Pollution in Hanoi

Early pickup for Ha Long Bay 3D2N excursion

Pho for breakfast

Rest area at a souvenir shop

Our bus is COMPLETELY full, even the foldable seats!

Bai Chay Tourist Wharf

Lining up to board the boat

Ha Long Dragon Pearl Cruises

Famous for its scenic ocean karst topography

Sailing through the majestic and wonderful sights of Bai Tu Long Bay

Dong Thien Cung AKA Grotto of the Heavenly Palace

Perhaps the most beautiful grotto in all of Ha Long bay

Rectangular chamber 250m long and 2020 high

Spectacular stalactites hanging from the ceiling.

Do you see an elephant?

Cruise-mates

Dau Go Island

Cruise is the perfect way to discover the world natural wonder

Dog shaped rock

The islands vary greatly in size and shape as well as structure

Sunny day but no blue sky

Spectacular rock islands

Boat vendor

Kayaking around Cap La and Tra San

Where are these gals going?

Floating fishing village

I like kayaking

First time for Cora

Go way to explore

Sunset

Fun

UNESCO World Heritage Site #672

I got bitten by this bee TWICE!

One of the New7 Wonders of Nature

Row, row, row the boat

Most of the islands are limestone

Cora, Ada, Jac

Thanks for taking the photo of us ONLY

The Kissing Rocks

Islands are topped with thick jungle vegetation

Our boat is really slow

Made up of 1969 islands

Not enough seats on the bus again

Cram but fun

Cat Ba Beach Resort

Our bunglow resort

After a long slow day we finally got dinner at 9pm

This resort is exceed our expectation

Good parking spot

Cat Ba National Park

Pretty easy one hour hike

Jac & Ada

We made it to Ngu Lam Peak

Jac

Much better up on the tower

A region of rugged mountains with elevation <500 m

Opps no climbing

Garden @ Cat Ba Beach Resort

Our outdoor bathroom

FF enjoying the wing

Nicer bungalow by the ocean

Finally white sand beach!

Share suit

Seaview bungalow

So cold and windy need a down jacket to enjoy the sun

Low tide boat cannot get in

Cabin on our 3* cruise

Vendors are out early in the morning

Where we docked for overnight

Family living on floating home

So pack more like a refugee camp

Back to the pier for more pickup

Can get to Cat Ba Island by car too

AVOID this company, they pack many tourists on a boat

Finally leaving

The limestone in this bay has gone through 500 million

years of formation in different conditions and environments

This is the 5* cruise

Huge array of slow junk tour boats for package tourists

Chaos at lunch as expected

This seem to be a better cruise company

Keep your expectation low when coming here

Summer is a better time to come

View of the forested limestone landscape

View of the forested limestone landscape