Sung Sot Cave Halong Bay

You would think that it is easy to organise a trip to Halong Bay from Hanoi, since nearly every other building does some sort of tour. But once you start reading the reviews online it becomes an impossible mission. All the good reviews seem to never say anything wrong with the tours (unsurprisingly in broken English); while other reviews do not say …

We booked a 2 night 3 day boat tour that took us from Hanoi to Halong Bay. We visited the Sung Sot caves and went sea kayak on the first day, having dinner and drinks on the boat that nigh. The next day we transferred to Monkey Island resort, where we relaxed on the beach...and didnt see one monkey the whole time we were there. We got back on the …

Ha Long Bay was what swayed us to going to Vietnam and it lived up to expectations. There is a magic about it that is not to be missed - it has earned its place as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world.

After a full morning of driving, on arrival at Ha Long Bay harbor, we were told all tours are cancelled due to the bad weather. The …

Got up right at sunrise and went to the top deck of the ship for Tai Chi. It is similar to yoga, but more martial artsy. Consisting of 3 parts, it starts with stretches, that are a bit more fluid than your usual static style of stretch - like windmills and such. Then it is tai chi, which is the martial arts movements in a fluid sort of sense. Then …

There were lingering concerns about the safety of the Ha Long Bay cruises, especially with the recent slate of capsizing (the latest being in February 2012 with a loss of 12 lives) We were therefore apprehensive and opted for a more "luxurious" option. USD 100 for a 3 days 2 nights package with Christina Cruises, with 1 night on board the ship and …

Nos levantamos temprano pues nos recogerían en el hostel a las 8:00 AM y así fue. Luego de 3 horas de viaje y la obligada parada en una fábrica de souvernirs, donde nunca nadie compra nada, llegamos al puerto de Halong, donde abordamos un botecito de acercamiento al crucero, lo cual se dio sin mayores inconvenientes que los típicos de acá de …

Arrived at halong bay harbour, at about midday and boarded the boat, which was not a really big boat, but just enough for all the people, to fit comfortably.

the first day we spent mostly travelling to the sung sot cave.
the sung sot cave is not the most impressive cave we have seen but it did have the famous phallic shaped rock in the …

3D2N at Halong Bay include
- 1 night on junk boat
- 1 night at Cat Ba island …

In the early murk of the day we set off for Halong Bay just North of Haiphong and about 4 hours by van east of Hanoi. Our long drive at 70/80 kmph was broken by a couple of stops. One by a paddy field where the Rice Crop was rowing on one side of the road and a market garden on the other. There was an Undertaker nearby with his coffins and tombs on …

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... from the large family took over and ended up catching a jelly fish! The next day we was up early and headed to the Sung Sot cave. After walking up about a million stairs we made it back down into the cave and it was amazing. It was divided into 3 ...

... Australian, Malaysian and one man from Korea called Mr Hong. After a couple of hours sailing we arrived at Hang Sung Sot Cave. Consisting of 3 huge chambers it a pleasant enough walk around even if most of the stalagmites and stalactites have been ...

... around and softly cruising the waters but it doesn’t feel too busy or congested, not at all. Our first stop is at the Hang Sung Sot cave.  We climb to the top of the peak which is also the entrance to this cave. Ho my God (or Ho my Buddha as ...

... and waves over squillions of years. We sailed and kayaked around some of them, and stopped to visit one in particular, the Hang Sung Sot cave. It's the biggest cave in the area, and possibly in the world, according to our guide, discovered by some ...

... the rock with its gigantic tail and therefore creating the hundreds of islets. After sailing around the bay and enjoying the landscape, we visited Hang Sung Sot cave, once again full of imaginative shapes which I could not really see. But the view ...

... a three day, two night excursion for me. The first day, we lunch on the boat and tour part of the bay. Our first stop is the Sung Sot cave (alternatively know as Amazing Cave or Surprise Cave). Its freaking huge, like two and a half football fields, and ...

... the spot where we spent the night. I pull back the curtain and take in the fantastic view. After breakfast we head off to see the Sung Sot cave or "Amazing Cave". It's the biggest cave I have ever seen, about the size of a football pitch. After the cave ...

... felt like we were. We moved through the water virtually silently from one misty view to another. A major attraction on Ha Long Bay is Sung Sot cave, the largest of the Ha Long Bay caves.  We climbed steep stairs - of course! - to discover an ...

... Bay and boarded the boat (a Junk). Then we sailed around the bay for a few hours and stopped by the Hang Sung Sot cave. It was interesting but too touristy. There were lights everywhere and lots of people. There were some interesting rock formations ...

... the cave there are several other Junks disembarkeing their load of fellow travellers and we join the que to enter Hang Sung Sot cave. The cave is very good but not spectacular, In some parts of the track there is some difficulty in negotiating the ...