Ha Long Bay Cruise Day Tour - best selling: Kayaking, Swimming, hiking & Lunch
Overview
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8.00-8.45AM: Pick up from hotel in Hanoi old quarter & transfer to the boat (on request)
12.00-12.15: Check-in onboard. Passing beautiful landscapes in Halong bay.
12.45: Enjoy a delicious Vietnamese cuisine of fresh seafood.
13.45: Visiting Surprise cave - the most beautiful cave in Halong bay.
14.45: Do kayaking to explore amazing place in Halong bay where is the best place for kayaker, this is the most beautiful lagoons in Ha Long bay as well.
15.30: Visiting Titop island: swimming or climbing up to the top & enjoy amazing Panorama views of Halong bay.
16:15: Cruising back to habour. Enjoy amazing sunset & landscapes on the way back.
17:30 -18.00: Disembark Halong bay habour. Transfer back to Hanoi (on request)
Around 21.00 - 21.30: Arrive in Hanoi old quarter. finish!
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Surcharge: 10 USD per person on Lunar New year holiday: Feb 16,17,18,19,20, 2026 (Please pay cash directly on tour)
Things to bring: Umbrellar/ Hat, shirts (protect skins in the hot summer & strong sun, shoes/ sandals/ flip flops, swimming suits, towels, small money, sunglasses, suncream, camera, small waters (glass water bottle/thermos water bottle), snacks, raincoats, insect spray... Jackets (in the Winter).
7.50-8.40AM: Pick up at hotels in Hanoi old quarter (time to pick up depending your hotel locations...). If customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, pls come to Hanoi Opera house, 01 Trang Tien street before 8.00AM or Hanoi Aira boutique hotel & spa, 38A Tran Phu street at 8.20AM or CIS coffee shop, 162 Tran Quang Khai street at 8.50AM to get on the bus.
Do not tip if asked by local people, we cannot stop them but warning to our tourist)
Ha Long Bay is so beautiful and it's crowded every day, especially in summer and weekends -> it is often overcrowded by Vietnamese tourists in summer. But we’re the smallest group tour in Halong bay
Sometimes, you will see garbages on Ha Long Bay due to changes in flowing water and tides, garbages from other places come to to Ha Long Bay. Government, local people, travel companies... are trying their best to clean up Ha Long Bay.
For the best trip, we need your cooperation. Please tell us all the problems, questions if you have. Our tour guide is always there to help you.
We also hope that customers will respect all other tourists in the group, respect the culture, timetable and common principles...
Water is free on the bus. But follow up the policy of Halong bay administration about environment, they don't allow to bring plastic bottle water to the boat & visit spots. But tourists can bring multi-use bottle/ glass bottle/ thermos bottle...Or you can leave your plastic water bottle in your bag to pass the gate!
If customers stay in Hanoi old quarter but don't see their hotel/ address in the drop list to book -> No worries, please choose any hotel option that you can see in the list just to finish the booking, then we will come to pick up. Customers need to contact us via email/ phone/ zalo/ whatsaap to confirm the pick up information in this case as soon as possible
Customers don't stay in Hanoi old quarter, please choose any hotel option that you can see/ or choose "hotel is not listed" just to finish the booking, then contact by emaill/ phone/ whatsaap/ zalo...-> we will recommend the best pickup point then.
Customers stay on International cruise trip: If your cruise ship habour name is Halong international cruise port, we can arrange the cruise trip that is the same habour & customers just need to walk from your ship to our pick up point around 12.00PM (just 5 minutes). If your cruise ship habour is Cai Lan port, customers need to take a taxi to our Tuan Chau Marina habour at 12.00PM (20 minutes tranfer) or please contact us in advance to arrange pick up services with additional fees.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Swimming
Note: With 12.00PM option, customers need to contact us before 9.00AM on departure day
With option & price of 8.30AM: Pick up & drop off if customers stay at hotels in Hanoi old quarter
English speaking guide
Note: Please contact us in advance by hotline/whatsaap/zalo or email to confirm pick up information
Round trip shuttle bus from Hanoi is included If customers book & pay for 8.30AM option
With option & price of 12.00PM: Just pick up & drop off at Tuan Chau Marina habour only
Restroom on board
Lunch onboard
If customer's international cruise ship habour is Halong international cruise port, we can pick up
Note: With 12.00PM option, customer need to send passport information before 9.00AM on departure day
Optional: Surcharge: 10USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday: Feb 16,17,18,19,20, 2026
Ha Long Bay Entrance fees: around 12.50 USD (must be paid in advance before check-in)
Optional: Bamboo boat – approx. 50,000 VND (~USD2) per person
Optional: Kayaking – 50,000 VND per person (~US$2), 2 people per kayak
Note: Guests can choose either kayaking or bamboo boat—both cannot be done (optional).
Tips & Other Personal Expense
Water and any Drinks onboard
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Meeting points
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End points
This activity ends back at the meeting point.
What To Expect
Hanoi Opera House
Hanoi Opera house is one of the most beautiful ancient theatre in Hanoi that was build by French...
Hạ Long Bay
Check-in onboard at Tuan Chau Marina habour at the noon time
Options
Hot deal from habour - 2025
Price from Hanoi: 1.10-1.5
Pickup included
Price from Habour: 1.10-1.5
Hot deal from Hanoi - 2025
Pickup included
Reviews
2,746 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Fun day but be prepared to pay for water
Sangeetha S,
Aug 13, 2025
- Viator
4.00Took the trip as a group of 2, and it was largely enjoyable, fun and a great experience to see Halong Bay The good: we were picked up from hotel in old quarter( 10 mins late but traffic… can’t be helped). The tour guild was great, the drive to harbour and whole process of getting into the cruise was organized well, and our stops getting into and out of the cruise ship was well done. Prior to the trip, there is sufficient communication via WhatsApp with instructions on timing, activities, guidance and details on what to expect which is also very helpful since we took this trip the next day after we landed in Hanoi. The tour and activities: we take a bus to the halong bay harbour with two stops for coffee/ washroom and one of those stops included a presentation about pearls and of course the showroom to buy said pearls. No pushy sales, so that was ok too. We get on the cruise and there are three stops: hiking up to the top of the halong bay (400 steps up/ down in 20 mins if you want to swim or 40 mins to hike/swim… your pick) and tiptop island swimming (20 mins if you did the hike or can do 40 mins swimming/ hiking… your pick) or kayak/ bamboo boat for 20 mins and surprise cave which is a hike inside the cave and walk inside the wet cave for 30 mins and come out the other end. . Lunch is provided with lots of veg/ vegan options and complimentary snack and drinks given in the afternoon as well. The medium/bad: you have to pay additional cash only fees to enter halong bay and for kayak activities, which ain’t fully clear and if you go as a family, it can add up. tourists can’t bring plastic water bottle only reusable ones. So if you just land in Hanoi you might not know where to source reusable bottle… I didn’t and I decide to forego water. I left my bottle in the bus. The cruise doesn’t give free water, and you have lost ability to drink your bottled water at the bus or once you run out of water in your reusable bottle. I found this a bit ridiculous since we pay for hiking and spend day in the sun, hike everywhere , and we only get to bring reusable bottle or you have to pay for water if you run out. They sell water in the cruise and in every activity even in the caves but it’s 20k + Viet Dong.. which isn’t too much money but your body will be very dehydrated walking in the sun, hiking up the stairs and the expectation to pay for basic things like water is a bit much in my opinion and this didn’t happen to me anywhere else ( I hiked in Bali, and other countries)
i truly enjoyed this...
Batsirai N,
Jul 27, 2025
- Viator
5.00i truly enjoyed this tour, the instructor was very informative and helpful, i would rebook this tour
The experience was great,...
Khanh P,
Jul 18, 2025
- Viator
5.00The experience was great, the food was good and the activities were lots of fun. Phong was an excellent tour guide!
Great value tour
Gresham P,
Jul 10, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great value trip that included food on the journey out and then took us to 3 stops. Ti Top Island where you can swim in the sea and hike to the top for great views, an island lagoon where you can either kayak or go on a larger paddle boat through a cave into a large lagoon, and an island that has an extensive cave system that you can walk around. You have to pay about GBP10 each for the national park entrance and the kayak or boat trip, but these are paid to the national park administration team through the tour operator and so couldn't be included in the price. It's all hectic as there are loads of other tour boats going to the same place es but was well managed and didn't impact our day. The boat was about fully occupied, but didnt seem crowded and we could always get a seat. Probably the most fun thing done so far on our trip. Would definately recommend as a great way to see the bay.
Best way to travel Ha Long Bay in one day
Hyungrok K,
Jul 9, 2025
- Viator
5.00We had a great time in Ha Long Bay. Swimming in island and kayaking, and cave was very satisfying. Our guide was very friendly and arranged our perfect travel
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