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Hạ Long Bay, Halong Bay

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Cruise among the conical peaks and karst pillars of Hạ Long Bay, a World Heritage Site-honored scenic seascape of various limestone landforms modeled into natural arches and towers by coastal erosion. This site features nearly 1,600 mostly uninhabited islands and islets. Legend has it that this is the place from which a mountain dragon plunged into the sea, crushing the land with his powerful tale and leaving behind a scatter of islets. Go kayaking, explore caves, visit a fishing village, or spend the night in an island bungalow. The extreme popularity of the bay among locals and tourists alike has taken a toll on the natural environment-- sometimes the water is so polluted that it is not suitable for swimming or snorkeling. Plan to visit Hạ Long Bay during your Halong Bay vacation using our convenient Halong Bay trip itinerary tool.

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FROM $160 BOOK WITH VIATOR Highly Recommended overnight trip on Aspira Cruises- private balcony and bathtub Highly Recommended overnight trip on Aspira Cruises- private balcony and bathtub

4.9

Duration: 2 days

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FROM $120 BOOK WITH VIATOR Lavender Elegance Cruise_Titop, Surprising Cave, Kayak,cooking class,full meals Lavender Elegance Cruise_Titop, Surprising Cave, Kayak,cooking class,full meals

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Duration: 2 days

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FROM $145 BOOK WITH VIATOR Cruising LIKE A BOSS - Overnight on GREAT CRUISES with ALL INCLUSIVE activities Cruising LIKE A BOSS - Overnight on GREAT CRUISES with ALL INCLUSIVE activities

4.5

Duration: 2 days

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FROM $153 BOOK WITH VIATOR Overnight at GREAT BALCONY Cruises - All inclusions - unique experience Overnight at GREAT BALCONY Cruises - All inclusions - unique experience

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Duration: 2 days

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FROM $253 BOOK WITH VIATOR 3-Day Cruise Relaxing and Kayaking on Oriental Sails 3-Day Cruise Relaxing and Kayaking on Oriental Sails

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Duration: 3 days

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By Deryl N

Fantastic experience, absolutely recommend this tour. Halong Bay is a day of simply breathtaking scenery. Staff onsite were amazing, warm, helpful and very well organized. Landed on 3 islands for...

Fantastic experience, absolutely recommend this tour. Halong Bay is a day of simply breathtaking scenery. Staff onsite were amazing, warm, helpful and very well organized. Landed on 3 islands for... more »
By Vinh T

Went on the standard 2 days 1 night cruise with Halong aquamarine. Was more than sufficient time to take in the views of this UNESCO world heritage site. The scenery was exquisite (although we were..... more

Went on the standard 2 days 1 night cruise with Halong aquamarine. Was more than sufficient time to take in the views of this UNESCO world heritage site. The scenery was exquisite (although we were..... more »
By Lisaowen15

Very good place to visit. We book a luxury cruise in Halong Bay with Vietnam Escape Tours and they arrange Scarlet Pearl Cruise for us which we had a great experience. Kayaking and bamboo sampan boat.... more

Very good place to visit. We book a luxury cruise in Halong Bay with Vietnam Escape Tours and they arrange Scarlet Pearl Cruise for us which we had a great experience. Kayaking and bamboo sampan boat.... more »

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By Ajay Managaon

Breathtaking experience. It was another level all together. We stayed over night in the cruise. We boarded the ship, went to caves, been to ti top island. We had cooking activity in the cruise night. Our cruise was surrounded by the other cruise and the view was breathtaking in the evening. Had all the facilities inside the cruise. It might be very difficult for vegetarians to survive. Need to rely only on Bread Jam.

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By Paweł Lula

Expected a more breathtaking view. IMO El Nido is quite similar when viewing from the boat perspective but with nice clear water beaches and good weather.

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By Marco “Ronnie” Ka

Ha Long Bay is a collection of thousands of islands, and the undulating water reveals beautiful marble slabs, as if they are layered on top of each other to form magical lines. Covering an area of 1,553 square kilometers of water, Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular tourist destination in Vietnam. Definitely recommend taking a cruise for three days and two nights.

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By Metehan Aydogan

It’s a must visit to see all this beauty up close! We booked a one night tour (Victory Cruise) with balcony and enjoyed every second it! It’s just nature at its best with green mountains popping up from the sea as far as your eyes can see!

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By tom garnier

I booked a tour to go there , a tour lasting 6 hours with really good visit , starting from ha long bay cruise , I after been to the cave and having a kayak cruise we finally ended the tour with a meal , everything looking stunning , it s so pretty . And the tour guide was really kind and explain a lot about the place .it was such a good journey

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