BEST Halong Bay Day Trip de Hanoi e volta

This trip was well worth the time and money. Tour leader was great. Food exceptional.

It was amazing good trip to ha long bay. From hotel.pick up to drop.cruise experience was good , lunch buffet was decent with veg and non veg options. Approx spent 9-10 hours with good view. Tour company arranged it all.

The Ha Long Trip was my most favourite part. I booked a day trip. Was briefed over whatsapp by the tour guide about what to carry. He picked me up from my Hotel on schedule, It took us about 45 mins to an hour to pick up everyone from within the city and it was actually quite nice as I got a nice tour of Hanoi early morning. The host, Tiger was very friendly and easy to communicate with. The bus has a 29 people capacity and is very comfortable. The provide 1 bottle of water while going and one bottle while coming back. The bus stopped for a bio break / tea / coffee for about 20 mins once and it also stopped at a Pearl Farm closer to the Ha Long Bay. The cruise was nice and the views were stunning. The food was good too! The crew was well versed with multiple cultures and I thought they did a great job of ensuring everyone was comfortable. First activity was walking through the Srprising cave, it was a lovely and very unique experience. Next was the Kayak / boat experience which was my favourite. One can choose between the two and I went with the Kayaking option and it was stunning. We then stopped for our third activity where you could either hike up or go to the beach. I chose to take a dip and the sunset was breathtaking! Finally once we got back to the cruise, it was time for some music, dancing and good vibes, Overall, a fantastic trip and I would highly recommend it to anyone wanting to go to Ha Long. I wish the entire team the very best and thank you for making my trip and super memorable one. Love and regards , Lokesh

5/10, the ship was dirty and the captain of the boat crashed into other boats multiple times. The tour guide didn't care much for his passengers, all that stood in his mind was hurry hurry. Too many activities with to short time.

The rating here is for the tour company, rather than Halong Bay. Out of all the trips we did in Vietnam, this was the one I was looking forward to most, I'd always wanted to go to Halong Bay. (If you're looking for other tours, Ninh Binh is AMAZING, and also half day Hanoi sightseeing tour is really good). Anyway, can't fault the tour company. We were originally booked to go on the 2 day/1 night cruise on 9/10 Sept but due to the typhoon it was cancelled, we got a refund via TripAdvisor no problems at all. I rebooked direct with the tour company for the day cruise, originally on the Tues (where we got picked up and after about 30 mins were told that they'd just been notified that the authorities weren't allowing boats out so we got dropped back to hotel), and then Weds got cancelled, so we rearranged to Sat 15 Sept as we were doing other tours on the other days. On the Sat we were picked up from hotel and hour late, BUT traffic was horrendous, and we went to Halong Bay. The guide was great. Really informative. The driver used his phone a couple of times whilst driving which was a bit sketchy, but apart from that there were no issues. The tour/ship itself was well organised and food was good. The issue about Halong Bay is the sheer amount of people on all the tours, and the pollution in the water at the key sites. As a world heritage site I was expecting it to be beautiful and protected, but there was crap everywhere in the sea at the core tourist points. The highlight of the day no doubt was the boat ride under the cave into the bay, and we paid a surplus to go on the speed boat (250,000 dong per person, about £7.50) which was amazing value, we all loved it. The lowlight was the "swim", when I heard we'd be swimming in Halong Bay I was really excited, but it's in a little cordoned off area on the beach bit, and the water was filthy. Small chunks of what looked like polystyrene floating all over the water, and tiny bit of - what looked like - oil floating on the surface. Maybe from all the boats parked a few meters away and constantly coming in and out with passengers. I felt very dirty getting out the water but luckily there was a shower on the boat which I used. The boat was very cool inside which was lovely as very hot and humid outside. The food provided on the tour was really good too. Overall, can't fault the tour operator (well apart from the driver using his phone whilst driving passengers) but the cruise was great and very well set up, guide and staff were amazing people, but Halong Bay itself, whilst stunning, was very dirty at points which was sad to see, and way too many tourists (I get the irony of writing that as one of the tourists...) Overall, tour operator great, but Halong Bay needs some TLC to make it clean again at key points. The cave walk on one of the islands BTW was amazing, SO much bigger than we expected, and the caves were just beautiful. The final sunset party on top of the boat was actually really fun, I don't generally like things like this with people I don't know, but it was fun, and Halong Bay at night was stunning.

I was in the hotel lobby at the pick-up point at 8:00. But after an hour, no one came. In the end, he is unable to join a day tour and is in a hotel. He's asking for compensation, but there's no indication he'll comply. It's OK to be late, but I wonder if you won't come. Also, the tour Guide was not contacted. It has a Rating of 1 or 0. Because I couldn't go. It may seem like a lie, but this is what happened today in reality.

All in all, it was the best experience. The location is breathtaking and amazing. Had a great time, and I hope to see you again soon. Love from India

Good tour, specially arranged a driver to pick and drop us at our airbnb as we live outside of old quarter. Good service, will recommend to look for Tuan for your tour bookings. Tuan has many different tour packages.

We had a wonderful day in Halong Bay. Clean, beautiful, and luxurious ship. The price is reasonable for a day cruise. The food is delicious, diverse, and flavorful. We have fun with the kayaking activities. The cruise also has a slide to swim into the sea, which is very amusing.

We have a wonderful trip with this company. The lunch was delicious with fresh seafood. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and shared many interesting stories about Vietnamese culture and the history of Ha Long Bay. Would recommend fitting in this day trip from Hanoi!