Overview
One of the best Halong bay tour when you visit Bai Tu Long bay with unique Vung Vieng floating village, visit Surprising cave in Halong bay and stay on Monkey Island in Lan Ha bay. You will have time to discover deeply Halong bay large area with thousands of islets. It must be very interesting to play beach games, go swimming and kayaking at Monkey Island Resort beach.
ITINERARY:
Day 1: Bai Tu Long Bay - Vung Vieng floating village (L, D)
08h00: Pick up from your hotel in Hanoi. Drive to Ha Long city through the green fields of the Red River Delta.
10h00: Stopover on the way for a refreshment break.
12h00: Embark at Hon Gai wharf – have a short break before getting on boat.
12h30: Boat Cruises on Bai Tu Long bay, enjoy a welcoming drink and cruise briefing.
13h30: Have lunch while cruising; admire different fascinating rock formations in the bay.
15h30: Visit the Vung Vieng floating village by small bamboo boat or kayaking. After discovering villager’s daily life as well as traditional culture, you will return to cruise for your leisure or join sunbathing, playing chess, taking photos…Our cruise continues to take you from Bai Tu Long bay to Halong bay beautiful area.
17h00: Enjoy swimming in the crystal clear water.
18h30: Join a cooking class on boat before Vietnamese style set dinner is served.
21h00: Take some leisure time to enjoy chatting at the bar or enjoy some night fishing.
Relax and spend a romantic night on cruise.
Day 2: Amazing cave (Halong bay) – Viet Hai village (Lan Ha bay) - Monkey Island (B, L, D)
7h30: Complementary tea and coffee is served. Have breakfast on boat.
08h00: Transfer by tender to Amazing cave. Our tour guide will take you to a huge cave with many interesting stalactites and stalagmites in different amazing shapes like elephant, Buddhism, turtle…. After about 45 minutes visiting, you will go back to tender and return to the boat.
09h30: Get on another transfer boat to start your trip to discover Lan Ha bay with many islets and sandy beaches around.
10h45: Arrive in Viet Hai harbor, get on land and go by bicycle about 06 km in a lovely forest road to Viet Hai fishing village. You have time to discover the village with buffalos working on green field, visit local family, old houses and then ride bicycle back to harbor.
12h30: Get on boat and have lunch in a silent and beautiful area. After that, boat continues cruising to Monkey Island. Check in your bungalow of Monkey Island Resort.
Afternoon: You are free to go swimming, go kayaking around in the bay, play football, volleyball, billiard, table tennis or ping pong…
15h30: (optional) our tour guide takes you to go hiking on mountain, take photos of spectacular view of Lan Ha Bay, visit monkeys living on another beach of the island.
19h00: Have dinner (often BBQ dinner). Enjoy your romantic evening with listening to soft music, play in house games or walk to the beach to lie on long chair, listen to the waves and see thousands of stars in the sky. Stay overnight at Monkey Island Resort.
Day 3: Monkey Island - Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
7h00: Check out and have breakfast in the romantic sea view restaurant.
08h00: Go by boat to Cat Ba Island. Bus takes you on a lovely road of Cat Ba national park to come to Gia Luan harbor.
09h45: Get on another boat to cruise on magnificent Ha Long Bay. It is your time to relax and take pictures of islets on the way.
11h00: Lunch is served on boat.
12h00: Disembark at Hon Gai harbor, Ha Long city. Take our shuttle bus to return to Hanoi
14h00: Stopover on the way to visit a handicraft workshop.
17h00: Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi Old quarter. End of the trip.