Lan Ha Bay Cruise day tour from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Cat Ba Island

Journey into Lan Ha Bay cruise day tour from Hanoi, Hai Phong, and Cat Ba Island

Off The Beaten Track

Find your unique self by exploring the off-the-beaten-track journey and admiring the magnificence of Cat Ba Island – Lan Ha Bay – Halong Bay – a new interprovincial UNESCO heritage site.

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Serenity Premium Cruises is the first ever cruise line that run into Lan Ha Bay from one of the most modern harbor of Vietnam – Ben Beo Wharf.

Serenity Premium Cruises

Standing out with the unique itinerary Cat Ba Island – Lan Ha Bay our day tour will bring the most satisfying experience for all of our guests.

Highlight | Serenity Premium Cruise Day Tour

• Longest route to to the less touristy area of Lan Hạ Bay – Ha Long bay.
• Most spacicous and unique cruise that that starts from Beo Wharf.
• Kayaking and swimming in the most beautiful area on Lan Ha Bay.
• Lunch with fresh seafood & Vietnamese dishes.
• Friendly staffs, funny local tour guide.
• Group size under 45 people (boat’ capacity 99 people).

General Information

1. Pick-up at Hanoi: 6:00.
2. Pick-up at Hai Phong: 6:30.
3. Pick-up at Cat Ba Town: 8:15 – 8:45.
4. Drop-off time: 15:00 or 17:00.
5. Number of guests: 48 Pax.
6. Vehicle: 35 – 45 seats.

Itinerary | Lan Ha Bay Day cruise day tour from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Cat Ba Island

September 1 to April 27

April 28 to August 31

Pick up at Hanoi: 6:00 am Get picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or our office – No. 214 Tran Quan Khai, then travel via the 5B expressway to Hai Phong, stopping briefly at V52 in Gia Loc. → Click view google map

Pick up at Hai Phong: Lan Ha Bay day tour at 16 Ben Binh, Minh Khai Ward, Hong Bang District, Hai Phong at 6:30 am. → Click view Google map

Pick up at Cat Ba Island: Cat Ba Express office No. 191, 1/4 Street, Cat Ba Town at 8:00 am → Click view Google map

Inside Hanoi to Cat Ba Island Bus

8:30 Check-in the cruise, enjoy welcome drinks and friendly smiles from our crew. The tour guide then provides key information about the cruise, itineraries, and other notes.

Check in Serenity Premium Cruise

8:45 The trip starts! Our captain steers the cruise slowly, and the poetic scenery of Cai Beo ancient fishing village constantly appears with floating houses lying along the mountainside.

You will be surprised at the peaceful beauty of this 7,000-year-old village.

Cai Beo ancient fishing village

It’s time to learn more about the local fishers, their daily life, and the cultural values shared by our experienced guides.

As the cruise moves deeper into the bay, you marvel at nature’s beauty: a vast expanse of emerald waters surrounding rocky, uniquely shaped islands.

We’ll enjoy a view of Ha Long Bay before we reach the kayaking area. If the weather is clear, you might even glimpse Ha Long City from the top deck.

9:30: After weaving through hundreds of large and small rocky islands, the cruise will stop at a floating house.

Next, you will row your KAYAK across the cave Tai Kéo to see the vivid scenery of the underwater world. If the tide is too high (the water level rises up to the cave entrance), for your safety, kayaking outside of the cave only.

Kayaking Lan Ha Bay

10:45 Come back to Premium Serenity Cruise and relax.

11:30 Lunch served with Cat Ba fresh seafood and Vietnamese food. Kindly inform us if you have a special request for vegetarian food.

Lunch

Serenity Premium Restaurant

After the lunch, our captain will choose a best place to anchor. It’s time for swimming in the emerald water.

14:00 The cruise heads back to the harbour. Eenjoying the romantic landscape of Lan Ha Bay.

Lan Ha Bay

14:30 Sunset Party with fresh fruit & cookies. It is a precious time for our Tour guide and Cruise team to express our sincere thanks for using our service.

It’s also our pleasure to listen to all our valued comments and suggestions for us to be better day by day.

Sunset Lan Ha Bay

15:00 Arrive at Beo Wharf and say “Goodbye” to Lan Ha Bay & our cruise team. Ends up an unforgettable trip.

17:00 The tour arrived back in Hai Phong.

18:30 The tour arrived back in Hanoi.

19:20 The tour arrived back in Ninh Binh.

Pick up at Hanoi 6:00 am: Lan Ha Bay day tour Get picked up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter or our office – No. 214 Tran Quan Khai, then travel via the 5B expressway to Hai Phong, stopping briefly at V52 in Gia Loc. → Click view google map

Pick up at Hai Phong: Lan Ha Bay cruise day tour at 16 Ben Binh, Minh Khai Ward, Hong Bang District, Hai Phong at 6:30 am. → Click view Google map

Pick up at Cat Ba Island: Cat Ba Express office No. 191, 1/4 Street, Cat Ba Town at 8:30 am → Click view Google map

Transfer Cat Ba town to Ben Beo Wharf

9:00 Check-in the Serenity Premium cruise, enjoy welcome drinks and friendly smiles from our crew.

Serenity Premium Cruise | Lan Ha Bay day tour

The tour guide then provides key information about the cruise, itineraries, and other notes.

9:10 The trip starts! Our captain steers the cruise slowly, and the poetic scenery of Cai Beo ancient fishing village constantly appears with floating houses lying along the mountainside.

You will be surprised at the peaceful beauty of this 7,000-year-old village.

It’s time to learn more about the local fishers, their daily life, and the cultural values shared by our experienced guides.

The cruise moves further into the core of bay where you can’t help but be amazed by the gift of Mother Nature: a large bay area, the phenomenal emerald water embracing hundreds of rocky islands of various sizes and shapes.

Cai Beo village

We’ll enjoy a view of Ha Long Bay before we reach the kayaking area. If the weather is clear, you might even catch a glimpse of Ha Long City from the top deck.

10:30 The boat anchors at DARK CAVE AND BRIGHT CAVE area ( Sang – Toi Cave).

Located in the border region between Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay,this is surely one of the best places for kayaking.

Let’s spend one and a half hour doing kayaking to discover stunning limestone structure and interesting natural habitat there.

“The subject can be changed due to of the sea currents, weather conditions and tide. It can be changed to visit Viet Hai Village & Cat Ba National Park in stead of Dark & Bright Cave”

Biking Viet Hai Village

12:00 Come back to Premium Serenity Day Cruise and relax.

12:30 Lunch served with Cat Ba fresh seafood and Vietnamese tradition food. Kindly inform us if you have speacial request for food vegetarian.

Serenity Premium Restaurant

13:30 The boat keeps moving. Our Captain and tour guide will choose the best stop for the group to experience interesting activities: swimming in the middle of the sea, boat jumping,…

Ba Trai Dao Beach Area

Swimming Lan Ha Bay

15:00 The cruise heads back to harbour by different route wehre you can keep admiring the romantic landscape of Lan Ha Bay.

Lan Ha Bay

16:00 Sunset Party with fresh fruit & cookies. It is the precious time for our Tour guide and Cruise team to express our sincery thanks for using our service.

It’s also our pleasure to listen to all our valued comments, suggestions for us to be better day by day.

17:00 Arrive at Beo wharf, say “Goodbye” Lan Ha bay & our cruise team. Ends up an unforgetable trip.

18:45 The tour arrived back in Hai Phong.

20:20 The tour arrived back in Hanoi.

21:00 The tour arrived back in Ninh Binh.

Inclusions Lan Ha Bay day cruise tour – Serenity Premium Cruise

• Round trip transfer from Cat Ba Express & Serenity Cruises office at N0. 191 Road 1/4, Cat Ba town.
• Comfortable cruise.
• English speaking guide on boat.
• Welcome drink.
• Entrance ticket, sightseeing ticket.
• Lunch on cruise.
• Experienced and professional tour guide.
• Kayak, swimming.
• Free 1 bottle of water.
• Seafood.

Exclusions

• Tips for tour guide/ Staff on boat.
• Drinks at bar.
• Other personal expenses…

Policies Applied For Children

1. Children under 2 years old: Free of charge when joining the tour with 2 adults. Other children are charged 50%.
2. Children from 3 to 8 years old: discount 4 usd compared with adult rate.
3. Children from 9 years old are charged the same as adult rate.

What should you bring when going to Lan Ha Bay?

• Swim suits.
• Hat.
• Suncream.
• Personal towel.
• Water-proof phone pouch.

Notes For Guests

1. Guests are requested to submit their personal information at least 24 hours prior to the departure for the travel declaration to the port authority, including: Full name, Birthday, Address.
2. The order of sightseeing places is subject to change. However, guests will visit all the places listed in the itinerary.
3. The order of attractions may change but still ensure enough attractions according to the program.
4. Unused services such as meals, sightseeing tours, transport and activities listed in the agenda will not be refunded or exchanged.
5. The duration of the tour is subject to change. The tour might end later or earlier than the agenda due to the wind direction and the tide.
6. Guests can pay 100% before the tour or deposit 50% and pay 50% before checkout.

Attractions in Lan Ha Bay day tour from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Cat Ba Island

1. Visit Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay is located in the south of Ha Long Bay and east of Cat Ba Island, Lan Ha Bay has an area of ​​over 7,000 hectares with the spectacular beauty of about 400 large and small islands.

Carrying in many interesting shapes, unlike Ha Long Bay, all the islands in Lan Ha Bay are covered with greenery, even if they are only extremely small islands.

2. Visit Cai Beo ancient fishing village

Cai Beo ancient fishing village

3. Ba Trai Dao Beach Area (This area is temporarily closed by the Local Goverment)

The local residents of Halong Bay now still tell the old story about the origination of Ba Trai Dao Islet.

Story has it that the youngest daughter of the God fell in love with a poor fisherman.

As she wanted him to be immortal to be with her forever, she stole three peaches in the heaven for him. The God noticed and was very angry.

He turned three peaches into three stone mountains on the sea. Therefore, the locals named the islet as “Ba Trai Dao” Islet (Three Peaches Islet).

Ba Trai Dao Beach area

4. Rua Islet

Rua islet

Rua Islet. Photo: Bui Hong Thang

It is a small islet situated in Lan Ha Bay with the shape of a swimming turtle. You can see it on the way from Beo port to Viet Hai village.

5. Chuong Islet

Chuong islet

Chuong Islet is also known as But (Pen), Nen (Candle), Bap Chuoi (Banana flower spike). You can see it on the way from the town of Cat Ba to Cua Van fishing village.

6. Dark and Bright Cave

Dark and Bright cave

The Dark Cave is the long and dark one, which will require a torch to be handed for visitors beforehand. In contrast, the Bright Cave is short, and you can see the other bright side from this side.

Exploring Dark and Bright cave, the best way is doing kayaking and swimming through the tunnel.

While the Bright Cave is always available, the Dark Cave can be swallowed by the tide and difficult to pass through.

Surely, you will surprise with amazing limestone islets and mountain in this area.

Controlling your kayak and explore each corner of Dark and Bright cave by your style.

There are Benjamin fig trees shade the landscape and many orchids hang their sweet-scented flowers. In the lake, many species abound: shrimp, fish, crab and cuttle-fish.

Inside the grotto, the lake is surrounded by mountains. On the cliff one still find traces of fossils of fresh-water snails, which prove that men used to live there and this must have been a deep valley then.

The beauty of the Dark and Bright cave  is the mingling of a number of factors: the mountain’s size and form, the color of the water and the clouds.