Luxury Halong Day Tour by Genesis Cruise | Professional tour operator

Classic sails, small group, best cruising itinerary, luxury modified van, audio guide, Surprising cave…
(Luxury Halong Day Tour)

Type of cruise: Traditional Cruise

Departure: Daily from Hanoi

Type of tour: Joining small group – max 12 pax/Guide

Beside the overnight cruise, Luxury Halong Day Tour also a good option for travelers to visit the nature wonder. With our high-standard facilities as brand new limousine van, go on new expressway in return, traditional boutique junk, or full of experienced Tour guide, supported by new audio guide technology, nicely crew… we ensure you will have memorable trip to Halong bay with Genesis team to get experience in World nature wonder, getting knowledge about floating life, amazing mountain cave, explore tranquil scenery, touching the nature by bamboo sampan or self-kayaking…

Highlights of tour:

Professional-experience Tour guide for whole trip
Follow the route as overnight cruise, route number 02, around 05 hours on board
Visit Surprising cave and do kayaking/sampan in Hangluon area
Using limousine van for transfer, expressway in the way back
Using audio guide system to support no-English speaking travelers

Cruising Map:

Luxury Halong Day Tour

BASIC ITINERARY

07:45 Tour guide and bus pick you up from hotel/stay and depart for Halong Bay

10:30 Stop over on to stretch the legs, go restroom or refreshment, about 20 minutes

12:15 Arrive in Ha long bay harbor, check in reception

12:30 Boarding cruise with warmly welcoming from Crew and get welcome drink.
Safety briefing on board, while the boat heading the bay

12:45 The lunch with be served in Vietnamese cuisine & seafood, with total 9 dishes.

14:00 Stop at Hangluon, a water cave for kayaking, rowing bamboo boat or on board relaxing (paying-optional). If not, customer could stay on sundeck and the boat keep moving around to discover other beautiful part of the bay such as Human head islet, Horse seat islet…

14:45 Arrive Surprising cave, leave boat to visit the hugest cave in Halong bay in one hour.

15:45 Get back the boat then come back pier, get the afternoon refreshment with fruits, snacks…

17: 00 Disembark to get on the bus, moving to express way to get back Hanoi

18:30 Short stop to go toilet if needed, around 5 minutes

20:00 -20.30 Say goodbye to you at your hotel/stay (with normal traffic condition).

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Hanoi – Hotels in Center

DEPARTURE TIME

Stay at lobby from 7:30 AM (ready) to 8:00 AM, the bus will come.

RETURN TIME

Around 8:00 – 8.30 PM – Return by highway, normal traffic condition

WEAR

Comfortable clothing, hiking boots, hat, jacket and sunscreen.

INCLUDED

Entrance and sightseeing tickets	Luxury limousine van
English speaking Tour guide	Traditional sightseeing boat
Afternoon refreshment: fruits, snacks	Travel Insurance
Lunch on board

NOT INCLUDED

Kayaking/bamboo boat – $5 / person

Drink by order

10% VAT tax

Tip for Guide, Driver or Crew

5 HOURS CRUISE – SURPRISING CAVE –

KAYAK/SAMPAN ROWING (L)

07.45: Hotel Pick up

Our English-speaking Guide will pick up guests from hotels at Hanoi Old Quarter, Timing from 7.30AM (ready)-8.00AM, for an on time trip and not impact to other guests, please be ready in above range time.

10.30: Sort break

Stop over to stretch the legs on the way or refreshment, about 20 minutes. You will have time to go to ‘’happy room’’, buy drinks, foods, local souvenir…

12.15: Check in

The bus will arrive Tuan Chau marina, reach our Reception, meanwhile the Captain is going to register for the travelers list.

12.30: Boarding cruise

Easily get on Genesis Cruise by private pier, and then Crew, who will serve you along the trip, warmly welcomes you. Welcomed drink is served following Cruise manager’s briefing. While the boat heading the bay.

13.00: Lunch on board

Enjoy a nice set-menu lunch. By local flavors in each dish, it vitally helps to recuperate after a 4-hour-car drive. In the meantime, Genesis boat goes among islets, that make Halong becomes wonderland.
After lunch, you are free to relax on sundeck. While the light of afternoon decreases slightly, hundreds of islands with different shares definitely amaze you by its natural beauty. What Genesis makes your trip different is not the sights of Halong, but the line that you are on. It is the best to watch unparalleled sceneries of Halong in slow motion.

14.00: Discover Surprising Cave – Core area of Heritage site

You will leave the boat and having around 01 hour to explore Sung Sot (Surprising) cave. This least known cave locates on a remote island, which is rare in cave-lake seascape. The compartment in the heart of Sung Sot cave is surrounded by extremely beautiful niches. The outside section has a high ceiling with lots of hangover. In particular, the second compartment suddenly expanded immensely with curved domes printed in streaks of very smooth and smooth hats, wholly over the head like a large, wide theater. This is the hugest and most beautiful cave in Halong bay, stay in core area of heritage site with Titov island and Hangluon area for kayaking.

15.30: Kayaking / Sampan rowing boat

The boat will move to Hangluon (three tunnels) area, a water cave for kayaking, rowing bamboo boat or just stay on board for relaxing and view around.
You will discover the area’s tranquility by kayaking – an indispensable water activity in Halong, for those who love challenging themselves or sitting on bamboo boat (Sampan), for those who love being gentle and sophisticated, to admire breathtaking scenes. This is moment you get closer to Halong’s nature. if you do not join any above activities, you could stay on sundeck for relaxing, then the boat will take you around the bay, do sightseeing other beautiful islets…such as Human head, Horse seat…Normally, this area is full of Cruises and tourists, but Genesis is one of the first cruise come here for afternoon, so it is really peaceful and less-touristic.

16.00: Get back Pier

This is moment you will take a rest after activities and time to capture the sunset image on the bay. A dish of fruits and snacks would be served to recharge the you “battery” before get on bus and be back Hanoi.

17.00: Get on bus

It is the time to say goodbye Halong bay, Disembark to get on the bus, moving to new express way to get back Hanoi.

18.30: Sort break

Short stop for rest room if needed, only 5 minutes.

20.00-20.30: Hotel / Farewell

Say goodbye to you and hope you just enjoy the trip with us, see you again. Halong Luxury Day Tour

PUBLIC PRICE

(Per person in US$) : $89

=> Offer: Free kayaking / bamboo rowed boat

Term: Early bird booking, confirmed 30 days before departure date.

PRICE POLICY

Inclusions:

§ Lunch on board (Vietnamese & sea food)

§ Complimentary 02 bottled mineral on bus

§ Welcome drink

§ Entrance and sightseeing fees

§ Private or Shuttle bus (round trip)

§ English speaking guide

§ On board insurance and service charges

Exclusions:

§ Beverages

§ Sampan boat rowing/kayking – 5$/pax

§ Tips and other personal expenses

§ All other services not clearly mentioned above

OTHER POLICIES

Cancellation:

Trip cancelled by bad weather or any force majeure case: 100% refund
Trip cancelled any sensible reason from customer as sick, flight delayed, go to hospital: 100 refund

Children Policy:

Children under 04 years old: Free of charge
Children 05 to 10 years old: Charge 75% rate of adult
Children from 11 years old and above: full charged as adult

THINGS TO BRING ALONG

Cash in Vietnam dong
Camera
Sport shoes prefer
Sun cream
Anti-insect cream
Phone headset to listen audio guide (if you do not have, we will provide in trip)