Breakfast at the hotel, then check out. At 08:30 – 09:00 am, you will be picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarters and transferred to Ha Long Bay, the pride of the Gulf of Tonkin, a Natural World Heritage as recognized by UNESCO in 1994 and 2006. 

Upon arrival at the Cruise Port, you will enjoy a warm welcome from cruise staff and complete the check-in procedure for the overnight cruise to discover the magnificent beauty of this “Descending Dragon” bay, created by thousands of odd-shaped limestone rocks and karst grottoes. After lunch on board, we can visit the Grottos, stop for swimming or kayaking, pass floating houses, and approach islets to enjoy their beauty nearby. Later in the afternoon, go back to the cruise and enjoy the cooking demonstration before having dinner. In the evening, attend activities on the boat or relax at your leisure. Overnight on the cruise.

Please note: The guest will self-transfer to the pick-up point in the Old Quarter, the address is provided upon booking confirmation. The program may be a little varied depending on the cruise you choose. You will have a stationed English-speaking guide on board. Only local/international food is available on the cruise.

You should wake up early to enjoy the dawn on the sea in the early morning. The Vietnamese call the “East Sea” by a point-oriented name “Eastern Sea”, so you may guess how miraculous seeing the sunrise over the islets of the Bay is. After breakfast our boat will continue to cruise in marvelous areas, where almost every islet has its name, adopting its shape or reminiscent like Sail Island, Fisherman’s Head Rock, Butterfly Rock Turtle Islet, etc. Check out your room and have brunch while the cruise returns to the pier. 

Disembark from the cruise, and transfer back to Hanoi. Check in the hotel. Your time at leisure. Overnight in Hanoi.

Breakfast at the hotel. Time at leisure until check-out, and transfer to the airport with a driver only (no guide) for the departure flight back to your sweet home.