We signed up for a tour of Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island for today. After a rough nights sleep – still not adjusted to time zone – we had breakfast, packed luggage and were picked up at 9am for a 2 hour drive to Halong Bay which is east of Hanoi.
At the marina I met two women that traveled on the fabulous looking boat in the photo above and loved it’s historical vibe. However today’s trip is on a different boat which is pretty stunning to me. Built 2017 it echoes the boats built in French Colonial era.
After taking a smaller boat out to our grand boat we enjoyed an excellent buffet while we cruised around the numerous limestone karsts everywhere in the bay.
Later there was an outing- either kayaking or being a passenger in a rowboat and traveling a cave opening to small.
During our water travels we enjoyed a few other smaller vessels.
Prior to dinner was a lesson in making spring rolls and we all were able to try our hand at it. The chef gave us their dipping sauce recipe- I’m looking forward to trying it once we get home!
2023 Travels of Pat and Dirk in Vietnam and other S.E. Asia countries 