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Halong Bay, Vietnam - Kayak best Asia?

Exotic Destinations: Halong Bay in Vietnam

Vietnam is a small country dominated by an enormous coast. Its narrow landslides shaped Ss'étend Mekong Delta in the south and the river delta Red, in the north and meets the South China Sea in a very dramatic movement and a half thousand miles of beautiful beaches, traditional fishing villages, dramatic cliffs and the island-filled bays. Halong Bay is a huge body of water that still contains thousands of limestone islands in fantastic shape. It competes with the Bay of Phang Nga, Thailand as the best destination for kayaking SE Asian tropics.

Sunset on Halong Bay off the north coast of Vietnam creates a scene that defines the East. Columns of freestone, that behind the sea of the finest bases, assuming that perfection of proportion and how to laugh at all the facts sculpture of man as naive imitation. For centuries, harmony landscape has inspired a whole school of Vietnamese painting. To drift in a garbage can below the eaves yawn and look at the dim light of vertices rock and transforming the band leaves in the jungle giant figures is, briefly, to be part of a timeless landscape of Asia.

A Dream Come True Kayaking - Halong kayaking trip

After the crew of good character Dragon we had received on board and loaded into our kayaks to double the roof of the cabin, we took the road away from Bai Chay and in another world. And what is a world which has proved be. My admiration and wonder at the increasing role that paddling in the beautiful islands wrapped in thick vegetation crawled under arches spectacular sea, the magnificent rock, caves and spectacular beaches of golden ribbons. Excellent guide navigation are essential the complex image.

After hours in the kayaks back to the support ship, which had a large covered deck with tables and benches in you can relax and socialize, and a leader who had been sent from heaven. Privilege, in addition to being gifted with beauty and sweetness had the gift of being able to shake the eight course banquet in a small kitchen area, More Than two-burner oil. At lunchtime cries of joy were been heard by the ship as excellent dish after another has been placed before us. The best seafood imaginable - lobster, shrimp, crabs, a variety of fish and spring rolls, delicate, fragrant soups, meat mixture and fried vegetables, all deliciously prepared. While we ate, we saw a stunning panorama of islands stretching endlessly in all directions, motioned to go further in Bay to discover its deepest secrets and ancient mysteries.

A day kayaked in a foggy dawn. Go through the mist, strange shapes began to materialize. The limestone rocks of pure water rose several hundred feet. They bump and strange angle with drawings cracks, caves and arches, and covered with trees is unlikely. As we have moved beyond, more and more appeared in droves back in fog, as if some ingenious trick with mirrors create the illusion of hundreds of these islands surreal. But there are hundreds of them, creating a scene directly from a mysterious old paint and give credit to East legends about this great bay, which their islands were formed from jewelry spat with dragons, sea creatures who are still hiding in its waters.

Towards end of our third day of three hours per day rowing soft, we found a small temple in a sandy beach at the foot of a cliff. Color Paper boats suspended from the roof. At the altar, brass pots with sticks of incense and silk sheets are stacked with offerings of fruit, cigarettes and money that allow fishermen. One by one, our team of six added to these offers, then lit incense sticks and held them in his hands, bowing to the altar and prayer. In silence and with a little self-conscious, we also pay our respects spirits and sea dragons, leaving behind our offer Western - dollar bills, chocolate bars and biscuits. This scene takes place several times in the next days, we have found sanctuaries hidden amidst the dense vegetation of beaches, all with evidence that they have recently been visited by fishermen.

Fishing families in Halong Bay aboard boats simple living small size, which are built of bamboo, woven pitch. Often the boats are navigable together to train people "floating". Rowing between islands often met these people, where smoke rose from coal burners, Radios played, dogs barked at us from the decks of ships and the older children cried enthusiastically, while their brothers and sisters younger looking bridges straw around the bass.

At times, our senses are overwhelmed by what we offer Halong Bay. The fourth day, we paddled into a small tunnel which leads under the cliff of a beautiful island. At the other end of the tunnel was a flash of light. Ducking beneath stalactites and push the walls with bulky oars, is maneuvering to succeed. The beams of our head torches were engulfed by the deep dark and echoes our nervous laughter around us. Gradually Light Extended grew in brightness and was reflected in the water. Assuming they had rowed just below the island, hoping to resurface in Halong Bay and see the familiar views. Instead, He rowed in the heart of the island of limestone, which for centuries had been devoured by water and wind until is perfectly hollow and open to the sky.

A profound silence fell over our group, kayaking kayaking, we went out, blinking, into the dark tunnel a lake surrounded by a circle of vertical walls. The air was calm and warm. The only noise is the rallying cry of a solitary bird, hidden somewhere in dense vegetation, pendants. We are floating in water color of jade, over us, surrounded by sharp stone, the sky was pale, sun hidden by clouds. I dared breath for fear of breaking the charm of this ethereal garden, is intact and perfect. It would have been easy to stay there for hours, but the creeping wave tunnel and will soon be sealed by the water. On leaving, I thought of the immensity of this beautiful bay and make this trip and had to come much more to discover - sanctuaries, beaches, caves, tunnels, lagoons of the islands - and who knows what else?

After the kayak back to our ship sailed into the sunset and, after dropping anchor in a creek, lying on deck to observe the meteors flash across the night sky. In the bay, the lights swayed Squid fishermen on the horizon, like stars fallen. Behind us, the giant stone crescent moon on the calm waters and beaches of money in eternal rest. In the silence, darkness, on Halong Bay in its beauty.

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The author runs Andaman Sky Co., Ltd, specialising in climbing and diving trips to Thailand’s best beach destinations.