It's a 3-hr (150km) ride, punctuated by this colourful stop in the middle of the journey.
The fleet of 16-seater Ford Transit vans plying the Hanoi - Halong Bay tourist route, neatly parked inside the compound of the centre. Quite a comfy ride along decent roads, well maybe the suspension needs to be worked on. :-)
Plenty of travelers thronging the entrance, mainly from the West.
