Vietnam · Cruise & Sailing

Halong Bay Full-Day Trip Expressway Transfer & Full Activities

12 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day Halong Bay trip from Hanoi with expressway transfer
  • 02 Cruise through UNESCO-listed Halong Bay
  • 03 Enjoy a Vietnamese lunch with seafood on board
  • 04 Visit Sung Sot Cave or Thien Cung Cave
  • 05 Kayak or take a bamboo boat ride
  • 06 Swim at Titop Island beach
  • 07 Hike to Titop Peak for panoramic bay views
  • 08 Travel with an English-speaking guide

Discover the best of UNESCO-listed Halong Bay on a full-day trip from Hanoi, with round-trip expressway transfer and a scenic cruise through one of Vietnam’s most iconic landscapes. Sail past limestone islets, enjoy a Vietnamese lunch with seafood on board, and take in the bay’s dramatic natural beauty from the water.

Depending on the cruise option, your day may include kayaking or a bamboo boat ride, a visit to a spectacular cave, time at Titop Island for swimming, and a hike up to a panoramic viewpoint over the bay. It’s a great choice for travellers who want to experience Halong Bay’s highlights in a single day.

Discover the best of UNESCO-listed Halong Bay on a full-day trip from Hanoi, with round-trip expressway transfer and a scenic cruise through one of Vietnam’s most iconic landscapes.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Shared
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Halong, Hanoi
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Hanoi Pick up

7:45 – 8:30 – Picking you up from hotel/stay and depart for Halong Bay

10:00 – Stopping over to stretch the legs on the way, enjoy some coffee to refresh

Halong Bay Explore HIGHLIGHT

HIGHLIGHT: 

Halong Bay day trip from Hanoi, led by a knowledgeable guide Take a day cruise in UNESCO-listed Halong Bay Kayak around the bay and enjoy a seafood lunch on board Explore Thien Cung Cave (Heavenly Palace Cave) Includes hotel transport by coach from Hanoi 

HALONG BAY OPTION 1

THIEN CUNG CAVE & BA HANG VILLAGE (04 Hours Crusie) 

8:45 AM - 9:30 AM Bus and tour guide will pick you up at the hotel (in Old Quarter area) or meeting point, depart for Halong Bay. 

12:15 PM Arrive at Tuan Chau port in Halong City, Get on a boat and start discovering the legendary bay. 

Lunch will be served while cruising to the most beautiful area of Halong Bay. This is a great chance to enjoy the stunning scenery with amazing rock formations such as fighting cocks, Incense Burner, and many other islets look like Duck, Dog, Thumb. 

The boat will pass by Hoa Cuong fishing village and stop at Ba Hang fishing village where you can do kayaking by your own alongside limestone cliffs, through water caves, around the fishing village to discover the daily life of the fishermen living here. 

Bamboo boats are available for whom can not do kayaking. 

The last destination of the trip is one of the most beautiful caves – Thien Cung cave or heaven palace cave before cruising back to the harbor. 

5:00 PM Get on your bus back to Hanoi. 

7:00PM-7: 30 PM Transfer to your hotel, finish Ha Long Bay full day trip 

HALONG BAY OPTION 2

SUNG SOT CAVE - LUON CAVE & TI TOP ISLAND (06 Hours Cruise) 

8:30 - 09:30 – Our bus and guide pick you up from hotel / stay and follow the new expressway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way.

12:00 – Arrive Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing. Cruise will take you on an 6 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Fighting Chicken, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat. 

13:45 – Arrive Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discover the beautiful lagoon. 

Visit Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climb up Titop Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise. 

16:30 – Return Cruises for Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There are a lot of time for sunbathing on upper deck among world iconic natural scenery. 

18:00 – Disembark for a bus ride back on the new expressway to Hanoi. 

21:00 – Drop off at your hotel stay, trip endss

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Hanoi 2 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Shuttle Bus/Limousine Transfer Roundtrip Hanoi-Halong (For Guests book transfer from Hanoi)
  • Meeting Point at TUAN CHAU INTERNATIONAL MARINA (Option from Halong)
  • 06 Hours cruise & explore Halong Bay with Great Experience
  • Experienced English Speaking Guide during the tour
  • Lunch Meal with Seafood & Vietnamese Traditional Food
  • Entrance fees for sightseeing : Halong Bay, Surprising Cave & Titop Island
  • Kayaking or Bamboo Boat, Swimming,Hiking,Caving & Relaxing..
  • We provide bottle of water on transfer Only

What's Not Included

  • Other Beverages and Personal Expenses
  • Tips for CREWS/GUIDE/DRIVER is appreciated
  • Holiday Surcharge

Know before you go

  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • We will pick up guests at the hotel/airbnb inside Old Quarter Area or Hanoi Opera House if outside between 07h45 am to 8h15 am then transfer to Halong Bay by expressway

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 12 hours finish where they began, in Hanoi.

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