Bai Tu Long Bay Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience Bai Tu Long Bay (Vinh Bai Tu Long). Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Top 1 Tier: All-Inclusive OVERNIGHT Halong Cruises – many options
• Renea Cruises – The Best Small Group 2D1N in Bai Tu Long
• Swan Cruises: Bai Tu Long Bay 2 day 1 night (Deluxe room)
• All-Inclusive 2Day/1 Night Halong Luxury Cruise, Meals, Cave, Kayaking, Swimming
• Top 1 Ha Long-Lan Ha Bay Luxury 5 Star Cruises & Balcony Cabin

Bai Tu Long Bay is part of Route 4 of Halong Bay, with an entrance fee of VND 240,000 for four hours and VND 540,000 for overnight stays. Visitors must also pay boat fees of VND 350,000 for a public boat or opt for a boat cruise tour. Private boat charters range from VND 500,000 to VND 700,000 per hour.

Bai Tu Long Bay and Halong Bay (along with Lan Ha Bay) sit on the same sinking plateau and are part of the Gulf of Tonkin. Both bays feature a similar landscape of limestone karst islands. Located east of Halong Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay is less developed and sees less tourists.

Yes, 1- and 2-night cruises are available for Bai Tu Long Bay. Cruises often include round-trip land transfers from Hanoi and depart from Tuan Chau Pier in Halong or Ha Long International cruise port. Most cruises include accommodations, meals, sightseeing, onboard activities, along with kayaking or bamboo boat rides.

Some of the most popular attractions in Bai Tu Long Bay include Vung Vieng Floating Village or Cong Dam Floating Village, Thien Canh Son Cave, Bai Tu Long National Park, Ban Cha Beach, Tra Gioi Beach, and Hong Va Beach, while inhabited islands included Quan Lan, Cong Do, and Cong Tay.

Yes, there are floating villages in Bai Tu Long Bay. Vung Vieng Floating Village is the largest and most visited village, usually as part of a sampan boat tour with a local, or a self-guided kayaking tour. Cong Dam Floating Village is a smaller alternative, often explored as part of a kayaking tour.