The journey from Hanoi to Halong Bay is usually about 3.5 hours. However, our coach took the highway and reached there in slightly less than 3 hours. As we were a bit early for the Halong Bay cruise, we had a quick stop at Halong Pearl Farm.
First, we had an introduction on the different types of pearls. The guide also explained the difference between natural and cultured pearls.
Then we moved on to the next station where we witnessed a demonstration on how pearls are being cultured and categorized. After Javier heard about the process of culturing pearls and its low success rate, he felt that it's very cruel to the oysters and decided to discourage people from buying pearls.
At the end of the short tour, we were led to a shop selling pearls as expected. Of course, we did not buy any, especially after what Javier said, and walk right towards the exit. :-)
Soon after, we boarded our coach and proceeded to the harbour for our Halong Bay cruise.
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