| Page Views: 8,353 Last Visit to Haiphong: August, 2003 | HaLong Bay, the mountains of the sea by SirRichard - last update: Oct 20, 2003 |
Halong Bay is an archipelago of rocky islands located in the north coast of Vietnam, near Haiphong, 2 hours by bus from Hanoi.
It is a nice weekend trip from the Capital, where there are many organised group tours that take U there for 2 days. |
|  | The tours The tours include:
- Bus ride from Hanoi
- Lunch at arrival to Haiphong
- Afternoon ride with the wooden boat.
- Dinner and night on board, at Lan Ha Bay
- Morning ride, stops to swim
- Lunch on board
- Bus back to Hanoi.
Average price: 26 USD |
Some other wonders There is not only landscape and relaxed cruising in Halong. You can also do some trekking in Cat Ba Island, or stop at some caves to explore.
The main caves are the "Cave of Marvels", a huge cave, artificially lighted, with a enormous interior. | | |
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locbuuloc Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:11 UTC
Very well-written tips and you are such a good looking guy. Cheers | aussiejen Wed Sep 21, 2005 01:07 UTC
The caves look awesome. Hopefully I'll get there one day : ) | urban4est Tue May 24, 2005 11:20 UTC
Looks like a great place to visit. Could you add to the commentary? I'd like to know more about the trip and the hotel/ship. | hunterV Sun Mar 13, 2005 15:52 UTC
What a place to visit! Just awesome! |
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