Ha Long Bay Cruise Day Tour - best selling: Kayaking, Swimming, hiking & Lunch
Description
7.40-8.20AM: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi old quarter & transfer to the boat (on request) 11.30-12.15: Check-in onboard. Passing beautiful landscapes in Halong bay. 12.45: Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood. 13.45: Visiting Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay. 14.45: Do kayaking to explore amazing place in Halong bay where is the best place for kayaker, this is the most beautiful lagoons in Ha Long bay as well. 15.30: Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing Panorama views of Halong bay. 16:15: Cruising back to habour. Enjoy amazing sunset & landscapes on the way back. 17:30 -18.00: Disembark Halong bay habour. Transfer back to Hanoi (on request) Around 21.00 - 21.30: Arrive in Hanoi old quarter. finish!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Hanoi Opera house is one of the most beautiful ancient theatre in Hanoi that was build by French...
Check-in onboard at Tuan Chau Marina habour at the noon time
We cruise in Halong bay, passing many beautiful places in Halong bay
Hiking up & down to visit Halong Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay
Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing panorama views of Halong bay
Do kayaking to visit Halong bay in your own
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
- 8.15 AM is price option which is included in shuttle bus from Hanoi old quarter, we can pick up hotels in Hanoi old quarter or Hanoi Opera house from 8.00-8.30AM depending the locations (don't pick up from outside of Hanoi old quarter) - 11.30AM is price option which is not included in shuttle bus/ transfers to & from habour. This option for customers who depart from the Tuan Chau Marina habour. We don't have pick up services in Halong city but if customers book this 11.30AM option & want to book transfers services (Private car, no shuttle bus), pls contact us in advance to get the extra price information. - If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port -> We can arrange the cruise trip at the same habour, customers just need walk from their cruise ship to our point at 11.30AM (just 5 minutes) Please contact in advance by email or hotline to confirm!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Surcharge: 15USD per person on Lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05 to 09th, 2027 (Please pay cash directly on tour)
- Things to bring: Umbrellar/ Hat, shirts (protect skins in the hot summer & strong sun, shoes/ sandals/ flip flops, swimming suits, towels, small money, sunglasses, suncream, camera, small waters (glass water bottle/thermos water bottle), snacks, raincoats, insect spray... Jackets (in the Winter).
- 7.40-8.20AM: Pick up at hotels in Hanoi old quarter (time to pick up depending your hotel locations...). If customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, pls come to Hanoi Opera house, 01 Trang Tien street before 7.30AM or Hanoi Silk Path hotel, 195 Hang Bong street at 7.45AM or Embassy hotel, 166 Tran Quang Khai street at 8.20AM to get on the bus.
- Do not tip if asked by local people, we cannot stop them but warning to our tourist)
- Ha Long Bay is so beautiful and it's crowded every day, especially in summer and weekends -> it is often overcrowded by Vietnamese tourists in summer. But we’re the smallest group tour in Halong bay
- Sometimes, you will see garbages on Ha Long Bay due to changes in flowing water and tides, garbages from other places come to to Ha Long Bay. Government, local people, travel companies... are trying their best to clean up Ha Long Bay.
- For the best trip, we need your cooperation. Please tell us all the problems, questions if you have. Our tour guide is always there to help you.
- We also hope that customers will respect all other tourists in the group, respect the culture, timetable and common principles...
- Water is free on the bus. But follow up the policy of Halong bay administration about environment, they don't allow to bring plastic bottle water to the boat & visit spots. But tourists can bring multi-use bottle/ glass bottle/ thermos bottle...Or you can leave your plastic water bottle in your bag to pass the gate!
- If customers stay in Hanoi old quarter but don't see their hotel/ address in the drop list to book -> No worries, please choose any hotel option that you can see in the list just to finish the booking, then we will come to pick up. Customers need to contact us via email/ phone/ zalo/ whatsaap to confirm the pick up information in this case as soon as possible
- Customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, please choose any hotel option that you can see/ or choose "hotel is not listed" just to finish the booking, then contact by emaill/ phone/ whatsaap/ zalo...-> we will recommend the best pickup point then.
- Customers stay on International cruise trip: If your cruise ship habour name is Halong international cruise port, we can arrange the cruise trip that is the same habour & customers just need to walk from your ship to our pick up point around 11.30AM (just 5 minutes). If your cruise ship habour is Cai Lan port, customers need to take a taxi to our Tuan Chau Marina habour at 11.30AM (20 minutes tranfer) or please contact us in advance to arrange pick up services with additional fees.
- NOTE: From July 01, 2026, the Vietnamese government stopped all the tourist buses to come inside Hanoi Old Quarter. So, we will confirm exactly pickup point and time before the departure date. Pickup and drop-off services will be provided along the following streets: Hai Bà Trưng, Tràng Thi, Phùng Hưng, Hàng Đậu, Trần Nhật Duật, Trần Quang Khải, Nhà Hát Lớn, Tràng Tiền, Lý Thường Kiệt...
Reviews(3,695)
The guide, Phong, was very cooperative and had actually good sense of humour. Loved the trip and actually enjoyed a lot!!
My tour guide, Phong, made the experience very enjoyable and I had a great time overall.
Our tour guide Phong was very good and quite funny. Good trip overall!
Our trip is good! Phong is very good in explaining everything and in assisting us. Highly recommend! :) Will surely do this again!!
My guide was Phong and he did an amazing job
Great way to experience Ha Long bay!! It's a long day but very much worth it! The water was a good temperature too.
Phong was our guide. He was informative and ensured we got our money’s worth. I would highly recommend this trip and Phong as your guide.
Phong was an amazing tour guide! Super amazing energy and gave us a very entertaining and educational tour. We loved it so much!!
phong was our tour guide and did a phenomenal jobs in giving us a good and enjoyable experience.
The staff on the boat were so sweet to my kids. Sam was also very patient and helpful with our whole family. Outstanding service that made our holiday special.
