Halong bay Luxury Cruise Day Trip: Buffet lunch & Limousine bus

4.9 (9 reviews) Hanoi, Vietnam
Duration12h - 13h
Free cancellationFull refund up to 24 hours before
Instant confirmationYour booking is confirmed right away
TicketMobile or paper ticket accepted
LanguagesVietnamese, English
Group sizeUp to 99 travelers
Pickup offeredSee the meeting and pickup details below

Overview

7.40-8.10AM: Picking up from hotel/ stay by Limousine bus (optional) and depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way
11.30: Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, Lunch.
- 6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passing beautiful limestone karts in shapes: Cock Fighting, Incense Burner, and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-water-ing lunch on boat.
14:00: Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, visit Surprise cave.
- Visit Titov Island where you enjoy swimming on sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30: Cruise back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
18.00: Limousine bus back to Hanoi (optional)

Options

international cruise port

Starting point:
Cat Ba National Park, Cat Hai, Hai Phong 05418, Vietnam

Package price from Hanoi

Starting point:
Hoàn Kiếm Lake, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Vietnam
Pickup included

Tuan Chau Marina habour

What's included

  • Round trip Limousine bus from Hanoi old quarter - option 8.00AM
  • Buffet on board
  • English speaking tour guide
  • Welcome drink onboard
  • Beverages, travel insurance, tax
  • Tips for tour guide & personal expenses
  • Surcharge: 15USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday: from Feb 05th to 09th, 2027
  • Limousine bus - option 11.30AM
  • Entrance fees/ tickets (330.000VND per person) - must pay cash at the habour
  • Kayaking (optional): 80.000VND per person (2 people sharing one kayak)

What to expect

  1. Hanoi Opera House
    Pass by
    Pick up & transfers from hanoi old quarter or Hanoi opera house in the morning (FREE)
  2. Hạ Long Bay
    Pass by
    Check-in onboard at Halong international cruise port or Tuan Chau Marina habour around 12.00 PM
  3. Hạ Long Bay
    5h
    8.00-8.45: Pick up hotel in Hanoi & transfers to Halong bay (optional)
    12:00: Check-in onboard in Halong bay habour
    - We will take you on an 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, if bizarre scenery, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting, Incense Burner, and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-water-ing lunch on boat.
    - Visiting Surprise cave, Titop island
    - Swimming at Titop island beach or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing Panorama views of Halong bay.
    - Kayaking at the beautiful landscapes
    16:00: Cruise back to the habour. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
    18.00: Disembark Habour. Shuttle bus back to Hanoi & will arrive in Hanoi around 9.00-9.30PM (Optional)

Meeting and pickup

Meeting point

Halong international cruise port is the starting point of the tour. If you do not require any transportation services, you can meet us here at 11.30AM

Meeting point

The Tuan Chau Marina Habour is the starting point of the tour. If you do not require any transportation services, you can meet us here at 11.30AM

Meeting point

Around 7.45-8.20am: Pick you up hotels in Hanoi old quarter or Opera house

End point

Halong international cruise port is the starting point of the tour. If you do not require any transportation services, you can meet us here at 11.30AM

End point

The Tuan Chau Marina Habour is the starting point of the tour. If you do not require any transportation services, you can meet us here at 11.30AM

End point

Around 7.45-8.20am: Pick you up hotels in Hanoi old quarter or Opera house

Pickup details

- 7.45-8.20AM is option for who depart from Hanoi old quarter or Opera house – just email in advance will be confirmed.
- 11.30AM is option for who depart from the habour without any fee.

Additional information

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Specialized infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • 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).
  • 7.40-8.10AM: 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 03 Tho Nhuom street at 7.45AM or Embassy hotel, 166 Tran Quang Khai street at 8.10AM to get on the bus
  • Customers have to contact us to confirm pick-up information before going by email found in your ticket information
  • Customers book option 11.30AM, please send passport information details by email: found in your ticket information. Please come to our habour in Halong bay to meet our staff & check-in onboard around 11.30AM.
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Surcharge: 15 USD per person on Lunar New year holiday: from Feb, 05th to 09th, 2027
  • Cruise details will be confirmed before the departure
  • 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...

Cancellation policy

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

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