Halong Bay Day Cruise: Full-Day Exploration with Cave Visit and Lunch from Hanoi

Embark on a full-day exploration of Halong Bay with a cave visit and lunch, perfect for busy travelers. Experience the majestic beauty of Halong Bay in just one day!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Old Quarter - Our Limousine bus/ Bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new high way to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way ( It takes 2,5 hours driving ) - Halong Bay - Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor, boarding day Cruise and start cruising on the bay for exploring Ha Long Bay Activity included: -Welcome on boat & Safety briefing -Set lunch meal with delicious vietnamese food -Kayaking , Bamboo boat rowing OR Relaxing -Visiting Amazing Cave - Ti Top Island -Swimming or Hiking Up Mountain at Titop Island -Enjoyed Afternoon Tea or Sunset Party on boat on the way crusing back to Harbor and see Halong Bay view. - Sung Sot Cave - This is one of the most famous caves located in Ha Long Bay. Sung Sot cave was found by the French in 1901, they discovered this cave and named it “La Grotte des Surprises” for its beauty and majesty in the cave. This is the widest and most beautiful cave of Ha Long Bay and this is also the place where many unique shape rocks are found. - Ti Top Island - Located in the central of UNESCO World Heritage, Titov Island (also known as Titop) is approximately 7-8km to the southeast of Halong Bay. Along with Ba Trai Dao Island, TiTov Island is one of the most perfect destinations in Halong Bay for swimming,and climbing. - Old Quarter - Boat cruise back to Tuan Chau Marina at 17h30 PM to 18h00 PM. You will get on Transfer again back to Hanoi and drop off you at Hotel between 20h30 PM to 20h45 PM.
What's Included
  • Lunch meal with Vietnamese & seafood dishes on Boat
  • Kayaking/Bamboo Boat, Swimming, Hiking & Relaxing on bay
  • English speaking guide on the tour
  • Pick up/drop off at hotel inside Old Quarter if you book option from Hanoi
  • Visit Sung Sot Cave and Titop Island (famous points in Halong Bay)
  • All entrance fees for sightseeing as program
What's Not Included
  • Beverages, Personal Expenses & Travel insurance
  • Tips for crews/guide/driver is appreciated
  • Holiday surcharge
Additional Information

Halong Bay Day Cruise presents a great opportunity for those on tight schedules to still catch a glimpse of the stunning Halong Bay. Enjoy the splendor of Halong Bay in one day, including return transportation from Hanoi through the Red River Delta. Choosing Halong as your starting point is also an option. We offer a range of excellent choices from standard to luxury cruises.

Location
Tuần Châu Harbor / Tuan Chau Port
Ngọc Châu
FOR GUESTS NOT USING OUR TRANSFER SERVICE: Please come to cafe Ong Bau in Tuan Chau Marina, Halong City before 30 minutes of departure time for checking in cruise. If you go later, you will miss cruise.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Marlenairizarry
Aug 9, 2024
Great experience - Great experience. Our guide, Willy, was very helpful and caring making sure everyone followed the group. Cruise was good ( just a lot of people in a line for food so it seemed like some of main dish was not enough). Drinks on a boat quite pricy. Bus was cold. Place where we could choose btw hike and man made beach was good. But if you choose hike, it is a hike😁. Family enjoyed it.
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Pennywj75lm
May 22, 2024
Halong Bay & Cave Day Trip - Booked a day tour, pick up from my hotel. Small group of 14 on the bus, lovely food served on the cruise boat. Boat was clean and staff very friendly and helpful. Meet new friends on the bus and spent the day being each other photographers. The Bay and lime stone’s are simply amazing! Took a 20 minute HIGH speed boat trip also (small extra few) which was extremely fun - got to see things close up! I’d highly recommend a Halong Bay tour
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Henry_l
Dec 13, 2023
Best tour of our trip! - Amazing tour! Professional, friendly and informative staff. They went the extra mile to help us rearrange the tour because we had visa issues. The tour guide was very well-organised and punctual. The cave was much larger than the tour photos! The included lunch was very generous. Everything was perfect! Best tour of our trip. Thank you
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Dawn_m
Nov 23, 2023
Great value - Great value for money. We visited Ha Long way on a cruise. This trip is the same as the ship excursion but better value. Guide, Ben , was very , friendly and spoke excellent English. We communicated by WhatsApp which was great. Ben was also very helpful with arranging a taxi to be waiting to take us back to the ship. Our ship docked at Hanoi and it was a 15 mins taxi ride to the harbor to pick up this tour. On board we had a very nice meal , well organized. Visited a huge cave and kayaked.
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Bmulder26
Sep 11, 2023
Amazing experience - Good and smooth organization, clear and timely communication, good guide who speaks good English and knew a lot about the area.
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N6504elmarks
Jul 28, 2023
Good day trip in halong Bay - The tour guide was amazing. He deserves the world. Trip was amazing. Beautiful scenery and sing songs on the boat. If you like sea food you will also love this.
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Amelie_b
May 23, 2023
Fantastic - Would do this over and over again if I could. Amazing day. Lovely boat with a good sized deck for enjoying the views, great buffet too. Tour guides were very funny and kind. We were fed twice and given a free beer. Only extra cost was some cans of fizzy drinks on the journey to ha long bay. 10/10
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Evelyn_s
Jun 30, 2023
Nice place to visit - Everything is good, tour guide Billy is very informative and attentive. Everything is well plan and food is good too.
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Paige_l
May 30, 2023
Great experience! - Nam was an amazing guide. Very knowledgeable and passionate about the information he was sharing. He was very engaging. The activities were all well organized and fun - we had amazing weather which helped. Only improvement opportunity was how crowded things were. It was the start of summer vacation so there were a lot of people which bogged up the caves and beach a bit.
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Katienn3277jm
Jun 17, 2023
A below average tour of a beautiful but very overcrowded place - (1) Ha Long Bay Itself Ha Long bay itself was beautiful but very busy. The scenery is stunning and the caves breathtaking. However… the views are cluttered with tourist boats, the sea full of tourists and we were tightly packed shoulder to shoulder in the cave. Obviously the tour company cannot control the levels of tourists at these places but just something to be aware of. We went a Saturday, a weekday might be better. (2) General Organisation The organisation of the tour, or lack there of, was terrible. Immediately on booking, I was contacted and told that the bus from Hanoi which was included in the tour was actually full and so we couldn’t get on. Thankfully another transfer was sorted for us. We spent a lot of our day waiting around: waiting to board the boat, waiting for the boat to pick us up from the stops (where it came late) and waiting to be told which bus to get home. There was a lot of faff and hanging around where there really didn’t need to be and it really tainted the overall experience. (3) Transport As I mentioned we had to get a different transfer from Hanoi to the Marina, this was perfectly fine but we then had to wait for 30 minutes for our tour guide to arrive and then further to find him. The boat was pleasant, nothing special but did the job. (4) Food The food was good, there were plenty of different things to try. The drinks as specified are not included and so be prepared to splash our 20,000 dong for 300ml of water. (5) Guide Our guide was adequate, but did little guiding and offered almost no commentary to any of the stops. He was rather unenthusiastic and didn’t add much to the day - from reading other reviews before we left we were disappointed by this! (6) Overall Experience Overall, Ha Long Bay is definitely worth a visit, despite the tourists it is very beautiful! However, I wouldn’t recommend this particular tour company, there are MANY others operating and I’m confident there will be better out there!
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