We booked a tour through our hostel that took us around Ha Long Bay on a boat. We spent one night on the boat & one night in a hotel. The limstone peaks were really pretty & we also went to see some caves that were really spectacular. We had the option of doing a trek on Cat Ba Island. It was only for 2 hours & everyone was doing it apart from a couple with a baby so we figured it wouldn't be that hard. We felt like Sam & Frodo! The first par...

We booked a tour through our hostel that took us around Ha Long Bay on a boat. We spent one night on the boat & one night in a hotel. The limstone peaks were really pretty & we also went to see some caves that were really spectacular. We had the option of doing a trek on Cat Ba Island. It was only for 2 hours & everyone was doing it apart from a couple with a baby so we figured it wouldn't be that hard. We felt like Sam & Frodo! The first par...