Dau Go Cave (Cave of Wonders) Halong Bay

Halong Bay , Vietnam
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    Junks, Monkeys and Flat Tyres

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    Though our train was delayed by half an hour from Sapa we managed to get back to Hanoi hostel for 6 am with plenty of time for breakfast and our 8 a.m. pick up!

    We arrived in Halong Bay after a bumpy 4 hour bus journey and moved from the bus onto our luxurious Junk! We had a huge lunch whilst sailing around Halong. We stopped off at Dau …

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    Beautiful but busy bay of islands

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    ... villages. After a couple of serene hours, a rude return to the tourist masses awaited us as we moored outside Dau Go Cave with several other boats. The limestone chambers are lit to rather dramatic effect, and boast some interesting formations and a ...

  • 2

    I'm on a boat!

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    ... ; This floating city had a school, a local market, and seemingly many hammocks.  Our first stop on our luxury liner was Dau Go Cave.  Dau Go was discovered by local fisherman all the way back in 1996.    1996 is not a typo and ...

  • 3

    Long Day in Halong Bay

    ... They formed a queue to get on some of the close islands that had caves.  Our tour group was able to visit Hang Dau Go (Cave of Wooden Stakes) and Hang Bo Nau?.  The former was so named because it served as a storage facility for sharpened ...

  • 4

    Day Trip to Halong Bay

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    ... off at a floating village in the bay and kayaked around a little. We got back on the boat and headed toward our final destination, Dau Go Cave. Up until this, the trip was so-so but the cave certainly made the day! I think we were all pretty surprised on ...

  • 5

    Ha Long Bay overnight boat

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    ... a convoy to this area to cut wood from this region. Wooden stakes were then fashioned from the wood and hidden in Dau Go cave. The stakes were embedded in Bach Dang river to form a barrier against the attacking Mongols. According to legend, general Tran ...

  • 6

    Halong Bay and Cat Ba

    ... out the bay, amongst lots of other boats doing the same thing! and then docked so we could explore some caves: Ghien Cung Grotto, Dau Go Cave, Sung Sot Cave and onto a beach for some hiking.  Whereever we stopped there were 'ladies' rowing in boats ...

  • 7

    Bằc Ninh to Ha Long Bay

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    ... we hurried and packed and got down to the lobby of our Bac Ninh hotel. We had our first experience crossing a street in Vietnam as a pedestrian. The traffic was medium, although it seemed pretty busy to our untrained eyes. The key is to walk slowly ...

  • 8

    Halong Bay Junk

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    So today we were to embark on one of the highlights of our trip in Vietnam (according to the guid books!) that is Halong Bay. It is basically a massive bay full of almost 2000 small karst type islands. Most people book a tour from Hanoi which includes ...

  • 9

    HaLong Bay to Hanoi

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    ... OK, was plenty to eat. The boat got underway for a bit til we ended up at a cave. The boat docked at Hang Dau Go cave which consists of three chambers which you reach via 90 steps. The nickname of this cave is either Surprising Cave or Amazing Cave, ...

  • 10

    Land of the limestone cliffs

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    ... magnificent sight, with hundreds of little limestone islands jutting out from the water. Our boat made its way over to the Dau Go Cave, along with most of the other boats. Inside, the cave system has been lighted with red lighting everywhere, creating a ...