Hạ Long Bay, Halong Bay

This is the highlight of our Vietnam tour. The view was breathtakingly beautiful! It is worth a visit in your lifetime. Take the kayak ride with the local ladies, they are very tough women, able to take photos with one hand and control the kayak with the other!

One of the most beautiful landscape on earth. It is always full of tourists though. Going on a 2 day 1 night cruise would be the best option to see the unique islands and rock formations.

They filmed King Kong here so the locals call it King Kong island at times. Beautiful scenery. Tourist attraction type of place. We all had to wear the bright orange life jacket making us an easy target as tourists. The bus from the hotel in the city is entertaining but long. It’s exhausting to sit on the bus that long. The traffic of course is crazy! Rent a motorcycle and ride yourself around. It’s much more fun. Everyone will avoid you if you are incorrectly operating your motorcycle or not know where you are going. The motorcycle rental was only $5 U.S. dollars per day. I had to surrender my passport during the rental period. Easy enough. That’s their way of making sure they get their motorcycle back. The rainy season can be interesting. Flooded everywhere, but only for a few hours a day.

My wife and I explored Ha Long Bay over a day on a cruise. Beautiful surroundings, it's exactly as you would see it in the movies. Stopping at pit stops and climbing to admire nature's work was incredible.

There are no words to describe how beautiful Ha long bay is. A UNESCO World Heritage site. Emerald coloured waters and thousands of towering limestone islands covered with dense forest. I would recommend an overnight cruise trip here. This place is worth a visit.