Things you have try once in Halong bay Vietnam
You have visited Sapa and fall in love with sparkling rice terraces here. You also feel so amazing with the diversity of ethnic culture in Sapa. Or you had just come back from Nha Trang – the city of beach. You had your skin tanned and your hair smells like the sea. And you wonder where your next destination is.
Let me tell you something. If you visit Vietnam, you definitely have to go to Halong Bay. This destination can’t be missed. And I guess that you heard about this amazing bay several times in the conversations with friends or in some magazines. But what you heard or said about this place can’t compare with the real view that you see by your own eyes.
Moreover, coming to this place you have lots of things to do in Halong bay Vietnam. Besides swimming and enjoying the views, you can do many things. So, if you are going to Halong bay and you are curious about things to do in Halong bay, scroll down now. Today, I will show you lots of activities in Halong bay.
1. Overnight on cruise
If you visit any tourist destinations in Vietnam, the most common accommodation for you is hotel of hostel. However, in Halong bay you have a chance to experience a unique accommodation. It’s cruise – a floating hotel. You will have 2 or 3 days floating in the middle of this wonderful bay. That’s the reason why spending at least one night on cruise is one of interesting things to do in Halong bay Vietnam.
Now you are curious about these floating hotels, right? If you think they are less comfortable and convenient than the normal ones. You are totally wrong. Cruise on Halong bay is like hotel on land. They range from normal one to 5-star yacht. But one of things to do in Halong bay Vietnam is staying at 5-star cruise once. Here, you will receive excellent services from rooms, spa, massage, cooking class, etc. Especially, you also give a wide range of night activities such as Happy Hour, squid fishing, movie night, etc. So why don’t you book one right now?
2. Kayaking
Kayak is an aquatic activity which you use paddle to move the kayak. And this is one of the most popular things to do in Halong bay Vietnam. This is because you can enjoy calm, emerald water of Halong bay and you also can move inside various caves and karst formations. Most of tours to Halong offer this activity. Besides being the best way to explore Halong bay, kayaking also helps you to keep fit on your vacation.
If you don’t know how to do it or it’s your first time of kayaking, don’t worry, you will have instructor who guide and help you. Please, follow all instruction because there are lots of incidents which reported that tourists were stuck in caves. If you are an unlucky person, try call for help. Don’t try to help you out yourself. The water in Halong bay is quite calm so that you can enjoy kayaking all year round. However, the temperature of water doesn’t fix. So, in the winter, if you want to kayak, keeping yourself warm is the first rule. Make kayaking is one of the most unforgettable things to do in Halong bay Vietnam, but don’t turn it into your regret!
3. Visit floating village
Cua Van fishing village has been listed on the Journeyetc.com travel website list of 16 most beautiful ancient villages in the world (2012). The criteria for selecting the villages that appear on this list are ancient, graceful and preserving traditional culture. Journeyetc.com has chosen Cua Van because of the convergence of these three most important elements. So, you know that visiting this village is things to do in Halong bay Vietnam, right?
In Cua Van floating village, there are more than 300 households are living mainly by fishing net. The households here set up their floating house on the edge of the stone islands. This fishing village is located away from the shore dozens of kilometers along the cliffs as the valley on the sea. There, the houses are next to each other, small, beautiful. No whistling car as booming on the shore, only the fishermen call each other ask each other, the beams on the fishing boat chase after the mountains echo. What a peaceful and lovely scenery! So, don’t forget visiting Cua Van village is one of things to do in Halong bay Vietnam.
4. Squid fishing
As I said above, squid fishing is one of the most interesting activities on Halong bay cruise. Squid fishing in the moonless days might be the best memory on your vacation. The hooks have shrimp-shape and that makes squid think hooks are their prey.
Fishing is no stranger to many people, just a bamboo fishing pole and little bait, but squid fishing is another great things to do in Halong bay Vietnam that many people do not want to miss. After dinner, all passengers on the night cruise on the bay eagerly await the squid fishing which was introduced very attractive.
Squid fishing rods are made of hard bamboo and they don’t need to be flexible or bent like normal fishing rods. The hook for squid fishing is different, it looks like a shrimp, like a false bait. Especially this kind of fishing don’t need bait, we just need to turn on the high-pressure light with white light to attract the squid to the ship.
There are lots of things to do in Halong bay. However, if you haven’t tried all activities above, you might not have been Halong. So, don’t hesitate to do all and you will have unforgettable experiences in Halong.
