Halong Bay Day Cruise with Buffet Lunch by Diamond Era Cruise
Description
Experience the breathtaking beauty of Halong Bay aboard the Diamond Era, a 5-star luxury cruise featuring an elegant, modern design. Our 6-hour "Route 2" itinerary is designed to provide a complete and unforgettable world heritage experience. The vessel accommodates up to 130 passengers and boasts two spacious restaurants, a sundeck for sunbathing, and an onboard Jacuzzi. Enjoy a premium journey starting with a round-trip Limousine transfer via the high-speed expressway. Your package includes a diverse buffet lunch featuring seafood, Vietnamese specialties, and vegetarian options. All entrance fees for Sung Sot Cave and Titop Island, as well as kayaking, a sunset party, and the services of an enthusiastic English-speaking guide, are fully included.
Tour Options
Itinerary
7:45-8:20 Hotel pick up ( Hotels are located in Hanoi Old Quarter) Our English-speaking tour guide will pick guests up from other hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter The estimated pick up time will be informed to the customers before departure date via WhatsApp number. If outside Old quarter, meeting point Hanoi Opera House at 8:20am
10:30 – Short Lavatory Break Quick rest stop halfway to stretch your legs or take a quick snack in case you missed the breakfast. You will have 15 minutes for toilet and rest.
11:45 Boarding The Cruise – Check In Time. The bus will arrive at Halong International Port, reach our pier, where our welcoming staff will be waiting for your arrival with a big smile. Welcome drink will be served while the captain introduces the cruise briefing and instruction. 12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch On Board The cruise departs from Halong International Port for a joyful journey to discover the beauty of the world heritage Ha Long Bay. Along the way, you will have chance to pass through the grandeur of the legendary bay with thousands of limestone islands such as: Dog Rock, Duck Rock and especially Thumb Rock – a beautiful limestone islet rising from sea water in the shape of a giant thumb. Mother Nature has put Thumb Rock here to send a message of goodness to every passenger cruising in the ancient bay. Have a Huge – Buffet lunch with variety of dishes including Seafood – Vietnamese Food and International Food.
Explore Surprising Cave ( Sung Sot Cave ) Stop at Bo Hon Island. Our tour guide will take you to Sung Sot Cave/Surprising Cave, the largest and the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay. After about 200 steps under the forest canopy, the entrance of the cave shows up. A paradise of appear in front of you. You will discover the cave in about 45 minutes before getting back to the cruise (For other tourists who can’t walk much, you can stay on cruise, chilling out on the sundeck).
Visit Luon Cave Then do kayaking or a bamboo boat in Luon cave and discover the beautiful lagoon. The most interesting outdoor activity.
Titop Island – Titop Beach – Titop Mountian – Swimming – Hiking Stop at Titop Island. One this small island, you can climb halfway up the mountain to enjoy a panoramic view of Ha Long Bay. Looking down from high above gives you a wonderful sensation; at the same time offers you a spectacular view of every corner of the bay. Relaxing on the little white sand beach, go swimming or just stay on the boat and relax. So take a few moments to reflect on the beauty of this natural wonder of the world.
Cruising back to Halong International port. You will have a lot of time for enjoying sunset party with tea, cakes, sunbathing on the upper deck with music and enjoying great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
18:00 - 18:15 Get on the bus Get on the bus to back to Hanoi by Expressway, have a short break fro 20-30 miniutes. 21:00-21:30 Arrive to Hanoi. Our driver will drop you off at your hotel in the Old Quarter or meeting point.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Please provide a valid phone number (WhatsApp, KakaoTalk, or LINE) with your booking confirmation so our team can share real-time updates. If you have selected the Halong Bay departure option, please meet us at Tuan Chau Marina between 11:15 AM and 11:20 AM. For those departing from Hanoi, complimentary hotel pickup is available for guests staying in the Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem District) between 7:45 AM and 8:20 AM. If your hotel is located outside this area, please meet us at the Hanoi Opera House at 8:20 AM. Please note that pickup times may be slightly delayed due to local traffic conditions, and we appreciate your patience and cooperation. Due to the hotel location, some stress were blocked by Police so we will inform customer move to the nearest place to pick up. Customer kindly cooperating!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(2,096)
it was a great experience. Vincent our tour guide made feel us comfortable for the whole trip, he speak english fluently for that reason, the instruction become clear and easy to understand. overall. we are satisfied with this trip.
It was a great experience, everything was organized well. Tom was a great guide and we kept talking the whole trip. Would recommend this to anyone who'd go to ha long bay!
Best experience with Phu(Richie) as Guide best guide and cool person made experience 10/10
Great experience. Our guide Phu (aka Richie) was very resourseful and knowledgable and very fun to be around
I really enjoyed the trip, especially guided by Richie (Phu). He explained every detail of tourist places really well. For the admission fee, I think it’s worth the price, as you will get everything you need in the cruise.
Tour guide Richie was amazing! Very helpful and informative. I had such a great experience on this tour and left very impressed
The experience was great. Staff and crew delivered excellent service especially the tour guide who was good in explaining the history of the different destinations that we’ve been to. Cruise was clean and spacious. Highly recommended
We had such a wonderful time on our Halong Bay cruise! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A special shoutout to our tour guide, Tom, who was absolutely great. He was very accommodating, knowledgeable, and made sure we were comfortable throughout the trip. His friendly personality and helpfulness really made the experience more enjoyable and definitely made the trip worthwhile. The pickup from Hanoi was a little late, but thankfully, we still arrived on time and everything went smoothly afterward. The staff on the cruise were also excellent—very attentive, quick to assist, and easy to talk to. Everyone was friendly and made us feel welcome throughout the experience. Overall, we really enjoyed the activity and would definitely recommend this Halong Bay cruise, especially if you get Tom as your guide! 🌊⛴️✨
The trip was great and we had a fun and relaxing time while looking at Halong Bay. Tom was a great guide and was very clear with his instructions and giving information and facts about the places visited
I got a very enjoyable and good trip with my tour guide Vincent he was very kind.
