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Halong Day Tour: Islands, Cave, Kayak
4.1
20 Ratings
Hạ Long
Embark on a thrilling day tour of Halong Bay, exploring limestone islands, kayaking, and cruising on a traditional junk. Upgrade to a private tour for added comfort and personalized service.
Embark on a thrilling day tour of Halong Bay, exploring limestone islands, kayaking, and cruising on a traditional junk. Upgrade to a private tour for added comfort and personalized service.
Duration:
11 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Charming Vietnam Travel - Offering daily deluxe cruises in Halong Bay for 1, 2, or 3 days, along with Sapa and Vietnam package tours and related services, ranging from luxury to standard. With years of experience and a commitment to providing unforgettable experiences in Halong Bay, we believe Charming Vietnam Travel is the best choice for those…
- Charming Vietnam Travel - Offering daily deluxe cruises in Halong Bay for 1, 2, or 3 days, along with Sapa and Vietnam package tours and related services, ranging from luxury to standard. With years of experience and a commitment to providing unforgettable experiences in Halong Bay, we believe Charming Vietnam Travel is the best choice for those wishing to explore beautiful Vietnam.
- Halong Bay - Our Halong Bay tour includes a drive on the national road to Tuan Chau Island, arriving at Halong Pier around 12:15. Enjoy lunch on board and two exciting activities: a visit to Heaven Palace Cave and kayaking or a bamboo boat ride. The cruise tour concludes around 16:30, followed by a drive back to Hanoi, arriving around 20:00.
- Hon Ga Choi Island - Known as the symbol of Halong Bay, the Fighting Cocks are featured on the entrance tickets to Halong Bay. It’s a great spot for panoramic photos from the sun deck of the cruise.
- Dong Thien Cung - Renowned as the most beautiful cave in Halong Bay, it boasts impressive stalagmites and stalactites. The cave has three chambers, each with legends of Halong Bay that your guide will share during the visit.
- Tuan Chau Island - Located in the northwest of Halong Bay, 8 km southwest of Ha Long City, Tuan Chau Marina serves as the official gateway to Halong Bay. The first marina, on Ngoc Chau Road, is for day cruises, while the second, about 1 km further along the same road, is for overnight cruises. Access to the island is via a 1.86 km road connecting it to Halong City.
- Hon Dinh Huong Island - Situated about 2.5 kilometers from Tuan Chau Tourist Wharf, Dinh Huong Islet is part of tours No.01 and No.05 in Halong Bay. The islet is depicted on the 200,000 VND note, chosen for its symbolic significance among Vietnam’s famous sceneries.
- Ba Hang - Ba Hang fishing village, located next to Thien Cung Cave, is a renowned tourist attraction in Ha Long. Its simple and peaceful beauty creates a picturesque scene that visitors should not miss.
What's Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English-speaking tour guide
- Choice of Kayaking or Bamboo boat trip
- Round-trip shuttle bus transfers
- Included local lunch
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- English-speaking tour guide
- Choice of Kayaking or Bamboo boat trip
- Round-trip shuttle bus transfers
- Included local lunch
What's Not Included
- Drinks
- Gratuities
- Drinks
- Gratuities
Additional Information
Experience majestic Halong Bay in One day with many interesting activities, with round-trip transport from Hanoi via the Red River Delta. Aboard a Traditional Junk, you’ll cruise for 4.5 hours past an epic landscape of limestone pillars and tiny islets. Enjoy a fresh seafood lunch, take a kayak to the Floating village of Fishman, and visit Beautiful…
Experience majestic Halong Bay in One day with many interesting activities, with round-trip transport from Hanoi via the Red River Delta. Aboard a Traditional Junk, you’ll cruise for 4.5 hours past an epic landscape of limestone pillars and tiny islets. Enjoy a fresh seafood lunch, take a kayak to the Floating village of Fishman, and visit Beautiful stunning Caves: Thien Cung (Heavenly Palace Cave).
For the best comfort. You can upgrade for a Private tour with your own personal guide and transport vehicle.
- There is a possibility of cancellation after confirmation if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements.
- In the event of this occurring, you will be offered an alternative or full refund
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Please advise in advance if you are vegetarian
- All participants are required to obey the orders of the tour guide for safety
- You are advised not to bring large pieces of luggage (for your convenience)
Location
Tuan Chau Island
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Seranyeo
Aug 11, 2019
Ha long bay tour - Harry was a very good tour guide. He was clear and concise with his history explanation. He was also very humourous and caring for the whole tour group. The biggest takeaway from the tour was his famous catch phrase, "enjoy life." :)
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Iruna
May 11, 2019
Halong bay one day trip - Had a great one day tour at Halong Bag.. visited Heaven cave beautiful place ..had great seafood lunch in boat..nice and friendly guide Benjamin..overall fun day
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Christy
Dec 16, 2018
A Taste of Halong Bay - It was unbelievable how much we got done in one day. The bus was very comfortable and our tour guide was very knowledgable. Although it is a long bus ride from Hanoi, we still felt that we saw a lot! The lunch was very delicious and everything was fresh with nice flavors. We tour the bay, walked through the caves and had a bamboo boat ride. I think if you are looking for a taste of the bay this is a perfect way to experience it.
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Alexmihail10
Nov 30, 2018
Very nice trip - It was a day full of the amazing Halong Bay. The view, the scenary, the cave, the kayak ride, all just perfect. The drive to take us there was 4 hours and on the way back we chipped in to take the express way which cut the time in almost half, so that was a bonus. It was all worth it, the lunch was quite good for this type of group tours. The people on the boat very kind and polite. But definetly the view and the activities make it worth it. Out guide, T, was very well organized, alwaya smiling, very positive attitude throughout the day. He was very informative and his English, one of the best I heard in Vietnam. Congrats T. and thank you!
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Dionnesingapore
Dec 26, 2019
Great experience - We enjoyed ourselves during the boat cruise and lunch, limestrone cave visit and kayaking/ bamboo boat ride. Explanations on the respective sites were clear and concise.
Our tour guide, Uy, was excellant and attentive. He tried his best to ensure everyone in his tour group have a good time taking in the sights and sounds of the places visited.
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Νίκος
May 5, 2019
Nice tour - I found this agency through TripAdvisor...we had a nice experience...everything was as described..it's the only activity in Vietnam that you can't organise on your own..yes, this is massive tourism but at least with them you will have a good time..
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Qdongo
Apr 20, 2019
Definitely recommended! - Our group of 3 including my mom, my sister and I went on the full-day trip and had an absolutely incredible experience! The tour guide was very accommodative and helpful. The lunch and the activities were totally worth the price. Overall, the trip gave me surprisingly unforgettable memories!!
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Nigelb529
Oct 4, 2019
2 day Halong bay cruise disappointment - We agreed on being picked up at our hotel and on arrival the night before, we were told to meet them at there HQ very early he next day at 8am which was a 20mins walk from our apartment and we had large luggage’s which they did. It even consider, Very disappointing start of our cruise, we await the rest which I hope they will make up for which I am gagging to review at the end of our cruise
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Destination274919
Feb 14, 2019
Disappointing - Comments against the statements on the web site:-
Cruise aboard a traditional junk … didn’t see any battened sails on it anywhere, just a common or garden tourist cruise boat.
Hotel pickup …. Only if you are in the old quarter, otherwise make your own way to the pick up point in city center.
Visit a craft workshop … giant warehouse with room for 50 tourist buses outside. Althouh to be fair, the silks that the girls were making were quite good. For me, the best part of the day.
Reaching the city pier at around 12:00 … 12:30
Greeted on board with a welcome drink …. Still waiting for that drink.
Fresh seafood lunch … mainly good, apart from the stone cold chips (seafood?), and gelatinous sticky rice.
Drinks excluded …. disappointing to see the ship staff just handing out cans off drinks whilst the food was being distributed, and then coming back later with the bill. Can’t believe I fell for that old chestnut.
View innumerable white sand beaches … well I spotted three.
Peaceful coves …. Apart from around 50 cruise boats all making the same journey.
Observe the daily life of the fisherman …. As they sell knick-knacks to the tourists, or staff the bamboo boat conveyor belt.
Floating village … we saw one hut moored to the bamboo boat jetty.
Return to the pier at 17:00 … we were back on the bus by 16:00.
Hotel drop-off … not included if your hotel is not in the old quarter. Our tour guide even refused to drive within the old quarter in the direction of our hotel. Instead we were dropped off at a random street in the center of Hanoi with a cheery wave and “the (triple rate) taxis are that way”.
Overall impression … disappointing.
Would I recommend? Not to a friend.
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Micheldc4713mc
Feb 12, 2019
Very unprofessional. Trip ruined - After lovely day of touring Halong bay, our bus dropped us at the hotel. While the bus was departing, we realized that we left our credit card in the bus (I know, very foolish of us). With the help of our friendly receptionist at Golden Hanoi Hotel, we got through with the Charming Vietnam Travel’s office. As we were explaining the situation, they hung up on us and wouldn’t answer our calls for entirety of the evening. Worrying cardiac arrest, we decided to go to their office and check on them. When we reached, we realized they just closed shop, therefore not answering the calls.
First thing in the next morning, we called them to see if they’d pick up this time. Luckily they picked up and said they would let us see if the card is still in the bus, if we’d come around their office at 8:30pm. Okay we said and proceeded to show up at their office at 8:30pm sharp just to find them closed AGAIN. Since we didn’t have local SIM card, we had to scrum back to our hotel and call them. Upon happily confirming that they are truly closed for the day, fine people at Charming Vietnam Travel informed that the bus won’t be back for another FIVE days. Thus destroying any chance that I might see my card ever again.
Thanks to Charming Vietnam Travel’s support and courtesy, we got to have a nice conversation with our friends and family asking for money, while convincing them that it is actually us speaking to them.
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