Day 5 - April 21

Hanoi - Halong

On arrival in Hanoi, we ate breakfast in the hotel. After breakfast we departed to Ha Long. Ha Long means "where the dragon descent into the sea." When we arrived in Ha Long, we boarded the Emeraude Classic Cruise (chef shots) where we ate lunch.

Ha Long Bay is recognized as "A World Natural Heritage Site" by UNESCO. The beautiful Ha Long bay covers an area of 1,500 km with over 3000 islands and inlets, innumerable beaches and grottoes created by the wind and waves. We passed some of the most scenic locations including Yen Ngua, Con Coc Mountains and a floating village. The movie, "Indochine" with Catherine Deneuve was shot here.

We had a fabulous dinner prepared by Chef Theil on board and then turned in to our cabin for the night.