Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay is the focal point of a bigger zone including Bai Tu Long toward the upper east and Cat Ba islands toward the southwest. It was perceived as World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1994 and recorded in the New 7 Wonders in 2012.

History and Tales:

While Hanoi's old name is Thang Long (Ascending Dragon), Halong truly implies Descending Dragon. Furthermore, in the same way as other Vietnamese towns' names, Ha Long Bay has the inception from a legend. Sometime in the distant past, Vietnam was attacked soon after they began building the nation. The Jade Emperor sent Mother Dragon and her Child Dragons down to help Vietnamese individuals. The mythical beasts discharged from their mouths many pearls, which then transformed into a large number of stone islands developing in the ocean like extraordinary dividers ceasing the trespassers' vessels.

These water crafts collided with the islands and broke into pieces. Vietnamese won the fight because of the dubious combat zone. After the triumph, the monsters chose to remain on the straight and the pearls still remained. The area that Mother Dragon landed is then called Ha Long Bay and where Child ones slid is Bai Tu Long Bay.

Climate

The yearly temperature of Ha Long straight is 22.8 Celcius degree, reasonable for vacationers to travel lasting through the year. The best time to visit is from March to August, in light of the fact that amid this time, voyagers have the opportunity to shoot colorful photographs with blue sky and ocean as smooth as factory lake. It's shady and stormy in pre-winter and crisp in winter. Particularly, the period amongst August and October is the tropical storm season.

What to do

Guests to Ha Long shouldn't miss Bai Chay shoreline (Scorched Beach – near the bank of Ha Long Bay), whose sand is dull. Individuals frequently erroneously imagine this is because of the atmosphere or absence of twist around there. Nonetheless, the climate here is very lovely and the temperature is around 22oC. From Bai Chay, you can enlist a vessel and go out to the straight, where you will discover some of Southeast Asian most captivating limestone islands. Taking a journey trip around Halong is one of the most ideal approaches to encounter the magnificence of the Bay (More about cruising in Halong Bay).

The limestone arrangements are both odd and magnificent. They are Thien Cung (Heavenly Palace Cave) - 4km from the wharf outside of Ha Long City, Dau Go (Wooden Stakes Cave) – 8km south of Bai Chay, Bo Nau (Pelican Cave) , Trinh Nu (Virgin Cave) – 15km south of Bai Chay, in the island scope of Bo Hon, in the framework contained Sung Sot (Surprise Grotto), Dong Tien Lake and Luon Grotto, and so forth.

Other than Ha Long Bay, there are Mong Cai – the fringe city with China (visas probably been sourced in your nation of origin), Cat Ba Island, Hai Phong City and Tuan Chau Island – a recently created visitor resort. One can spend in the vicinity of 3 and 5 days going by and encountering the magnificence of the Bay.

Entire day free City Tour

Entire day City Tour - for 2 grown-ups - on March 23rd - beginning 9:00AM

Get up at: (AirBnb) 61A Duong Thanh, Phuc Loi Apartments

Pickup name:Stevet Bookbinder and Michelle Chan

I arrived 61A Duong Thanh at 8:45 Am and sat tight for my guests,On time 9 Am they came up and we presented together.They are a couple that originated from USA,,they lease a condo inside Phuc Loi buiding to spare cash for some next destination,they just arrived Hanoi yesterday subsequent to going to Ha Long sound thus they wanna see everything that is outstanding and intriguing here.Later on.we started.Steve is a USA fellow and Michelle is a Chinese young lady yet she was conceived in USA and used to learn in Harvard university,her stupendous guardians were Chinese however they moved to Ho Chi Minh city numerous years back so She can speak Chinese and English.I appreciate all people who ponder in Harvard so I asked her such a large number of things to contrast and something that I read on the internet,something is different.She demonstrated to me where she's living and studying.It is astounding and wonderful.

I drove them to visit Ho Chi Minh tomb first,it took a hour and a half absolutely to visit Ho Chi Minh complex coz such a variety of vacationers today a large portion of them are childrent who are so adorable and talkative.I indicated them history and political in Vietnam nowadays,they asked mama a lot:why did all Vietnamese individuals regard Ho Chi Minh?why did he pick Socialist Republic?why did individuals in the north battling toward the south people?do the administration put some festoon before HCM catacomb everyday?What age is reasonable to get married?...Then we strolled to Temple of literature,I show them instruction arrangement of Vietnam in the past and it was like China,Michell said.They asked some fascinating inquiry here for what good reason the majority of the sanctuary in the city were composed by Chinese?have we had our own particular dialect in the past?why do we love 3 the lords in the sanctuary anyway it was contributed by a great deal of rulers?

Ater that we went to Old Quater for lunch and we picked 'Bun Cha' ,that is a little store close to the Cathedral,to contrast and another store that I have attempted I think it is so good.Then we burned through 2 hours finding Old Quater, for example, No.48 House ,Dong Xuan market,Bach mama temple,and strolled on the Long Bien bridge,the climate was to a great degree decent to walk.Then we turned back their flat coz they were drained in the wake of a monotonous day to walk and we ate 'banana cake in transit back.we said farewell around 4 Pm.it is a fascinating tour,they plan to return here on October and ideally I can see them again.Thank for perusing.

Full-day City Tour

Full-day City Tour - for 2 adults - on March 23rd - starting 9:00AM

Pick up at: (AirBnb) 61A Duong Thanh, Phuc Loi Apartments

Pickup name:Stevet Bookbinder and Michelle Chan

I arrived 61A Duong Thanh at 8:45 Am and waited for my guests,On time 9 Am they came up and we introduced together.They are a couple that came from USA,,they rent an apartment inside Phuc Loi buiding to save money for some next destination,they just arrived Hanoi yesterday after visiting Ha Long bay hence they wanna see everything that is well-known and interesting here.Later on.we started.Steve is a USA guy and Michelle is a Chinese girl but she was born in USA and used to learn in Harvard university,her grand parents were Chinese but they moved to Ho Chi Minh city many many years ago so She can speak Chinese and English.I admire all persons who study in Harvard so I asked her so many things to compare with something that I read on the internet,something is different.She showed me where she's living and studying.It is amazing and beautiful.

I led them to visit Ho Chi Minh mausoleum first,it took 90 minutes totally to visit Ho Chi Minh complex coz so many tourists today most of them are childrent who are so cute and talkative.I showed them history and political in Vietnam nowadays,they asked ma a lot:why did all Vietnamese people respect Ho Chi Minh?why did he choose Socialist Republic?why did people in the north fighting to the south people?do the government put some garland in front of HCM mausoleum everyday?What age is suitable to get married?...Then we walked to Temple of literature,I show them education system of Vietnam in the past and it was similar to China,Michell said.They asked some interesting question here why most of the temple in the city were written by Chinese?have we had our own language in the past?why do we worship 3 the kings in the temple however it was contributed by a lot of kings?

After that we went to Old Quater for lunch and we chose 'Bun Cha' ,that is a small store near the Cathedral,to compare with another store that I have tried I think it is so good.Then we spent 2 hours discovering Old Quater such as No.48 House ,Dong Xuan market,Bach ma temple,and walked on the Long Bien bridge,the weather was extremely nice to walk.Then we turned back their apartment coz they were tired after a long day to walk and we ate 'banana cake on the way back.we said goodbye around 4 Pm.it is an interesting tour,they plan to come back here on October and hopefully I can see them again.Thank for reading.

Hanoi free old quarter tour

Tour name: HN old quarter.
Guests: Neila and Barbard
Guide: mẹ
Pick up: i went to the hotel at 8.45. i waited my guests 15 minutes. At 9 a.m i did not see them. I called thank to telephone of rêcptionist but no one answer. I wa quite nervous. But some minutes later, they appeared. 
Yesterday i went french quarter and foodtour. Today they visit old quarter. Unluckyly, there are some places that close today. I recommended them to go hoa lo first and came back old quarter later.
During tour: we walked to prison. There, i introduced the history of the prison, explained the name of prison. Thus, i talked the food, daily life of vietnamese prisoners. Especially, they admire VNmese man wother the ways they hidden the documents and went out. They felt sad when seeing these images. Next, we visited the heritage house, dong xuan market. At 12.30 they wanted to try bun cha. Therefore, i gave them to hang manh to try and i went to university.
This is a successful and interesting tour for me. Thanks for reading.

Hanoi free tour guides old quarter

- Tour's name: HN old quarter + french quarter (half-day)
- Guests: Anne and her husband, Alann
Anne's the English teacher for little kids while her husband's a university lecturer as well as a bank officer in HSBC. They have married with 3 sons for over 30 years. We leaded them to the railway track due to Anne's demand. This's because, they love sitting in a coffee shop nearby to catch sight of the incoming train. But a train only came in the late night and at dawn. Thus, it's impossible to see the train at that time. Then, we moved to HN train station in order for them to book a ticket from Hue to Da Nang. On the way to DX market, Anne was amazed when she saw the funeral flowers, dog meat or some advertising papers of Grab Car :)). In this market, Anne said it looked like Ben Thanh market. She shown off about her bargaining ability. She had bargained the price of T-shirt from 600k to 100k in BT market. Woa!!! After that, we went to Hang Duong str. to try some fried fruit. I told her to buy some as souvenirs to her sons, but she would like to eat on her own.. so funny! They bought 2 packets of this specialty. Eventually, we came into a hidden coffee shop at No.11 Hang Gai str to enjoy beverage there. I and Alan discussed more about banking and finance, which is our major. He said that one of difficulties that some European banks have to face up with was capital. Moreover, Alan recommended some specialized magazines such as Economist or Financial Times to me. It's kind of him to explain about "treasury", which is a financial term, to me. He also asked about big banks in Viet Nam. Surprisingly, Alan gave me a pen, that's carved of his university's name in, as an unforgettable gift. At the end of the tour, we exchanged our Instagram accounts and hugged to say farewell.

Street Food Tour - starting 5:30PM ( 7/3)
Pickup Address: Thaison Palace Hotel 9 Hang Voi St Old Quarter.
Number of adults : 1
Guide
Guest : Harriet Perryer

I came to hotel on time to pick my guest up . when i just stepped to hotel , oh right away I saw her waiting for me at lobby cause my friend sent me the photo of her face , so i could realize her and didn't need the time to check her information .She was a teacher . She is teaching design in Australia. She traveled alone to many countries over the world .

we talked about the plan for this tour . She already tried " beef noodles soup , VNs bread " , so i guided her trying " dried beef salad" . we enjoyed it with the excitement and just remained the sauce. Then, i took her going to the church before we stopped at small restaurant near here to try some cake . She picked " pillow cake , shrimp cake , pho cuon " . i was so glad cause she liked it . she told me : I could eat all pillow cake and the reason she gave me " it's so good and i really enjoyed it " . I supposed it was my pleasure when tourist was interested with local food . The raining couldn't make us stopping step . we continued moving to another street to enjoy " beef noodles salad " . Here also was the last destination before i led her back to hotel cause she's very full and u also knew that : the girl couldn't eat so much like the boy .

Tour name: Hanoi streetfood.26-02-2017 at 5.30pm.

Tour name: Hanoi streetfood.
Date: 26-02-2017 at 5.30pm.
Guest: Lauren Rempel.

It's been a long time I haven't given any tour, so it's my first tour of 2017 :D

It was an awful day for me but the streetfood tour was very nice. I went to her hotel around 5 pm. After waiting for her, we met each others and said "Hello". I told her about the schedule and we started the tour. It was her first day in Hanoi and she was curious about the food and VNese culture...
She's an English teacher and she had been lived in Korea for 2 years. She said that it was very different between Asia and Europe and she had to learn how to live in a new country and it was not easy.
We went to try "Bánh cuốn" first and at that restaurant, we talked a lot about my sad story today :v Then, we kept going to Lý Quốc Sư street to eat some cakes and she really loved it. During the tour, we talked about many things, especially Love. I also showed her some French constructions around the lake and we went to Nguyễn Hữu Huân street to drink coffee then finish the tour.

It was nice tour and Lauren is very friendly.