We arrived at the tourist docks in Ha Long to find a bustling scene of small boats loading and unloading, and shuttling passengers to large faux-junks waiting for the next set of customers.
This boat had everyone wearing the same hat for easy identification.
Waiting for our boat to sail.
More people wearing the same hat.
Boats everywhere! It is amazing that anyone can find which boat they are supposed to go to.
Fake sails. All of these boats are powered by internal combustion engines.
Our tour guide. He spoke English, Vietnamese, and a few other languages as well.