HIGHT LIGHTS: 

Gray line coffee lounge - to a short rest and ready to embark - at Tuan Chau Marina - most mordern & pro wharf in Halong bay.Private pier to embark and disembark. Longest route & cruiseing time, stop at least-touristic spots. Three main activities: swimming on beach - kayaking - cave visiting Go kayaking in quiet area, exploring Maze Cave - one of the least known caves with great surrounding area. Dinner with seafood BBQ in a cozy and romantic ambience.Sleep in a transquil & leisure place. 

Itinerary: 

Day 1: Hanoi - Halong (L - D): 

8 - 8:30am: Pick up to Halong bay - shuttle bus with A/C & bottle of water. 

12:15pm: Arrive at Tuan Chau Marina - short rest at Gray Line coffee lounge. Easyly get on Gray Line by private auto pier, warmly welcome by professional crew. Welcome drink, boat starts cruising while cruise manager greeting every guests and introducing agenda's details. Check in cabin and take a rest. 

13:15pm: Enjoy a nice set-menu lunch. By local flavors in each dish, it vitally helps to recuperate after a 4-hour-car drive. In the meantime, Gray Line goes ahead to the Bay’s center. Vegetarian or special request are available once informing in advance. 

14:00pm: After lunch, free relax on sundeck & enjoy beauty of the bay. While the light of sun decreases slightly, hundreds of islets with different shares definitely amaze you by their natural shapes. 

15:00pm: By tender, visit Titop island. Free choice of activities such as sunbathing, swimming & specially conquering the peak of this island then taking panoramic photos. 

15:40pm: Arrive at Luon cave. You can discover this area by go kayaking - an indispensable water activity in Halong or just by sitting on bamboo boat - this is for people who love being gentle & sophisticated - to admire breath taking scenes. 

17:30pm: back to big boat for having shower, ralaxing at dusk. Enjoy mini sunset party with complimentary seasonal fruits & finger foods. Happy hour with drink. 

18:30pm: Join a cooking class on sundeck. Gray Line chef leads you how to make spring roll - an authentic specialty - which is voted to World's 50 best foods by CNN. You should know how to make it yourself afterward and taste your skilled rolls. 

19:30pm: Sophisticated dinner served in a romantic ambience with BBQ fresh seafoods as well as other Vietnamese and Western choices. 

21:00pm: Free time. Choices of relaxing: watching film/movies at the outdoor bar; playing board; guitar, games. Or go squid fishing on tender. If you are lucky, you should have your night meal with some cooked squids. 

22:00pm: Finish a nice day of you with an overnight on boat. Recharge to the next day activities. 

Day 2: Halong - Maze cave - Hanoi (B - L): 

06:30am: Start up with morning exercise at dawn - Tai Chi. Warm up your body and be full of energy. 

07:30am: Breakfast time at Gray Line restaurant. 

08:30am: Explore Me Cung (Maze) cave - one of the rare in cave-lake seascape. Climb up several rugged stone stairs to admire the miracle of stalactites in a very complex structure. Gradually overlook to the west to admire a great lake considered as a royal garden surrounding by natural mountain walls, seemingly isolated on the bay. Its water look blue all year round and breathtaking from high above. Moreover, values of nature and archeology of the caves as well as the life of local ancient people in thousand years ago will be revealed by eyes as well as by professional tour guide. 

09:30am: Back to boat. Time to check out your cabin but not time of the end. Gray Line keep runing back to the marina with another route - in order to bring you more and more amazing pictures of Halong with plenty of typical islets. This is a longer route than usual. 

11:00am: Farewell lunch is deliciously served at restaurant and say ‘’goodbye’’ to Gray Line’s crew, who serve you during the trip.

11:45: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina. Relax at Gray Line reception room. Go back to Hanoi. End of services. The timing to reach Hanoi is about from 16.00-16.30 with normal traffic condition.

Notes:
Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change upon weather conditions. Advance registration is required with full name, date of birth, nationality, gender, passport number, valid visa to Vietnam for all passengers 

Tour inclusive:

   Transfers Hanoi – Halong - Hanoi
    Welcome cocktail
    Entrance and sightseeing fees
    English/French speaking guide onboard
    Deluxe cabin (1 night) with Air-conditioner, private bathroom, hot water, shower, standing cabin
    All meals mentioned above 
    Insurance onboard.
    Kayaking
    Tax and service charges

Tour exclusive:

    Optional requested services: such as massages, beauty services, music performances, diving,… Barbeques and other specific wishes can be made on prior request only
    Drinks, tips and personal expenses
    Beverages
    All service non-clearly mentioned in the inclusions list
    Surcharge 60 USD/pax for check-in on: Christmas Days: Dec 24th, New Year's Dec 31Th, Lunar New Year, April 30th.

HIGHLIGHT

Embark at Tuan Chau Marina, enjoy free tea at Gray Line private reception room

Visit to less touristic destination

Experience the longest route and cruising time, ALMOST 48 hours on the Bay

Swim and conquer the panoramic peak at Titop Island

Do kayaking at Be Ong Cam area near Lan Ha bay and admire the serenity of escape

Visit Gray Line Exclusive Floating House

Interact with local fishermen and learn/practice how to go offshore fishing as they daily do

Get a glimpse of ruin of floating villages and discover a pearl farm on Halong Bay

Explore Maze Cave - one of the most peaceful caves in Halong Bay and very less touristic

Enjoy dinner with BBQ seafood in cozy and romantic ambience

Stay overnight at the quietest area in Halong Bay 

3day/2night Itinerary: 

Day 1: Hanoi – Halong (L – D)

07.45 - 08.15: Pick up guests from hotels at Hanoi Old Quarter (if using Gray Line’s shuttle service ).

12.15: Embark at Tuan Chau Marina. Enjoy free tea at Gray Line reception room

12.30: Get on Gray Line boat easily by private quay, then you will be warmly welcomed by crew team who will serve you in the trip. Welcome drink will be served instantly during cruise briefing. Check in your reserved cabin and take a rest.

13.20: Enjoy a nice 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 farm.

15.00: Visit Titop Island by tender. Free choice of activities such as sunbathing, swimming, conquering the peak of the biggest island in Halong named of a Russian space hero and taking panoramic photos of Halong bay in the afternoon.

15.40: Arrive at OngCam floating house by tender – one of few existing houses (belong Lan Ha Bay) left after the regulation of Management to relocate the traditional floating village to mainland. You will discover the area’s tranquility by kayaking – an indispensable water activity in Halong, for those who love challenging themselves or sitting on bamboo boat, for those who love being gentle and sophisticated, to admire breathtaking scenes. No matter what you choose, you will have a very quick look at the ruin of floating village to understand how they survive in simple forms of floating houses. Centrally, the activity offers the serenity of escape, particularly in the late afternoon. From a distance, few small junks drift off into the sunset slowly. What cool and poetic moment!

17.30: Go back Gray Line boat for relaxation. Gradually revise your vitality by enjoying fantastic views of Halong on sundeck at dusk. Enjoy a mini sunset party with complimentary seasonal fruits and finger foods. Get memorable sunset moment and order some Halong styled glasses of cocktail by joining buy-one-get-one-free program, made by our skillful bartenders.

18.30: Join cooking class on the sundeck. Gray Line’s chef shows you how to make Spring Roll - an authentic specialty, which is voted for World's 50 best foods by CNN.

19.30: A sophisticated dinner that gives you an appetite will be dedicatedly served in romantic ambience, especially with BBQ fresh seafood and a variety of Vietnamese and Western foods.

21.00: Evening activities: watching film at the outdoor bar; playing board, guitar and card games; going fishing squid on tender. Enjoy squid cooked after fishing.

22.00: Overnight at the quietest sleeping area, End of the first day in Halong 

Day 2: Halong (B – L – D)

06.30: Refresh your new day by doing Tai Chi exercise on the sundeck or be ready your camera while Dawn breaks over the sea.

07.30: Have a light breakfast with coffee, tea and bakeries at Gray Line restaurant.

8.30 – 16.00: Take you to a little-known part of Halong by a sightseeing boat. There is probably no way to discover the beauty of Halong Bay perfectly, except being local fishermen and doing as they do daily. Flexibility is always the way to adapt for weather and tide condition of local men in Halong Bay. For this reason, three main activities will be arranged flexibly in that day:

1, You have an opportunity to learn how to go offshore fishing by local fishing boat; join in fishing activities with locals; try using fishing gears and experience how hard their life are… under guidance from a real local fisherman, whose face is sunburned due to their hard living. This is the foremost essential activity created by Gray Line Halong cruise.

2, You will have another chance to do kayaking near the Drum cave under Karst rocks, which is closely attached with a love story of locals that surely let you see the hidden beauty of Halong and people there. The first day might be not enough and the second is for you to unleash your expectation with that exciting water activity. 

3, By visiting Pearl farm and tour guide’s experience, they will feast your eyes lively. You will take a deep look at a typical pearl farm on Halong Bay and will know more about how to make real pearls from nature creatures in Halong.

In addition, a whole day to be fishermen, Gray Line also brings you to Van Gia village area where you can run your eyes over ruin of one of the famous floating villages in Halong and partially understand how they survive in simple forms of floating houses.

From fishing to practicing typical activities as locals daily do, they are the best and the core value of our trip which Gray Line wish you to get insights of the local life there. You may understand and love Halong Bay, not only by the beauty of nature, but also the beauty of fishermen who keep vitality for many years in Halong Bay.

16.30: You might be tired with full of beautiful moments and real experience. Time to get back Gray Line Cruise and recapture your energy

17.30: Relax and enjoy sunset with fresh fruits on sundeck. The buy-one-get-one-free promotion will be run one more time. Do not miss it.

18.30: Join in cooking demonstration on sundeck. Learn how to make fresh or fried spring rolls and mix fish-sauce

19.30:The second fabulous BBQ dinner impresses you while mellow sounds of sea and music come together

21.00: Enjoy your last evening on Halong Bay by drinking, playing games, going fishing and relaxing in your own way

22.00: End of the second day with a sound sleep in peace of the natural heritage site 

Day 3:: Halong - Hanoi (B - L)

06.30: Awaken you at dawn and Tai Chi exercise is ready to start a good day

07.30: Have a breakfast at Gray Line restaurant

08.30: Explore Me Cung (Maze) cave. This little known cave is located on a remote island, which is rare in cave-lake seascape. Climb up several rugged stone stairs to admire the miracle of stalactites in a very complex structure, then gradually overlooking to the west, a great lake considered as a royal garden will appear infont of you, surrounding by natural mountain walls and seemingly isolated on the bay. Its water looks blue all year round and breathtaking from high above. Moreover, values of nature and archeology about Maze cave as well as the life of local ancient people in thousand years ago will be revealed by Gray Line’s professional tour guide.

9.30 - 10.30: Come back the cruise. Time to check out your cabin, relax among grand views. Farewell lunch is deliciously served whilst Gray Line keeps on its route back to the marina

11:45: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina. Relax at Gray Line reception room. Go back to Hanoi. End of services.

Tour price is at:

 Notes:

All timing above are estimated, the exact timing will be given by Tour Guide in that day

Cruise itinerary and schedule are subject to change due to weather, tide levels and operating conditions

All activities in itinerary are included, just ignore some of them if you would love to have more relaxation

Tour inclusive:

Private Sea View 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

Tour exclusive:

Shuttle bus transfer Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi

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)

What to bring:

 Original passport (must bring to check in)

 Camera

 Sun glasses, hat

 Sun cream

 Hiking shoes