dear all, how does these two compare? i am booked for a trip to guilin this year and wonder if i should skip halong for other attractions such as hue and hoi an?

I would say Halong Bay is lovely but if you've been to Guilin I would definitely opt for Hue instead.

guilin is reputed as the best scenery under the heaven when you visit here you will feast your eyes on such karst limestone peaks and beautiful river, as everyone know you can see the bay everywhere around the world but only in guilin city you can see such landscape so that is the reason guilin's unique landscape draw more and more tourists.