Halloween in Halong Bay

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We booked a three day trip that would bring us to Halong Bay and spend the first night on a boat and the second night on Monkey Island. First day we done some kayaking around the floating fishing village and went into a cave that had loads of weirdly shaped stalactites and stalagmites. After the cave we went back onto the boat for dinner overlooking Halong Bay – such a beautiful view. Phil jumped off the boat and done a bit of swimming – I didn’t want to get my hair wet lol That night there was karaoke – the Vietnamese are obsessed with this!



Next day we headed to Cat Ba Island and walked up one of the mountains guided by an overly enthusiastic Vietnamese dude who kept swinging out of trees and pretending to shoot us with a stick. Then we headed back to the boat that brought us to Monkey Island where you’re meant to be able to see some monkeys but that sounded like hard work after just walking up a mountain so we just sunbathed instead. That night we had a BBQ and a few drinks on the beach – isn’t life tough! Lol



Next day it was an early start for the journey back to Hanoi.



We really loved Halong Bay – cruising along on the boat overlooking the beautiful rock formations was amazing. Such a lovely experience! The only down side was the tour itself was a bit crap – sounds stupid but maybe this trip was too touristy (were probably 10 years too late to visit this place) but it’s the only way you can get out to see Halong Bay.



Lots of love,



Phil & Alana xx

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