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Ha Long Bay in August
Mixed month: August is outside the recommended season (October – May). Against it: Cruises Suspended in Storms.
The season opens in October, 2 months away.
2 days in Ha Long Bay in August · from ₹10,482 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at Ha Long Bay this month.
Worth knowing
Cruises Suspended in Storms
⚠️ When a storm or tropical depression is forecast, the authorities stop all cruises and boats in Ha Long and Lan Ha Bay, often at a day's notice, and they have been quicker to do so since a tourist boat capsized in a sudden storm in July 2025. Most likely July to September. Book a cruise with a free date change or refund, and keep a spare day in Hanoi.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹10,482 for two
- Room a night₹1,840
- Food a day, each₹1,196
- Main sight entry, each₹1,070
Mid-range
₹35,188 for two
- Room a night₹16,560
- Food a day, each₹2,760
- Main sight entry, each₹1,070
Luxury
₹72,210 for two
- Room a night₹33,120
- Food a day, each₹6,440
- Main sight entry, each₹1,070
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Vietnam yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Hanoi (HAN), 124 km away
Then: Transfer · 2h 30m (Private car on the expressway, per vehicle)
Flights from India: from 7 cities, one way from ₹9,000
Fly into Da Nang (DAD), 558 km away
Flights from India: from 5 cities, one way from ₹14,500
Routes compared
Entry rules
E-visa before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹2,380
- At least a week before you fly, apply for the e-visa on the official portal, evisa.gov.vn: passport scan, a recent photo, your entry date and the airport you will land at. The fee is US$25 single entry or US$50 multiple entry (for a side trip to Cambodia or Laos), paid by card and not refunded if refused.
- Approval usually takes 3 working days. Download the e-visa, check every letter of your name and passport number and the dates, and print it.
- At immigration, show your passport and the printed e-visa. There is no arrival card. Enter through the airport or border post named on the e-visa.
- Flying straight into Phu Quoc from abroad and staying on the island: no visa is needed for up to 30 days, but you need one to go on to the mainland. India's embassy in Hanoi advises getting the e-visa anyway, in case you have to reach the mainland in an emergency.
Carry: Passport valid for at least 6 months from the day you arrive, with two blank pages; Printed e-visa approval letter; Return or onward ticket; Hotel bookings for the stay.
Use only evisa.gov.vn (the Vietnam Immigration Department's portal); look-alike sites charge two to four times the fee. The e-visa cannot be extended inside Vietnam, so choose its dates and single or multiple entry carefully.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Vietnam in August
Instead in season this month.
- Con Dao · great month
- Ly Son Island · great month
- Ban Gioc Waterfall (Cao Bang) · good month
- Da Nang · good month
- Nha Trang · good month
- Phong Nha · good month
- Quy Nhon · good month
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