Vietnam · Cruise & Sailing

Halong Bay Full-Day Cruise with Kayaking from Hanoi

11 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day Halong Bay cruise from Hanoi
  • 02 Scenic drive through the Red River Delta
  • 03 Cruise aboard a traditional wooden junk
  • 04 See iconic limestone islets and rock formations
  • 05 Pass Ba Hang Floating Village
  • 06 Explore Thien Cung (Heaven Palace Grotto)
  • 07 Enjoy lunch served on board
  • 08 Round-trip Hanoi hotel transfers included

Discover the dramatic seascapes of Halong Bay on a full-day trip from Hanoi, combining a scenic drive through the Red River Delta with a relaxing cruise among the bay’s limestone islands and rock formations. Travel aboard a traditional wooden junk and take in one of Vietnam’s most celebrated UNESCO-listed landscapes from the water.

Along the way, enjoy lunch on board, pass highlights such as Fighting Cocks, Duck, Swan, Incense Burner, and Stone Dogs, and visit Ba Hang Floating Village and Thien Cung Cave. With hotel pickup in Hanoi and time to cruise, sightsee, and explore, this day tour offers an easy way to experience the beauty of Halong Bay in a single day.

Along the way, enjoy lunch on board, pass highlights such as Fighting Cocks, Duck, Swan, Incense Burner, and Stone Dogs, and visit Ba Hang Floating Village and Thien Cung Cave.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 11 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Moderate
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Halong, Hanoi
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

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Day 01

AM: We come to pick you up at your hotel from 7:45-8:15 for 3.5 hours bus ride through the country side of the Red River Delta to Ha Long City. Water buffaloes, paddy fields (rice transplanting time: February and June) and daily Vietnamese farmer life are on both sides of the way.

PM: Arrive in Halong City around noon, we board a traditional wooden junk and start the cruising trip to the centre of the bay. Fresh seafood lunch (vegetable menu available) is served while the boat is gliding out. Get ready for exotic photos and absorbing the most magnificent natural splendors, limestone bedrocks and sheer cliffs of tiny islands highlighted with fanciful names: Fighting Cocks (symbol of Halong Bay), Duck, Swan, Incense Burner, and Stone Dogs. Cruising around Ba Hang Floating village then spend about 20 minutes for bamboo boat to discover this area by your own way. After that, keep cruising to the most beautiful cave named Thien Cung (Heaven Palace Grotto) and explores huge chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites of all kinds. Continue to enjoy this relaxing cruise on the way back to Ha Long harbor, our waiting vehicle transfers you back to Hanoi. Trip ends at your hotel around 20h00-20h30pm.Red River, HanoiDong Thien Cung, Halong Bay, VietnamHalong Bay, Halong Bay, Vietnam

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hanoi 2 cities · 11 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Lunch
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Restroom on board
  • WiFi on board

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • PASSPORT REQUIRED
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not recommended for people with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Don't forget to keep your ticket all time in the tour.
  • Pick up guests from hotel at Hanoi Old Quarter or the meeting point at: No 1 Trang Tien Str, Phan Chu Trinh, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi City.

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Hanoi, VN
Tour start
Hanoi, VN
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 11 hours finish where they began, in Hanoi.

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