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Ha Long Bay: Overnight Luxury Cruise with Kayak & Meals

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Duration2d

GroupUp to 15

LanguagesEN

PickupAt your hotel

Two Days Floating Through Ha Long Bay's Limestone Cliffs and Hidden Caves

You board at noon, swim or kayak in the afternoon, eat three meals on the boat, sleep in your cabin, wake for Tai Chi and cave exploration, then disembark by lunchtime the next day. The cruise handles all activities, meals, and overnight accommodation; the only decision is whether to add the Hanoi transfer or arrange your own transport to the dock.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Board cruise and explore Halong Bay

Arrive at dock before 11:45 AM
Welcome drink at Alisa Cruise Lounge
Check-in cabin and safety briefing
Enjoy lunch on board
Cruise past floating villages and caves
Visit Titop Island for swimming
Choose kayaking or visit Pearl Farm Village
Relax with sunset party on Sky Bar
Join cooking class and happy hour
Dinner on board
Leisure time with bar, movies, and fishing

Day 2 — Morning activities and disembark

Enjoy Tai Chi session on sundeck
Have coffee, tea, and pastries
Visit Sung Sot Cave
Return to cruise
Check-out and settle bills
Have brunch on board
Arrive at harbor and disembark
Trip ends at 12:30 PM

The Experience

The limestone walls rise straight out of the water before you've even left the dock. You're standing on Dock 16 at Tuan Chau Marina, watching the Alisa Cruise materialize — a five-star vessel that's going to be your floating base for the next 36 hours. By 12:30 PM you're checked into your cabin, a welcome drink in hand, and the bay is already opening up around you. The itinerary moves fast: lunch comes first, then a slow cruise past Cua Van Floating Village, Tien Ong Cave, and the limestone formations that make Ha Long Bay what it is. You pass Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock rock, and Incense Burner Island — each one a named landmark that guides have been pointing out to travelers for decades.

Around 3 PM you choose your own path. Either you swim at Ti Top Island's beach (weather permitting), or you take a kayak out into the quieter water, or you visit the Pearl Farm Village to watch locals hand-harvest pearls. You can't do more than one — there isn't time — so you pick what matters to you. By 5:30 PM you're back on deck for sunset, cocktails and juice on the sky bar, then dinner at 7:30. The evening is yours: squid fishing off the rail, a Vietnam cultural film in the lounge, or just sitting with the bay going dark around you. Some people try their luck at night fishing; most just watch the water and talk.

Day two starts early. Tai Chi on the sundeck at 6:30 AM if you want it, then coffee and pastries while the bay's morning light hits the limestone. At 8 AM you visit Sung Sot Cave — about 45 minutes inside, walking through chambers that open into chambers. By 10 AM you're back aboard, checking out of your cabin and eating brunch. At 11:30 AM the boat reaches the harbor and you step off. The whole thing ends by 12:30 PM, which means if you booked the transfer service ($35 per person round trip from Hanoi), you're back at your hotel by early afternoon. If you arranged your own way there, you just need to be ready at Dock 16 before 11:45 AM on day one.

Everything is included: your cabin, all meals, the guide, every activity, bottled water, taxes. The only thing not built in is the transfer from Hanoi — that's separate, and worth booking if you don't have a rental car or want to skip the three-hour drive yourself. Luggage is one suitcase and one carry-on per person; anything bigger needs approval ahead of time. Passport details go in at booking for everyone traveling.

What’s included

Overnight cabin accommodation.
professional guide.
all meals (lunch day one, dinner day one, breakfast day two, brunch day two).
all activities including Sung Sot Cave visit, choice of kayaking or pearl farm visit, and swimming at Ti Top Island (weather permitting).
bottled water.
all taxes, fees and handling charges. Transfer from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay is available separately for $35 per person round trip.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportStroller friendlyInfants must sit on laps

Operated by ATK TRAVEL VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED

Is this one for you?Book this if you want a two-day floating experience with meals, a cave, and water activities all arranged — the fixed itinerary and all-inclusive pricing mean you're not coordinating transport, meals, or activity bookings separately once you step aboard.