Thursday, April 23, 2009

Halong Bay Trip Information

Ha Long Bay
VIET NAM

Credit: http://www.new7wonders.com/nature/en/nominees/asia/

Ha Long Bay is located in Quáng Ninh province, Vietnam. The bay features thousands of limestone karsts and isles in various sizes and shapes. The bay has a 120 kilometre long coastline and is approximately 1,553 square kilometres in size with 1969 islets. Several of the islands are hollow, with enormous caves, other support floating villages of fishermen, who ply the shallow waters for 200 species of fish and 450 different kinds of mollusks. Another specific feature of Halong Bay is the abundance of lakes inside the limestone islands, for example, Dau Be island has six enclosed lakes. All these island lakes occupy drowned dolines within fengcong karst

We bought a package tour for Halong Bay with 3 days-1 night on boat and 1 night at hotel on Cat Ba Island.

Halong Bay Ultimate Getaway
(3days – 2 nights = 1 night on boat and 1 night on Cat Ba Island)

Day 1: Hanoi – Halong Bay

AM: Pick up from your hotel. Leave Hanoi between 07:30 and 08:15am for Halong City by modern bus. On the way you will have a short-break about 20 minutes. Arrive Halong around 12:00, board Delux Junk and enjoy a welcome drink and lunch with savory local seafood.
PM: Start cruising around the bay to see the amazing karsts with different formation: Lion, Tea Pot, Toad, Dau Nguoi (Human Head) islets, then stop for a walk to Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave). Next stop is TITOP Island, where you will have 1 hour for visiting, climbing or swimming.
There will be plenty of time for swimming and sunbathing (weather permitting) after the boat anchors at a clean calm spot. Enjoy a wonderful sunset dinner in our beautiful restaurant before retiring to the comfort of your cabin on the boat.

Day 2: Halong Bay – Cat Ba Island

AM: Breakfast on boat. Then start cruising towards Cat Ba Island and stop at Va Gia village a long the way to transfer to another boat and cruise to Viet Hai village belonging to Cat Ba National Park. Cycle from Viet Hai wharf to Viet Hai primitive forest, trek though the forest up to the Navy Peak where you are overwhelmed by beauty of Halong Bay and Cat Ba National Park. Cycle back to the boat and lunch
PM: Explore the bay and its amazing islands and rock formation while kayaking around Lanha Bay. Visit Monkey Island and Lanha Lagoon or relax or take a swim.

In the late afternoon, get to Cat Ba Island and check to Holiday View Hotel (3 star)
Dinner at the hotel and free time to explore Cat Ba town by night

Day 3: Cat Ba - Halong – Hanoi

Early breakfast at the hotel at 07:00 Depart on bus to the harbor at 7:30 then board the boat and cruise back to Halong City. Arrive in Halong City at 12:00am and take the bus to the restaurant for lunch, After lunch, return to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi at around 05:00pm. Tour ends.

This is our group tour


And this is our guide (Mr. Fong)

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