Halong Bay, Vietnam Travel Blogs

So cold...
Mar 5, 2005 (9 photos)

... , no one fell in the water. On our second day we were dropped off very early at Cat Ba island, the largest island in Halong Bay. Our mission- a 6km trek through the interior. It started out a bit rough, and then got like a Vietnam war movie. Mud, dense ...

Ha Long Bay - Peace & tranquility... but no squid!
Dec 21, 2008 (15 photos)

... then kayaked for an hour around some of the islands before heading back to port and our bus trip back to Hanoi. Ha Long bay was a beautiful and worth while trip for both of us and definitely good value for money, with the visit to the floating village ...

Beautiful Halong Bay
May 18, 2004 (11 photos)

My watch has died. This is a sign. The rest of the trip needs to be more relaxed. Yesterday, we headed for Halong Bay, about three hours outside of Hanoi. A private car out was included in our tour, but were we to do it again, we would forgo the car, save ...

Two day trip to Halong Bay
Sep 14, 2007 (20 photos)

... There was only about 15 of us on the boat so it felt quite intimate even though we were surrounded by dozens of other tourist boats. Halong Bay is very touristy and it is easy to see why - it is stunning.  We set off sailing and soon got to see the ...

Bay of the Descending Dragon
Feb 18, 2006 (20 photos)

From almost the beginning of Vietnamese time, Halong Bay protected Vietnam from invaders. Originally, the bay was vulnerable to invading naval ships, which allowed easy access to the Red River Delta in the heart of Nam Viet. The gods saw this ...

Beauteous Bay
Jan 26, 2005 (5 photos)

... the trees finish blooming, they are cut off and the roots are once again planted in the ground to grow a new tree. Halong Bay is a Unesco World Heritage Site. It means "dragon descending into the sea". Huge limestone cliffs jut sharply out of the ...

Vodka, Rocks and Monkeys
Feb 28, 2006 (19 photos)

... was expecting for our 30 pounds, and I had heard that Halong Bay was beautiful, but the trip far exceeded my expectations. Halong Bay has over 3000 islands, which have caves, beaches and various grottos caused by nature over thousands of years. Legend says ...

Hanging out in Halong Bay
Aug 19, 2008 (60 photos)

This morning we got a bus to the docks so that we could board our boat for our trip around Halong Bay. The boat was pretty cool. There was only our group on there which was good, but there were absolutely loads of other boats which took away a little of ...

Bay Of the Dragons
Jul 22, 2004 (2 photos)

... here, checked out of my hotel, where they sneakily added 10% "government tax" to the bill, probably as I hadnt booked my Halong Bay trip with them - didnt have time to argue, but realised later that nobody else in Vietnam was charging me this tax. ...

Tours can be fun...Really.
Nov 21, 2003 (2 photos)

... Thailand, even one can spoil a group. Like ebola. This in mind, it was with some concern that we boarded the bus to Halong Bay, a coastline of karst limestone formations similar to the ones we saw at Tam Coc, except on a much larger scale. I'm still ...

Got Milk?
May 30, 2006 (5 photos)

... being put on some scales just outside of Halong City which surely can never be a good thing for the dog in a country such as Vietnam. Back in Hanoi I had just a few hours till the bus left to Hue but unfortunately there was a power cut in the hotel so ...

Halong Bay
Jan 2, 2006 (5 photos)

Happy New Year Halong Bay is one of the natural beauties of the world and we were fortunate enough to spend New Years Eve floating around it. It was touch and go as to whether or not we would have a boat or not but after climbing over three we got to ...

Beautiful but busy bay of islands
Jul 26, 2005 (3 photos)

... for mooring space on the quay. And so, back on the bus for the journey to Hanoi. Though I am pleased we visited Halong Bay, and found the scenery really awe-inspiring, I must say that the scale of tourism detracted from the experience somewhat. And ...

Boat Tour
Mar 26, 2007 (117 photos)

... 't feel what joy I took in all of it.  So I'll just have to remember, as best I can. With that said, it is Halong Bay and I still managed to take a fair number of photos.  On the second morning we had some nice light for an hour or two.  ...

Why is it called a "JUNK" ???
Mar 24, 2008 (18 photos)

... Easter.  I've been waiting for this exact moment to book a two day cruise of Vietnam's premier natural wonder and Unesco World Heritage site... Halong Bay.  The bay and it's magnificent 3000 islands were formed thousands of years ago when a huge ...

A dog is for dinner not just for Christmas!
Apr 26, 2004 (10 photos)

... means "Dragon Descending" and the Vietnamese believe that a Dragon landed in the bay to protect Vietnam, from the invading Chinese fleets. The route to Halong Bay takes you through Northern Hanoi and many towns which are famous for dog and I am not ...

A Night in a Junk on Halong Bay
Dec 10, 2007 (13 photos)

More pics here We booked an overnight trip to Halong Bay, one of the top 10 attractions in Vietnam and a UNESCO World Heritage site.   We were surprised to discover that we were the only guests on our boat, the Bai Tu Long Junk.  The ...

Pretty even on a bad weather day
Apr 29, 2008 (19 photos)

... would make for a fabulous venue for a night club. Maybe that's what prompted the guy to say hello:)   Ha Long Bay is beautiful. More beautiful than Milford Sound. Even though the weather was crappy. Even though it was steaming hot when it wasn't ...

Never a Dull Moment
Apr 1, 2006 (28 photos)

... my whirlwind Asia tour would be a 3-day, 2-night trip to Halong Bay. I had heard enough great things from fellow travelers about Halong Bay, and Lonely Planet -- the bible -- had deemed it one of the great natural beauties in all of SE Asia, so I gladly ...

Hanoi and the continued rain...
Jan 19, 2004 (8 photos)

... the next week and there was only one nice day, the following day, so went round several places enquiring about tours to Halong Bay (karst (limestone) islands in the sea similar to those we'd seen in China). We would have preferrd to have gone independently ...

Halong Bay
Jan 11, 2005 (17 photos)

... a whole new experience to see it in person. The locals make the work look easy, but it's not. In Vietnamese, Halong Bay means 'descending dragon.' It's an important and popular site. Around the 11th century, the Vietnamese defeated the invading ...

Halong Bay and the Emeraude
Jan 18, 2008 (33 photos)

... drizzly morning, our tour bus pulls out of Hanoi and heads north for the 2-hour drive to Halong Bay, the best known natural wonder of Vietnam. The drive through this fast-changing agricultural and industrial region is a study of Vietnam life. Out in ...

Dutchman Overboard!
May 18, 2005 (5 photos)

I'm a millionaire
Sep 17, 2003 (5 photos)

... was getting closer. We decided to go to bed. It was quite fun being on the boat with the thunder storm all around. Halong Bay - Day 2 It was another early start this morning. We stopped at the island to pick up some more people and our first stop was ...

Halong Bay Fiasco
Nov 22, 2005 (9 photos)

... in the dock we finally pulled away. Our guide came on deck and started to tell everyone about the legend of Halong Bay, dragons descending into the water making the islands etc. He mentioned something about the dragon fighting off invaders, to which I ...

Halong Bay
Apr 28, 2008 (28 photos)

... a quite little country harbour an extremely busy port with hundreds of tourist boats coming and going, not surprising since Halong Bay was declared a World Heritage site. The moment to start approaching the harbour the lime stone pinnacles are visible ...

Halong Bay
Oct 18, 2008 (9 photos)

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Sailing through Halong Bay
Feb 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... through the Phi Phi islands of Thailand, it was still nevertheless very relaxing sailing on the tranquil waters of Halong Bay. We enjoyed an absolutely sensational seafood lunch on board, accompanied by some very cheap but beautiful white Vietnamese ...

Playing Around in Boats
May 29, 2006 (11 photos)

... created by a dragon that lived in the mountains and as it flew towards the sea its tail carved out valleys and hills which form Halong Bay. It could also be said that it is a collection of 3000 or so limestone islands rising out of the water that is one ...

Top bombing!!!!!
Aug 17, 2004 (4 photos)

Having finally left Hanoi, the gang headed for Halong Bay. James, Gary, Nicola, Sarah, Charlie (John Smith) and i were sitting on the dock of the bay by midday. We were delayed which is not unusual but annoying. Halong Bay was beautiful and as we zig- ...