Things To Note When Traveling Halong

1. Note when traveling Ha Long in the hot months

When coming to Ha Long in the hot weather months, usually from March to May and August to October, visitors will see the lively and bustling atmosphere on the beaches in the amusement parks, the markets and restaurants ... This is also the peak tourist season of Ha Long with the majority of tourists in the country. Therefore, when traveling to Ha Long this season, tourists should pay attention:

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- Arrange a reasonable schedule, should not visit the islands and the caves at noon but should go in the morning or afternoon to avoid getting cold or heat shock. - Do not swim at noon when it is very sunny, not good for health. - Guests should bring light clothes, comfortable. Should wear flip-flops and sandals rather than wearing shoes. - Should choose restaurants, restaurants with clean fresh seafood made on the spot, to avoid diarrhoea, poisoning due to hot weather making processed food easy to rancidity. - Do not burn energy in the amusement parks or on the beach, night bars too much that tourists should play suitably to have the energy for the whole trip. - Guests should visit the islands such as Ba Trai Dao, Mat Rong Island, Ngoc Vung ... because in the summer, the beaches in these islands are very beautiful with fine white sand, clear blue water and no strong waves.

2. Note when traveling Ha Long during rainy months

Tourists should pay much attention when traveling Ha Long in June and July because this is storm season in Ha Long. Although storms in Halong are not as serious as many other parts of the North, but storms in Ha Long still affect quite a lot to the scenery here. Therefore, in these months, the prices of services in Ha Long are much reduced. Therefore, visitors should note the following to travel Ha Long safe stormy season: - Monitor weather forecasts to limit the possibility of being caught in troubles caused by storms such as traffic jam, flooded roads, ships cannot move, etc. - Tourists should make plans in advance to avoid the case of sudden storms. - Do not swim or go to the beach to play when it is starting to rain. - Should choose motels, homestays, comfortable hotels, good catering services because visitors could be stuck in the room a few days because of the weather. - When the rain is finished, you should not go exploring caves or mountain climbing because of dangerous slippery roads.

3. Note when traveling in Ha Long in the cold months

The cold months in Ha Long usually last from November to February in the next year with a cold climate, there are many drizzles and the sky is often murky. This weather is not popular with domestic tourists but is very popular with foreign tourists. Therefore, the cold months in Ha Long are not tourist peaks but there are still many foreign guests. So when coming to Ha Long in these months, according to Vietnam tourist ìnormation, tourists should: - Prepare a variety of warm jackets and scarves, boots, gloves, wool hats ... to avoid getting cold. - Should bring cold medicines, cough, runny nose, headache ... especially visitors are not familiar with the cold climate. - Should bring moisturizers, lotions ... because the cold climate dries the skin a lot. - Visitors should keep their belongings carefully, especially when traveling on pilgrimage, visiting crowded places like Yen Tu Pagoda, spring festivals ... to avoid being stolen. - Tourists should ask for clear prices of services and dishes, especially in places where prices are not clearly listed to avoid overpricing. - Visitors should prepare raincoats, umbrellas, hats to use when suddenly drizzle. - When traveling with children, tourists should keep in mind to look after children carefully, especially in crowded places such as the road to Yen Tu on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, the markets of Ha Long ... - When choosing to buy specialties and seafood in Ha Long, tourists should find out the price from the local people to know the suitable price.