Highlights
- Enjoy all included meals with no hidden or extra government fees
- Kayak and swim at Ba Trai Dao Beach in less touristy areas
- Kayak to visit Dark & Bright Cave
- Relax in a spacious room and enjoy cooking, squid fishing, and karaoke
- Bike to Viet Hai Village in Cat Ba National Park and try local wines
Description
Day 1: Hanoi – Ben Beo Harbour (Catba) – Lan Ha Bay
At 7:00 AM, the bus will pick up guests in Hanoi Old Quarter and travel along the highway to Ben Beo Harbour (in Cat Ba Town, Hai Phong), arriving around 11:30 AM.
12:10 PM: Transfer by tender to the Venezia cruises (after finishing all cruise paperwork).
12:15 PM: We welcome our guests onboard the cruise and enjoy a welcome drink, and receive a cruise brief from crew members and the cruise manager.
12:30 PM: We have lunch before continuing our journey via the islets. These amazing limestone karst formations rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner. This area is untouched, as not many cruise ships use the route via the Cat Ba Island through Cua Dong to Ba Trai Dao area.
2:30 PM: The cruise sails through Lan Ha Bay. The area is surrounded by extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. You can start your journey to visit the Ba Trai Dao Beach area and islets by kayaking which is a wild and mysterious beauty in the middle of the World Heritage. Enjoy swimming in the crystal clear waters of the bay.
3:20 PM: Just enjoy a swim. This is a great experience, immersed in the crystal clear waters of the bay.
5:15 PM: Return to your Venezia Cruises boat so you can watch the magnificent sunset.
Ready to join a traditional cooking class and Happy Hour deal.
7:00 PM: Dinner is served. Enjoy delicious local food.
9:00 PM: Enjoy the landscape of the bay at night up on the top deck. Relax whilst enjoying drinks from the bar. Try your luck with squid fishing or karaoke.
Overnight on board.
11:00 PM: End of Day 1.
Day 2: Dark and Bright Cave – Lan Ha Bay – Venezia Cruise
07:00 Enjoy breakfast amid the delightful and peaceful beauty of the bay.
07:45 After breakfast, we transfer you by tender to fish farm area. You have a chance to explore the life of local people and feed the fish at the floating farm.
08:30 Leave the main cruise and transfer to the day boat to discover another side of the bay and visit Dark and Bright Cave by kayak.
- Lunch is served on the day boat.
- After lunch we will cruise to another part of the Bay.
15:30 Return to Venezia Cruises to relax, enjoy the Happy Hour drinks deal, and join a cooking class.
19:00 Dinner is served.
21:00 Enjoy free time relaxing, squid fishing, or karaoke. Overnight on the cruise.
23:00 End of Day Two.
Day 3: Viet Hai Village – Lan Ha Bay – Ha Noi
7:00 Enjoy breakfast.
8:00 AM: Transfer to a tender to visit Viet Hai Village on Cat Ba and hop on a bicycle ride (electric car also available) through a rainforest tunnel that leads to a village nestled in a valley deep in a national park.
Visit a traditional house, and greet local inhabitants doing their daily work, see their homes.
Return to Venezia Cruises boat for check-out procedures.
10:45 AM: Have brunch.
11:45 AM: We return to the cruise port.
12:00 PM: We bid farewell at the port, this is the end of the program.
4:15 PM: Back to your drop-off point in Hanoi.
Includes
Deluxe cabins with air conditioning and en-suite bathrooms
All meals on board
Complimentary bottled water in the cabin
Welcome drink
Kayaking and swimming in less touristy areas
Kayaking to Dark and Bright Cave
Cooking demonstration and Happy Hour
Squid fishing and fun karaoke
Biking to a local village, a foot massage, and local wines in Viet Hai Village, Cat Ba National Park
All entrance, sightseeing, and government fees
Professional, funny, and informative local English-speaking guide
Excludes
Beverages
Extra 100 USD for booking of 1 guest (Single Supplements)
Tips and other personal expenses
Important Information
- All entrance and government fees are already included in your ticket. Venezia Cruises does not require guests to pay any extra fees for this
- Our tour guide will contact you 1 day before the departure date to reconfirm the pickup time
- We have 2 cruises in our fleet (5 cabin cruise: 5 - 10 guests and 10 cabin cruise: 10 - 18 guests). The guests will be randomly arranged by Cruise Manager.
- For booking of 1 guest, you will pay extra 100 USD for Single Supplements when checking in.
- The booking of 3 guests will be arranged with a family cabin.
Easy cancellation
Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund
