administrators in the event the summer heat became unbearable. The roads are bumpy sometimes but various scenic landscapes changing in the delta area on the Tonkinese Alps - where Montagnard hill tribes have lived for years and years will lead to an interesting journey. SAPA Now Sapa is recognized as The Queen of the Mountains, Sapa sits regally overlooking a lovely valley, lofty mountains towering in the town on all sides.
The market’s most colorful part is clothes section with shirts, blouses, skirts…CAN CAU MARKETor parts of the traditional costumes with embroidery patterns in several motifs lying on dark batik background but could be the most interesting section is the tobacco and wine section when buyers are allowed to taste the product before buying and many men get too drunk to buy anything more! Option 4: Can Cau Market on Saturday
Can Cau is a rural ethnic market, simply setup on the open ground at the side of a mountain, looking down a picturesque valley about 20 km north of Bac Ha. It is every Saturday morning when numerous ethnic peoples mainly Flower H’mong gather to market their farming products and buy necessities. In the right light in the early morning, It is not only the colorful market and also the peoples but also the beautiful surrounding nature result in the visit here a memorable trip, specifically for nature lovers and photo hunters.
Then transfer to Chinatown to check out Thien Hau Pagoda and Binh Tay Market. Afternoon: Free time (no tour, no guide)
O/N in Ho Chi Minh City. SaigonDay 16: HALF-DAY SAIGON CITY tour to catba (read here)
A half-day tour of Ho Chi Minh City takes within the Notre Dame Cathedral, the Old Post Office, and a lacquerware factory.
After a shorter transfer takes us to the national park of Cat Ba, we set off with a half-day exploring Vietnam's unique offshore park. The afternoon we board a hydrofoil to Hai Phong and drive back to Hanoi.
Get on Imperial Junk boat and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch of savory local seafoods. HALONG IMPERIAL JUNK - 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTs
(3 Days / 2 Nights)
Day 1: HALONG IMPERIAL JUNK: Hanoi – Halong Bay Cruise Package( -/L/D)
DSC_9359Pick up at the hotel. Leave Ha Noi at 8:15 am for Ha Long City by the modern bus. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner inside our beautiful restaurant before retiring for the comfort of your cabin. Dinner and overnight in Imperial Junk Boat. There will probably be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing (If weather permitted) as soon as the boat anchors at a clean calm sea. Check into your cabin and initiate cruising around the bay to determine the amazing karsts with different formations: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islet, and then stop for a walk with the Sung Sot cave "Amazing Cave".
This picturesque "Dragon descending to the sea" Bay has 1,969 limestone islets rising in the sea, most of them containing beautiful grottoes. 06h00: Arrive at Hanoi Railways Station, our guide and driver can come to pick you up and transfer to restaurant for leisure and breakfast. During the boat trip, fresh seafood lunch prepared and served up to speed. Then we continue transferring to Halong Bay. Arrival in Cat Ba, we have free time to relax over a beach
O/N in Cat Ba On arrival, we embark on a cruise to visit Ha Long Bay, listed like a World Heritage Area of outstanding pure beauty.
Stop at Van Gia village and transfer to another boat to your cruising to Viet Hai village which belongs to Cat Ba National Park. PM: Kayaking around Lan Ha Bay with filled with tour to catba exploration. After that, start cruising toward Cat Ba Island. Relaxing and swimming and spectacularly you've time to visit CatDua beach (Monkey Island) and Lan Ha Lagoon. Day 2: HALONG IMPERIAL JUNK: Ha Long Bay Cruise Trip – Cat Ba Island – VietHai ( B/L/D)
A. Cycle from Viet Hai primitive forest, trek through the forest up on the Navy Peak where you are overwhelmed by the good thing about Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba National Park. Restaurant in Imperial JunkPossible options :
Opt 1: Stay at Sunflower 1 Hotel in Catba town
Opt 2: Stay at Holiday View Hotel in Catba town
Opt 3: Stay at Bungalow in Cat Ba Island
Opt 4: Stay 2 nights about the boat Cycle back for the boat and BBQ lunch on a white sandy beach.
Although not being just too large or famous among visitors as Coc Ly and Can Cau, Lung Khau Nhin market, be side a normal shopping place, play an important role to spiritual life of local ethnic peoples Flower H’mong, Black Zao, Zay, and also to those who result from very small ethnic groups including Pa Zi, Tou Zi, Tou Lao who live in small and isolated villages surrounding this corner with the country, come for meeting, socializing. Option 3: Lung Khau Nhin Market on Thurday
Taking place every Thursday, Lung Khau Nhin Market is really a small market hiding itself among the mountains and forests from the far north Vietnam about 10 km in the border with China.
