The best time to visit 

Halong Bay can be visited year round. The best time to visit is September and October, and March and April.The dry climate and pleasant temperature will enable you to enjoy all activities offered on board while making sightseeing as perfect as it could be.

How to get there

180 km from Hanoi City, towards the northeast, it takes around 4 hours by bus due to the speed limit, and then you will arrive to Ha Long City and the wonderful Ha Long Bay.

Getting around

Self-drive car hire is not available to short-term visitors to Vietnam. Most visitors to Halong Bay book a cruise package which includes land or seaplane transfers to the bay from Hanoi.

Hotel

• Wyndham Legend Halong (5 stars). Along with 217 spacious luxury rooms and suites, ultra-modern meeting equipment, WIFI internet throughout and a range of in-house upscale facilities, the hotel is designed to fit any of your traveling demand in both business trips and private vacation.
• Sai Gon Halong Hotel (4 stars), 168 Halong Street, Bai Chay, Halong City, Quang Ninh, This 15-floor hotel is locatated on the coast of Halong Bay which has great landscape of pine trees and green grass. This hotel provides free wifi, breakfast and other services such as spa, pool, tennis  edit
• Tuan Chau island holiday Villa Halong Bay (4 stars), Tuan Chau Island, Halong, Quang Ninh. The hotel is well appointed and ideally surrounded by green grass and palm trees. Some villas have sea view, relaxation area and spa. More over. you can enjoy some entertainment activities such as playing with dolphins and seals  edit
• Grand Halong Hotel (4 stars), Halong Street, Bai Chay, Halong City. The hotel is located in a wonderful space of Bai Chay, Halong Bay. It's very impressing in white with well-decorated campus. You will be satisfied when stay here