What season is beautiful in Hai Phong?
Hai Phong is suitable for traveling in all 4 seasons of the year. In winter, when you come to Hai Phong, you will be treated to hot street food. In summer, you can go to the beach or enjoy the famous coconut dish at the shops in the city. In addition, summer is also the time when phoenix flowers bloom on the central streets and the road to Do Son.
Move
From Hanoi, you can get to Hai Phong by many means. By road, the most convenient way is via the Hanoi - Hai Phong highway. The time is about 1.5 hours.
Trains have hard, soft seats, with or without air conditioning, priced from 100,000 to 130,000 VND. Tourists on the train can send motorbikes to actively move in Hai Phong.
By bus, you can choose Hoang Long, Anh Huy brands, priced at 120,000-135,000 VND. Choosing a limousine to be more private and have a pick-up and drop-off service in the inner city area, you can choose Hai Phong Travel, priced at 230,000-250,000 VND.
From Ho Chi Minh City, you can take flights of Bamboo Airways, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air. In particular, Vietnam Airlines departs from Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon and Bamboo Airways departs in the morning. Visitors can also fly to Hanoi and travel by road.
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Accommodation
Staying in the center of Hai Phong, you can refer to hotels such as Hotel Nikko, Mercure Hai Phong, Vinpearl Hotel Imperia are high-class and luxurious, located in prime locations, easy to move to places in the city. Room rates range from 1.2 million to 2.5 million VND. More affordable options are rooms in Vinhomes and Hoang Huy townhouses or Dreamland - Chihouse, Vancao Green Homestay with prices from 250,000 VND per night.
Hai Phong has a high-class resort by the sea, mainly concentrated in Cat Ba. Flamingo Cat Ba Beach Resort, Hôtel Perle d'Orient Cat Ba - MGallery, Nam Cat Island Resort CatbaBay, Monkey Island Resort... the average price is from 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 VND per night. Staying overnight on a cruise in the middle of Lan Ha Bay is also a different option, with a price of about 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 VND per person per night.
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Discover
Hai Phong Railway Station
This is the first check-in location for tourists to choose to take the train from Hanoi to Hai Phong. The station is imprinted with French architecture and is considered one of the most beautiful railway stations left by the French in Vietnam.
City Theatre
Hai Phong City Theater was built in 1904 on the foundation of an old market of An Bien ancient village and completed in 1912. This project is made according to the prototype of the Paris Theater, the construction materials are brought from France, the construction is carried out by Vietnamese craftsmen and workers under the direction of French architects.
During the French colonial period, the Opera House was a place of political and cultural activities for the French and wealthy natives. Only singers from France or famous singers in the country can perform here and only the rich can afford to buy tickets. Currently, this is a tourist symbol of the city, located in the center, where cultural activities often take place and is a dating destination for groups of young people in the evening.
Bridges
Hai Phong is known as the city of bridges. They are especially beautiful at night. Binh Bridge crosses the Cam River, connects the inner city of Hai Phong with Thuy Nguyen district and goes to Quang Ninh, designed according to curves to create architectural and aesthetic shapes.
Also crossing the Cam River, Hoang Van Thu Bridge with the symbolic architecture "Seabird Wings" connects Hong Bang and Ngo Quyen districts with Thuy Nguyen district. Hoang Van Thu Bridge is lit up at night with an artistic LED lighting system, coordinating many colors. Tourists and people often come to enjoy the wind and take pictures.
The Rotary Railway Bridge across the Tam Bac River was started by the French in 1901. The bridge is designed with a middle span that can rotate horizontally 90 degrees, along the river bank so that boats do not encounter any obstacles when crossing the river. Road bridges with many colors are built to make it easier for vehicles to move.
The latest bridge is the rebuilt Rao Bridge. The top of the bridge is attached with 3 red phoenix flowers made of steel, a symbol of the city.
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Absolute love cup
The lake in Hai Phong is likened by young people to "Absolute Love" because of its fancy blue water color and surrounded by limestone mountains.
This lake is located in Trai Son village, An Son commune, Thuy Nguyen district. This place was formerly known as Co Yem Lake, which stands out for its blue color covering a large space with an area of about 20 hectares. The intensity of blue varies several times throughout the day, depending on the clouds.
Do Son
Do Son is divided into 3 zones, of which zone 2 is dedicated to swimming, zone 1 is for eating and walking. Along the coastal road, visitors can visit Hang Pagoda, which is said to be the first place where Buddhism was introduced to Vietnam; Ngoc Hoang temple; Van Ngang Temple. Tuong Long Tower Pagoda is located on the highest peak of Do Son, from here you can see the panoramic view of the beautiful sea. Ba De Temple on the way to Do Son is also very famous, worshipping Lady Trinh Chua.
Don't forget to visit Bao Dai villa on the hill with a view of 4 windy and cool directions in the middle of summer. The villa is covered in the smell of flowers, creating a pleasant feeling when visiting. You can rent royal clothes to take photos here, for 30,000 VND per turn.
Do Son has amusement and sightseeing areas such as Dragon Hill, Hon Dau and casino. Seen from the map, Dragon Hill tourist area is designed in the shape of a phoenix flower - the symbol of the city. The project includes an entertainment complex with the theme of Son Tinh - Glass with an area of nearly 25 hectares; a 27-hole golf course complex with a full view of the sea; the Lagoon lake system is filtered by modern water filtration technology; fine white sand is transported from Nha Trang.
In addition to the above places, Cat Ba is the "jewel" of Hai Phong tourism that you cannot miss to visit bays, Monkey Island and eat seafood.
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Food tour
Hai Phong is most famous for its street food. Tourists from other provinces choose a food tour on the day to enjoy Hai Phong delicacies such as duckweed cakes, crab cakes, spicy bread, coconut beams, spicy fish noodles, snails, chrysanthemum tea, bubbling noodles, Chinese dumplings, etc.
Cast rice cake is a dish that sounds quite strange to people in other provinces, including chopped cast cakes, diced papaya, with shrimp and fried meat very fleshy. Then they are filled with spicy and sour vinegar fish sauce.
Spicy bread is chosen by many people to buy as a gift for babies, easy to carry, sandwiched with pate and dipped in spicy chili sauce.
Some suggested addresses for delicious restaurants are noodle rolls with crab pools at 92 Tran Nhat Duat, 32 Phan Boi Chau, banh beo at 41 Le Dai Hanh, spicy bread at 28 Dinh Tien Hoang and 57 Le Loi. Don't forget to try snails at Thuy Duong restaurant at 263 Lach Tray with a variety of snails and salted egg sauces, garlic butter, and stir-fried tamarind. In the evening, biting sunflower seeds or chestnuts while sipping a cup of cold chrysanthemum tea is a "very Hai Phong" experience.
According to VnE