The Best and Cheapest Times to Cruise in Halong Bay

The best time to cruise in Halong Bay and the cheapest time to cruise in Halong Bay are not always the same. The best time to be on the water is often when the weather is nicest or when you have time off. These sailings Halong are often the most popular, but “best” can quickly turn to “worst” when you face high prices and large crowds. If you are a budget minded travelers and like to bathe the summer months are the most beautiful Halong Bay, then schedule your trip between May and September. This is often considered the low season and many cruise ships offer massive sale off on cabin: you can save as much as 70% on a cruise trip compared with other time in a year. The cheapest time to cruise is often when most travelers don’t want to go to Halong Bay. You may find less ideal weather or some seasonal closures, but the lure of cheap fares and uncrowded Halong Bay Port might make you change your mind about what you consider the best time to cruise in Halong Bay. However, the months of July - August often see sporadic hurricanes and storms, which may render cancellation and delay of your trip. In those cases, you can switch around by visiting another destination in the North of Vietnam and visit Halong Bay later. These storms will not last longer than 3-4 days.


As you plan your next cruise in Halong Bay, you’ll want to take into consideration the best and cheapest times to cruise and see what jibes with your vacation schedule. Here’s a when-to-cruise guide for some popular attractions.


1. Halong Bay

Halong Bay is one of the world’s natural wonders, and is the most beautiful tourist destination of Vietnam. International visitors to Vietnam annually often cite charming Halong Bay as one of their favourite destinations. Halong Bay features more than one thousand awesome limestone karsts and islands of various sizes and shapes along the coastline of Halong Beach. Although the whole area is mostly known as Halong, there are in fact 3 different bays: Halong, Bai Tu Long and La Ha Bay, they all have a similar (beautiful) landscape of limestone cliffs, idilic bays, caves and small beaches. The best way to tour, see and enjoy Halong Bay scenery is cruise trips and cruise around the bay's islands. In the early morning, while standing on the sundeck and watching the unfurled sails on the sea, you will feel the blue sky and sea merge into one like an amazing watercolor painting of the sea. In the evening, release your soul in a melodious music under the fanciful moonlight on the bay and enjoy the silence of the sea to completely immerse yourself in the nature.



2. Bai Tu Long Bay

Bai Tu Long is a bay in Quang Ninh province, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, in the Northeast of Vietnam. Bai Tu Long Bay includes a sea of ??Ha Long City, Cam Pha City, and Van Don Island District. The South West borders Ha Long Bay, the East is adjacent to the sea, the West is adjacent to the mainland with Cam Pha City and the North East borders Co To Island District. Bai Tu Long Bay consists of hundreds of islands, large and small, and many of them are large and populated. Bai Tu Long Bay along with Halong Bay becomes one of the natural wonders of the world. It also imprinted Halong culture from thousands of years ago and also preserved quite intact the original definition of an archipelago in the wild. With beautiful islands and long white sandy beaches, Bai Tu Long Bay is increasingly attracting foreign visitors.



3. Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay is a small bay located 10km from the south of Cat Ba. Luckily, it still remains pristine and unspoiled. A great choice if you prefer to enjoy the purity of nature. Some cruise boats even offer you a night sleeping in a resort in Cat Ba. Right at the southern part of famous Halong Bay, Lan Ha Bay is known as the twin of Halong with an intense concentration of limestone mountains which partition the sea surface into smaller bays and gulfs. Lan Ha Bay is less famous than its twin and still under tourists’ radar; therefore, this bay remains its pristine nature with many untouched lagoons, bays, and caves. Then coming to Lan Ha Bay, you will have a chance to get closer to local fishing life and are less likely to see as many tour boats and ships passing, never need to worry about the crowd. The bay has up to 139 golden sandy beaches, small but pretty and isolated as “blue straits” inviting tourists to explore. Many sandy beaches stretching between two rocky mountains, quiet with no big waves, are really the ideal beaches.