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Midnight Swim in the Living Light
tampa_shawn Says: Here is a little known secret, that will make your trip to Halong Bay. Halong Bay often has Bioluminescence...that's Latin for Living Light! So if you're in Halong Bay when it's active be sure to take a midnight swim. It an awe inspiring experience! Bioluminescence can only...
On the Deck and Enjoy the Sunset
tampa_shawn Says: The sunsets at Halong Bay are amazing go on the roof and enjoy
akikonomu Says: Fountains at the plaza in front of Le Chan are gathering points for locals and tourists alike. The fountains create different patterns with coloured lights shone on them to add on some special effects.
akikonomu Says: There is a 24 hour flower "market" in front of the statue of Le Chan. Comprising of a few stalls, we mostly saw roses put on sale. Something nice to get for your good friend or loved ones, at a small price.
akikonomu Says: Locals flock to the beach during summer. Some of the things you can do there1) Swim and engage in water sports2) Fly kites3) Suntan on the deckchairs (payment required)4) Go to the nearby casino5) Watch sunset
sporty_chick00 Says: Cat Ba Islands, you should go on a boat trip.Bring along your camera as it is very scenic, as well as a hat, it was very hot when i went. Also bring your swimming costume, as you may be allowed to jump off the boat/ferry for a swim among the islands. We also visited Halong...
PetraTravels Says: This old pagoda is one of the few sights in Haiphong. Founded 3 centuries ago, the pagoda offers an escape spot from the busy street. No English information is available, only a small introductory sign that reminds us 'not to dress in a sexy fashion'. Photographing inside...
Travelling to Haiphong from Hanoi
wagstaff Says: In January 2008 a ticket from Hanoi to Haiphong is 20,000 VND. The trip is less than two and a half hours on trains that are clean and safe. Train travel is the best means of reaching Haiphong from Hanoi. It is quick, safe and cheap. Tickets should be purchased at the...
tampa_shawn Says: The best way to tour Halong Bay is via 'dragon boat' ...the Vietnamese call them Junks These lovely two story wooden barges with giant red sails and a dragon head in the front. They looked a bit like an ancient wooden barge. The ground floor of the boat we were on had about...
Streets of Haiphong: All kinds of fruits
PetraTravels Says: You can find the fruit ladies sitting on the sidewalks all over Haiphong. Their fruit selection varies from a couple of pomelos on a blanket to a full fruit shop. Dragon fruits were great in early autumn. The pomelos are peeled for you on the spot and they are served with a...
A bike with a minifridge and a ghettoblaster: Ice cream sales, Vietnam style
PetraTravels Says: These lovely ice cream bikes can be spotted pedalling around Haiphong. The minifridge is attached to the back of the bike. You can hear the bike coming, it plays some nice local music on high volume! I recommend the Vinamilk chocolate stick. Be careful with the ice cream...
euzkadi Says: On the road from Haiphong to Hanoi, besides rice fileds we saw a lot of water buffalos.
Get your weight and height measured
PetraTravels Says: Been eating too much noodle soup? Pay a couple of thousand dong and get yourself measured! You can find men dragging these machines around Haiphong. Naturally these machines also play music. You won't necessarily get an accurate result, but a big fan club admiring the...
PetraTravels Says: This wonderful sign was attached to our toilet seat in the dormitory of Haiphong Teachers Training University. The squat toilets are more common in Vietnam than the Western toilets, so maybe the instructions are useful... So no standing on the seat! Ok?
Backpack, Bathing Suit and Insect Repellent
tampa_shawn Says: Getting to and touring around Halong Bay requires traveling by busses, walking and getting on and off boats (the tour companies will provide this service as a seamless package). Luggage in this instance is difficult, so leave what you can at a hotel and stuffing all your...
SirRichard Says: I visited Halong Bay in Monsoon, so the weather was rather cloudy. It gave the landscape that mist that makes it so special, but on the other hand we couldn't do much sunbathing!Temperature was perfect, about 21ºC, and we went swimming from the boat twice, even when it...
Food Festival in Kien An District
PetraTravels Says: This food festival was arranged around the Ho Hanh Phuc (Hanh Phuc lake) in Kien An on 27-28 Sept 2003. Kien An, located southwest from Haiphong City, does not see many foreign visitors and we (4 Western girls) became quickly the main attraction of the festival. One of our...
SirRichard Says: Take your swim suit with you. There are not many beaches around (just the one of the pic) but you will have chances to swim.The boat did stop once in the afternoon and once the following day, so we could swimm a bit. The water is warm and still, so you can dive, swim and...
SirRichard Says: Once in a while you could see floating wooden houses where locals cultivated pearls.Some locals came on board selling pearls and jewels with pearls on them. I was not interested, so I didn't pay much attention to shapes, quality and prices, but they must be really cheap, I...
SirRichard Says: After a while the landscapes turns out to be erather monotonous, as the shapes of the islands are very similar.Just once in a while you would find a rather different island, like this one that had a little pagoda on top...
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HaLong Bay, the mountains of the sea
Halong Bay is an archipelago of rocky islands located in the north coast of Vietnam, near Haiphong, 2 hours by bus from Hanoi. It is a nice weekend trip from the Capital, where there are many...
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Sin Chow (Hello) We just got back from Halong Bay at 4:30 PM today. It was wonderful. Ha Long Bay is an UNESCO World Heritage site that the Vietnamese call the 'descending dragon'. It's a truly...
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Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1600 islands and islets forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are...
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Note: I didn't have my camera while I was in HaLong Bay, but I found some cool photos on the net so I included them :)
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Haiphong is the third largest city in Vietnam. It is also one of the most important port cities. Haiphong does not offer much for a tourist, and most people just drive through the city and catch a......
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