Interesting experiences on Bai Tu Long Bay

Families relax on a cruise to Bai Tu Long Bay.

From Phu Tho to Van Don is only about 3 hours, Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tung's family booked a tour to visit Bai Tu Long Bay. Mr. Tung shared: Every summer, I choose Quang Ninh to take my family on vacation . This year, I chose Bai Tu Long Bay because this is a new destination that has just come into operation, I was quite curious. I was very surprised because the road is so convenient, the highway from Phu Tho to Van Don is very fast. Not only that, the port is also very modern.

To meet the needs of tourists, from the beginning of May 2025, Everland Group has put into operation 2 luxury cruise ships with a capacity of up to 99 seats each. The ship has 3 floors, is designed to be spacious, with luxurious, spacious and modern interiors. The ship also has an outdoor swimming pool, the 3rd floor is an open space with relaxing chairs, tea and coffee tables for tourists to enjoy while sightseeing. In particular, tourists can also enjoy diverse cuisine and fresh seafood from Van Don sea. Fire protection systems, lifeboats, lifebuoys, warning and rescue systems on the ship are all designed and equipped according to the safest standards. In particular, the ship also has a restaurant serving fresh seafood dishes from the famous Van Don seafood warehouse, prepared according to traditional local flavors or according to tourists' requests. The journey to explore Bai Tu Long Bay lasts 4-6 hours, visitors can swim, kayak, sightsee, take photos...

Tourists have fun and experience at the island point in the Bai Tu Long Bay tour.

Ms. Trinh Hong Ngoc (tourist from Hanoi ) shared: I have been to many tourist attractions in Quang Ninh, but this is the first time I have been to Bai Tu Long Bay. I find the scenery here very pristine, the nature beautiful; my family has an interesting time and space to play and relax here.

Bai Tu Long Bay is a beautiful island sea area, featuring a system of large and small islands, pristine beaches and precious nature reserves, associated with historical and cultural values of the sea and islands. In particular, Bai Tu Long National Park, recognized as an ASEAN Heritage Park, is one of the bright spots in Vietnam's nature conservation work. Therefore, Bai Tu Long Bay is an ideal place to develop eco-tourism, nature exploration, and community tourism. Up to now, Bai Tu Long Bay has welcomed nearly 1,500 visitors to visit and experience, especially increasing during peak weekends.

Currently, along with the addition of a number of new tourist attractions on Bai Tu Long Bay, such as Cai Lim Island, Minh Chau Island Commune, Ban Sen Island..., from March 2025, Quang Ninh Province announced 10 itineraries on Bai Tu Long Bay and 3 itineraries connecting Ha Long Bay - Bai Tu Long Bay. Tourists depart from Ao Tien International Port to visit places such as Phat Co Cave, pearl farming area (Dan Da Island), Lao Vong Sluice, Dua Island, Minh Chau Island, Cai Lim Beach, Cua Ong, Reu Island, Quan Lan Island... Opening new itineraries aims to create more tourism products, reduce the load on Ha Long Bay, and at the same time promote economic development in the Northeast region of Vietnam.

However, up to this point, many destinations are still in the process of completion, not yet included in the tour itinerary, making many tourists regret when coming to Bai Tu Long Bay. Mr. Nguyen Viet Dung (tour guide of Hanoi Tourist Company) said: I highly appreciate the potential of Bai Tu Long Bay, currently the itineraries to Van Don all exploit the route to visit this bay along with resorts and spiritual tourism. Tourists also hope that the units will exploit the destinations on the tour to Bai Tu Long Bay to the fullest so that they can explore and experience more interesting activities here.

Bai Tu Long Bay is located in the potential tourism development space of Van Don Special Zone with a well-invested transportation system from road, sea and air to develop tourism. Together with the accommodation system with large, high-class resort complexes, it has formed a series of synchronous and attractive tourism products.

It is known that by the end of 2025, Quang Ninh will continue to develop more accommodation and overnight products on Bai Tu Long Bay and experience in new areas to create development space between the bays and other areas in the province. In addition, expand international promotion and attract investment in ports, tourism services, promote landscape and ecosystem protection, and ensure sustainable development.

Hoang Quynh

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