Ha Long Bay Cruise Day Tour – best selling: Kayaking, Swimming, hiking & Lunch
Why we love it?
The Ha Long Bay Cruise Day Tour offers a comprehensive experience of one of Vietnam's most iconic natural wonders over 9 hours and 30 minutes. Ideal for outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers, the tour includes activities such as kayaking, swimming, and hiking, allowing participants to fully immerse themselves in the stunning landscapes of Hạ Long Bay. A highlight of the tour is the onboard lunch, which provides a taste of local cuisine while enjoying panoramic views of the bay's limestone formations. With an English-speaking guide and round-trip shuttle bus service from Hanoi included for the 8:30 AM option, this tour is designed for those seeking both adventure and cultural insight in a breathtaking setting.
Inclusions
- Lunch onboard
- Restroom on board
- Swimming
- English speaking guide
- Round trip shuttle bus from Hanoi is included If customers book & pay for 8.30AM option
- With option & price of 8.30AM: Pick up & drop off if customers stay at hotels in Hanoi old quarter
- With option & price of 12.00PM: Just pick up & drop off at Tuan Chau Marina habour only
- Note: With 12.00PM option, customers need to contact us before 9.00AM on departure day
- Note: With 12.00PM option, customer need to send passport information before 9.00AM on departure day
- Note: Please contact us in advance by hotline/whatsaap/zalo or email to confirm pick up information
- If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port, we can pick up
Exclusions
- Optional: Surcharge: 15USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05 to 09th, 2027
- Ha Long Bay Entrance fees: around 12.50 USD (must be paid in advance before check-in)
- Optional: Bamboo boat – approx. 50,000 VND (~USD2) per person
- Optional: Kayaking – 50,000 VND per person (~US$2), 2 people per kayak
- Note: Guests can choose either kayaking or bamboo boat—both cannot be done (optional).
- Tips & Other Personal Expense
- Water and any Drinks onboard
Itinerary
Step 1
Hanoi Opera house is one of the most beautiful ancient theatre in Hanoi that was build by French...
Step 2
Check-in onboard at Tuan Chau Marina habour at the noon time
Step 3
We cruise in Halong bay, passing many beautiful places in Halong bay
Step 4
Hiking up & down to visit Halong Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay
Step 5
Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing panorama views of Halong bay
Step 6
Do kayaking to visit Halong bay in your own
Please Note
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Not stroller accessible
- Infants must not sit on laps
- Infant seats unavailable
- Not recommended for people with back problems
- Not recommended for people with heart conditions
- Surcharge: 15USD per person on Lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05 to 09th, 2027 (Please pay cash directly on tour)
- Things to bring: Umbrellar/ Hat, shirts (protect skins in the hot summer & strong sun, shoes/ sandals/ flip flops, swimming suits, towels, small money, sunglasses, suncream, camera, small waters (glass water bottle/thermos water bottle), snacks, raincoats, insect spray... Jackets (in the Winter).
- 7.40-8.20AM: Pick up at hotels in Hanoi old quarter (time to pick up depending your hotel locations...). If customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, pls come to Hanoi Opera house, 01 Trang Tien street before 7.30AM or Hanoi Silk Path hotel, 195 Hang Bong street at 7.45AM or Embassy hotel, 166 Tran Quang Khai street at 8.20AM to get on the bus.
- Do not tip if asked by local people, we cannot stop them but warning to our tourist)
- Ha Long Bay is so beautiful and it's crowded every day, especially in summer and weekends -> it is often overcrowded by Vietnamese tourists in summer. But we’re the smallest group tour in Halong bay
- Sometimes, you will see garbages on Ha Long Bay due to changes in flowing water and tides, garbages from other places come to to Ha Long Bay. Government, local people, travel companies... are trying their best to clean up Ha Long Bay.
- For the best trip, we need your cooperation. Please tell us all the problems, questions if you have. Our tour guide is always there to help you.
- We also hope that customers will respect all other tourists in the group, respect the culture, timetable and common principles...
- Water is free on the bus. But follow up the policy of Halong bay administration about environment, they don't allow to bring plastic bottle water to the boat & visit spots. But tourists can bring multi-use bottle/ glass bottle/ thermos bottle...Or you can leave your plastic water bottle in your bag to pass the gate!
- If customers stay in Hanoi old quarter but don't see their hotel/ address in the drop list to book -> No worries, please choose any hotel option that you can see in the list just to finish the booking, then we will come to pick up. Customers need to contact us via email/ phone/ zalo/ whatsaap to confirm the pick up information in this case as soon as possible
- Customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, please choose any hotel option that you can see/ or choose "hotel is not listed" just to finish the booking, then contact by emaill/ phone/ whatsaap/ zalo...-> we will recommend the best pickup point then.
- Customers stay on International cruise trip: If your cruise ship habour name is Halong international cruise port, we can arrange the cruise trip that is the same habour & customers just need to walk from your ship to our pick up point around 11.30AM (just 5 minutes). If your cruise ship habour is Cai Lan port, customers need to take a taxi to our Tuan Chau Marina habour at 11.30AM (20 minutes tranfer) or please contact us in advance to arrange pick up services with additional fees.
- 8.15 AM is price option which is included in shuttle bus from Hanoi old quarter, we can pick up hotels in Hanoi old quarter or Hanoi Opera house from 8.00-8.30AM depending the locations (don't pick up from outside of Hanoi old quarter)
- 11.30AM is price option which is not included in shuttle bus/ transfers to & from habour. This option for customers who depart from the Tuan Chau Marina habour. We don't have pick up services in Halong city but if customers book this 11.30AM option & want to book transfers services (Private car, no shuttle bus), pls contact us in advance to get the extra price information.
- If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port -> We can arrange the cruise trip at the same habour, customers just need walk from their cruise ship to our point at 11.30AM (just 5 minutes)
- Please contact in advance by email or hotline to confirm!
Know Before You Go
- Animals or pets allowed
- Public transportation nearby
Cancellation Policy
Fully refundable until 1 day before start
Non-refundable after 1 day before start
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