A visit and a short one-night cruise on Halong Bay. The hospitality of the Vietnamese ... through a mirror-smooth sea between the limestone islands jutting out at steep angles -- 1,969 of them.

If you want to visit Halong Bay this year, then a cruise is a great way to explore the many stunning sights and will offer ...

Among our stops: Hanoi, Halong Bay, Hoi An and Hue. We skipped Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city and its financial hub -- still called Saigon by most Vietnamese -- because we figured one ...

A visit and a short one-night cruise on Halong Bay. The hospitality of the Vietnamese ... through a mirror-smooth sea between the limestone islands jutting out at steep angles — 1,969 of them.