Lan Ha Bay Full-Day Cruise Tour from Hanoi - Serenity Boutique





Description
Lan Ha Bay full-day cruise from Cat Ba Town, Hai Phong, Hanoi, with a unique itinerary on the cruise with lots of outdoor activities like kayaking, swimming, snorkeling, jumping, etc. Highlight - Longest route to the less touristy area of Lan Hạ Bay - Ha Long Bay. - A most spacious and unique cruise that starts from Beo Wharf. - Kayaking and swimming in the most beautiful area on Lan Ha Bay. - Lunch with fresh seafood & Vietnamese dishes. - Friendly staff, funny local tour guide. - Group size under 45 people (boat' capacity 99 people).
Tour Options
Itinerary
5:30 AM - 5:45 AM: Pick-up at your hotel located in Hanoi Old Quarter. 6:00 AM: Pick-up at the Serenity Cruises Office (No. 214 Tran Quan Khai, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi).
Pick up at Hai Phong: Lan Ha Bay day tour at 16 Ben Binh, Minh Khai Ward, Hong Bang District, Hai Phong at 6:30 am
8:15 - 8h45 am Pick-up from Cat Ba Express office at No. 191, 1/4 (Mot Thang Tu) street, and hotels in the area of 1/4 (Mot Thang Tu) street - Tung Dinh - Nui Ngoc. If you stay out of this area, kindly contact us for the most convenient pick-up point.
9:00 Check-in Serenity Boutique Cruise, enjoy welcome drinks and friendly smiles from our crew.
9:10 The trip starts! Our captain steers the cruise slowly, and the poetic scenery of Cai Beo ancient fishing village constantly appears with floating houses lying along the mountainside. You will be surprised at the peaceful beauty of this 7,000-year-old village. It's time to learn more about the local fishers, their daily life, and the cultural values shared by our experienced guides.
The cruise moves further into the core of bay where you can't help but be amazed by the gift of Mother Nature: a large bay area, the phenomenal emerald water embracing hundreds of rocky islands of various sizes and shapes.
10:30 The boat anchors at DARK CAVE AND BRIGHT CAVE area ( Sang – Toi Cave). Located in the border region between Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay, this is surely one of the best places for kayaking. Let’s spend one and a half hour doing kayaking to discover stunning limestone structure and interesting natural habitat there. "The subject can be changed due to of the sea currents, weather conditions and tide. It can be changed to visit Viet Hai Village & Cat Ba National Park in stead of Dark & Bright Cave"
12:00 Come back to Boutique Serenity Cruises and relax 12:30 Lunch served with Cat Ba fresh seafood and Vietnamese tradition food. Kindly inform us if you have speacial request for food vegetarian.
13:30 The boat moves to the Ba Trai Dao Beach erea.
15:00 The cruise heads back to harbour by different route wehre you can keep admiring the romantic landscape of Lan Ha Bay. 16:00 Sunset Party.
17:00 Arrive at Beo wharf, say “Goodbye Lan Ha bay”, ends up an unforgetable trip.
18:45 The tour arrived back in Hai Phong.
20:20 The tour arrived back in Hanoi.
21:00 The tour arrived back in Ninh Binh.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
5:30 AM - 5:45 AM: Pick-up at your hotel located in Hanoi Old Quarter. 6:00 AM: Pick-up at the Serenity Cruises Office (No. 214 Tran Quan Khai, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). Pick up at Hai Phong: Lan Ha Bay day tour at 16 Ben Binh, Minh Khai Ward, Hong Bang District, Hai Phong at 6:30 AM. Pick up at Cat Ba Island: Cat Ba Express office No. 191, 1/4 Street, Cat Ba Town at 8:30 AM.
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
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(97)
Du made our trip from Cat Ba back to Hanoi completely stress-free! He was super friendly, professional, and kept everything running smoothly from the bus to the ferry. Excellent English and great care for all passengers. Highly recommend booking with Du!
That was my favorite tour during my visit in Viet Nam. The trip was so smooth and Haha was friendly and humorous guide
Highly recommended and absolutely was the excellent trip in Viet Nam. The cruise was new, luxury and the staff was so friendly. Big thank to Ha - the guide with the best service
Big thank to our tour guide Ha, he made trip trop was so perfect today and everything was so smooth
Rating 10/5 only because of tour coordinator “HAPPY.” He is the best guide one could have for lan ha bay. Thank you so much Happy for making our trip so memorable. LOVE FROM INDIA. Just a small suggestion for serenity cruise. Please include some small breakfast options while we travel from HANOI to Catba
Was a great trip and was looked after from start the start with my tour guide DU, who was extremely helpful and looked after me completely through the transfer to the boat with his good energy and positivity which was needed as it started super early in the morning! Who then transferred me to Tiger who was also great and showed us around the island, which was amazing and not busy at all which is what i wanted, beautiful landscapes all the way through!
We had a good time with Duy who our guide on the bus and was very sweet. Appreciate his efforts to make us feel comfortable, right from pick up at Hotel Metropole to the ferry
Taken from start to finish. The day before transport reminder with RV location pzr message (time, map, photo). A motorcycle arrives before the bus to check that everything is there. Info in the coach to explain the procedure, we took the cable car option from Hanoi, to do! Then we are picked up on the other side (the bus takes the ferry). We stayed the day before in Cat Ba (nice beaches but city without more). The next day, excursion via this day guide and good surprise, it is the same team and the boat is the Serenity grandeur, super luxury, buffet at the top, swimming pool,... nice stop to get nibbled feet by cousins of the piranhas and drink a snake alcoholic (a double adventure) then bike back to the boat freely. We finish with a dive (be careful, the slides type well on arrival in the water, only flat...). In short, to do!!!
The cruise lived up to its name, a truly serene experience and our tour guide Happy also lived up to his name. He was full of energy and grace. The day was a perfect blend of activity and relaxation. They coordinated each group's specific pick up and drop off needs which was impressive and greatly appreciated. The experience was nothing short of magical and I would highly recommend it.
Really nice tour. Quiet, awesome views, nice guide. Would recommand!



