Set sail on Ha Long Bay during this full-day, small-group tour from Ha Noi. Float through the Tonkin Gulf, past stunning landscapes and iconic features of this UNESCO heritage site. Sit back and relax aboard on the comfortable junk boat and enjoy the sun and the scenery from the viewing deck. Cruise past floating villages and enjoy the excitement of a local bamboo boat ride as part of this enjoyable day on the water.
Highlights:
- • Full-day Ha Long tour including bamboo boat ride from Ha Noi
- • Scenic bus ride through the Red River Delta
- • Seafood lunch on boat
- • Visit to Heavenly Palace Cave
Itinerary
- • 7:00 – 8:30: pickup at hotels in Ha Noi.
En route to Ha Long where you’ll travel through the countryside of the Red River Delta, passing by water buffaloes, rice fields, and see the daily activities of local vietnamese farmers along the way.
- • 12:00: arrive in Ha Long where you will board a traditional wooden junk and start the cruise to the center of Ha Long Bay.
- Fresh seafood lunch (vegetarian menu available) is served while you enjoy the boat ride.
- • Absorb the magnificient natural splendor, including limestone bedrocks and sheer cliffs of tiny islands highlighted with fanciful names.
- Float past Fighting Cock island, a well-known symbol of Ha Long Bay; Duck Island, where a quick swim is optional; and isels named Finger, Incense Burner, and Stone Dog
- • Stop for a bamboo boat ride around Ba Hang floating village then keep curising to the most beautiful cave: Thien Cung (Heavenly Palace Grotto). Explore huge chambers adorned with stalactiteis and stalagmites before continuing a realxing cruise on the way back to the harbour.
- • 16:30 – 17:00: Vehicle will transfer you back to your hotel in Ha Noi