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Cable Car to Cat Ba Island

Cat Ba Island recently has become one of the hottest destinations for travellers to the North Vietnam. However, it is not very convenient to travel to Cat Ba Island as it is an island and the transportation is not very convenient. Travellers need to ...

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10 Best restaurants in Hanoi

The 10 Best restaurants in Hanoi in the list below will show you the reason why Vietnamese cuisine is famous and adored around the world. Vietnamese cuisine is inspired by the French and Chinese, combined with unique ingredients, restaurants here bri...

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Best things to do in Hanoi

Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam is located in the central area of the Red River Delta. This city is the commercial, cultural and educational center of Vietnam. Visiting Hanoi, travelers can find the colonial buildings with unique architecture, ...

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Hanoi weather in December

The last month of the year – December is considered one of the coldest months. This month, Hanoi becomes more attractive to tourists and there will be more open holidays. December is also supportive weather for traveling. In this post, we will give...

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Hanoi Weather in November

November marks the beginning of winter in Hanoi, the last month of autumn. It’s a transferring month between fall and winter. The monsoon blows stronger and the weather dries up significantly, it’s mostly cool and partly sunny in this month. The ...

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Hanoi Weather in October

Hanoi Weather in October is considered one of the best time in year, the temperature is more favored in this month. The beauty of autumn keeps blooming in October, the cooling wind makes everyone feel more comfortable.October is officially the beginn...

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Hanoi Weather in September

Many people think that because Vietnam is a tropical country, the weather is overheated during the whole year. In contrast, Hanoi has 4 seasons and the weather changes each month in terms of temperature, precipitation or humidity. Hanoi Weather in Se...

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Hanoi Weather in August

The sign of autumn in Hanoi arrives when we smell the milk flowers blooming. Although August Weather in Hanoi is still hot, the wind blows more often will give you a relaxing glimpse during the day. This is a transition month from summer to autumn, y...

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Hanoi Weather in July

Being one of the hottest months of the summer, July’s Weather in Hanoi is mainly hot and has the same level of rainfall as June, the overheat days still dominate the capital for the whole month. Therefore, the streets are very quiet during the dayt...

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Hanoi weather in June

You are travelling to Hanoi in June and you are wondering about the weather in Hanoi in June to prepare the best for your trip. That is the common question for many travellers when they visit one destination.What is the weather like in Hanoi in June?...

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Halong Bay Shutting Down Due To COVID19

In recent days, many tourists visiting Vietnam were informed by their tour companies or agencies that temporarily there is no more Halong Bay Cruise tour or Halong Bay would be closed for tourism because of Corona Virus ( COVID19).  Is that true Ha...

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Best Indian Restaurants in Hanoi

With the development of tourism, every year Vietnam receives more and more tourists coming from India. During their trip in Vietnam, of course tourists wish to try the delightful local cuisine but at some point, they still want to find options to tas...

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Hanoi Weather in May

What is the weather like in Hanoi in May?May is the beginning period of hot season in Hanoi and Northern Vietnam. Overall, the weather in Hanoi in May is hot and wet with a higher precipitation compared with the previous month. Temperatures rise...

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Hanoi Weather in April

Tourists who are planning to visit Hanoi in April may take the best care on the weather of Hanoi this time. In this article, Escape Sails is willing to share with you some useful information on Hanoi Weather in April. We hope that these pieces of inf...

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Halong Bay Day Cruise or Halong Bay Overnight Cruise

Traveling to Vietnam without visiting Halong Bay means you have not really visited Vietnam. Being one of the best places to visit in Vietnam, Halong Bay is a must-see destination for travelers visiting Vietnam.Should you select a Halong Bay Day Cruis...

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Should I book Halong Bay Cruise In Advance Or On Arrival?

Halong Bay is one of the most popular destinations or travelers visiting Vietnam. It is on the must-see list of the places for many travelers when they plan for their trip to Vietnam. So should you book the Halong Bay cruise in advance or on arrival ...

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Halong Bay or Lan Ha Bay

Halong Bay is a world natural heritage site ad it is a beautiful place to visit when you visit Vietnam. It is more than the word “beautiful” can express so what is Lan Ha Bay and why we have to consider Halong Bay or Lan Ha Bay. It is because, in...

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Hanoi Train Street Cafes are closed

Hanoi Train Street coffee shops are closed by the local authorityHanoi Train Street cafes have been shut down by the order of the Hanoi municipal government and its local transit authority. Hanoi Train Streets has been a famous destination for many t...

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How many days to stay in Halong Bay?

How many days to stay in Halong Bay?Overview of Halong BayHalong Bay is a beautiful natural wonder in Vietnam, which has been recognized twice by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The name “Halong” means “descending dragon”, related to a l...

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The best time to visit Tam Coc – Ninh Binh

The best time to visit Tam Coc – Ninh BinhTam Coc with the picturesque rice paddy fieldAlong with the famous Halong Bay, Ninh Binh province is one of the must-see destinations in Vietnam with beautiful landscapes and tranquil atmosphere. Also known...

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Halong Bay or Ninh Binh?

Should you visit Halong Bay or Ninh Binh?It’s hard to explain why Ninh Binh is also called as “Halong Bay on land”. The phrase has become popular among every Vietnamese and is repeated by every tour guide in Ninh Binh. It seems obvious that Hal...

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Monkey Island

What is Monkey Island?Just off the coast of Cat Ba Island lies one the more evocatively tropical destinations of Lan Ha Bay, Monkey Island. Officially named Cat Dua Island, Monkey Island got its nickname for the prevalence of its furry residents that...

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Viet Hai Fishing Village in Cat Ba Island

Viet Hai Fishing Village in Cat Ba IslandViet Hai Fishing Village is located in the heart of Cat Ba National Park and it is surrounded by high mountains, thick jungles, and vast ocean. Thanks to the pristine natural scenery and hospitable people,...

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Halong Bay One Day Trip from Hanoi: is it worth?

Halong Bay One Day Trip from Hanoi: is it worth?The beautiful Halong Bay from the topIs Halong Bay worth visiting?Halong Bay is one of New Seven World Wonders of Nature and attracts millions of tourists in one year. Halong Bay is incredibly beautiful...

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Thien Cung Cave

Thien Cung Cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong BayThere are many beautiful caves to explore in Halong Bay but Thien Cung Cave is a must-see destination for all travelers coming to Halong Bay whether for one day or more. It’s also a popular s...

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Amazing Cave - The cave of surprising things

Location of Amazing CaveLocated in the center of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Amazing Cave lies on Bo Hon Island, sharing the area with other caves such as Trinh Nu Cave, Luon Cave, Fighting Cocks Islet, etc. The way to the Sung Sot cave is un...

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Hospital Cave

What is the Hospital Cave?Cat Ba Island in Lan Ha Bay has had a turbulent past hidden beneath and within its beautiful and wild scenery. The island persistently came under attack during the American War as U.S. bomber planes tried to find flight path...

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Cannon Fort - Cat Ba Islands

What is Cannon Fort?The 20th century struggles between Vietnam and the West are well-known now throughout the world, but one place that melds its history with its outstanding natural beauty is one of Lan Ha Bay’s destinations – Cannon Fort. This ...

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Why Visit Lan Ha Bay in December?

Just as Lan Ha Bay warms even the coldest of hearts, so does a trip in December to the magical region in the northeast of Vietnam put a gigantic warm smile on the faces of its passengers. No matter the weather (except for torrential rain) Lan Ha Bay ...

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Which Harbour to Use for Halong Bay?

Halong Bay provides a wonderful transportation to another, Jurassic-style world, one where forested limestone mountains punctuate the smooth sea and predatory eagles circle above, looking for a meal below the placid surface. Its unsurprising that the...

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When is the Best Time to Visit Halong Bay?

There are fewer destinations in the world more international than Halong Bay. This wild expanse of limestone and sea, reaching into the Gulf of Tonkin in the northeast corner of Vietnam, is becoming ever more popular, with visits predicted to top 12 ...

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Van Boi Beach

Van Boi beach: A spit of paradise in Lan Ha BayLocated in the beautiful verdant coastal regions of Cat Ba Island in Lan Ha Bay, Van Boi Beach is an extraordinary and totally unique white sand beach. It is found about halfway along the ferry route tha...

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Tra Bau Area

What is the Tra Bau area?Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay are full of protected areas where beauty has blossomed from the ocean floor and left to grow uninhibited for millions of years. Over these years, the Tra Bau area bloomed forth in Lan Ha Bay, one of ...

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8 Things to Do in Lan Ha Bay

Expansive, verdant and otherworldly; Lan Ha Bay lies just south of Halong Bay, offering passengers weary of Halong’s large tourist numbers with an astoundingly well-fitted alternative. Why tourism in Lan Ha Bay is in the same stages as Halong Bay w...

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The Dark & Bright Caves

What are the Dark & Bright Caves?The hand of nature may be brutal in the northwest corner of Vietnam, but amongst the vast limestone mountain ranges of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay, various things of beauty have been born. Heavy rains and forceful tides...

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10 Street Foods to Try in Hanoi

If you walk down one of the several thousand winding alleys of Hanoi, you’ll usually need Vasco de Gama-type navigation skills to be able to find your way out again. As the haphazard architecture of Hanoi’s streets and alleys has become a thing o...

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Should you go to Lan Ha Bay or Halong Bay

The picture-perfect image of Halong Bay is not entirely the same as it once was. The far-off and mysterious land is becoming less and less mysterious with each cruise ship that passes through its often-congested waters. Potential passengers to the tw...

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Why Visit Lan Ha Bay in October and November

In between the rain of August and the mild cold of December, Lan Ha Bay is in full flourish. It does this in isolation from its sister bay, Halong, to the north, which experiences much of the same weather but also the droves of tourists that such a p...

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Kayaking in Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay

Kayaking in Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay.Many people come to Halong Bay with an exclusive view to see the utterly unique limestone mountains and the bed of placid emerald water on which they stand. Kayaking is an afterthought for some of the millions of...

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Top Five Attractions in Ninh Binh

Tourism to the province of Ninh Binh is on the steady rise. More and more tourists are discovering the wonders of this mystical and truly ancient area, where Vietnamese tradition is manifested in its beautiful destinations as well as the philosophies...

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Ba Trai Dao Beach

What is Ba Trai Dao Beach?There are few idyllic islands more befitting of the description than Ba Trai Dao Beach, one of the many beautiful destinations of Lan Ha Bay that serves as a great highlight for a tour around the Halong Bay region. The name ...

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Can you Visit Halong Bay During Lunar New Year (Tet)?

What is Tet?In Vietnam, everything revolves around Tet. This is the time of the new year in Vietnam, when the lunar calendar draws to a close and a new one starts again. Unlike Western New Year, the transition period from old calendar to new is not j...

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Ba Ham Lake

What is Ba Ham Lake?Comprising the furthest flung corner of Lan Ha Bay, Ba Ham Lake enjoys a different level of serenity that many other sites around the Halong Bay area can’t boast. The lake is located on Dau Be Island, the last vestige of Halong...

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Which Airport Should you Use for Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay?

In recent times, the Vietnamese government have realised that their world-renowned tourist destination of Halong Bay requires more methods of access than the one shoddy highway that has connected it in the past. A huge push for new roads has seen man...

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Tung Thu Beach

On Cat Ba Island in Lan Ha Bay, Tung Thu beach provides a very necessary service. This wonderfully quiet stretch of sand offers an excellent and peaceful alternative to the far more visited Cat Co beaches about 2.5km away. Despite the fact that it li...

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The Best Time to go to Ninh Binh

The Best Time to go to Ninh BinhOne glance at a picture of Ninh Binh and you will find the essence of Vietnam cropped into a square. The lush green province to the south of Hanoi has long been a treasured area for the people of northern Vietnam, with...

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The Best Day Trips from Hanoi

Despite its incredible architecture, nature, food and people, most tourists leave Hanoi remembering it for the crazy traffic that is directly in their faces for much of their time in the capital. It is the source of much amusement for tourists and ev...

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Quiet Season in Halong Bay

For many passengers, Halong Bay is all about its contemplative atmosphere. The entire seascape contains a serene aura through isolated limestone spires, placid jade-colour waters and empty beaches where golden sand stretches uninhabited for miles. We...

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Cat Co Beaches

Three of the strings that Cat Ba Island has to its bow can be found on its southeast corner facing out into Lan Ha Bay. The Cat Co beaches are the most famous beaches on the island by quite a distance, and quite possibly the most well-known amongst a...

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Cat Ba National Park

What is Cat Ba National Park?Located right in the middle of Cat Ba Island in Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba National Park is the essence of its home bay within a 152km2 area. The thick forest and limestone karst ranges running throughout the park can also be fou...

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Where is Lan Ha Bay?

Increasingly, Halong Bay’s push to ramp up tourism is driving more and more people out of the twice-designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. The activity that the bay sees is now at eye-watering levels, with estimates for its busiest year to date, 20...

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