From Hanoi: Private Ha Long Bay Full-day Trip
- Pickup at your hotels in Hanoi by our professional driver and tour guide at the time you booked. Enjoy luxury, modern, comfortable round-trip transport from Hanoi by National Expressway through the Red River delta is a great opportunity to see what daily life is like for Vietnamese farmers. Rice fields and water buffalo flank both sides of the road. Take a rest stop at a halfway point before continuing to Ha Long Bay. The most interesting glimpses into rural life come during February and June when whole families are busy transplanting the young rice plants to the growing fields. Arrive at Halong Tourist Wharf. Our cruise team will board you and take you into the bay. On the way out, a fresh seafood lunch (vegetarian option available if requested) will be served. The limestone bedrock and sheer cliffs of the countless islets have inspired local people to come up with equally fanciful names: Stone Dogs Island, Incense Burner Island, and Fighting Cocks Island - the symbol of Ha Long Bay. You will then head on to Thien Cung Grotto (Heavenly Palace Grotto), a magnificent and otherworldly cave. Explore its huge chambers adorned with stalactites and stalagmites of all kinds. It's most impressive with four holy animals: dragon, unicorn, turtle, and phoenix, and a magic heaven gate. Cruising to the floating village, where you will enjoy 40 minutes of Kayaking or Bamboo boating around the islands and water tunnels and bask in the charm of this natural paradise. After 4 hours of cruising, you will be brought back to the Halong tourist wharf, where your vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Hanoi.