Bai Chay resort is located along the shore of Ha Long Bay, windy all year round, with an average annual temperature of over 20° C. Thanks to that, Bai Chay always attracts a large number of tourists across the country and also from other countries. foreign tourists.
Bai Chay is not a destination for those who like pristine tourist destinations because this place was built by humans. In Bai Chay, in addition to the sandy beach stretching more than 500m and hundreds of meters wide, there is also a strip of hills running gently towards the sea, with ancient pine trees creating a natural beauty for this place.
Bai Chay tourist area has been planned into the most beautiful tourist area in Ha Long city including restaurants, water puppetry and traditional music performance houses, Royal International Park, windsurfing and boating services. motorbike at sea.
Talking about the name Bai Chay, there are many legends. Many people often say that Bai Chay is where the food fleet of the Mongol Yuan army led by Truong Van Ho to invade Vietnam was burned by Tran Khanh Du and the Tran dynasty’s army and people and washed ashore. Because many enemy boats burned, the northeast wind blew the fire onto the west bank of Cua Luc, burning the dry forest. That burned forest became Bai Chay today.
There is also another folk legend that in the past ships often anchored on the western beach of Cua Luc. There are often barnacles clinging to the bottom and sides of the boat that are very strong and can damage the boat, so fishermen have to burn casuarina leaves around them. Looking at it from Hon Gai and other places, we always see a fire burning, so we call this place Bai Chay.
Means of transportation to Bai Chay
Because it is one of the central areas of Ha Long and tourism here is very developed, transportation to Bai Chay is not a big problem.
From Hanoi you have 3 options to move to Bai Chay.
Motorcycles/cars
Route Hanoi – Bac Ninh – Ha Long: 155 km. By motorbike it will take about 5 hours, and by car it will only take about 3 hours to get there
– Hanoi along route 5 – Sai Dong intersection: 10 km.
– Sai Dong along route 1 – Bac Ninh: 23 km.
– From Bac Ninh along route 18 – Pha Lai – Chi Linh – Dong Trieu – Uong Bi – Ha Long: 122 km.
Route Hanoi – Bac Ninh – Ha Long: 160 km.
-Noi Bai Airport (Hanoi) along Noi Bai – Bac Ninh road (32km) to Bac Ninh.
– Connect to Highway 18a through Pha Lai, Sao Do, Dong Trieu, Uong Bi to Ha Long.
Coach
This is the most popular means of transport when traveling to Bai Chay Ha Long. You can go to Luong Yen or My Dinh bus station, every 10 or 15 minutes there is a bus to Bai Chay, the ticket price is not expensive, only about 100,000 VND for a sitting car and 200,000 VND for a sleeping car.
Train from Hanoi – Ha Long
In addition to passenger cars or motorbikes, you can also buy Halong Express train tickets departing from Gia Lam station. The boat departs at 7:05 a.m., taking about 5 hours to reach Ha Long. Ticket price is 5 USD/way/person (for Vietnamese guests) and 15 USD/way/person (for foreign guests).
In general, for those who like to travel, go by motorbike; for those who like to go fast and convenient, go by bus. The means of transport are quite flexible so you can choose depending on your plans.
If you are in Ho Chi Minh, just take a flight to the airport in Cat Ba and then go on a tour to Cat Ba – Ha Long.
Previously, Bai Chay was complained by many people that the sea was not clean and the price was extremely expensive. However, in 2015, this beach was renovated, thanks to which now when you return to Bai Chay, you will see a green – clean – beautiful space, no longer “unfinished” like before.
Coming to Bai Chay, of course you have to swim. Although the beach here is not among the most beautiful beaches in Vietnam, it is still worth trying and experiencing.
In addition to Bai Chay beach, tourists also often go to Ha Long night market. Here sell souvenirs of the sea such as wind chimes from snail shells, seashells, paintings of the bay area or coal art. Here you will find meaningful and lovely gifts for those at home.
Another destination that you must definitely visit when traveling to Bai Chay is Bai Chay Bridge. Bai Chay Bridge is more than 1km long with 5 spans, up to 25.3 m wide, divided into 4 lanes for motor vehicles and 2 lanes for rudimentary vehicles. Bai Chay Bridge is a bridge connecting Hon Gai and Bai Chay across Cua Luc River.
Bai Chay is a coastal area, so the specialties of this place certainly include shrimp, crabs, fish, shrimp, clams, oysters, snails, crabs… The food here is very fresh and delicious but not very cheap.
In addition, there is a specialty dish of Bai Chay which is squid rolls. When you come here, you must definitely try this dish.
In general, Bai Chay today is an ideal tourist resort destination for families in the summer.
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