Tran Anh @ 3 hours away from Hanoi City, Vietnam

I was in Hanoi, Vietnam end of December 2008 with my family. We took a one day trip to Tran Anh which started at 8am and finished at 7pm. This Tran Anh place is around 3 hours drive where tourists go there to enjoy the breathtaking scenery of water, greens, mountains and most importantly --- the caves.

The weather was great when we were there, it was around 16 degrees. We arrived there around 11am and proceeded to take the boat trip to visit the caves. These wooden boats were rowed by local Vietnamese woman. The caves are rather dark and were lit up by lamps installed in the caves.

After the 2 hours boat ride enjoying the fresh air and beautiful scenery, we returned to land and enjoy a typical local lunch. After the delicious lunch, we started our journey back to Hanoi City.


Boat trip begins....


Breathtaking scenery


Monkey


Going into a cave


Coming out from a cave


Reflection of the water makes it looks like a frame


Smallest boat ever.... Man paddling


Ducks


Local dishes from Vietnam