Halong was one of the most awaited journey in Vietnam.
After enjoying the breathtaking caves and rifts at Ninh Binh province, we embarked on a four hour on road journey to reach an island called Tuan Chau in Halong city. Where all the cruise are docked and ready to sail.
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| Paradise Cruises lined up to start the journey |
One can find enormous options to select a cruise for Halong Bay . We opted for Paradise Cruise hoping for the best. Later turned out to be one of the best and had an unforgettable awesome experience
So we are set to sail Halong ( translating to descending dragon ) bay , which is also one of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Voyage started - View from the front deck of the balcony |
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| Cruise Terrace |
There was not a moment where we wanted to stay inside , just standing in the balcony of the cruise and was always greeted by the picture perfect view of naturally formed limestone over the years.
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| Cruise docked for Cave visits |
Visited a cave called “Sung Sot’ and then headed to a pearl factory hosted in between the bay , where you can see live demo of how pearls are extracted from Oysters
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| View from top of the Sung Sot Cave |
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| Floating village - Life on waters |
Its almost evening and time to anchor the cruise and experience the Solace in the midst of sea !!
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| Spectacular evening view , Memories still very fresh !!!! |
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| Experiencing the tranquility |
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| Such views made the evening as best ever of the Vietnam stay |
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| Almost Dinner time :) |
No words are enough to describe the early morning delight. Covered with mist, felt we were in a different world altogether.
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| Early Morning - Pure Bliss |
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| Never wanted morning to end |
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| Slowly mist gave way to mountains and neighboring cruise to be spotted |
Had a relaxing Tai Chi session on terrace of the slow moving cruise before heading to our next pit stop.
Docked near tiny island called “TI TOP” . Named after a Russian pilot who was shot down here at the time of War.One needs to climb around 300 steps to get the helicopter view of Halong Bay
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| Ti Top Island |
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| cruises parked around the bay - View from the top of "Ti Top" island |
"Not All those who WANDER are LOST" - T.R.R.Tolkien
Thanks for travelling virtually with me , hope you have enjoyed the photo journey.
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