Day 1 : Hanoi- Halong Bay- Lan Ha Bay. Meals( L/D)
7:45 – 08:15: Pick up customer from Hanoi hotel, if use our transportation service
12:15: Embark at Tuan Chau Marina pier (Tuan Chau island, Halong city). Enjoy a complimentary drink at Gray Line private lounge.
12:30: Transfer to Gray Line Halong Cruise by tender. Welcome drink, followed by cruise briefings. Check in your cabins.
13:00: Enjoy a great set lunch. Relax on the sundeck and grab the unparalleled scenery of Halong Bay while cruising ahead to the Bay. Cruise through Hoa Cuong floating fishing village.
14:30: Arrive at Me Cung Cave (Maze cave). Join a tour with a guide to explore the cave. Climb up several rugged stone stairs to see a great lake considered as a royal garden and surrounded by mountains. Its water is blue all year round.

16:00: Back to the cruise and head to Bright Cave – a very beautiful lagoon belongs to Lan Ha bay, Cat Ba Island. Forget about the distance of geography, the cave now introduced by Gray Line Cruise. Visit some tunnel caves by Kayak or bamboo boat. Time to savour the beauty and amazing islet’s stalactites in detail.
Enjoy swimming around the cruise (upon weather condition). Relax on the sundeck. Enjoy fantastic views and take stunning pictures of gleaming sunsets.
18:30: Join Cooking demonstration on the sundeck. Learn how to make the fresh/fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce. Having sunset party with seasonal fruits and cocktails.
19:30: Enjoy fabulous dinner with BBQ dishes in served with a variety of Vietnamese and Western foods, in a cozy and romantic ambience.

21:00: Evening activities: watching film at the outdoor bar, playing board and Card games; squid fishing on boat. Enjoy squid cooked after fishing.
22:00: Overnight at the quietest sleeping area. End of Day 1.
Day 2 :
Halong Bay- Local experience. Meals( Breakfast, Lunch)
06:30: Tai Chi class on the Sundeck, dawn greeting.
07:30: Have breakfast with Coffee, tea and bakeries on board
08:30: Arrive at Gray Line exclusive floating house, Rang Dua area by tender – one of few existing houses left after the regulation of Management to relocate the traditional floating village to the mainland.
Spend about 1 hour to experience how different life compared to the mainland. Learn about their foods, how they earn a living, their children, their culture and their private fish farm.
Just for Gray Line customer only.
09:30 – 11:00: Check out cabin. Relax on the sundeck or in the dining room to enjoy the bay scenery on the way back to Tuan Chau pier. Farewell Lunch served on board.
11:45: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina. Relax at Gray Line private lounge. Transfer back to Hanoi. End of Halong bay trip.
NOTE
Note. Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions without prior notice.
All activities in itinerary would be included, if you just want to have more time for relaxing, just feel free to ignore the activities that mentioned above.

Price Inclusion
Accommodation in a twin share or double cabin
All Meals as mentioned in the itinerary (B-= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D= Dinner, BR= Brunch)
An English speaking guide.
Kayaking
Sightseeing admissions
Service charges

Price Exclusion
Drinks.
Personal expenses
Tips are welcome
Airfares
Shuttle bus round trip Hanoi – Halong Bay – Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi – Halong Bay (Meals:L/D)
Morning:
The shuttle bus picks you up from the hotel (if you book transfer service). Enjoy a 3.5 hours ride to Halong Bay. Reach Tuan Chau Pier around noon.

Afternoon:
Enjoy a welcoming drink and a brief introduction about the cruise when getting on board. Check-in to the cabins. Lunch are served in set with local specialities while the cruise sails to Ti Top Island. Climb up the stairs that lead to a hilltop- from where you will be able to take the best photos of Halong Bay. You can also spend time swimming or sunbathing on the beach.

Return to the cruise as we set sail for Ong Cam house, one of the best places for kayaking in Halong Bay. There will be free time to explore the area around by kayaking or rowing boat.

Evening:
Join our cooking class on board, one of the most highlighted activity during your trip. Dinner will be served shortly after with BBQ dishes. Enjoy the quiet Halong Bay at night at your own leisure.

Day 2: Halong Bay exploration (Meals: B/L/D)
Morning:
Early risers might participate in the cruise’s Tai Chi Lesson for about 30 minutes, and breakfast is also served with tea, coffee and cakes. Transfer to Gray Line day boat to delve further into the bay.

We allow great flexibility on this day and customize our option based on weather and tide levels. Our options will be as follows:

1, Visit a local fishing village and join in the daily routines. This is the unique program about Gray Line Cruise.

2, Visit Drum Cave, another magnetic and enchanting plaves in Halong Bay with kayaking opportunity

3, Visit Pearl farm, learn how real pears are extracted.

From going fishing to practicing typical activities as locals do daily, all of them are the best and the core value that Gray Line wish you to get insights of the local life there. You may understand and love Halong Bay, not only by the beauty of nature, but the beauty of fishermen who keep vitality for many years in Halong Bay.

Afternoon:
After a full day of activities, we will rejoin the mother vessel and unwind at around 16:30.

Evening:
Enjoy our BBQ dinner on board with the best of Vietnamese cuisines. Evening activities include movie nights, card games, or you can just sit back and relax, enjoy the quiet and peaceful Halong at night.

Day 3: Halong Bay – Hanoi (Meals: B/L)
Morning:
Our Tai Chi Lesson will be offered for early risers on the sundeck. Light breakfast with coffee and tea will be served, just before our next adventure to Me Cung Cave. As the cruise arrives at the cave, take time climbing up the stairs for an amazing view of Halong Bay.

Return to boat and check out. Farewell lunch will be served soon after. Say goodbye to the crew and get on the shuttle bus to return to Hanoi. Trip ends.

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