Halong Bay

Majestic, mysterious and inspiring – words alone cannot do justice to the natural wonder that is Halong Bay.  3,000 or more incredible islands rising from the emerald waters of the Gulf of Tonkin – a vision of breathtaking beauty. In 1994 it was designated a World Heritage site and is soon to be listed (currently in second place) as one of the 7 new wonders of nature.

We took a 3–day two night excursion and it was worth ever cent of the $54 (each), that included the boat (1 night), meals and other excursions to the caves, Cat Ba island (1 night) and hiking in the Cat Ba National Park.

We’ll let the pictures speak for themselves, it really was a fantastic experience.  You can see many more pictures here.

UNESCO World Heritage Site #8

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3 Responses to “Halong Bay”

  1. Tim K says on October 17th, 2008 at 5:12 pm :

    Cute photo of the pair of you on the boat :)

  2. Del says on October 18th, 2008 at 10:47 am :

    Like the top of the world pic!!
    see you bought a new vest!!

  3. Dazza says on October 19th, 2008 at 7:00 am :

    Yes I agree; a lovely photo on the boat but not sure about the gold crown Sam appears to be wearing…

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