Ha Long Bay Cruise Day Tour - best selling: Kayaking, Swimming, hiking & Lunch
Description
7.40-8.20AM: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi old quarter & transfer to the boat (on request) 11.30-12.15: Check-in onboard. Passing beautiful landscapes in Halong bay. 12.45: Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood. 13.45: Visiting Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay. 14.45: Do kayaking to explore amazing place in Halong bay where is the best place for kayaker, this is the most beautiful lagoons in Ha Long bay as well. 15.30: Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing Panorama views of Halong bay. 16:15: Cruising back to habour. Enjoy amazing sunset & landscapes on the way back. 17:30 -18.00: Disembark Halong bay habour. Transfer back to Hanoi (on request) Around 21.00 - 21.30: Arrive in Hanoi old quarter. finish!
Tour Options
Itinerary
Hanoi Opera house is one of the most beautiful ancient theatre in Hanoi that was build by French...
Check-in onboard at Tuan Chau Marina habour at the noon time
We cruise in Halong bay, passing many beautiful places in Halong bay
Hiking up & down to visit Halong Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay
Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing panorama views of Halong bay
Do kayaking to visit Halong bay in your own
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
- 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!
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 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.
- NOTE: From July 01, 2026, the Vietnamese government stopped all the tourist buses to come inside Hanoi Old Quarter. So, we will confirm exactly pickup point and time before the departure date. Pickup and drop-off services will be provided along the following streets: Hai Bà Trưng, Tràng Thi, Phùng Hưng, Hàng Đậu, Trần Nhật Duật, Trần Quang Khải, Nhà Hát Lớn, Tràng Tiền, Lý Thường Kiệt...
Reviews(3,730)
Picked up at 8:00 AM for a 13-hour bus tour to Ha Long Bay. The tour was wonderful, with a delicious lunch on the boat, swimming at the beach or climbing a hill to see a scenery, exploring a huge cave, and riding a speedboat. Our guide, Vin Phong, was very knowledgeable, friendly, and funny, which made the experience even more enjoyable. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone wondering which Ha Long Bay tour to book. Highly recommended! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Phong was an impeccable and amazing guide! He kept everything fun while educating the group. The experience of the islands was truly magical. We got to see and do so much in a single day! Swimming, hiking, exploring caves and speed boating all in the same afternoon. I love that they’re preserving the place and not allowing single use plastic as well! I do wish more water had been included. We got one bottle on the bus, but at 90+ degrees with the humidity, I had to buy several additional since there was no tap water available to refill my metal water bottle. All in all, fabulous. And I do recommend you bring a snack for the ride home
Phong was a great guid. All the trip was really awesome.
I went with Phoh and he was a great guide - thank you! The food was plenty and it was a full day full of fun experiences.
Phong was an amazing tour guide, was a great day out on the water.
Phong was an amazing tour guide! Such a fun day and would recommend this tour and phong as the tour guide to anyone wanting to go to Ha Long Bay.
I had phong as my tour guide for this Halong boat trip. He was excellent and attention to detail. I very enjoyed and fun for his support and guidance throughout the trip.
It was such a lovely excursion day. Our guide, Sam was patient and very friendly and polite in the morning to pick us up. The boat was beautiful and lunch delicious. All the activities were fun and the boat crew supportive. Thank you so much, highly recommend!
Honestly, Sam hosted well! Made the whole trip so much fun and pointed out all the best picture spots. The boat crew was super friendly too. 100% recommend this trip!
I had a great experience doing the day tour for Ha Long Bay with my tour guide ken. He was informative, flexible, and made sure we enjoyed ourselves. The food was delicious and the drinks were even better. We did the speed boat which was so much fun. I would book this tour again if im ever back in Ha long bay. Thank you to Ken again!
