Ha Long Bay Day Tour from Hanoi with Kayaking, Swimming & Lunch
Description
Experience the ultimate Halong Bay escape on this premium 6-hour deluxe cruise, designed for travelers who want to see it all without the rush. Departing from Hanoi, this itinerary perfectly balances adventure and relaxation: explore the majestic stalactites of Sung Sot Cave, kayak through the hidden lagoons of Luon Cave, and hike to the summit of Ti Top Island for the bay’s most iconic panoramic views. Between land excursions, enjoy a traditional Vietnamese buffet lunch featuring fresh local seafood, and end your journey with a serene sunset tea session on the sundeck as you sail through the limestone karsts. It’s a full-day, high-value experience that captures the very best of this UNESCO World Heritage site in a single, seamless trip.
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Itinerary
7:40 – 08:10: Our guide and buss come to picks up at Hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter and transfer to Halong Bay via highway (2.5 hours, stop ~20 minutes to restroom) (Option Pick up Hanoi). Arrival Tuan Chau Port at noon, cruise through the turquoise waters and admire the rock formations, islets: Incense, Bunner, Cock Fighting... Soak in the breathtaking surroundings while enjoying a Vietnamese Lunch on cruise.
✔️ 11.20am - 11.40am: Arrival Tuan Chau island,Check on Boat and have Vietnamese traditional Lunch with seafood while cruising though the amazing rocks: Insence Bunner, Stone Dog, Cock fighting … ✔️ Travelers visit Halong Bay for an up-close look at its amazing limestone islands, rock formations and caves. Whittled away over centuries by wind and water, they’re breathtaking.
✔️ 13.00pm: Explore the longest,biggest and the most beautiful grotto of Ha Long bay(Sung Sot Cave - Surprising Grotto). ✔️ " Sung Sot cave is the largest, perhaps the most renowned, and likely the most visited of all. "
14.45pm: Discover Luon Cave(water cave) with some options: ✔️ Kayaking or bamboo boat. ✔️ Relaxing on boat. ✔️ " One of the best things to do in Halong Bay is discovering the place yourself on your own kayak. The emerald water of Halong with calm water and many hidden tunnels make a perfect setting for kayaking. "
✔️ Otherewise the beach on the island is one of the most organised in all of Halong Bay for tourists, with deck chairs, cool drinks, souvenirs, and fresh water showers available. ✔️ You can swim or sunbathe, or spend some time relaxing in deck chair, sipping on a coconut and people watching. "
15.45pm: Visit Titop island: You can choice one of the options suits for you: ✔️ Swimming on the beach. ✔️ Trekking Titop peak for taking photos with panoramic view of the bay. ✔️ " TiTop Island where you can do Swimming or Climbing up to the top of the island where there is a best place to overview the beauty of Ha Long bay. With a beneficial reason: for many this is one of the highlights of their Halong Bay experience. Even more, after climbing, you can reward yourself with a cool, refreshing dip in the waters of Halong Bay.
- 20.30pm - 21.00pm: Arrive back at your hotel in the Old Quarter.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
✔ 07:40m - 08:10am : We will pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter Center . If customer stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter Center, Please should be ready at our office at 07.40am to join the tour - Address : 33 Ngo Huyen Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- You will be spent 6 hours on halong bay and around 4 hours for round trip transfer from Hanoi to Halong bay and back to Hanoi after the trip
Reviews(226)
We contacted Hanoi Explore Travel about 6 months before we travelled. Mr Lee was our travel consultant and he was professional, helpful and easy to deal with from the outset. He arranged a 3 day Ha Long Bay cruise with Peony Cruises including transport to and from Hanoi. Everything went exceptionally smoothly and it was a thoroughly relaxing short break. If I return to Vietnam I will definitely check with Mr Lee to see if he can help with my travel arrangements.
Many thanks for taking your time to publish this excellent review and for your recommendation. We are really glad to hear that you had an enjoyable experience with our tour and service. Your feedback is a tremendous motivation and encouragement for us to continually strive in service excellence. Again, thank you so much for sharing your experience and we look forward to having you again for another memorable adventure ! Best regards,
I had a fantastic trip with many experiences such as rowing a bamboo boat and visiting Titop Island. Ha Long Bay is beautiful but also quite crowded. The cruise service was excellent for the price, and the buffet lunch offered a wide variety of dishes, including options for vegetarians. The tour guide was very friendly and enthusiastic. I highly appreciate the excellent organization; it's definitely worth joining.
Did this cruise with Viet, and he was awesome! Beautiful experience, he was knowledgeable about the history, and he was so kind. Would recommend to anyone!
What a delightful review and what a pleasure to hear that you had a great experience with our tour. We deeply appreciate your excellent review. It motivates us a lot to develop our tours and services. We will continue to provide our guests with high standard services and facilities. I hope to have another opportunity to welcome you back here and see you again. Thank you in advance for your contribution. Best regards,
We booked this through Trip Advisor so we didn't know which service provider we were actually cruising with - it was Sunlight Cruise in case you wanted to book directly with them. The tour guides were friendly and professional but Halong Bay is just so overcrowded with tourists and other cruise ships. You were herded like cattle to a different activity every couple hours and then waiting in line for every single activity. It was really difficult to enjoy the scenery. The included buffet lunch was very mediocre and very disorganised. All the other cruises were similarly overcrowded and touristy so it honestly doesn't matter which one you book with. Unfortunately, it's the only way to see Halong Bay as a tourist so please manage your expectations.
There are external factors beyond our control. Because you visited during peak season, there were many tourists here. It is with great regret that I received your complain and it surprises me that such an unfortunate incident has happened to one of our valued customers. I can’t describe to you how sorry and shocked I am to know about this. Hanoi Explore Travel owes you its deepest apologies. We take pride in our customer satisfaction and these mistakes are not in line with our philosophy. A lot of time has been invested to determine the root cause of this error and my team and I reached the conclusion that this was mainly the result of There are external factors beyond our control. Because you visited during peak season, there were many tourists here. Of course, none of this is your fault and we take full responsibility for this error. We hope this is sufficient to solve the issue and clear any remaining inconvenience. Also as part of our continuous strive for perfection, we are implementing a number of checks and measures to ensure mistakes like these do not occur again. You deserve the best and we will make sure that you will get it with us. Thank you for raising this matter and giving us an opportunity to perform even better. I am deeply sorry in advance, Best Regards,
Full-Day Halong Bay Cruise with Swimming & Kayak Tour: the weather in Hanoi was a little chilly for the swimming!! We were picked up early on a lovely executive coach with seats on a par with an airlines business class – very comfortable! We did pick up guests from a few locations along the way but were soon on our way. There was a stop enroute to visit a Pearl farm, with the visit to the shop of course. Once we arrived at the marina our guide gathered the group while he went to collect the cruise tickets then we were taken down the pier to our boat. To be noted the boats dock against quite rough steep steps and this could be an issue for anyone with mobility problems. Once onboard Our guide allocated all of us within his group a designated table. Once we set sail and extensive buffet lunch was available – this was a little chaotic with some of the local people onboard, but the food was good and there was a great selection. During the day we got to visit caves, stopped for a ride on either a bamboo boat or Kayak (included) and were given the option to take a speedboat ride for an additional charge (300VND/Approx £8) final stop was a visit to a beach with the opportunity to climb to a view point – some of our group did this but found it to be very busy and crowded at the top which spoiled the experience a little. We then boarded the boat to sail back to the marina whilst watching the sunset over Ha Long Bay, before the journey back to the city (comfort break was included along the way)
We would like to send you our deep appreciation for taking your time to share the wonderful experiences you had with us. We are very happy that you were satisfied with all aspects of the tour and we will strive our best to maintain the quality of our services and tours. We would love to welcome you back to Vietnam again in the near future! Best regards,
Ha Long Bay was recommended by everyone and given our limited time in the city this one day trip was the perfect fit. I was most impressed with the selection by the crew on which islands to explore. Each was a completely unique and different experience and the final island completely blew my mind (no spoilers but just believe thats its quite amazing).
Dear Mr Austin Many thanks for taking your time to publish this excellent review and for your recommendation. We are really glad to hear that you had an enjoyable experience with our tour and service. Your feedback is a tremendous motivation and encouragement for us to continually strive in service excellence. Again, thank you so much for sharing your experience and we look forward to having you again for another memorable adventure ! Best regards,
Really great and intense experience. Loved every bit, thought it was rainy. Punctual, Great tour guide (Henry - 7 stars). Highly recommend, especially for those who have limited travel time.
Dear Ms Maria Thank you very much for your excellent review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed our tour. We always try our best to provide best service to our travelers. One again we proudly want to thank you for your contribution, your time and your trust in our company. Hope to see you again Best regards,
Took the one day Halong Bay tour which included the pickup/drop from the hotel, the Luxury Cruise with Heritage Luxury Boat. Onboard the boat a very good buffet was provided which included Seafood and also options for the vegetarians too.. The places that we went around were Halong Bay (seeing the various rock formations etc), the walk across the Sung Sot caves with it’s majestic limestone formations, Hang Luon Cave (kayaking, bamboo boat, speed boat options), Ti-Top island with it’s beach and swim in the waters. It was a rainy day that made us be in our raincoats when outside, however was an enjoyable trip.
Many thanks for taking your time to publish this excellent review and for your recommendation. We are really glad to hear that you had an enjoyable experience with our tour and service. Your feedback is a tremendous motivation and encouragement for us to continually strive in service excellence. Again, thank you so much for sharing your experience and we look forward to having you again for another memorable adventure ! Best regards,
Amazing tour and special thanks to Don for being such a great guide. Supportive and made the trip great for all the Traveller.
The tour was good and arrangement olaso good especially with Mr.Don the tour guide. He manage and guide pretty well. All informstion during the tour are clear.
