Tour Code: SQNH91001 - Half Day
Tour type: Sightseeing Tour, Nature Tour
Wheelchair availability: Yes
Experience Highlights:
● Half a day on the bay: a boat out between the limestone islands and back
● Dog Rock and Dinh Huong: two rock islands that are on most postcards of the bay
● Thien Cung Cave: stalactites and coloured lights inside. Expect some steps
● Fishing village: a look at the floating houses where fishing families live
Tour Overview:
See Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on this cruise. Explore 3,000 limestone islands, floating villages and big caves. See Cho Da Stone, Dinh Huong Islet and the big Thien Cung Cave, full of stalagmites and stalactites. Take some time on deck and watch the islands go by.
Tour Description:
Discover Ha Long Bay, a body of water of about 1,500 square kilometers in North Vietnam, with 120 kilometers of coastline in the Gulf of Tonkin. Its name means “Bay of the Descending Dragon”. Ha Long Bay has about 3,000 limestone islands covered in jungle, rising straight out of the sea. Many of these islands are hollow, featuring massive caves, while others host floating villages where fishermen thrive, catching over 200 species of fish and 450 types of mollusks.
Take a boat trip
around the bay, surrounded by thousands of limestone mountains. Sail through the emerald waters, passing by notable landmarks like Cho Da (Dog Stone) and Dinh Huong Islet (Incense Burner Islet), which resembles a giant incense burner, its four pins only visible at low tide. Next, visit the Fighting-Rooster Islets and explore Thien Cung Cave (Heaven Palace Cave), known for its stalagmites and stalactites. The approach to Thien Cung Cave is via a winding pathway, enveloped in thick jungle. Inside, the cave is dry, with many chambers and high ceilings. There are steps up to the entrance.
What to bring: Sun cream, hat, flip flops or sandals, swimsuit, beachwear, towel, camera.
Departure: 08:00 or 13:00
Duration: 4.5 hours
Price: VND 4,290,000/pax ~ USD 175/pax (min.2 pax)
* Private tour available upon request
Inclusions:
Hotel pickup and drop-off in Bai Chay area
Transportation with air-conditioning
Entrance fees, Boat
Bottled drinking water
English speaking guide (other languages available upon request with surcharge)
Travel Insurance
This tour accommodates a maximum of 15 travelers
Exclusions:
Tips and gratuities
Personal expenses such as: shopping, telephone, beverage, etc.
Children policy:
Free for children 0-5 years old
50% off for children 6-10 years old
A maximum of one child may accompany one adult; a second child will be charged the adult price
