One of the great wonders of Vietnam, Ha Long Bay, looks like something from another world. Off the northwest coast, you'll find over 1,500 limestone islands, each covered with thick vegetation and jutting out of the emerald sea. The dramatic scenery also features caves, some of which have immense chambers lined with stalagmites and stalactites. Humans have visited these islands for thousands of years, and today, there are still a handful of floating villages where small communities sustain themselves through fishing and marine aquaculture (including pearl farming).
Duration: 6 hours
Pick up/Drop off: Halong port / Halong port
Highlight: Amazing Bay & Surprised Cave
Tour Customizable: Absolutely! (Tell us your specific requirements)
Price: From USD $85
08h30 Pick up by tour guide at dock, transfer to the pier.
09h00 Start cruising. After sometimes cruising on the bay we quickly get away from most of others tourist to be alone in the middle of the nature among thousands of spectacular limestone islands
10h30 Take a short hike up to an island for a visit to Sung Sot cave (Surprising cave) – one of the largest and most popular caverns in Halong Bay.
11h30 Cruise boat will stop at the Titov Beach Island - the name Ti Tov is named by the most respectful hero of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh, after the Russian astronaut German Titop on the occasion of his first visit to Halong Bay in 1962. If wish, can hike to the top of Ti Tov Island for stunning panoramic views of the bay (Those do not climb up steps can sit down here at the chair for sea breeze).
12h30 Lunch serves on board with option for vegetarian. (vegetarian or non-seafood/meat eaters can be catered for if a prior notice is given before departure day). After lunch, paddle through Lagoon cave (Luon Cave) by kaykak (row your selves) or in a rustic row-boat rowed by the local and try to spot wild monkeys to admit the magnificent scenery of this magical bay where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’ teeth….
Finally, experience the pleasure of cruising through the bay while our boat takes a different route returning to land, passing floating Pearl farm where you can get off the boat & look around. (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 in side and then have look their achievement in the showroom!)
17h00 The boat trip ends at the pier, say goodbye to your crew and return to the boat.
17h30 Drop off at port.
Inclusions
Transfer by Air-conditioned van pick up and drop off at port
Tour & excursion as mentioned
All entrance fee
Vietnamese lunch with option for vegetarian
01 non-alcoholic drink included for lunch
Escorted English Speaking guide
Taxes and Service Charge
Exclusion
Alcoholic Beverages & other drinks not mentioned above
Tips for Guide and Driver
Any other services not mentioned in inclusions
