4. Where to play in Halong city? - Popular activities and attractions
Halong City has 4 major tourist areas: Bai Chay, Tuan Chau island and Hon Gai. Each area has its own beauty, we refer to the summary below to choose the destination that suits you.

Halong has many attractions, but you will not be able to visit all. Therefore, from our experience we have some suggestions for destinations you should not miss.

Bai Chay tourist area
Bai Chay is the busiest tourist area in Halong City thanks to 2 prominent places of entertainment: artificial beach and Sun World Halong Complex.

- Bai Chay Beach: Bai Chay is known as an artificial beach stretching over 500m, fine white sand coupled with peaceful space, suitable for visitors who like to go for a sunbathing walk. Not only beautiful scenery during the day, if you walk on the beach in the evening, you can also see the sparkling Bai Chay Bridge - the first suspansion bridge in Vietnam and the pride of the people of Quang Ninh. In addition, from here it is very convenient to go to Halong Night Market to eat and shop, or to Sun World amusement park with family and friends.

- Sun World Halong Complex: Sunworld Halong is a world-class amusement park complex, located in Bai Chay tourist area. This place is divided into two main areas: the coastal entertainment complex and the top fun complex on Ba Deo (Hon Gai). In particular, Bai Chay coastal complex includes Dragon Park and Typhoon Water Park - the 2 largest parks in Southeast Asia with many diverse and attractive adventure games. An experience in Halong that you need to keep in mind when going to Sun World is to spend a whole day to discover all 2 areas. If not, you should only buy tickets to a separate area in order to save money.

Tuan Chau International Entertainment complex in Tuan Chau island
Tuan Chau Park is the second largest amusement park in Halong after Sunworld, divided into 3 main areas: Outdoor Play Area, World Games and Dolphin, Seal and Sea Lion. The most outstanding activities here are the performances of water music concert, water puppetry, magic performs, animal circus, music and dance performance…suitable for families with young children.

Tuan Chau island is a separate recreation - resort area, visitors can completely focus on traveling Tuan Chau 2 days 1 night if you like, but the trip will be more relaxing than sightseeing.

Note, the entrance fees in Tuan Chau is cheaper than Sunworld but the food and shopping services on the island are very expensive. So before going out, you should prepare necessary food and drinks.

The central area of Halong city - Hon Gai
Passing Bai Chay Bridge, you will reach Hon Gai area – the most inhabited area in Halong city. There are not many entertainment complexes but there are 2 places not to be missed: Halong market and Halong Flower park.

Halong Market 1 and Halong Market 2: Shopping, buying souvenirs is one of the indispensable things to do in Halong. Halong 1 Market is the destination you need to find, Halong 1 and 2 markets are located only about 500m - 1km apart. Halong 1 Market has a large scale, is a commercial hub of Quang Ninh province, due to its proximity to Hon Gai port, many fishermen often come here to sell seafood in the early morning. So a tip of Halong travel for you if you want to buy seafood is to buy at Halong Market 1 - cheap and fresh. Halong 2 market is farther than Halong 1 market but also equally large. If Halong 1 market is famous for fresh seafood, Halong 2 market is outstanding by the variety of goods. Here they gather a full range of items for you to shop, from local specialties to the souvenirs…Halong 2 Market is located just outside the Highway 18 so it is easy to find and convenient to travel.

Halong Flower Park: Halong Flower Park is planned close to the coast with a beautiful modern design. It has a large area divided into 8 zones not only serving the needs of walking for sightseeing, but also exhibiting real art exhibitions, ornamental species, flower squares, ... The most notable is the pedestrian bridge on high that helps visitors observe the park with green space alternating with fresh flowers.

If you stay at a hotel in Hon Gai area, get up early in the morning, come here for a walk, breathe in the fresh air and watching the sea in the distance. In addition, sometimes on weekends, it hosts a street music night with the participation of bands and a large number of young music lovers in the city.

Halong Tour - Activities and enjoyment
You have 4 ways to visit Halong bay, the table below provides 2 ways for you to choose: take a boat tour or a cruise ship.

Some experience on boat rental you need:
• Take a boat tour: This way is both saving money and visit more sites, suitable if only going during the day. Halong cruise ship also has many types and grades.
• Charter a cruise ship: This method will bring new experiences, but the price is a bit expensive so you need to choose the type of ship carefully.

Travel Halong - Choose accommodation
Based on the 4 tourist areas mentioned above, you should choose the most convenient location in order to travel around. Also, refer to the experience on how to choose the type of accommodation that suits the needs and price suggested by us below. This is necessary for those who are looking for a trip to Halong bay by yourself.

How to choose the accommodation that suits your needs and budget
Accommodation services in Halong are very developed with all types of motels, hotels (1 stars to 5 stars), resorts, homestays, cruisers. Each type has different properties and prices, below the average price list for you to choose.

Besides, if you choose to stay at hotel in the city, you should know the price according to the following 3 areas.

Dining in Halong
Are there any Halong specialties that travelers seek the most? Join us to "fill the belly" with the experience of choosing a dining area in Halong for newbies below.

In addition, you should know the following 2 tips:
• If you want to find a luxurious buffet with a nice view, you can choose a restaurant in the hotel. Some hotels have quality restaurants such as Wyndham Legend Halong, Muong Thanh Luxury Hotel, Saigon Halong Hotel
• In addition to seafood, Halong has a number of certain dishes to try such as: white sticky rice with squid, fried spring rolls with squid, bored dishes, pies, nodding cake, sour spring rolls / sour rice rolls in Quang Yen, glutinous rice dipping of Hoanh Bo district.

Prapare luggage and costs
It’s not a fool to mention luggage preparation and cost of travel. In particular, we give you some "exclusive" tips on luggage and estimated cost.

Prepare the luggage
• If you go in the summer, Halong is very sunny especially when going to the bay, so do not forget to bring sunscreen, sunglasses, hat or umbrella. In addition, swimwear should be prepared for swimming because the price of renting or buying swimwear in Halong is very expensive
• One of the most beautiful and famous checkin points is Halong ancient town, you should bring a set of clothes with neutral colors or vintage motifs to match the background houses.

Prepare costs for travel
See the table of minimum costs below to estimate how much money you should bring with you.

Thus, if the formula is applied: Halong travel expenses = "moving + sleeping + eating + visiting + other expenses" You can easily estimate the minimum cost should be prepared.

For example, for a 2-day-1-night trip, traveling from Hanoi to Halong by bus, staying at a 3-star hotel, the minimum cost estimated by the above formula would be VND 1,740,000 / person.

Suggestion for a specific Halong travel itinerary
For those who are still quite confused about a reasonable travel plan, we share Halong travel experience 2 days 1 night and 3 days 2 nights with a specific schedule and similar costs. application. But before that, you should determine what schedule you fit into.