Song Da Ngoc Vung Hotel & Resort

Bai Tu Long Bay


The island's best accommodation, this resort takes the form of a few vast, home-like bungalows in a manicured compound at the edge of a wide beach.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Bai Tu Long Bay attractions

1. Quan Lan Pagoda

9.54 MILES

The only attraction within Quan Lan Town itself is this beautiful 200-year-old pagoda, flanked by the town's communal house and a temple, all of which are…

2. Minh Chau Beach

15.46 MILES

The beautiful 1km-long crescent-moon sweep of Minh Chau Beach, 12km from Quan Lan town on the northeastern coast, is the island's main drawcard. Between…

3. Bai Tu Long National Park

16.64 MILES

The spectacular islands of Bai Tu Long Bay, immediately northeast of Halong Bay, form Bai Tu Long National Park and are every bit as beautiful as their…

4. Hang Trong

16.87 MILES

Hang Trong has wide-arched entrances on either side and a ceiling clustered with stalactites. It's so named because when the wind blows through its…

5. Hang Sung Sot

17.72 MILES

The popular Hang Sung Sot has three vast chambers – in the second there’s a pink-lit rock phallus unsurprisingly regarded as a fertility symbol. Even less…

6. Lan Ha Bay

17.86 MILES

Lying to the south of Halong Bay off the north-eastern coast of Vietnam, the 300-or-so karst islands and limestone outcrops of Lan Ha are just as…

7. Cannon Fort

20.67 MILES

For one of the best views in Vietnam, head to Cannon Fort, where there are astounding panoramas of Cat Ba Island's jungle-clad hills, the harbour and the…

8. Cat Co 2

20.79 MILES

By far the nicest beach in Cat Co Cove is Cat Co 2 with a pretty swathe of white sand.