The perfect way to see this UNESCO World Heritage Site is to spend a night aboard a charming wooden junk. This overnight trip offers a great opportunity to cruise the bay and enjoy excursions to grottoes where amazing and unsuspected shapes are pointed out to you. Dine on fresh seafood, sip your favourite drink while cruising amongst the islands then retire to your own plush cabin. Start your next morning with calming Tai Chi and enjoy the view of magnificent rock formations as your boat weaves through.
For those who like to relax and take their time, having this extra night to experience Halong Bay’s splendors and your choice for one of many luxurious cruises adds exceptional value to the cruise.
Tour highlights
· Sail among thousands of limestone islands
· Witness spectacular sunsets and delightful dawns
· Visit remarkable cave or excursion to Titov beach for swimming
· Join a cooking demonstration or an early Tai Chi class.
· Superior to Luxurious cabins with large windows and en
· suite bathrooms
Day 1: HANOI - HA LONG BAY (-/L/D)
08:00 hrs. Pick-up at your hotel in Hanoi and have a 4-hour road transfer to Halong City. Upon arrival at the tourist pier in Tuan Chau, embark on an overnight cruise. Welcome on-board by the Captain and his crew followed by boat safety briefing presented by cruise manager. The boat will set sail on a leisurely cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Halong Bay, taking in the spectacular scenery of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Lunch will be served as you cruise by impressive rock formations with unusual names and shapes.
In the afternoon you will start to discover Halong Bay, listed as a World Heritage of outstanding natural beauty, known in Vietnamese as "Dragon descending to the sea". Depending on each cruise's itinerary of the day, you may visit a beautiful cave and have some swimming at a tiny beach. Kayaking is available at a surcharge
When the sun sets, your boat will drop anchor for the night. You may attend a cooking demonstration before having dinner.
After dinner, you may choose to enjoy fresh air on the sundeck or playing board games or retiring to your cabin for a comfortable night in the bay. Accommodation on-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay
Day 2 HALONG BAY (B/L/D)
As the day breaks, you are invited to join a Tai Chi session taking place on the top deck of the vessel. Enjoy an early breakfast on the main vessel before being transferred to a day-boat for further exploration in the bay with guided kayaking and swimming at a pristine natural beach lapped by the turquoise water. Fresh seafood lunch will be served on board.
After a day full of activities, you will cruise back through the bay to join the main vessel at the anchorage site and join the activities of the day on board.
Accommodation on-board an overnight cruise in Halong Bay
DAY 3: HA LONG BAY - HANOI (B/-/-)
Early riser may join a Tai Chi session on the sundeck (depending on each cruise's programme) and enjoy watching the sunrise in the Bay. Have breakfast and join activities of the day on board. Afterward your boat will weave its way back to the tourist pier in Tuan Chau. Upon disembarkation, you will be picked up for land transfer to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi late afternoon and drop off at your hotel (Accommodation in Hanoi is not included)
Optional Hanoi airport transfer is available at a surcharge.
