Day trips · 3 DAYS
Day 1: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Surprising Cave – Titop Island
Meals: lunch, dinner
8:10 AM — Pick-up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
20-minute break halfway.
12:00 PM — Arrive at Tuan Chau Harbor
12:30 PM — Welcome on board
Welcome drink, introduction to the cruise and safety guidelines, then check in to your cabin.
1:00 PM — Lunch while cruising Halong Bay
Vietnamese traditional dishes while admiring the rock formations.
2:30 PM — Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising Cave)
3:30 PM — Titop Island
A viewpoint at its peak with splendid views all around Halong Bay, and swimming on the beach.
5:00 PM — Relax on the sundeck at sunset
Back on the cruise: take a shower, then watch the sunset from lounge chairs with a cocktail or a book.
6:00 PM — Sunset Party and cooking class
Learn how to make fresh spring rolls, then enjoy your own.
7:00 PM — Dinner in the restaurant
After dinner: fishing, karaoke, drinks or relaxing on the sundeck. Overnight on board in shared twin or triple cabins.
Day 2: Transfer day cruise
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
7:00 AM — Breakfast in the restaurant
8:30 AM — Day boat departs from the Titop area
10:30 AM — Lan Ha Bay: kayaking at the Dark and Bright caves
Transfer to Lan Ha Bay, formed by the Cat Ba archipelago, for an hour and a half of kayaking.
11:30 AM — Lunch on the boat
12:30 PM — Swimming at Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) beaches
About an hour and fifteen minutes in crystal water on a white sandy beach.
1:30 PM — Return to Ha Long Bay
Explore more of the landscape.
2:45 PM — Pearl Farm Exhibition Center and Museum
A forty-minute stop to learn how pearls are farmed and harvested, and about the business.
3:30 PM — Transfer back to the overnight cruise at the Titop area
Farewell to the day boat crew.
Day 3: Luon Cave kayaking / bamboo boat – Hanoi
Meals: breakfast, lunch
6:00 AM — Early wake-up in the fresh air
7:00 AM — Breakfast
8:00 AM — Cruise to Luon Cave
Luon Cave on Bo Hon Island is an arch 60 m long and 2.5–4 m high depending on the tide, so it can only be visited by small boat or kayak.
10:00 AM — Check out and cruise on the bay
11:00 AM — Lunch while cruising back to Tuan Chau Harbour
12:00 PM — Arrive at the harbour and board the bus
Head back to Hanoi or go on to Ninh Binh.
4:00 PM — Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter
Mad Monkey Hanoi
Vietnam
From $265.96
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