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really good experience, we enjoyed and fun entertaining johnny hansom tour guide

Yesterday we done the ha long bay day trip with wati, it was a great experience made even better by our tour guide Dylan, he couldn’t been more helpful and kind throughout the day and he made the experience even better than it already was ! 10/10

The trip went quite smoothly. We got off to a great start. The driver was cheerful and enthusiastic. After picking up the others, we returned to the starting point to wait for our guide. Our guide was Mr. Chung. At 9 am, we left Hanoi and stopped at a rest stop for everyone to use the restroom. Then, we continued our journey to Ha Long. Throughout the journey, the guide kept going around the bus asking everyone about food and drinks. Remarkably, he asked the same question four or five times. He seemed very stressed. When we wanted to take a nap, he came back and asked again and again. At 11:30 am, we arrived in Ha Long. After 30 minutes of sightseeing, we thought we had arrived because everyone had boarded the bus and the driver was urging us to leave. But the guide got on the bus and announced a change of bus. We were asked to get off and follow him to another bus. Passengers from that bus transferred to ours, and we had to wait longer. Then, some people on my bus were mistakenly transferred to another bus, and we had to change buses again, which was quite time-consuming. Finally, we arrived at 12:25 p.m. I had boarded the bus at 8 a.m. It was a very long and tiring journey due to the waiting.

Felt like herded cattle the whole day, there was no chance to relax in between racing back to the boat or pushing through the crowds of people. The food was below average, service was poor (all staff members were glued to their phones watching TikTok on full blast). The kayaking was the only worthwhile part but by the time you queued up and got in the water you had less than half an hour in the water.

Booked this trip with WATI during our stay in Hanoi via our excellent hotel staff (‘Anna’ - Grande Collection Hotel & Spa in Hanoi old Quarter). We plumped for the Halong Bay one day trip, which included large boat rides with buffet lunch; time for a swim & or walk about on a beach & kayaking or boat ride (with an oars person) through a cave. With lots of photo opportunities along the way. Started with a pick up direct from the hotel (will pick up & drop off from any district 1 accommodation). Fully air conditioned & comfortable large transit van throughout the trip. Stop offs/toilet breaks included on route to and from site. All staff, every step of the way were polite, professional, very knowledgeable about their city & the Ha long bay site. But always service with a smile. Also could answer any general questions about the excursion. The lunch on ‘Jewels of the Bay’ (large boat) was mainly light food - which included fresh fruit & of plentiful supply, along with adequate amount of bottled water supplied throughout the trip. Although the day was full on, I considered it well worth the whole day & value for money. And wouldn’t hesitate to recommend WATI Travel for this excursion. All round service was excellent. To note re this trip- if decide on a kayak instead of the boat experience. Beware - plenty of phones have been lost from pockets in collisions with other vessels moving about the water particularly in busy times & if not a more competent kayaker.

We enjoyed our trip to Halong Bay with Wati Travel last November 8. Thanks to our excellent tour guide, Circus, who made sure everyone was safe and comfortable throughout the trip and who also provided a lot of interesting tidbits about the place. The tour coordinator constantly kept in touch with us prior to the trip to make sure that we get to meet Circus and our bus driver in our place of stay. The number of people during the trip was also adequate, ensuring that the bus and boat were both spacious during the trip. All in all, this was an excellent daytrip that was bang for buck.