Halong Bay is a famous and general name as people around in the world recognized it,
There are 3 zones in total with about 1669km2, Halong Bay is a core area with 334km2 recognized by Unesco by 1994 as Unesco's world heritage therefore Halong Bay is a general name for whole area since then,
Nowaday, there are so many tourism companies open to explore Halong Bay, sometime it is too much crowded in this area, so the latest tourism company tend to explore Bai Tu Long and Lan Ha Bay the place faraway from the land and lessor tourist stay around
if you have time, you should travel 3days 2night traveling with Lan Ha Bay route, it is much more adventure and nicer than traditional route
Let's contact Vietnam Northern Travel to get more information about it