Highlights
- Visit Surprising Cave, Titov Island, Trong and Me Cung cave
- Discover the bay by Kayaking
- Explore the floating village, Pearl farm
- Sightseeing and happy hour on cruise
- Day 1: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Titov Island
Itinerary
- 7:45 – 8:15: You’ll be picked up from your hotel in Old Quarter Hanoi, and depart to the Tuan Chau Marina via the new Hanoi – Hai Phong Expressway. We have 1 rest stop on the way.
11:30 – 12:00: We arrive at Halong Bay, you’ll be welcomed to embark on the cruise. It’s time to learn about the cruise briefing and safety instructions while sipping a welcome drink. After check-in, you can take a short rest after an excursion.
13.15: You have lunch at the luxury restaurant on the cruise with a great diversity Vietnamese set menu and fresh seafood dishes. While cruising through the karst rock formations into the world of natural heritage, you have chance to admire a lot of Dog Stone, Dinh Huong Island, Ga Choi Island, also known as Hon Trong Mai of Ha Long Bay.
15:00: We continue with a visit to Luon Grotto. This is also one of the most beautiful tunnels in Halong Bay. You will explore it with kayaking. We then visit Titov Island, a crescent-moon-shaped island known for its calmness and crystal clear water. Spending around 1 – 2 hours on the island, you can climb to the peak of an expansive viewing deck to catch an awe-inspiring 360-degree view of Ha Long Bay. Next, take your time to have a swim and enjoy the beach relaxation. After the Titov sightseeing, the cruise departs and sails for about 30 minutes to anchor overnight.
17:00: You can join in cooking class in the restaurant.
19.30: Enjoy your dinner, you should not miss out on some nightlife activities such as board games, cards, Karaoke, and night squid fishing. End of the first day, you will spend a night sleeping on board.
Lunch, Dinner Modern A/C Bus, Cruise
- Day 2: Ha Long Bay - Pearl Farm - Me Cung Cave
6:30: You can enjoy Taichi lesson in the early morning on sundeck. It would be great experience with morning view of Halong bay landscape with a cup of tea or coffee and breakfast.
8:00 – 8:30: Transfer to daily boat and then begin to untouched areas: Tortoise Islet, Man Head Islet, and do Kayaking at Trong Cave in about 45 minutes.
11:00: We go back to the daily boat to relax and have lunch on Boat while cruising toward to Pearl Farm Village.
14:30: Visit Pearl Farm to witness the whole process to make a valuable pearl and expensive jewelry from the first step of growing and harvesting pearl from Halong Bay. Next, we visit the Me Cung Cave.
16:20: Back to the Cruises for overnight and join sunset party.
19:00: Have dinner on cruise.
21:00: Have free time to join evening entertainments: playing games cards game, chess, singing karaoke, squid fishing and so on. Overnight on cruise.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Cruise, Boat
- Day 3: Halong Bay - Surprising Cave - Hanoi
6:15: You can wake up earlier to catch the sunset moment from the cruise which gives more stunning views than on land. Do morning exercises on the Sun-deck before having breakfast with coffee, tea and Bakeries on board.
8:00: Start visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprise Cave), one of the most magnificent and largest caves in Halong. To reach the mouth of Surprise Cave, you have to climb more than 50 steps and feast your eye on the mysterious natural vegetation of Ha Long Bay. Discovered in 1901 by the French, its original name is “Grotte Des Surprises” due to the amazing variability in the cave.
9:30: You check out and then relax on the sun-deck or inside the restaurant to enjoy the bay’s scenery.
10:15: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch while cruising back to the pier.
12:00: We arrive the port, finish 3 days on cruise. You get on bus and go back Hanoi with one rest stop on the highway.
16:30 – 17:00: Arrive Hanoi, you will be back at your hotel or original meeting point. Our driver say Good bye to you and see you again.
Breakfast, Lunch Cruise, Modern A/C Bus