Escape 3 days 2 nights into Halong Bay

Starlight Cruise

Day 1: Hanoi – Bai Chay – Ha Long Bay (L/D) 

08.00 – 8.30 Leave Ha Noi city for Ha Long International Cruise Port in Bai Chay town, Ha Long city. Refresh up at the lounge. 

12.00 – 12.30 Embark Starlight Cruise. Enjoy welcome drink and get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.

13.15 Have lunch while cruising in the magnificent Ha Long Bay, admiring the fascinating nature, then anchor at Titop Island area.

15.00 – 16.00 Join a guided visit to Sung Sot Cave (also called Amazing Cave), one of the biggest and the most beautiful cave in Ha Long Bay.

16.00 – 17.00 Climb to the peak of Titop Island for the panorama view of the bay. Going down and relaxing on the beach, swimming in the crystal water. 

17.20 Return Starlight Cruise, enjoying the sunset while relaxing with Happy hour from now to dinner time at the bar.

18.00 Enjoy happy hours with various drinks on discounts. Try mini-golf on the top deck or take part in a cooking demonstration and food décor with our Chef

19.00 – 21.00 Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested

21.00 – 22.00 Time of second happy hours to the late night or join squid fishing with the crew, sing karaoke or just laze around or relax in your cabin. 

Day 2: Kayaking in the morning – Visiting pearl farm museum (B/L/D)

Ha Long Bay’s topography consists of islands and mountains alternating between sea valleys, a salty land with parrots growing and limestone islands with cliffs, creating contrasting, harmonious and vivid beauties. A day roaming around Halong Bay is a great idea to do.

06:30 – 07:00 Start your day with Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck. Enjoy a cup of coffee or refresh yourselves in Halong majestic Bay

07:00 – 08:00 Have breakfast in the restaurant 

08:00 – 08:30 Pick up at cruises and depart from Titop area in Ha Long bay

10:30 Transfer to Lan Ha bay which is formed by the archipelago Cat Ba island. Stop at Dark and Bright caves area for kayaking in an hour and a half 

11:30 Lunch will be served on boat

12:30 Move to Ba Trai Dao beaches (Three Peaches Beaches) for swimming in the crystal water and in a beautiful white sandy beach for an hour and fifteen minutes.

13:30 Boat return to Ha Long bay to explore more land-scape 

14:45 Stop forty minutes at Pearl Farm Exhibition Center and Museum for learning how to raise the farm, harvest pearls and its business

15:25 Back to the boat and transfer to the overnight cruises at Titop area. Bid farewell the day boat crew

17:00 – 19:00 Happy Hour on the sundeck

19:00 Dinner is served. Private dinner is available on requested

21:00 Entertain yourselves with squid fishing or reading books and watch movies on board

Day 3: Ha Long Bay – Hanoi (B/L)

06.30 Welcome a new day with amazing dawn on the Legendary Gulf of Tonkin. Refresh your body & soul by a Tai-chi lesson on sundeck. 

07.00 – 08.00 Catch morning view of seascapes with a cup of tea or coffee, have breakfast while charming the labyrinth of Karst.

8:00 – 9.00 Join a guided to explore hidden parts of the bay, Luon cave. You share a sampan with other tourists with a local rower or taking a kayak on your own.

09:00 Return to Starlight Cruise for shower. 

09.30 Check out your room. Starlight Cruise weighs the anchor to continue to roam the picturesque route toward Bai Chay bridge for photos.

10.50 Have lunch.

11:30 – 11:45 Disembark. Cruise ends. 

12h00 – 16h30 Transfer back to Ha Noi City and trip finishes at the hotel around 16h30.

INCLUSIONS:

– Lounge at Ha Long International Cruise Port

– Transportation Ha Noi – Ha Long – Ha Noi by shuttle bus or private bus

– Welcome drink

– Meals on-board as mention in itinerary B = breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner 

– Sunrise Tai-chi demonstration 

– Entrance fees, taxes and service charge

– Cooking class 1time/trip

– Kayaking on Day 2

– Visiting Pearl Farm Museum

– Bamboo Rowing Boat or Kayaking on Day 3

– Swimming in Titov Beach and Ba Trai Dao Beach

– Luxury accommodation with A/C, bath-tub Jacuzzi & shower, mini bar

– Happy hour buy two get one free 

– Mini golf course on sundeck

– Mineral water is free from Water Dispenser at every corridors

– Squid fishing or Karaoke till 22h00

EXCLUSIONS:

– Drinks

– Private dinner (in cabin, on sundeck, in wine cellar, etc.) with service charge of 12$/pax

– Food for babies under 6 years old (count on year of birth)

– Travel personal insurance

Note: 

• Passenger’s passport is required to bring along the trip for overnight registration
• Passenger’s personal information is required to send to reservation before departure
• The above cruise itinerary is subject to change due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions without prior notice. 
• The meals were mentioned above may be changed to set menu if clients are less than 25 people
• Promotion might be applied, inclusions and exclusions might be changed – you will be informed of changes upon booking.
• For safety reasons, these below passengers are not highly recommended to do overnight cruise in Halong Bay: 

• Person with disability: physical or sensory
• Person who has symptoms of hallucinations, sleepwalking, fear of being enclosed, epilepsy…
• Person who is older than 80 
• Person who is overweight (>120kg)  

• For the purpose of environmental protection, Ha Long Bay is PROHIBITED to use/carry plastic bags and bottles, one use plastic bottle. If you intentionally violate, you will be refused service and may be fine according to Notice No. 475/TB-UBND of Quang Ninh province and Notice No.370/BQLVHL/NVNC.
• You absolutely abide by the Rules – Regulations of Starlight Cruise

What to take

We suggest a small, lightweight daypack for cameras, extra film, bottled water, swimming gear, insect repellents, original passports, credit card and cash.