Halong Bay Cruise: Kayaking and Biking

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Embark on a 2-day Halong Bay cruise with kayaking and fish massage. Explore the tranquil Lan Ha Bay, indulge in delicious local cuisine, and enjoy activities like biking and swimming. Experience the beauty of Ha Long Venezia, where classic charm meets eco-conscious adventure.

Duration: 2 days

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Ha Noi – Hai Phong – Lan Ha Bay – Ha Long Bay

Old Quarter - Around 7.45 to 8.30 AM, you will be collected from Hanoi Old Quarter to take the highway to the Port (Haiphong) where we arrive at around 11h30.
Cat Ba Island - Around 11.30 AM, arrive to Cai Beo Port, transfer by tender to the our cruises.
Next, welcome you onboard and then check…

Ha Noi – Hai Phong – Lan Ha Bay – Ha Long Bay

Old Quarter - Around 7.45 to 8.30 AM, you will be collected from Hanoi Old Quarter to take the highway to the Port (Haiphong) where we arrive at around 11h30.

Cat Ba Island - Around 11.30 AM, arrive to Cai Beo Port, transfer by tender to the our cruises.
Next, welcome you onboard and then check in, enjoy Welcome Drink, receive cruise brief and safety instruction by crew member and Cruise Manager.
Enjoy lunch before continuing our journey via the islets.

Lan Ha Bay - After lunch, ready to visit untouched Cat Ba Island, from Coc Ngoi islet, Cua Dong sea gate to Ba Trai Dao area.

Halong Bay - The Cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounding of extraordinary limestone karsts landscapes. You can start your journey to visit Dark & Bright Cave and islets by kayaking which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage, enjoy swimming in the crystal-clear waters of the Bay.
Just enjoy a swim. This is a great experience, immersed in the crystal-clear waters of the bay.

Lan Ha Bay - Returning your Venezia Cruises boat you can watch the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin. Onboard you may join a traditional cooking class. Our chef will instruct you in the making of some Vietnam sping-roll. In the early evening the boat has it’s Happy Hour deal.
Dinner is served. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. This is a delightful meal in an intimate romantic setting.

Viet Hai Village – Lan Ha Bay – Ha Noi

Lan Ha Bay - Begin your new day with taking photos, or enjoy the sunrise from your cabin window or from the sun-deck. Enjoy a breakfast in the delighted and peaceful beauty of the bay.

Viet Hai Village - Transfer to a tender to visit Viet Hai Village on Cat Ba Island and hop on a bicycle ride (electric car also available) through a rainforest tunnel that leads to a village nestled in a valley deep in a national park. Meet, visit a traditional house, and greet local inhabitants doing their daily work, see their homes and the village school.

Hạ Long Bay - Return to the cruise for check-out procedures. Whilst cruising back you can enjoy a delightful lunch.
We return to the quay side in the south of the bay, where our visitors disembark.

Old Quarter - THe bus drop off at the Old Quarter of Hanoi. Time to say good bye

What's Included

Happy Hour and cooking demonstration
Evening of Squid Fishing & Karaoke
Guidance by an English-speaking guide
Deluxe cabins featuring A/C and private bathrooms
Full-board meals including lunch, dinner, and breakfast
Welcome drink upon arrival
Adventurous activities: Kayaking, swimming, biking, fish massage
Complimentary beverages in cabin: bottled water, tea, and coffee

What's Not Included

Beverages
Tips & Others Personal Expenses
All other services not clearly mentioned in Inclusions

Additional Information

Ha Long Venezia provides a traditional, eco-friendly cruising adventure, inclusive of activities such as paddle boarding and bicycling. Our trip originates from Beo Harbour situated in Lan Ha Bay, a peaceful southern region of Ha Long Bay typically untouched by masses of tourists. Our intimate setting accommodates a maximum of 23 guests in our 10…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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Debraci826pb

Feb 3, 2025

Bucket List Activity - What a truly wonderful couple of days on the water, the staff amazing and totally memorable experience, this was definitely worth the journey.

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Ray_u

Dec 24, 2024

Less busy than Ha Long Bay, who knows how long it lasts - This is a must do when in North Vietnam because of the geagraphic exclusiveness. Once you have experienced the clam and internetless day out in the sea, many other short experiences in nearby countries are not needed anymore. You won't top Lan Ha Bay. Way less busy than Ha Long Bay *as of now. I hope this doesn't get ruined by over tourism.

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Jeff

Dec 5, 2024

Lots of fun ,with we booked for more time to see more of halong bay - Son was a great guide.He and the whole crew were awesome. We had lots of fun with personalized attention .the food was good with thoughtful attention to special requests

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Cyrilv397

Dec 3, 2024

Great stay on board the Venezia - Tung was an excellent guide. Our stay on the Venezia was perfect, the atmosphere excellent and the meals delicious. The cabins are superb. Thank you to all the crew.

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Theerthikad

Aug 21, 2024

Overall experience - The trip was very good and well organized. We had a great time! The food was well curated and all group activities were fun.

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Kim_w

Nov 27, 2024

Initimate & peaceful - Pros: good communication from Dolphin Travel; guide on boat (Mong) spoke perfect English and was very friendly, the crew worked very hard to make sure we were happy. The boat was worn but clean. They give you a LOT of food for both lunch and dinner, we had corn soup, sweet potatoes, fruit salad, fish cakes, beef stew, sticky rice, bread, vegetables. watermelon, potato salad, chicken stir fry, shrimp, bok choy. For breakfast it's toast, fruit, fried eggs, coffee, tea. All the food was very good. Cons: the boat is clean but definitely needs updating. No soap or hand towels in bathrooms. The lounge chairs on top deck need to have better cushions & astro turf has seen better days. It takes about 5 hours to get to boat. We got picked up at 7 and got onto boat around 12. You have to take a ferry over to Cat Ba island so if it's not there when bus arrives, adds some time. BRING your passports! We didn't know we needed them but luckily had them with us. My friends did a similar tour out of Ha Long bay on a much bigger and newer boat. They complained how overcrowed the bay was. Honestly, I think we had a better experience. It was only 10 rooms and 20 people and it was so intimate, we got to know everyone on the boat. Lan Ha bay was not crowded at all. When we went kayaking, there were maybe 5 other kayaks out there. The bike ride on Cat Ba island was fun, about 5k. Be sure you don't leave your feet in the fish pond too long :) Would definitely recommend this as long as you don't expect anything fancy. The boat is clean, the crew works hard for you and the ride is long but worth it! We really enjoyed it and a big shout out to Mong!

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Tamp952

Feb 9, 2025

Disappointed, - The boat was lovely, the cabin was clean, the bed was comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. We were disappointed that our actual cruse was from Saturday afternoon till 12pm on Sunday. We didn't really feel this was a 2 day cruse. They did our lunch at 10:30am on Sunday morning and we were back on the coach heading back to Hanoi at 12pm. Not in our opinion a 2 day cruse.

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Kaisa

Jan 16, 2025

Different cruise than booked - The organisation of the trip is chaotic. The day before the trip, I started receiving Whatsapp messages from four different numbers. We were informed that our cruise would not be the one we had booked, but another similar cruise, the Sunlight Cruise, operated by the company. They would not provide us any description of the cruise/boat. Only once we got to the boat it was clear that it was a cheaper cruise with an older boat - we had seen the cruise advertised and knew it was cheaper than then one we booked. However we were not offered any compensation for the downgrade. I am not sure if this is normal behaviour for the cruise operators here, but it was quite disappointing. Furhermore, the pickup time from Hanoi was almost an hour earlier than written on the initiary (6:50am for us). The bus also makes a half an hour stop at a shop midway.

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Sophie

Nov 4, 2024

Great tour - Vegetarian bland dishes - The trip was a great experience and we are very glad that we chose the less touristy Lan Ha Bay. Our guide Nemo spoke great English, was very helpful and explained a lot to us. The size of the ship was just right for us, enough different people but just so many that you talked to everyone at the end. Now to our suggestions for improvement: We stated vegetarian but also fish to eat. Unfortunately we got the same tofu dishes 3 times, all unfortunately with zero spice and hardly any fresh vegetables. And since we also stated to eat fish, we were a bit disappointed that the chef had not even included us for fish dishes. Stand by your Vietnamese cuisine! Also offers chopsticks. Unfortunately, we were also a bit unlucky with the room and were next to the generator, which ran the night. It felt like sleeping in the engine room.

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Lia_c

Sep 1, 2024

Nice trip - Overall it was a good trip. We have been told that the was two "Venezia " cruises, we saw the other one and it seemed much better than the one we have been onboarded. From the itinery it seemed we was going by Ha Long Bai just to see the famous landscape but we didn't. Kayaks were very old and dirty. Cooking class and the bike to Cat Ba Village was very good and the tour guide was nice and explains lots of things. Foods was abundant, lunch of the second day was served at 10.30 am and then we desembarked. Unfortunately for miscommunication between the tour guide and the operator we waited for 5 hours at the bus station. Nobody came to pick us up to go back to Hanoi. We were offered just a coffee for the issue.

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