3-Day Halong Bay and Cát Bà Island Cruise with Viet Hai Village

• 7:45 am - 8:15 am: Get picked up by your Vietnamese driver and tour guide at your hotel or our office and depart for Halong Bay. Halfway, stop for a short break in Hai Duong Province for 25 minutes.

• 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm: Arrive at Bai Chay Port, enjoy a welcome drink, and receive a crew briefing before checking into your cabin. Start cruising and enjoy a special lunch with traditional Vietnamese dishes while the boat slowly glides over the romantic waves of the sea toward the legendary fishing village.

• 2:30 pm: Visit Sung Sot Cave (Surprising Cave).

• 3:30 pm: Spend one hour kayaking on the emerald waters of this World Heritage site.

• 4:30 pm: Let the cruise take you to Titov Island, noted for the viewpoint at its peak, which affords splendid views all around Halong Bay. Or you can enjoy swimming on a romantic sandy beach.

• 5:30 pm: Return to the boat for a sunset party and relax on the sundeck. The boat anchors at the Sung Sot area, the safest place for an overnight stay.

• 7:30 pm: Savour a welcome drink and wine, and enjoy dinner with Vietnamese cuisine.

• 9:00 pm: Join onboard activities such as squid fishing, singing karaoke, and socializing with others. The bartender serves you the best drinks at the bar.

Overnight on the boat.

• 7:00 am: After breakfast, visit a pearl farm where you can see real pearl products and learn how people breed pearls.

• 8:00 am: Then the boat goes to Van Gia fishing village, where you change to a smaller boat cruising south to Lan Ha Bay.

• 9:00 am: The boat stops at Viet Hai Wharf, and then you ride a bicycle 3 km to Viet Hai village. Here, take a short trek through an area that is part of Cát Bà National Park.

• 11:00 am: Ride back to the wharf, transfer to the boat cruising through Lan Ha Bay, and have lunch on board.

• 1:00 pm: Visit Monkey Island, home to wild monkeys and the endangered white-headed langur.

• 3:00 pm: Cruise to Beo Tourist Port for a bus to Cát Bà town. After 5 minutes, arrive at the hotel, check in, and enjoy free time to explore Cát Bà town.

• 7:00 pm: Have dinner in the restaurant.

Overnight in the hotel.

• 7:00 am: Have breakfast at the hotel.

• 8:00 am: Let the bus transfer you to Beo Tourist Harbour to cruise back to Halong Bay. Transfer to the larger cruise for the journey back to Halong Tourist Wharf.

• 11:30 am: Arrive in Halong City and have lunch in the restaurant.

• 12:30 pm: Get on the bus going back to Hanoi. Halfway, stop for a short break for 25 minutes.

• 4:30 pm: Reach Hanoi.

End of tour.