Grayline Cruise 3 Days 2 Nights

HIGHLIGHT

• Embark at Tuan Chau Marina, enjoy free tea at Gray Line private lounge.
• The longest Cruising time, ALMOST 48 hours staying on Cruise.
• Visit Mecung (Maze) cave, one of most peaceful mountain caves in the bay.
• Visit Titop Island for swimming, conquer the mountain top point for panoramic photo huntingDiscover the Bright cave, Lan Ha bay, the most amazing place for kayaking or bamboo boat(sampan).
• Visit Cua Van floating village and mini floating museum by bamboo boat rowing.
• Visit pearl farm, learn how the craft man exact and collect the pearl from oyster.
• Half day kayaking, swimming, sunbathing on nowhere beach.
• Enjoy dinner with BBQ seafood in cozy and romantic ambience.
• Quiet sleeping anchorage.

DAY 1:  HANOI - HALONG BAY (L/D)

07.45 - 8.15 Pick up at hotel

12.15 Embark at Tuan Chau Marina pier (Tuan Chau island, Halong city). Enjoy complimentary drink at Gray Line private lounge.

12.30 Transfer to Gray Line Halong Cruise by tender. Welcome drink, followed by cruise briefings. Check in your cabins.

13.00 Enjoy a great set lunch. Relax on sundeck and grab the unparalleled scenery of Halong Bay while cruising ahead to the Bay. Cruise through Hoa Cuong floating fishing village.

14.20 Arrive at Me Cung Cave (Bewitching Grotto).  Join tour with guide to explore the cave. Climb up several rugged stone stairs to see a great lake considered as a royal garden and surrounded by mountains.  Its water is blue all year round.

16.15 Back to the cruise and head to Bright Cave - a very beautiful lagoon belongs to Lan Ha bay, Cat Ba Island. Forget about the distance of geography, the cave now introduced by Gray Line Cruise. Visit some tunnel caves by Kayak or bamboo boat. Time to admire the beauty and amazing islet’s stalactites in detail.

16.45 - 17.30 Enjoy swimming around the cruise (upon weather condition). Relax on the sundeck. Enjoy fantastic views and take stunning pictures of gleaming sunsets.

18.30 Join Cooking demonstration on the sundeck. Learn how to make the fresh/fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce.

19.30 Enjoy luxury BBQ dinner served with a variety of Vietnamese and Western foods.

21.00 Evening activities: watching film at the outdoor bar, playing board and Card games; squid fishing on boat.  Enjoy squid cooked after fishing.

22.00 Overnight at the quietest sleeping area. End of Day 1.

DAY 2:  HALONG BAY (B/L/D)

06.30 Tai Chi class on the Sundeck.

07.30 Have breakfast with Coffee, tea and bakeries on board

08.30 Transfer to Gray Line sightseeing boat, depart to Lan Ha bay, Cat Ba island.

10.00-12.00 Arrive at Viet Hai pier – take the bicycle trip along the village path and go through rain forests and dark tunnel. Enjoy stunning scenery of rice fields on the way. Stop at the village to relax. Visit a ancient local house, made from straw, mud, bamboo…Take a short trek to the core of Cat Ba National Forest to visit Bat cave.

12.00-13.00 Cycle back to Viet Hai pier. Back to Cruise. Lunch served on board.

DAY 3:  HANOI - HALONG BAY (B/L/)

06.30 Tai Chi class on the Sundeck.

07.30 Have breakfast with Coffee, tea and bakeries on board

08.30 Arrive at Gray Line exclusive floating house, Rang Dua area – one of few existing houses left after the regulation of Management to relocate the traditional floating village to main land.

Spend about 45 minute to experience how different life is compared to mainland.  Learn about their foods, how they earn a living, their children, their culture and their fishing farm.

Just for Gray Line customer only.

09.30 - 10.30 Check out cabin. Relax on the sundeck or in the dining room to enjoy the bay scenery on the way back to Tuan Chau pier. Farewell Lunch served on board.

11.45 Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina. Relax at Gray Line private lounge. Transfer back to Hanoi. End of services.

RATE: THIS RATE IS QUOTED IN AMERICAN DOLLARS PER CABIN

(Twin/ Double: 2 beds or 1 big bed for 2 adults; Single Traveler: 1 big bed for 1 adult only) 

Cruise Rate Includes:

• Round trip transfer by shuttle bus Hanoi- Ha Long – Hanoi
• Private cabin 
• English Speaking Guide on board
• Entrance and Sightseeing fees
• All meal on board
• Cooking, Taichi demonstration
• Kayaking, sampan boat
• Welcome drink, cold handkerchief
• 2 bottles of mineral water in rooms daily
• Daily fresh fruit daily
• Tax, service charge, insurance on board

Cruise Rate Excludes:

• Beverages, tips and personal expenses
• Snorkeling/ diving (upon your request)
• Meeting package (upon your request)
• Wedding package (upon your request)
• Accommodation in Viet Hai village (upon your request)

Child Policy:

• Each cabin can accommodate maximum of 2 adults + 1 child below 6 years old. Second child will be charged US$40.
• For child 6 – under 12 years old: charged US$ 70 per child (sharing a cabin with maximum of 2 adults, limiting to one child per cabin only, Child stays on mattress only)