Two-time UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature and a feature on almost every international bucket list; Halong Bay has a solid reputation carved of the limestone karsts from which it is hewn. This dreamlike expanse in the northeastern corner of Vietnam is a mecca of uniqueness and beauty for the many visitors that arrive here each year, each one seeking the perfect isolation as they make their way across placid emerald waters pierced by karsts of spiralling limestone.
Hanoi – Tuan Chau Harbour – Halong Bay – Ba Hang Area – Thien Cung Cave – Afternoon Tea - Tuan Chau Harbour – Hanoi (Lunch)
Meals:
Lunch
08:00 – 08:30: We begin at your hotel in the morning, where our highly modern and air-conditioned bus will pick you up. After the tour guide helps you to load on your luggage, we will pick up the remaining passengers and head eastwards across the Red River Delta, where scenes of an attractive rural life accompany our transit.
11:30 – 12:00: Upon arriving to Tuan Chau Harbour in Halong city, we board the Halong Bay day cruise and begin our voyage through this evocative and ancient seascape. Keep an eye out for some of the bay’s famous sites such as the Fighting Cock and Burning Incense islets.
12:30: An introduction from the guide will come just before a delicious seafood lunch, with various vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options available on request.
13:30: After some relaxed cruising across the still carpet of water, we arrive to the area of Ba Hang, where we will be able to grab a kayak or jump onto a sampan boat rowed by a resident of Halong Bay. We paddle or glide through the area, marvelling at the unique beauty that lies within touching distance.
14:30: We continue our tour at Thien Cung Cave. This is one of the outstanding limestone systems amongst the many around Halong Bay, containing grandiose stalactites and stalagmites that have been woven into local legend.
15:30: Some afternoon tea and green bean cake will welcome us back onto the cruise, which then proceeds through more marvellous scenery on its way back to the harbour.
16:30 – 17:00: After cruising for 4 hours, our Halong Bay day trip drops us off at Tuan Chau Harbour, from where we will take the comfortable bus back to Hanoi and arrive at your hotel between 20:30 and 21:00.
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Frederic
Perfect Halong Bay one day trip!
What an incredible idea to escape from Hanoi to a beautiful place like Halong Bay. Our local guide Kai was a delightful and very friendly guy who really made our Halong Bay day trip something to remember. He was super friendly and accommodating with my parents. All of the staff onboard our boat were so nice and helpful. The boat itself was magnificent with nice sundeck and is well decorated. There was some fog in the bay but it didn’t spoil the view which was absolutely wonderful. We had a wonderful lunch once we set off from the bay, followed by an experience in a fishing boat. We sailed around for a while and went to some spectacular caves. The atmosphere of Halong is very serene and I spent a good deal of time relaxing on the deck, far from the crazy Hanoi traffic. Would highly recommend this Halong Bay 1 day tour to all my friends!
Michael
Hanoi Halong Bay one day trip
We stayed in Hanoi for a few days and we decided to choose Halong Bay one day tour as we were a bit short of time. Our tour guide Tan made our trip become fantastic! He was super informative on the ride to the bay and told us a lot of interesting facts about life in Halong Bay and Vietnam overall. We really enjoyed lots of nice food for lunch on boat and the kayak into the mysterious caves. I highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a quick impression of Halong Bay.
Antoine
A must go trip to Halong Bay!
I booked this Halong Bay full day trip through my hostel and was very satisfy with this trip. My wife and I had such a good day in Halong Bay. We were picked up by our tour guide and arrived at the Bay around 12.30 PM. There was a comfortable amount of people booked onto the tour and it never felt overcrowded. Rose was really sweet and took care of us for the whole day. She let us relax when we needed to – no rush! She told me everything about Hanoi and Halong Bay on the drive so we didn’t feel bored at all. We had a fantastic lunch on boat which was much better than I expected. It was so good to escape one day to the water on kayak and see the mountains and beautiful caves of Halong. That was a wonderful Halong Bay day tour for anyone looking for a quick Halong Bay one day trip!
Sarah
Excellent day trip from Hanoi
We had a wonderful Halong Bay day trip from Hanoi, special thanks to our awesome tour guide Ducky. We were picked up at our hotel and then they took us through the streets to pick up other guests. We drove through a rural area which was nice and stopped half way for a break. Our tour guide was humorous and we got to know more about Halong Bay and Vietnam through his stories. We had a tasty lunch on boat with a lot of food served. We really enjoyed the kayaking through the caves, the water was so clean but why we didn’t see any fish? We went to an amazing cave which was very beautiful to see the top of the cave and the different colored lights. As I come home I will tell my friends about this Halong Bay one day trip! A great idea for people with not much time.
Andy T.
Unforgetable day trip in Halong Bay
We had a wonderful Halong Bay day trip from Hanoi, special thanks to our awesome tour guide Ducky. We were picked up at our hotel and then they took us through the streets to pick up other guests. We drove through a rural area which was nice and stopped half way for a break. Our tour guide was humorous and we got to know more about Halong Bay and Vietnam through his stories. We had a tasty lunch on boat with a lot of food served. We really enjoyed the kayaking through the caves, the water was so clean but why we didn’t see any fish? We went to an amazing cave which was very beautiful to see the top of the cave and the different colored lights. As I come home I will tell my friends about this Halong Bay one day trip! A great idea for people with not much time.
Aaron
Best time to visit Halong Bay!
My husband and I had so much fun on our Halong Bay day trip. The ride to the Bay was 4 hours from our hotel in the Old Quarter to Halong Bay but it felt so much shorter thanks to our funny tour guide! He was a professional and helpful guide with very good English skill. We understood him very well with all the information he gave us about Vietnam and Halong Bay. The lunch included was great with so much good food. We had a lot of fun doing the kayaking and still got time to relax ourselves. You don’t have to worry about anything as you have the amazing guide taking care of you from the time he picked up at hotel to the end when we were dropped off. I would highly recommend this company and this Halong Bay one day tour!
Mircel
One amazing day in Halong Bay!
The Halong Bay day tour package we booked from our hotel exceeded our expectations. The cruise was great and the lunch was delightful. Tour itinerary was organized with lot of fun activities. We visited Thien Cung Cave, did the kayaking or you can choose to go the sampan boat trip. Ducky was our tour guide and he was excellent from the moment he picked us up at our hotel to the whole day tour. He was very nice, knowledgeable about Halong Bay and attentive in whole the trip. He introduced about Halong Bay and Vietnam throughout the trip and we learned a lot from him about Vietnam history and Halong Bay. Especially he was a good photographer, he took very good photos of us. Overall, this Halong Bay day tour was perfect and this is definitely the best option if you visit Halong Bay.
Nancy M.
Halong Bay day tour
I came to Hanoi to visit Halong Bay and it did not let me down. The 1 day tour to Halong Bay from Hanoi was amazing. We were recommended by the receptionist at our hotel in Hanoi for a reasonable price. The trip started with 3 hours bus ride from Hanoi. We had a nice lunch on the cruise and then visited Thien Cung Cave. Then we went back to the cruise and did the kayaking to 2 caves in Halong Bay. Our tour guide named Ducky was really great throughout the trip. He was very friendly, helpful and always made sure we got the best photos at any stops. Duckie explained everything we needed to know and he made sure that we were well taken care of. If you want to visit Vietnam and Halong Bay for 1 day i recommend this tour as you will have a great experience. I will do it again if I visit Vietnam.
Manuel L.
Good one day tour from Hanoi City
My girlfriend and I had an amazing time on the daytrip to Halong Bay. Halong Bay was brilliant and no doubt why it was listed in the UNESCO Heritage – truly a natural wonder. The trip to Halong Bay was effortless with the pick-up and drop-off from hotel in Hanoi. Mr. Man was our guide and he was also 10/10. He was very informative, friendly, funny and competent. He gave us a great information into the history of Halong Bay and surrounding caves. That made our experience for this Halong Bay day trip more worthwhile. Kayaking around the famous landscapes and islands and tour of the bay were the highlights. You will explore the best places of Halong Bay - The beautiful bay of the world. I would strongly recommend this Halong Bay 1 day tour from Hanoi for anyone who do not have time for an overnight cruise in Halong Bay. I will definitely come back to Vietnam and visit Halong Bay again. Thank you Mr. Man and your team for making our Vietnamese trip such an amazing experience for all of us!
Malkit H.
Perfect one day trip to Halong Bay
We are a group of 3 girls from Canada visiting Vietnam and we really enjoyed this day tour from Hanoi. Ducky was our tour guide and he did a good job. We really recommend this day tour for anyone who wishes to visit Vietnam and Halong Bay for one day. We enjoyed the Thien Cung Cave walk, the kayaking on water of Halong Bay and its scenery. 100% we will do the tour again as we come back to Vietnam and Hanoi next time. Thank you Ducky and Escape Sails Travel for your great services.
Stephanie
Halong Bay Day Trip - Exciting and Fun
We embarked the Halong Bay day tour from Hanoi with the excellent service from Duckie (our tour guide). He was a man with great manners, very friendly and helpful. The journey to Halong Bay was long but Duckie introduced and explained to us the Vietnam history and information in a simple way. He was very informative and made our journey shorter. My fiancé and I had a wonderful time with him and his team. It was an awesome experience to us. The Halong Bay day tour package was also reasonable and suitable for backpackers like us. I highly recommend you to join their day tour to Halong Bay from Hanoi as you will have a wonderful experience in Halong Bay.
Wendy
One day in Halong Bay
I had a wonderful experience with Halong Bay 1 day tour. We got picked up at 09.00 AM from hotel lobby by our guide Peter. He was kind, talkative, nice, very sporting guy and his knowledge about Hanoi is also good. The journey to one of the seven nature wonders in the world took about 3 hours and we reached the port at around 12.30 PM. They served lunch with seafood dinner while enjoying the view. Although there wasn’t too sunny that day, the view is still amazing. We got chance to experience bamboo boat and cave with light in Halong Bay. It was such a beautiful cave we were so impressed with the nature architecture here. Overall what you pay is more than what you will experience. And I would like to thank Peter for being so helpful and friendly. All the time of this Halong Bay day trip he took care of us really well. I strongly suggest to choose this incredible tour guide to make your trip perfect. For anyone whi is planning to visit Vietnam, this is a must-do experience!
Andrea L.
Exciting and fun Halong Bay day trip
Our group of 5 adults spent a day to Halong Bay and it was the most amazing day trip from Hanoi. The itinerary was very well organized, we loved every single minute of our trip and would like to send a big thank to Mike for making our day. Mike was very informative, professional, polite and a lot of fun to be around. He made our trip become so easy and we didn’t have to worry about a thing during this trip. He knew everything about the islands and caves in Halong Bay, always made sure we were safe and experience the best thing. On our tour to Halong Bay we cruised in the Bay and enjoyed its stunning view. We also kayaked along the bay and explored Thien Cung Cave on foot, took a lot of photos and made friends with lovely people. I’ll never forget this experience and thank you again Mike and his tour company for a memorable day tour to Halong Bay from Hanoi.
Jennifer S.
Full day tour to Halong Bay
After a huge amount of time searching for a company tour to Halong Bay, we can say there’s no company can do it better than Escape sails travel and their wonderful tour guide Rose Lee. She was so sweet, always being patient and helpful. She gave us a memorable visit along Halong Bay, mixing in multiple jokes along with explanations of Vietnamese culture and history. I can tell from just spending one day with her that she is a kind soul and she is perfect at what she does. Totally recommend her and her company for Halong Bay Day trip from Hanoi. The food was delicious with fresh seafood. We did some kayaking through the magnificent caves, it was like heaven on earth. Thank you so much for an amazing day.
Alan T.
Amazing full day trip to Halong Bay
I had an one day trip to Halong Bay from Hanoi with my friends. It was a very efficient managed trip: no rush, perfect time arranged, great driving from and to the city, great itinerary. Our tour guide was very good with great attitude and always made sure everybody feels comfortable. He also knows Halong Bay really well, told us many things about its history and fun facts. Also he is a guy with big sense of humor and speaks English really well. Well done Mr Man for making our day so special. The lunch is light and can cater to everyone’s preferences. Don’t miss this Halong Bay one day tour is you visit Hanoi.
Hikosuke
Great option for one day trip in Halong Bay
We went on this one day trip to Halong Bay when we visited Hanoi, Vietnam. Although the start was the long drive from the center (about 3.5 hours), but it was incredible and amazing with fancy limousine car. Our driver was reliable and the tour guide was a very nice, humorous man. Our trip was way more comfortable and safe with a proper warning and recommendation given. Superior service is expected and it certainly 100%. Free bottles of water for both way from Hanoi to Halong Bay and back. We did a short stop half way to take a break and people can use the toilet freely and refresh. If you are in Hanoi and have short of time, we highly recommend this tour. It was an excellent experience and the price was affordable. Thank you guys for your great services.
Danny
Excellent Halong Bay day trip
My wife and I chose this Halong Bay one day group tour for vacation and we really enjoyed it. The bus picked us up at 8.30 AM at our hotel and we reached Halong Bay at around 12.00 AM included one quick stop for toilet. It was a pretty long ride for my due to my car sickness and so was the way back. Apart from that, my wife seems relaxing while we are on the car. The driver was good and cared about safety. The trip is already included lunch with a variety of dishes. We took a short boat ride to Thien Cung Cave and walked through the cave. Then they let us choose between kayaking on our own or taking a bamboo boat around. You will get wet a bit during the kayak time but it was fun. I only recommend you bring one more suit to change after that. We were lucky to have Ms. Rose as our tour guide who was knowledgeable about Halong Bay. She played a big part in making the trip so great. The scenery was incredible and the caves were stunningly beautiful. The kayaking was also awesome, my favorite part of this trip. You should try the kayaking on this trip to see the most of the beauty yourself. If you’re in Vietnam and have a short of time, this is a perfect trip for you.
Lee T.
Beautiful Halong Bay with one day tour
This is a completely different experience for any South Koreans visiting Hanoi; we think we have everything back home but we don’t have anything as magical as Ha Long Bay. The whole Hanoi to Halong Bay tour is filled with spectacular scenery and friendly people, even on the bus on the way to the bay. The water at Halong Bay is crystal clear and it really is a tranquil and breathtaking treasure for all of Vietnam. Lunch on the Halong Bay boat trip was really great and the boat is in good condition. I had a good relax while cruising the bay and going in the kayak was exciting! Me and my family were blessed to have a fantastic tour guide called Jimmy and amazing boat staff overall! Jimmy told us about interesting places in a way we can understand because our English is not so good. He was so nice and gave us water for the hot weather. I am happy to take this the private tour of Halong Bay because the scenery was so magnificent! Halong Bay tour is really is a must see for every tourist to Vietnam.
Christina A.
Awesome day trip to Halong Bay
We chose to do the one day Halong Bay Tour because we were a bit short on time. We had Tan Nguyen as our guide and we were very happy with him! He was super informative on the ride to the bay and told us a lot of interesting facts about life in Halong Bay and Vietnam overall. We had a really delicious lunch on the boat and the spring rolls were fantastic. We stayed in a really nice junk boat and had a very relaxing afternoon with tea and green bean. We had a short but enjoyable time kayaking around the bay and a great sailing around the limestone rocks. Even the bus that we took from Hanoi to Halong Bay was modern and clean. I would highly recommend this tour to anyone looking for a quick impression of Halong Bay.
Clive G.
First time being in Halong Bay and it was awesome!
I booked through my hostel and was very very happy with my one day trip to Halong Bay! We were picked up by our tour guide “Rose” who was very funny and really took care of us for the whole day! She was super informative but let us relax when we needed to – everyone needs a tour guide like her!There was a comfortable amount of people booked onto the tour and it never felt overcrowded. We had a fantastic lunch onboard which was much better than I expected – there was so much seafood! That was a wonderful Halong Bay day tour for anyone who wants to visit Halong Bay for only one day.