Hoàn Kiếm Trip Overview
Driving to the Halong Bay through the lush, scenic Red River Delta
Cruising overnight on a modern steel junk, the charming replica paddle steamer, on tranquil UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay
Savouring the best cuisine onboard and highlights of a cooking demonstration
Taking the time to soak up the beauty of Halong Bay – thousands of limestone islands scattered amidst the clear, turquoise waters
Exploring the limestone islands and turquoise waters of UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay
Sunset Party
Kayaking
Cooking Class
Visiting Pearl Farm Village
Visiting Sung Sot Cave
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Hoàn Kiếm, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> 4WD, ATV & Off-Road Tours
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Driving to the Halong Bay through the lush, scenic Red River Delta
Cruising overnight on a modern steel junk, the charming replica paddle steamer, on tranquil UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay
Savouring the best cuisine onboard and highlights of a cooking demonstration
Taking the time to soak up the beauty of Halong Bay – thousands of limestone islands scattered amidst the clear, turquoise waters
Exploring the limestone islands and turquoise waters of UNESCO World Heritage Site Halong Bay
Sunset Party
Kayaking
Cooking Class
Visiting Pearl Farm Village
Visiting Sung Sot Cave
Itinerary
Day 1: Day 1: halong bay
Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
12:00- 12h30 Arrival & Pick up at Tuan Chau harbor, take break and welcome drink at Alisa Cruise Lounge before boarding to Alisa Cruise
12:30 Welcome to Alisa Cruise, enjoy a welcome drink while our cruise manager gives a brief introduction, safety guidelines bout Alisa Cruise. Check-in your cabin and start cruising and explore Halong Bay – one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.
12:40-14.00 Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese and International dishes served while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
14.00 After Lunch continues to cruising exploration in HALONG BAY passing by Cua Van Floating Village, Tien Ong Cave, Trong Cave, the Ho-dong Tien cave, Luon cave… Customers also have chance to experience how beautiful are for Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Soi Sim beach, Coconut Three Island
14:30 Arrival in Lan Ha Bay in Tung Sau Area- The most beautiful area in Halong Bay with wild natural beauty.
15:00 Continued exploration the Lan Ha Bay. Depend on a specific day and season only 1 option will be chosen
KAYAKING OR BAMBOO BOAT ROWING
15.10- 16.00 Visiting Luon cave, the perfect combination of limestone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people. Enjoy quiet space and pure air, you will feel relaxed truly. If you are lucky, you will see monkeys on islands.
After Kayaking we will have 2 options to visit because we can not visit both places as it is not enough time and it is also depending on specific date, weather conditions and seasons ( Summer or Winter)
Duration: 8 hours
Stop At: Ti Top Island, Halong Bay Vietnam
OPTION 1: VISITING PEARL FARM VILLAGE
16:00 Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village. Travelers will have a chance to visit Floating Pearl Farm and see how local people produce the great pearls. This Pearl Farm Village was established in 1995 by a Japanese organization, after years run by Japanese experts, it was transferred for Vietnamese. Our guide will show you around the farm and the museum there and explained how the process is done. You will pass a floating raft where some kinds of oyster pearls are grown and transplanted such as South Sea pearl, Tahitian Black Pearl,…etc. After that, you will see a processing room where workers transplanting oysters and understand some precious species of pearl. The last, you could see one of the workers here opening an alive oyster in front of your eyes to see pearl inside and then have to look their achievement in the showroom!
OPTION 2: VISITING TITOP ISLAND FOR SWIMMING ( Not in winter)
16.00: Visiting the beautiful Ti Top beach for swimming (if the weather permits), Ti Top Beach is especially famous for its fresh atmosphere, clean water, and smooth white sand that create a great ambiance for tourists to relax or passengers can take steps to reach the top of Ti Top beach to have a whole panorama view of Halong Bay.
Duration: 2 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: Day 2: halong bay – hanoi
Stop At: Halong Bay Vietnam
6:30 Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Tai chi also called Tai Chi Chuan, combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements.
Coffee, tea, and pastries for light breakfast are served in the dining room with the morning view of bay’s landscape.
07:00 Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee and breakfast.
08:00 Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave. Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance. It takes approximately 45 minutes for cave visiting. Visit Sung Sot Cave, one of the biggest cave in Halong bay with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Return to the boat by tender. Proper shoes are highly recommended.
9:40 Back to Alisa Cruise
10:00 Check-out and settle bills at reception. Having brunch at Alisa Restaurant on boat
12:30 Return to Hanoi by comfortable air-con shuttle bus
14:30 Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop
16:00 – 16:30 Arrive in Hanoi end your trip.
Duration: 6 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
