Halong Bay

Halong Bay is THE big tourist site in Northern Vietnam.  The Karst formations common to coastal Vietnam, Thailand, and parts of southern China come right down into the water, creating amazing rock formations jutting out of the ocean all along the coast around Halong City.  Of course, there is every type of boat you can imagine just waiting to take you out to cruise, swim, kayak, hike, whatever.

 

 

Boats ("Junks") awaiting travelers at the Tourist Docks in Halong City

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On the way into the formations in Halong Bay.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Out on the water.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some of the islands have amazing cave formations you can wander around in.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halong Bay sunset

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Evening boat re-stocking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mako demonstrates that she has no problem living the yacht lifestyle.