Ha Long kayak – an amazing experience

Kayaking is a kind of paddling, using a kayak to move across the water. Kayaking has been in Ha Long Bay since the late 20th century. At first, this kind of activity was mainly selected by the foreign tourists who like adventures. However, a lot of the Vietnamese enjoy kayaking in Ha Long Bay today, especially young people.

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Kayaking in Ha Long Bay attracts foreign tourists a lot.

Discovering Ha Long Bay by kayaking, visitors can feel other beauty of the international wonder that can’t be seen from the cruises. Visiting the floating fishing village, exploring the mysterious caves, and hidden lagoons or enjoying dreamy beaches are things travelers can’t miss when traveling to Ha Long.

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Ha Long kayak

Tourist will be deeply impressed when riding the kayak into the caves. The further you go inside, the darker it is. It’s so exciting and amazing to touch hundreds of stalactite, exotic flowers, and rare herbs with your own hands.

Visitors are excited and fun when kayaking in Ha Long Bay

In 2000, Ha Long Bay was voted one of the World’s top 25 destinations for kayaking by National Geographic Adventures Journal. If you have a chance to visit Ha Long, don’t hesitate to try kayaking in order to fully discover magnificent beauty of the Bay as well as the interesting life of the local people.

It’s recommended that Luon cave, Ba Trai Dao, Ba Ham, Dau Be, Co Cave are suitable places for kayaking.

kayaking into Luon Cave, Ha Long Bay

In Ha Long, you can rent a kayak at some islands or at the port with the price from 100,000 to 200,000 VND per hour depending on kinds of kayaks (1, 2, or 3 seats).

When kayaking, you must follow the tour guide. It is risky to do it yourself without instruction. The tour guide will help you use paddles and guide you to the safe area. If you can’t swim, don’t worry because you will be provided with a life jacket. You may need to prepare suitable clothes such as T-shirt and short, swimming suit, sunglasses, and hat. Especially, you can also bring a camera to capture the beautiful moments.

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Do you love HaLong Bay?

Ha Long is most satisfying in a breezing day of autumn. A little early wind from the ocean might require you to put on a jacket, but the oozing scent of the ocean should make the exhaustion and frustration go away.

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Ha Long is most lovely when your boat is floating on the bay, when the children go out to greet visitors, and the foreigners appreciate the young’s hospitality. A simple moment that makes our heart warm, telling us have faith in peace and unity across the globe.

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As the sailor steered the boat, I stood up to indulge myself in this beauty one last time. A light layer of fog gently covered the trees, the rocks, and the sailboat. The boat flowed into the silence, the heart of the bay. Time stopped as I held my breath and my heart literally skipped a beat.

I stepped on the deck, in my head still echoed the voice of the late sailor. “The sea of Ha Long is always this peaceful?” – I asked. “No my boy.” – He replied – “All seas are cruel. But as the storms pass, she loves us, she loves those who lives in her heart. She eases the pain and the loneliness of those who seek her”.

And so, in Ha Long Bay, I find peace again, I found life, I gained faith in myself. I learned to love myself more. I know of Ha Long as a love to share. And surely when the storms take over me, I would seek out the love of this place.

Watching Ha Long transforming herself over seasons, I have come to a realization that Ha Long is at her best under the sun. The image of the sun in the water looks like a giant treasure chest. Even the hardest-to-please customers would not hesitate to take a picture of this sparkling water.

Ha Long bay Viet Nam is most surreal with a little rain, maybe a bit foggy. The green islands, the rocks that take the shapes of turtles, lions, whales, etc. They create stories under the mysterious smoke. It is like you are lost in a fairy tale.

Ha Long is most romantic in a summer night, as the lights of the cruise ships and the fishing boats shine down the surface. And you suddenly realize that down there is another star-studded sky.

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What to See in Ha Long Bay?

This unique UNESCO World Heritage Site is a popular place for tourists but it is good to know that large parts of Ha Long Bay are officially protected from development. The islands vary greatly in size and shape as well as structure.
Visitors should allow a few days to explore this magical bay as its attractions are extremely numerous.

Cat Ba Island

Cat Ba Island is the most popular destination in the bay and every tour company offers a trip to the island. Cat Ba is full of the usual tourist scenario; hotels, restaurants, and bars; still Cat Ba’s locals have carried on doing exactly what their ancestors did for generations before – fishing.

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Dau Be Island

This is a very popular swimming and diving spot because of its rich coral and deep grottoes with three inland lakes. The grottoes and caves can only be visited by rowing boat at low tide, when access is possible.

Dau Go Island

Dau Go Island is known for its large and colourful cave which has many stalactites and stalagmites, some of them more than 20 metres high.

Floating Villages and Fish Farms

The bay's floating villages draw a lot of attention and are one of the highlights of the trip. Locals have been living in these floating houses for many generations as fishing is still the villagers' main income. Some communities offer reasonably priced home-stays to visitors, too. If you pass by them on your cruise, don’t be surprised if the boat's on-board chef stops to shop for fresh seafood from one.

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Hung Sung Sot Cave at Bo Hon Island

Hung Sung Sot Cave is located on the same island as Virgin Cave and has a steep path lined with shady trees. There are two chambers in the cave with a square-shaped outer chamber and a ceiling about 30 metres high. The inner chamber formations look like sentries conversing with one another and another formation, resembling a general surveying his troops, lies in the middle of the chamber. The moving light reflected from the water outside seems to bring these formations to life.

Pelican Cave at Bo Hon Island

Pelican Cave (Hang Bo Nau) is also popular with tourists. Many of them love to take photos of this cave and its spectacular stalactites hanging from the ceiling.

Virgin Cave at Bo Hon Island

The Virgin Cave (Hang Trinh Nu) is one of the most famous caves in Halong Bay. It is probably best known for its shrine. Legend claims that a beautiful woman committed suicide in the cave, unable to return home after being forced to marry an old Mandarin. Here her body tuned into stone. Another similar legend says this girl escaped from a Mandarin that forced her to marry him because her father could not pay a debt. When fishermen found her body, they buried her here and built a small shrine inside the grotto.

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