MissTtravels

Day 13

Another quiet one.

We left Tam Coc and travelled by bus for about 4 hours. Lots of rice fields, and we finally got to see some of the enormous factories Vietnam is famous for. We were basically following the Red River down to its delta, so there is a lot of manufacturing here taking advantage of the shipping. Ports and container terminals.

We arrived at Halong Bay and boarded our floating hotel.

We are staying aboard the Halong Secret for one day. The bay is amazing, with weird limestone cliffs and islands everywhere. Also tourists.

On board we were served an amazing lunch. The afternoon was spent cruising about, and about 4pm we visited a very strange beach – Ti Tao Beach. The water was waveless and cold.

Back on our big boat we were served another massive meal. We are sharing the boat with another Intrepid tour group, but it is not crowded at all. Actually quite luxurious.