Photo Tour of Halong Bay

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Surround yourself with karst limestone mountains that pop out of the water in this photo tour of Halong Bay.

 
Starting our Ha Long Bay cruise
Starting our Ha Long Bay cruise

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Enjoying the deck of our boat on a cruise around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Enjoying the deck of our boat on a cruise around Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

 
See for size comparison… These mountains aren't tiny
See for size comparison… These mountains aren't tiny

 
A brand new camera made to look ancient… Thieves are less incentivized to steal such things
A brand new camera made to look ancient… Thieves are less incentivized to steal such things

 
sun rays peak through a cave in Ha Long Bay
sun rays peak through a cave in Ha Long Bay

 
Jelly Fish looking cave formation… Lina beware
Jelly Fish looking cave formation… Lina beware

 
looking out from the caves back towards Ha Long
looking out from the caves back towards Ha Long

 
Lina and Ha Long
Lina and Ha Long

 
The dragon on the front of our boat leads the way deeper into Ha Long Bay
The dragon on the front of our boat leads the way deeper into Ha Long Bay

 
enjoying our dragon guide in Ha Long
enjoying our dragon guide in Ha Long

 
beautiful karst limestone peaks
beautiful karst limestone peaks

 

 

 

 
Kayaking stop!
Kayaking stop!

 

 
there were many cool holes in the mountains to kayak through
there were many cool holes in the mountains to kayak through

 

 
Dean kayaking
Dean kayaking

 
coming back through a hole in a cave
coming back through a hole in a cave

 

 
guard dog for this boat?
guard dog for this boat?

 
the lady pictured here rows around to boats offering tourists food and drink at cheaper prices than on the boat… #entrepreneur
the lady pictured here rows around to boats offering tourists food and drink at cheaper prices than on the boat… #entrepreneur

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Vietnam Flag. Vietnam Sunset.
Vietnam Flag. Vietnam Sunset.

 

 

 
Creating our own shade
Creating our own shade

 
Sunset on Ha Long Bay
Sunset on Ha Long Bay

 
Sunset on Ha Long Bay
Sunset on Ha Long Bay

 
Sunset on Ha Long Bay. Almost perfect alignment
Sunset on Ha Long Bay. Almost perfect alignment

 
Lina jumping off of our boat
Lina jumping off of our boat

 
Me… less gracefully jumping off of our boat.
Me… less gracefully jumping off of our boat.

 
A peak out of our cabin window
A peak out of our cabin window

 
we saw a brochure for this boat… the boat was stained hardwood, not white. the provincial authorities made all the beautiful hardwood boats paint themselves white
we saw a brochure for this boat… the boat was stained hardwood, not white. the provincial authorities made all the beautiful hardwood boats paint themselves white

 
Hey looks like this one works… let's take it out!
Hey looks like this one works… let's take it out!

 
Nope… doesn't work… sunk… had to swim to shore
Nope… doesn't work… sunk… had to swim to shore

 
kayaking around Monkey Island
kayaking around Monkey Island

 
A huge sludge of trash… so gross. Unfortunately many parts of Ha Long Bay were full of trash
A huge sludge of trash… so gross. Unfortunately many parts of Ha Long Bay were full of trash

 
A monkey on Monkey Island waiting to rob a tourist
A monkey on Monkey Island waiting to rob a tourist

 
Monkey Island resort from our new unsunk kayak
Monkey Island resort from our new unsunk kayak

 

 
returning to Ha Long
returning to Ha Long

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Enjoying the deck on our way back to Ha Long
Enjoying the deck on our way back to Ha Long

 
Ha Long Bay panorama
Ha Long Bay panorama

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay panorama
Ha Long Bay panorama

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

 
Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay

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