6 Hour Cruise in Hanoi

Photo is not the boat you are on. It is 12 hrs, not 10. More people in boat than advertised. Guide good. They stop at silk/bamboo shop and try to sell you

Generally a good experience. The tour itself was great and included several shore activities. Comfortable boat and transfers. Slight let down by the communication between the agent and tour operator regarding pick up times which were revised but not communicated to me despite confirming pick up times the afternoon before. The guide arrived 45 mins early and advised that this was the new pick up time. The tour is booked via an agent via Viator. The actual tour operator is a third party company.

We came for the interesting landscape, and it didn’t disappoint, especially under the beautiful sunset. The cruise stops at a giant limestone cavern; we have seen similar cavern else where, but still impressive. Then a stop at a small cove that you can either kayak or take a boat ride; the monkeys in there is the main attraction. The final stop is a small island with crowded beach, but we chose to climb to the top for a gorgeous view of the bay. The guides are fun and friendly. The tour does force you to stop at a pearl factory and a local food mart, which wastes about 90 min out of a already long day.

Visit to the Oyster Farm and to the limestone formations in the caves was amazing. Food served was delicious. It was real luxury experience, right from the hotel pickup till the end. Your guide Mr. Garry was very helpful and provided thorough information.

Highly recommend this tour. Our tour guide Ho was excellent and extremely informative. The tour ran like clockwork (picked up and dropped off on time etc), the bus was very spacious and comfortable, the boat was great and lunch was pretty good too. Halong bay is gorgeous and there was plenty of time to enjoy it. If you’re going to do a day trip rather than an overnight one then pick this tour.

The trip was reasonably well organised - some uncertainty at the beginning. The sights were great and the extras of the bamboo boat ride and the cave visit were very good. The lunch was okay. One thing, we paid for a drinks package of free soft drinks and alcohol but at lunch we told that we could have one drink only. It wasn’t a big deal, but a bit disappointing that we didn’t get what was advertised and what we paid for.

I have to say this luxury travel was great with reclining leather seats and really cut the journey time down. Booking was simple - good communication via email would totally recommend this company. Boat was fine and good selection of food at lunch which tables laid ready. Downside is simply the amount of people there. So many boats so many people queueing to get up the steps inside the grotto cave. It was a public holiday on the day we went but I believe it is always pretty busy. It’s a shame they seem to be overdoing it with the tourists very little wildlife can be seen And no time for any kind of relaxation on the beach. That said the tour in itself was a good day out was really glad we paid a bit extra and didn’t go the longer route.

Picked up from hotel in luxury and taken to Ha long to meet the boat to make the less known "new route" with very few other tourist boats. A fabulous full day with plenty of space and opportunity including a sea swim and kayaking in awesome scenery which simply can't be described. But best of all is the service and staff of the tour. A special mention to Jasmin for making it all for maximum enjoyment and interest....A Special lady doing a special job.

The van that fetched us from hotel(located outside old quarter) to Halong bay was very comfortable and it was about a 2 hours journey through the new expressway. Lunch on board the vessel was not fantastic but we had nothing to complain about. After the trip, we were sent back to our hotel even though it is located outside the old quarter. Lastly, we had a very good and informative tour guide by the name of Chuong. He is the best tour guide during our trip to Hanoi.

We had an absolutely fantastic time on this luxury tour. The fact that the luxury bus navigated the busy streets of Old Hanoi to pick us up at our door and drop us off was a huge selling point for us. Our guide Chung explained everything with fact and good humor to keep us organized and entertained all day. The luxury bus, the boat to Ha Long, and our bamboo boat ride with Mai were all spectacular. I’m highly recommending this tour over others because we truly felt special. The cave experience was also an unexpected highlight thanks to Chung (who is very smart, well spoken, enthusiastic and patient). We would highly recommend this tour above others and our pictures will show you why!