Halong bay 5star Cruise Day Trip: Buffet lunch & Limousine bus

Tuan Chau9 hours and 30 minutesAdventure
  • Free cancellation
  • Hotel pickup

About this experience

7.30-8.00AM: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi old quarter & transfer to the boat (on request)

11.30-12.15: Check-in onboard. Passing beautiful landscapes in Halong bay.

12.45: Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood.

13.45: Visiting Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay.

14.45: Do kayaking to explore amazing place in Halong bay where is the best place for kayaker, this is the most beautiful lagoons in Ha Long bay as well.

15.30: Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing Panorama views of Halong bay.

16:15: Cruising back to habour. Enjoy amazing sunset & landscapes on the way back.

17:30 -18.00: Disembark Halong bay habour. Transfer back to Hanoi (on request)

Around 21.00 - 21.30: Arrive in Hanoi old quarter. finish!

Next available dates

What’s included

  • Buffet Lunch onboard
  • Restroom on board
  • Swimming
  • English speaking guide
  • Round trip shuttle bus from Hanoi is included If customers book & pay for 8.30AM option
  • With option & price of 8.00AM: Pick up & drop off if customers stay at hotels in Hanoi old quarter
  • With option & price of 11.30AM: Just pick up & drop off at Tuan Chau Marina habour only
  • Note: With 11.30AM option, customers need to contact us before 9.00AM on departure day
  • Note: With 11.30AM option, customer need to send passport information before 9.00AM on departure day
  • Note: Please contact us in advance by hotline/whatsaap/zalo or email to confirm pick up information
  • If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port, we can pick up
  • Luxury Limousine transfers: option 8.00AM for the new booking that will be booked from Nov 03, 2026

Not included

  • Surcharge: 15USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05 to 09th, 2027
  • Ha Long Bay Entrance fees: around 13.50 USD (must be paid in advance before check-in)
  • Optional: Bamboo boat – approx. 80,000 VND (~USD3.5) per person
  • Optional: Kayaking – 80,000 VND per person (~US$3.5), 2 people per kayak
  • Note: Guests can choose either kayaking or bamboo boat—both cannot be done (optional).
  • Tips & Other Personal Expense
  • Water and any Drinks onboard
  • Luxury & 5star cruise services for the booking was booked before Nov 03, 2026 (different price)
  • Transport for option 11.30AM

Itinerary

  1. 1

    Hanoi Opera house is one of the most beautiful ancient theatre in Hanoi that was build by French...

  2. 2

    Check-in onboard at Tuan Chau Marina habour at the noon time

  3. 3

    We cruise in Halong bay, passing many beautiful places in Halong bay

  4. 4

    Hiking up & down to visit Halong Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay

  5. 5

    Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing panorama views of Halong bay

  6. 6

    Do kayaking to visit Halong bay in your own

Good to know

Difficulty
Easy
Guide
Guided tour in English and Vietnamese
Start times
07:50 · 08:00 · 11:20 · 11:30

Know before you go

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation nearby
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Surcharge: 15USD per person on Lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05 to 09th, 2027 (Please pay cash directly on tour)
  • Things to bring: Umbrellar/ Hat, shirts (protect skins in the hot summer & strong sun, shoes/ sandals/ flip flops, swimming suits, towels, small money, sunglasses, suncream, camera, small waters (glass water bottle/thermos water bottle), snacks, raincoats, insect spray... Jackets (in the Winter).
  • 7.30-8.00AM: Pick up at hotels in Hanoi old quarter (time to pick up depending your hotel locations...). If customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, pls come to Hanoi Opera house, 01 Trang Tien street before 7.30AM or Hanoi Silk Path hotel, 195 Hang Bong street at 7.45AM or Embassy hotel, 166 Tran Quang Khai street at 8.20AM to get on the bus.
  • Do not tip if asked by local people, we cannot stop them but warning to our tourist)
  • Ha Long Bay is so beautiful and it's crowded every day, especially in summer and weekends -> it is often overcrowded by Vietnamese tourists in summer. But we’re the smallest group tour in Halong bay
  • Sometimes, you will see garbages on Ha Long Bay due to changes in flowing water and tides, garbages from other places come to to Ha Long Bay. Government, local people, travel companies... are trying their best to clean up Ha Long Bay.
  • For the best trip, we need your cooperation. Please tell us all the problems, questions if you have. Our tour guide is always there to help you.
  • We also hope that customers will respect all other tourists in the group, respect the culture, timetable and common principles...
  • Water is free on the bus. But follow up the policy of Halong bay administration about environment, they don't allow to bring plastic bottle water to the boat & visit spots. But tourists can bring multi-use bottle/ glass bottle/ thermos bottle...Or you can leave your plastic water bottle in your bag to pass the gate!
  • If customers stay in Hanoi old quarter but don't see their hotel/ address in the drop list to book -> No worries, please choose any hotel option that you can see in the list just to finish the booking, then we will come to pick up. Customers need to contact us via email/ phone/ zalo/ whatsaap to confirm the pick up information in this case as soon as possible
  • Customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, please choose any hotel option that you can see/ or choose "hotel is not listed" just to finish the booking, then contact by emaill/ phone/ whatsaap/ zalo...-> we will recommend the best pickup point then.
  • Customers stay on International cruise trip: If your cruise ship habour name is Halong international cruise port, we can arrange the cruise trip that is the same habour & customers just need to walk from your ship to our pick up point around 11.30AM (just 5 minutes). If your cruise ship habour is Cai Lan port, customers need to take a taxi to our Tuan Chau Marina habour at 11.30AM (20 minutes tranfer) or please contact us in advance to arrange pick up services with additional fees.
  • NOTE: From July 01, 2026, the Vietnamese government stopped all the tourist buses to come inside Hanoi Old Quarter. So, we will confirm exactly pickup point and time before the departure date. Pickup and drop-off services will be provided along the following streets: Hai Bà Trưng, Tràng Thi, Phùng Hưng, Hàng Đậu, Trần Nhật Duật, Trần Quang Khải, Nhà Hát Lớn, Tràng Tiền, Lý Thường Kiệt...
  • We've changed level & price of the Deluxe cruise, set menu lunch & normal bus to the Luxury cruise services, buffet lunch & Limousine transfers from Nov 03, 2026. All the bookings was booked before Nov 03, 2026 with cheaper price will be arranged deluxe cruise as original booking. Customers can pay 15usd per person if want to upgrade to the Luxury cruise & services
  • 8.00AM is price option which is included in shuttle bus from Hanoi old quarter, we can pick up hotels in Hanoi old quarter or Hanoi Opera house from 7.30-8.00AM depending the locations (don't pick up from outside of Hanoi old quarter)
  • 11.30AM is price option which is not included in shuttle bus/ transfers to & from habour. This option for customers who depart from the Tuan Chau Marina habour. We don't have pick up services in Halong city but if customers book this 11.30AM option & want to book transfers services (Private car, no shuttle bus), pls contact us in advance to get the extra price information.
  • If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port -> We can arrange the cruise trip at the same habour, customers just need walk from their cruise ship to our point at 11.30AM (just 5 minutes)
  • Please contact in advance by email or hotline to confirm!

Cancellation policy

Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts.

  • 1 day or more before: full refund
  • Less than 1 day before: no refund

Meeting point

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Hanoi

Address
Hoàn Kiếm Hanoi, VN
How you meet
Meet on location, or hotel pickup
Coordinates
21.02776, 105.83416
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Frequently asked questions

How long does this experience last?

It lasts 9 hours and 30 minutes.

Can I cancel this booking?

Free cancellation up to 1 day before the experience starts. 1 day or more before: full refund · Less than 1 day before: no refund

Is this experience guided, and in what language?

Guided tour in English and Vietnamese

Is hotel pickup included?

Hotel pickup is available, or you can meet the group on location.

Where does this experience start?

It starts at Hanoi, Hoàn Kiếm Hanoi, VN.

From AED 129 per person