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When you visit the Amazing Caves (Hang Sung Sot), as it's a very busy bay full of other tourist junks, you'll see a few boats that act as floating shops. They sell snacks, biscuits, drinks, cigarettes and even fruit and vegetables. You name it, they'll probably have it but as you're far from any conventional land based shops, expect to pay that little bit extra.
Written May 15, 2010
The Ha Long night market at Bai Chay is a collection of stalls selling various Vietnamese products. Trading can be done in Dong, USD, Reminbi and even Malaysian ringgit.
What to buy: Lacquerware, the famous Vietnam lady wooden statues, T-shirts, traditional Vietnamese dress etc. Basically souvenirs.
What to pay: Bargain heavily! The starting price would usually be 30-40% above fair price.
Written Dec 4, 2008
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If you want to purchase alcohol or snacks while on your junk in Ha Long Bay, have no fear. Each evening, as the sun begins to sink on the horizon, the waters fill with “floating convenience stores”. Local woman row boats filled with goodies up to the junks and sell their wares.
What to buy: Selections include, beer, vodka, cigarettes, potato chips, cookies and other snacks.
What to pay: As is the case all over Vietnam, the prices aren’t set so bargain.
Written Dec 13, 2007
The snacks and water bottles are neatly packed into the small boats. Never seen anything like this before. Very unique and nice.
What to buy: Ritz, Mineral Water, Beer, Crackers, Potato Chips, Fruits, any snacks you fancy.
What to pay: Quite expensive, a bottle big mineral water will cost you 20,000 Dong. You can get it for about 7,000 Dong on the mainland.
Written Feb 22, 2007
Address: Anywhere in Ha Long.
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The night market in the town of Bai Chay is a collection of open air stalls that sell a wide range of traditional Vietnamese souvenirs like laquerware, chopsticks, trinklets etc. The stallholders will quote you the price in US$. You will have to bargain for the price you feel is right for the product. Offer them 50% of the quoted price in VND. If you are not satisfied with the final price offered, move on to the next stall - another stallkeeper could be willing to sell you the item at your price.
What to buy: Lacquer plated chopsticks: if you are ethnic Chinese, these chopsticks make good souvenirs as you can use them to eat at home. Wooden chopstick containers are also available to hold the chopsticks.
Vietnamese conical hats: the ubiquitous conical hats (non la) that Vietnamese womenfolk wear. Hang it up on the wall if you don't want to look like a clown wearing it back home
Vietnamese dolls: dressed in the traditional Vietnamese long dress, the `Ao dai'.
Ceramic tea sets
What to pay: The price that you will be quoted for a set of 20 chopsticks will range from $3 - 5 depending on the design.
Written Mar 6, 2006
Address: Halong Road
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This "shop" is actually a boat. We were on our boat in Ha Long bay when we came across sort of like a water-village right smack in the middle of the bay. And soon, this diminutive lady came by in her boat, selling fresh prawns, lobsters, fish, shellfish and the works.
All you have to do is to point at what you want & tell her how much you want it and she packs it up for you. Then the cook onboard the boat will cook it for you :-)
Written Jan 10, 2005
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There were boats that would come up to the junk boat tours selling fruit and other snacks.
What to pay: More expensive than in town
Written Mar 28, 2008
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What to buy: April 24- 26, 2007
a) water - 10,000 dong to 15,000 dong
Written May 13, 2007
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You will find some vendors who sell food and drink in Ha Long Bay. But, the price of their stuff are much more expensive than anywhere in Ha Long Bay.
Written Aug 25, 2006
Quite a wide choice of tid-bits from the boat people. You can buy your drinks, chewing gums, fruits and vegetables, biscuits and snacks.
What to pay: same price like you are getting from the sundry shops on land.
Written Feb 11, 2006
Address: boat in Halong Bay
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