1. What is attractive about Bai Chay tourist area?
Bai Chay tourist area, Quang Ninh is about 140km from Hanoi. From Hanoi, it will take visitors about 3 hours to travel.
Bai Chay is the most suitable northern beach for those who love fun activities, crowded and bustling places. Photo: InternetThis is the most suitable Northern beach for those who love fun activities, crowded and bustling places. Swimming here has clear blue water and small waves, suitable for families with small children. This is also the largest and most beautiful artificial beach in the North.
From April to September is the best time to visit Bai Chay with mild sunshine, white sand and clear blue sea.
You can get to Bai Chay by motorbike, car and train. If you depart from Ho Chi Minh City, for the most convenience and speed, you should buy a plane ticket to Quang Ninh.
After arriving at Bai Chay, for convenience in traveling and visiting tourist attractions, you can rent bicycles, electric bicycles for 20,000 VND/hour and motorbikes for 50,000 - 100,000 VND/vehicle per day. If you do not drive yourself, you can book a Grab or taxi to get around here.
Specialties in Bai Chay include: mantis shrimp vermicelli, Bai Chay cu ky vermicelli, spring rolls with squid sausage, nodding cakes, stir-fried vermicelli with cockles; sea cockles; milk oyster porridge; mussel porridge; Tien Yen hill chicken; sea cucumber; Tien Yen sea urchin; squid sausage; various types of sea snails...
Delicious breakfast addresses include: Fishing village cuisine; Gieng Don food street; Khanh Tuyen; Kim Thom seafood noodles; Cay Bang restaurant's squid rolls; Ha Long night market; Ha Long market; Fishing village area along Chanh river, Quang Yen town; Fishing villages in Ha Long such as: Cua Van fishing village, Vung Vieng...
Motels and hotels in Bai Chay are among the best in Ha Long, with room rates ranging from 500,000 - 3,000,000 VND/night, including: River Hotel; Wyndham Legend Halong Hotel; Muong Thanh Grand Bai Chay Hotel; Saigon Halong Hotel; Palette Collector's Boutique Hotel - Ha Long; Novotel Halong Bay; Starlight Hotel; Vinpearl Resort & Spa Ha Long...
Entertainment spots in Bai Chay include Bai Chay beach (the largest artificial beach in Ha Long); Bai Chay bridge; Bai Chay night market; Sun World Halong Park
2. Tuan Chau Island is suitable for relaxation
Tuan Chau Beach is about 152km from Hanoi. The best time to visit is from March to October, when the sky is clear, the sea is cool, the sand is white and the sun is golden.
On Tuan Chau Island, there are many villas for rent and resorts suitable for the whole family to relax because the space is quiet, fresh and not too bustling like Bai Chay area. Your whole family can rent an entire villa on Tuan Chau Island to enjoy the holiday of April 30 - May 1.
Tuan Chau tourism impresses visitors with its overnight tours on the bay. Overnight cruises and tours of Ha Long Bay in Tuan Chau are best suited for couples.
Traveling by car or motorbike to Tuan Chau Island will take about 2.5 hours, in return you will be proactive in traveling and visiting famous landmarks better. For those departing from Ho Chi Minh City or the southern provinces, you should go by plane to Quang Ninh.
What to do in Tuan Chau? Visitors can swim at the 5km long artificial beach, kayak, windsurf, jet ski, and many other interesting activities for teambuilding.
Visitors can also go to Tuan Chau Island Water Music Palace with 12,000 seats, an average performance of about 40 minutes. Tuan Chau Park has many great games such as slides, fairy train, flying saucer, roller coaster, golden rope swing, animal circus...
Delicious dishes in Tuan Chau include: Ha Long squid rolls; Quang Yen spring rolls; sea cockles are a famous specialty of Tuan Chau island; sea worms...
3. Co To - Travel trend of Northern youth
Co To is an island district located in the East of Quang Ninh province and about 80km from the mainland, with nearly 50 large and small islands around, of which, the large Co To island area and the small Co To island area are very developed in tourism.
With an area of up to 47.3km2, Co To scores points in the hearts of many tourists with its wild natural landscape and many famous tourist attractions.
When is the best time to visit Co To? You should come here from April to May, when there is no rain, light sunshine and no storms.
How to travel to Co To Island? Because it is located nearly 80km from the mainland, there are two main routes to Co To Island: going to Cai Rong port and then taking a boat to Co To Island. The ticket price for the speedboat is from 250,000 VND/trip, the ticket price for the wooden boat is from 95,000 VND/trip.
What is interesting in Co To? Cao Fort is the place where the brave battle between Ky Con Company and the French Army on Co To Island on the night of November 13, 1945 was recorded. This place is recognized as a provincial historical relic of Quang Ninh.
The Ho Chi Minh President Monument is a national historical relic recognized since 1997. This is the place that President Ho Chi Minh visited in 1961 and 1962. This is also the place that owns the largest statue of President Ho Chi Minh in the Northeast region of Vietnam.
There are many beautiful beaches on Co To Island, besides Nam and Dong beaches, there are also bathing beaches: Tau Dam, Bac Van, Hong Van, Van Chay... Mong Rong stone beach is up to 40ha wide and about 2km long... very suitable for taking pictures. If you want to admire one of the most beautiful lighthouses in Vietnam, do not miss Co To lighthouse.
Ky Con walking street is located in Co To island town with a length of 205m. This place sells many dishes, drinks and is a shopping and entertainment area loved by many young people. Ky Con walking street starts operating from 19:00 to 23:00 every day.
If you come to Co To Island around April, you should visit the primeval forest to see blooming flowers and ancient trees hundreds of years old, over 20m tall.
Co To homestays have extremely affordable prices from 300,000 VND/night, suitable for students' budgets.
4. Quan Lan - the "muse" of Quang Ninh
Quan Lan beach impresses tourists with its wild and clear blue. Traveling to Quan Lan beach, you will not see the crowded and bustling scene like other big beaches in the North such as Sam Son or Cat Ba.
Coming to Quan Lan beach, you can swim at beaches such as: Quan Lan (the beach closest to the pier), Son Hao (the busiest beach with the most services) or Minh Chau (the whitest, most pristine beach with forests near the sea). All 3 beaches are beautiful, clean, and have clear water. Visitors can swim in the morning or afternoon.
To get to Quan Lan, you must go to Van Don intersection (Van Don is about 210km from Hanoi). Then, from Van Don intersection, move to Cai Rong port to take a boat to the island. The boat ticket to the island is 100,000 VND/way.
The cost for a 2-day, 3-night self-guided tour from Hanoi to Quan Lan will range from 2,000,000 VND to 5,000,000 VND/person (this cost depends on your schedule). If you want to save more, you can bring food and drinks from the mainland.
In Quan Lan, the area with the most private guesthouses is the center of the island commune. Compared to guesthouses of the same quality on the mainland, the price is relatively high, around 500,000 - 1,000,000 VND/night depending on the type. You can also book a table here, because most guesthouses have restaurants serving tourists on the ground floor.
If you do not book in advance, you can choose homestay accommodation. This type of accommodation not only saves money but also helps you learn about local culture.
5. Sea in Hai Phong
Cat Ba Beach in Cat Ba archipelago, Hai Phong is also a place that is expected to be extremely crowded during the April 30 - May 1 holiday this year. You can spend about 2 - 3 days to visit and enjoy the open space of this archipelago.
Cat Ba beach is an attractive beach for tourists not only because of the beauty of the clean, clear sea, calm waves but also because of many interesting activities and sea cuisine that are not inferior to Ha Long but the cost is cheaper. Coming to Cat Ba beach, you can enjoy swimming, playing with the gentle waves at Cat Co beaches (Cat Co beaches 1, 2, 3).
6. Sea in Thanh Hoa
One of the northern provinces with a long coastline that cannot be ignored is Thanh Hoa. In Thanh Hoa, there is not only Sam Son beach but also many other pristine beaches that few people know about. Sam Son has become a resort destination chosen by many families in the North during their vacations.
Recreational activities in Sam Son are also extremely vibrant. Visitors can enjoy adventurous games at the thrilling amusement park on the Sam Son beach or visit tourist attractions such as: Ma Hao waterfall, Tu Thuc cave, Hon Trong Mai ...
Besides Sam Son, in Thanh Hoa there are many pristine, beautiful, romantic beaches that are not crowded such as: Bai Dong, Hai Tien, Hai Hoa, Hai Thanh.
7. The sea in Nam Dinh
Nam Dinh is also an interesting beach destination for you to go to the beach with your family during the April 30 - May 1 holiday this year. Quat Lam is also a northern beach near Hanoi, only about 130km from Hanoi. Quat Lam beach is near the mouth of the Red River, so the sea water here is pinkish like the color of alluvial water and not as clear as other seas.
However, the beach is close, the food is delicious, cheap, convenient to travel, so Quat Lam beach is chosen by many families as a place to relax during the holidays.
When traveling to the North during the holidays, tourists should not miss Thinh Long - Hai Thinh beach. Although the tourism services are not as bustling as Quat Lam beach, it is still popular with many young people. The special attraction of Thinh Long beach is the ruined church - the place that young people check-in the most when coming here.
8. Pacific Ocean
Con Vanh is definitely a Northern beach for families with limited finances who still want to go to the beach on April 30 - May 1. Because food and drinks here are quite cheap, only from 50,000 VND/person.
The beach is sparse, deserted and has few people but there are still shops and restaurants serving the needs of tourists swimming during the holidays. The sea water here is murky, similar to that at Quat Lam and Hai Thinh beaches because it is an estuary area.
Although not as clear as other beaches, this is still a convenient and affordable place to swim for families with limited finances.
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