Halong Bay Day Tours

Our day trip lead you directly through the most attractive area of Tonkin Golf – Halong Bay. You will be offered an excellent opportunity to see all of the highlights, in and around the water of the World Heritage site in a relaxed way. Halong Bay’s landscapes, the serene floating villages, the limestones all can be seen from a sundeck of a traditional junk, where you can relax and enjoy a drink while our boat slowly pass through.

OVERVIEW

Halong Bay or Vịnh Hạ Long, means "descending dragon bay" in Vietnamese is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, located in Quang Ninh province, Vietnam. The area of Halong Bay is around 1,553 km2, including from 1,960 to 2,000 islets, most of which are limestone. The tiny islands are dotted with innumerable beaches and caves created by the wind and the waves that make a excellent backdrop for swimming or just lazing about on the boat deck.

Tour summary:

This tour is offered to everyone who wants to enjoy the view of Halong Bay while relaxing on the sundeck or kayaking along the limestones and caves. Our tour has the maximum amount of passengers of 25, while the actual capacity of the boat is 40, which means that you will have more space for relaxing and more privacy during the trip. Customers will be offered high quality lunch with seafood and one free drink, air conditioning is included in the restaurant erea. New comfortable chairs and tables on a spacious sundeck for enjoying the view of Halong Bay. Transportation from/to Hanoi is available with full time, enthusiastic and professional local tour guide. These junks are also proactive in responsible tourism initiatives, including clean up and environmental education programs in floating villages en route.

ITINERARY

8AM: We will pick you up at your hotel for a 3.5 hours bus drive though Red river countryside area, where you can see rice field, water buffalo and the daily life of Vietnamese farmers.

PM: We arrive to Halong City around noon, we board on a wooden junk and start the trip, head to the center of the bay. While our boat is gliding out, exquisite seafood lunch will be served (vegetarian food is available). After lunch you’ll have the chance to witness the most magnificent natural splendors, limestone bedrocks and sheer cliffs of tiny islands highlighted with fanciful names: Fighting Roosters (symbol of Halong Bay), Duck, Swan, Incense Burner, and Stone Dogs. You can also explore Halong bay by yourself by using bamboo boat, kayak while our boat cruise around Ba Hang Floating Village. After that, Thien Cung cave (Heaven Palace Grotto) is our next destination to explore huge chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites of all kinds. Continue to enjoy this relaxing cruise on the way back to Ha Long harbor, our waiting vehicle transfers you back to Hanoi. Trip ends at your hotel around 20h00 - 20h30pm.

Price/person in US dollar: $54

Our price includes:
- Transfer to/from your hotel
- English speaking guide
- All entrance fees, kayaking/bamboo boat
04 hours of cruising in Thien Cung cave
01 bottle of water on bus
01 beer or soft drink or water for lunch
Lunch on boat (seafood/vegetarian food)

Things to bring:

- Passport
- Short/T-shirt or warm clothes in winter
- Sunglasses, sun cream and camera
- Cash for drinks and personal expenses on boat