Vietnam · Cruise & Sailing

Halong Bay Luxury Cruise Day Trip with Hercules From Hanoi:

12 Hours Round trip from Hanoi Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Full-day Halong Bay cruise from Hanoi
  • 02 Explore the impressive Sung Sot Cave
  • 03 Kayak or ride a bamboo boat at Luon Cave
  • 04 Visit Titop Island for swimming or hiking
  • 05 Enjoy a buffet lunch with Vietnamese food on board
  • 06 Relax with tea, juice, fruit, and cake at sunset
  • 07 Travel through Halong Bay’s limestone island scenery

Spend a full day discovering the dramatic seascapes of Halong Bay aboard the Hercules Cruise. Departing from Hanoi, this experience combines cruising, sightseeing, and light adventure as you sail past limestone islands, enjoy lunch on board, and take in one of Vietnam’s most celebrated UNESCO-listed landscapes.

Along the way, explore Sung Sot Cave, choose between kayaking or a bamboo boat ride in the Luon Cave area, and visit Titop Island for swimming or a hike to the viewpoint. Round off the day with a sunset party on board before returning to Hanoi.

Spend a full day discovering the dramatic seascapes of Halong Bay aboard the Hercules Cruise.

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, Vietnamese

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

We pick up all the guests in Hanoi Old Quarter, please be ready at your hotel lobby. Our tour guide will call your name on booking.

If you stay outside Hanoi Old Quarter, you can come to our meeting points: Local Tours Vietnam Office -39 Ngo Huyen, Hoan Kiem or Hanoi Opera House, 01 Trang Tien, Hoang Kiem.BOARDING THE CRUISE

Arrive to Ha Long Bay – Embark from Tuan Chau Marina onto Hercules cruise. A complimentary welcome drink will be served. The boat starts cruising.

LUNCH ON BOARD

Enjoy Buffet lunch with Vietnamese traditional food while cruising though thousands of limestone islands such as: Dog Rock, Insence Bunner and especially Fighting Cock – a symbol of Ha Long Bay.

VISITING SUNG SOT CAVE

Explore Sung Sot Cave – The longest, biggest and the most beautiful grotto of Ha Long Bay.

KAYAKING OR BAMBOO BOAT

The boat will move to Luon Cave area – a water cave for kayaking or rowing bamboo boat or just stay on board for relaxing.

SWIMMING OR HIKING

Visiting Titop island for swimming or hiking to the Titop peak for taking photos with panoramic view of the bay.

SUNSET PARTY

It is time for a rest after activities and capture the sunset on the bay. Complimentary Vietnamese tea, fresh juice, fruit, ang little cake will be served. Enjoy the return sail back.Explore Sung Sot Cave – The longest, biggest and the most beautiful grotto of Ha Long Bay. As the largest and most stunning limestone cave in Halong Bay, Sung Sot Cave has captured the hearts of numerous domestic and foreign travelers with its sparkling stalactites and attractive rock formations.Luon Cave is a part of Bo Hon Island, which is about 14 kilometers from the mainland of Bai Chay City. Known as the island of amazing things, Bo Hon Island is an outstanding location in Halong Bay that most tourists choose as a nextstop on their way discovering Halong Bay.

The surrounding area of Luon Cave comprises a lot of well-known places of interest in Halong Bay. In front of Luon Cave is Con Rua Island (Turtle Island), and on the right of this cave is the Heaven Gate. Not only that, in the area of Bo Hon Island is Sung Sot Cave, which is the most magnificent cave in Halong Bay.Visiting Titop island for swimming or hiking to the Titop peak for taking photos with panoramic view of the bay.

Ti Top island is located about 14 kilometers to the east of Bai Chay tourist harbor. It has a beach that is shaped like a crescent moon and known for its tranquillity and beautiful still blue waters. The sands of the beach have been dyed white by the ocean’s surf creating a perfect picture of paradise.SET BACK ON BUS Back to Ha Long harbor. Disembark to get on the bus, moving back Hanoi.

HOTEL DROP

Our guide will drop you off at your hotel (around the Old Quarter area). Thank you so much for choosing our cruise.

Opened on January 1, 2016, Tuan Chau Harbour has operated under the model of "one destination, many facilities", besides being a port, there also are restaurants, supermarkets, souvenir shops and accompanying entertainment product chains, etc...at the harbor, making it fully meet the demand of tourists and sailors.

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

  • Round – trip bus transfer using the highway (Pick-up/ Drop-off point is inside the Old Quarter area)
  • Complimentary bottle of water on the bus journey
  • English-speaking guide
  • Teas, fruits, juice on Sunset Party
  • All entrance fees mentioned in our itinerary.
  • Kayaking or Bamboo Boat
  • Lunch on Cruise.

What's Not Included

Personal Expenses

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • We pick up all the guests in Hanoi Old Quarter, please be ready at your hotel lobby. Our tour guide will call your name on booking.

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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