Built in 2009, but based on an exotic oriental junk, the Hanoi Opera Cruise offers the best of both worlds: luxurious, traditional styling paired with sophisticated modern facilities and comforts! The junk features 3 decks designed with Asia Traditional decor. The boat boasts romantic wooden fixtures, a multitude of windows to make the most of the amazing views, and a spectacular upper deck for your total relaxation.
I/ Tour 2 days program
Day 1: Hanoi – Ha Long (L, D)
+ 8h00 – 8h30: Our bus picks you up from Hanoi to Ha Long bay. On the way, the bus stops for a short break about 15 minutes to drink coffee, tea. Beside that, you can see special traditional handicraft products which are made by local people, who are working with their skillful hands.
+ 11h45 – 12h00: Arriving at Ha Long Harbor, you get on boat, check-in the room on boat. Boarding for a complimentary drink and delicious sea food on boat while our boat departs and takes you to visit Ha Long bay “The natural heritage of the world, it was recognized by UNESCO” with thousands of islands and islets. You will be attracted by the beauty of nature landscape. Further more, you have chances to see the most famous cave in Ha Long bay.
+15h00: Tour guide takes you to discover the Sung Sot cave – “Cave of Surprises”. It make you surprised by stalactites and stalagmites of limestone, you can imagine many interesting symbols, even though you feel you are in the dream or in royal palace.
After that you can enjoy kayaking around the Fishing Villages or Titop island, and some of you don’t use kayak , you enjoy visiting the Titop mountain and climbing up on the top of mountain you can see the scenery of the bay and the land. The wonderful day, when you are on the Titop Mountain you see the sunset makes scenery becoming different. After the time with the nice landscape, you get down and relax on the sandy beach, or you swim at the beach.
+17h30: Coming back to the boat for shower or relax. After that, enjoying the cooking class.
+19h00: Have dinner, then you enjoy squid fishing, watching movie or enjoying karaoke
Day 2: Halong – Hanoi (B, L)
+ 6h00: Morning Vietnam Tai-Chi exercise, instruction on the sundeck.
+7h00: Have breakfast. After that, the boat takes you to see Oyster farm and Lan Ha bay, Van Gia fishing village. After Lan Ha Bay , The boat pass the Sim beach and goes back , you can see Bai Tu Long Bay before the boat get to Halong harbour.
+ 9h30: check –out the room
+10h30: Have lunch on boat.
+ 12h00: The bus takes you back to Ha Noi.
+ 16h30: Arriving in Ha Noi. End the tour .
Tour included:
- Welcome drink
- Breakfast & accommodation nights.
- Meals (as specified in the itinerary)
- Pick-up & transfer bus A/C Vehicle.
- Speaking English tour guide.
- Entrance fees.
- Kayak, life jacket, water proof bags, fresh fruit, fresh towel.
- Cooking class on boat.
Tour excluded:
- Drinks, gratuities & personal expenses.
Trip note:
- Single supplement on Hanoi Opera Cruise 35 usd/pax/night
- Children under 4 year old FOC (sharing room with parent)
- Children 4 to 9 year old are charged 70%, sharing with parent
- Special requests on food (diet or vegetarian…), please inform us before departure
- The itinerary may be subjected to change due to the bad weather condition
What to bring: Origin passport, swimming suite, sun-glasses, insect repellent.
II/ Tour 3 days program
DAY1: HANOI – HALONG BAY (L, D)
+ 8h00: Our bus picks you up from Hanoi to Ha Long bay. On the way, the bus stops for a short break about 15 minutes to drink coffee or tea. Beside that, you can see special traditional handicraft products which are made by local people, who are working with their skillful hands.
+12h00: Arriving in Ha Long Harbor and then you get on boat, check-in the room on boat and have lunch on boat. In the same time, our boat departs and takes you to visit Halong bay. “The natural heritage of the world, it was recognized by UNESCO” with thousand islands and islets. You will be attracted by the beauty of nature landscape. Further more, you have chances to see the most famous cave in Ha Long bay.
+15h00: Tour guide takes you to discover the Sung Sot cave – “Cave of surprises”, that makes you surprised by stalactites, stalagmite of limestone; you can imagine many interesting things. After that you enjoy kayaking around the Fishing Villages or Titop island, and some of you don’t like kayaking, you can visit the Titop mountain and climb up to see the sunset, or swimming, relaxing on the sand beach.
+ 17h30: Come back on the Boat to shower or relax. After that, enjoying in the cooking class.
+19h00: Have dinner. Then you enjoy squid fishing or watching movie.( karaoke as demand).
DAY 2: HA LONG BAY (B, L, D)
Option 1: Full day visiting, kayaking to discover Ha Long bay’s beauty
+ 6h00: Morning Vietnam Tai Chi exercise, instruction on the sundeck.
+ 7h00: Have breakfast; after breakfast the boat departs to the Oyster Farm and go to Lan Ha bay to visit Van Gia fishing Village, you have good chances to visit and contact with Fisherman, if you would like to know more information and living of
Them, the local boat take you to visit around fishing village, at there has the humanity school for children that is very different in the mainland. After you visit to know about children in Fishing Village of the bay area, the boat continues to take you visit some other places in Halong bay or Lan Ha bay, at there has some nice sandy beaches, you can go there to swim ,relax at there while you can take kayak go around the bay. After long time for enjoying and discovery the bay, you come back to the boat for lunch.
+ 12h00: Have lunch
In the afternoon, the boat takes you to other place, you can visit Bat cave, and some caves at there look like the lake, it was covered by limestone. When you are kayaking at there, the place is very peaceful of the bay, sometime you can see the monkey or hearing bird’s singing
+ 16h00: After the full day to discover Halong bay, the boat takes you back to the Opera cruise
+ 17h30: Come back on the Opera Cruise to shower or relax. After that, enjoying the cooking class on boat.
+ 19h00: Have dinner. Enjoying interesting events on boat. Such as squid fishing, Watching Movie, or enjoy karaoke
Option 2: Cat ba discovery (B, L)
+ 6h30: Joining morning Tai Chi exercise, instruction on the sundeck.
+ 7h00: Have breakfast on boat, after that the boat departs to oyster farm and go to Van Gia Fishing Village. Transferred to the other boat, it takes you to visit the three peach fruit islets, Kayaking in Lan Ha bay or getting on Van Boi Beach or Swimming, relaxing.
+ 12h00: Have Lunch. After that, the boat goes to Cat Ba Island. On the way you can see the monkey island. Then the boat takes you to Cat Ba island, the bus takes you about ten minutes to the Cat Ba hotel.
In the afternoon, you have free time to visit Cat Ba town or visit the Cat Co beach, Cat Tien beach.
In the evening, free to have dinner by yourself, you have the best choices for the seafood restaurant in Cat Ba Island
DAY 3: CAT BA – HA LONG – HA NOI (B, L)
+ 7h00: Have breakfast.
+ 7h45: The bus takes you to Beo harbour(Cat Ba Harbour), then the boat takes you back to Opera Cruise to return Ha Long , you can see Soi Sim beach, Bai Tu Long Bay on the way back.
+ 9h30: Check out the room
+ 10h30: Have lunch on boat.
+ 11h45: Arriving in Ha Long harbor, back to Ha Noi.
+ 16h30: Arriving in Ha Noi. End the tour.
Tour included:
- Breakfast & accommodation nights
- Pick-up & transfer bus A/C Vehicle
- Speaking English tour guide
- Meals (as specified in the itinerary)
- Entrance fees
- Kayak, life jacket, water proof bags, fresh fruit, fresh towel
- Cooking class on Boat.
Tour excluded:
- Drinks, gratuities & personal expenses
- Insurance
Trip note
- Single supplement on Hanoi Opera Cruise 35 usd/ pax/night
- Holiday view 20usd/pax/night
- Island Resort 35 usd/ pax/night.
- Sunrise Resort 55usd/pax/night
- Children under 4 year old FOC sharing room with parent
- Children 4 to 9 year old are charged 70%, sharing with parent
- Special requests on food (diet or vegetarian…) please inform us before departure
- The itinerary may be subjected to change due to the bad weather condition
What to bring: Origin passport, swimming suite, sun-glasses, insect repellent.
