Tours/Hanoi/Halong Bay day tour 4 hours Cruise from Hanoi city
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Halong Bay day tour 4 hours Cruise from Hanoi city

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VIATOR4.7(9)TRIPADVISOR5.0(9)

Description

4 hours boat tour to visit the striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, Dog, Fire, Incense Burner... while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat. - A boat tour starts from Halong city for your convenience. An Afternoon Tea on the Sundeck of the cruise will surely give a special moment to tourists in the World heritage of Vietnam - A new 7 Wonders of the Modern World.

Tour Options

Group start from Halong City
  • Lunch & entrance fee exclusive: Lunch: 150.000d Fee: 310.000d shared with other people ONLY WHEN YOU ARE IN HALONG: Book only when you are already in Halong city (near our port) - 160kms from Hanoi. If you are in Hanoi, Pls book the other. Classic Wooden boat Pick up inclusive: Pick up inclusive in Halong city center 3 kms radius from Halong International cruise port Pickup included
Group tour from Hanoi
  • shared with other people Duration: 12 hours Group tour from Hanoi: Shuttle 2 ways and lunch inclusive. Exclusive Halong bay entry 310.000d/person Pick up: Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem district) Pickup included

Itinerary

150 min

Private tour starts @9.30 AM we pick up at your hotel lobby anywhere in Hanoi city. Group tour start pick up from 8h00 to 8h30 AM at your hotel in Hanoi lobby in Hanoi Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem district). If your hotel is outside we pick up 8h50 -9h00 at the Opera House front. Drive to Halong bay via high-speed way 2.5 hours. If you book group option starting from Halong city, we pick up 3 kms radius from our port from 7h00 to 7h40 Am or at our meeting point at 7h30 AM.

Pass by

The cruise starts together with lunch and the first place to visit Famous rock which is the symbol of Halong

Admission included50 min

13h45: Visit the Thien Cung cave of Dau Go Island in Halong bay within 50 minutes. The walk route includes around 200 steps up and 200 steps down together with a walking path of 400m inside the cave.

Pass by

The boat cruise around to Dinh Huong islet - then we start the bamboo boat row or a 35 minutes kayak (Fee exclusive in group tour) (Extra cloths needed) inside the area of Ba Hang fishing village. We start to cruise back to the port.

Admission included15 min

End the boat tour at around 4h20 PM at the cruise harbor For travelers book the 12h duration tour, kindly wait at the reception for the shuttle to go back at 5h30 PM. 19h00 for private or 20h30 for group tour: We return to start point. End of the tour. We wish you a great time in Vietnam.

Highlights

All Fees and Taxes (For group tours 310.000d/person entrance fee not inclusive)
Lunch (Seafood + Vietnamese food) or Vegetarian or to your diet. Not applied for Group from Halong
Round-trip air-conditioned transfer. Pick up 3 kms radius from port for Option from Halong city
Our boat: 01 Large & beautiful sundeck w sun loungers , 01 restaurant, 1 clean kitchen, 2 toilets
Kayaking or bamboo boat at Ba Hang Cave (Customer brings extra cloths and towel if choose to kayak)

What's included

Included
All Fees and Taxes (For group tours 310.000d/person entrance fee not inclusive)
Lunch (Seafood + Vietnamese food) or Vegetarian or to your diet. Not applied for Group from Halong
Round-trip air-conditioned transfer. Pick up 3 kms radius from port for Option from Halong city
Our boat: 01 Large & beautiful sundeck w sun loungers , 01 restaurant, 1 clean kitchen, 2 toilets
Kayaking or bamboo boat at Ba Hang Cave (Customer brings extra cloths and towel if choose to kayak)
Not included
Drinks
Gratuities
310,000d Government Entrance fee to Halong bay (Group tour only)
Surcharge: 8USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday (30/12& 1.2.3/1 every Lunar new year)
TEMPORARY 80.000d surcharge for double diezel due to the war. Remove when oil goes back 60$/barrel

Pickup Locations & Times

Our tour guide will pick up the group at ANY HOTEL in Hanoi for Private tour. For group tour from Hanoi we pick up inside the Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem district). If your hotel is outside town, please get back to us for a guidance. If you book group option from Halong city, we pick up 3 kms radius from our port.

Traveller Ratings

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Important Information

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Vietnam Tour Tailor LTD has zero negotiation and tolerance for review abusement to gain personal profit on tour. Any of these would need to our legal action to protect our trademark. Customer has right to review but also has obligation to read all tour details and follow the option booked. If anybody just wants to travel for free, we are not the one to deal with .
  • Please prepare 310.000d cash to give our guide at tour start to buy government entry tickets. We do not own it or do government ticket business. Credit card payment for Entry fee is added 10% VAT tax + bank fee. If you book option from Halong city no lunch and want lunch, another 150.000d (6$) is needed to prepare.,

Reviews(18)

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Kelly_L
December 15, 2025
Travelled on Sunlight...

Travelled on Sunlight Grand with Mr Tung, who’s very friendly. The tour was well-planned and there’s an extra speed boat option on top of kayaking/ bamboo boat, which was fun. Make sure your group have enough stamina for hiking if you want the best view!

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Robert_S
October 5, 2025
excellent and enjoyable...

excellent and enjoyable cruise, thoroughly enjoyed, great company great value. well worth the trip..

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osX1432KP
July 16, 2025
Magical Experience

Our Ha Long Bay tour was nothing short of spectacular. From start to finish, everything was seamlessly organized, and the experience exceeded all expectations. The tour guide was warm, attentive, and knowledgeable, sharing fascinating stories about the bay's history and legends.

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Peter_T
December 18, 2024
Our tour guide Alex did a...

Our tour guide Alex did a great job in bringing my group to Ha Long Bay. We have learned a lot about Vietnamese history and culture.

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Martin_B
August 15, 2024
Better than expected

Very well organized. Excellent Bus, efficient program, good value for money. Tour guide Toan and driver Nam made the tour a smooth experience. Nice little cruise boat and for what we paid for the tour we were surprised how much food we got. I can certainly recommend the tour.

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Ahmad_N
July 2, 2024
An adventure

The funny jokes from Ben the torture guid. Every part of the adventure was extremely fun and memorable. The speed boat, the pearl factory, cave, the boat, tea island, the lunch, tea time, every minute was amazing. I would recommend again and again 10 out of 10.

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Amjad R
May 16, 2024
Wonderful hslongbay tour

It was so lovely tour guide was so good and busy was comfortable and they take us on time I'm thankful to TripAdvisor and tour company they modified my tour .

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p1nkLem0nade
October 25, 2023
Halong Bay Day Trip

We booked a private tour because we had limited time and wanted to customize our activities. Nga our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable. The tour included pick up and drop off from our hotel in Hanoi with a driver. Our private boat staff were very friendly and made us lunch. We toured the rock features up close in a small paddle boat and visited the caves.

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ivoiremoon
September 26, 2023
Nice Day!

We opted for a private tour due to our limited time and our parents' limited English proficiency. The journey to Halong Bay was surprisingly swift, only taking two hours. Our tour guide, Phuc, was exceptional. He provided us with a wealth of information and communicated fluently in Chinese. The check-in process was efficient, and the boat excursion proceeded seamlessly. We enjoyed a 30-minute ride on a smaller boat to explore the tunnels, followed by an hour inside the enormous cave. It was a fantastic day, made even more enjoyable by our Chinese-speaking guide. I enthusiastically recommend his services.

Operator response

Dear traveler, Thank you very much for your traveling with us and wish you all the best! Best regards, Vietnam Tour Tailor Team

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Zvi_B
September 24, 2023
Beautiful Halong - pick the right tour

Ha Long bay is beautiful BUT Knowing we had to be at certain time back in Hanoi, We booked four hours boat tour. Instead, the operator moved us to another group that: 1. Lasted 6.5 hours. 2. We had to pay extra 580K dong, others didn’t. Came back and lost other activity booked, and had to leave early morning so it was really inconvenient for us.

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Operator response

Dear Sir, Thank you for your feedback. We strictly follow the description of the Group tour on site. The duration of the Group tour is 12 hours. Entrance fee is not inclusive (290.000d each). We explained clearly that you booked a Group tour and cannot follow the Private tour details. Thank you!

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