Day 1: Hanoi – Halong – Lan Ha Bay

Morning

Take shuttle bus or transfer on your own to Tuan Chau Island. The road trip shall take 4 hours.

Afternoon

Check in to Alisa Cruise and enjoy welcome drink. Soon after you will be served delicious lunch while enjoying the magnificent beauty of Halong Bay. The cruise will continue passing Tien Ong Cave, Trong Cave, Luon Cave before taking you on a visit of Titop Beach and Cua Van fishing village.

Early evening

Return to Alisa Cruise and relax by enjoying sun set party. Join a cooking class on board and learn how to make some Vietnamese cuisines.

Evening

Enjoy special dinner at Alisa restaurant. Free activities in the evening: boar games, karaoke, squid fishing. Overnight on board.

Day 2: Halong – Hanoi

Morning

Early morning Taichi will be organized at 6:30am. More view of the bay before stopping at Surprise Cave. You will spend about 1 hour here. Later check out and settle bills and enjoy a brunch before you leave.

DAY 1: HANOI- HALONG BAY- LAN HA BAY

07:30– 08:20 Our tour guide and bus pick you up at your hotels in Hanoi old quarter upon your requirement.

08:30 Departure to Halong Bay for 3.5 Hours and on the way you can enjoy the landscape of the Red River Delta country side

10:00- 10.20  Stopover at Hai Duong province for refreshment about 20 – 30 minutes

12:00- 12h30 Arrive at Tuan Chau harbor,  take break and welcome drink at Alisa Cruise Lounge before boarding to Alisa Cruise

12:30 Welcome to Alisa Cruise, enjoy a welcome drink while our cruise manager gives a brief introduction, safety guidelines bout Alisa Cruise. Check-in your cabin and start cruising and explore Halong Bay – one of the New Seven Wonders of Nature.

12:40-14.00 Enjoy lunch with Vietnamese and International dishes served while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.

14.00 After Lunch continues to cruising exploration in HALONG BAY  passing by Cua Van Floating Village, Tien Ong Cave, Trong Cave, the Ho-dong Tien cave, Luon cave… Customers also have chance to experience how beautiful are for  Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Soi Sim beach, Coconut Three Island

14:30 Arrival in Lan Ha Bay in Tung Gau Area- The most beautiful area in Halong Bay with wild natural beauty.

15:00 Continued exploration the Lan Ha bay. Depend on a specific day and season only 1 option will be chosen

 KAYAKING OR BAMBOO BOAT ROWING IN LUON CAVE AREA

15.10- 16.00 Visiting Luon cave, the perfect combination of limestone mountains and jade-green sea by bamboo boat with local people. Enjoy quiet space and pure air, you will feel relaxed truly. If you are lucky, you will see monkeys on islands.

After Kayaking we will have 2 options to visit because we can not visit both places as it is not enough time and it is also  depending on specific date, weather conditions and seasons ( Summer or Winter)

 VISITING PEARL FARM VILLAGE IF YOU DO NOT LIKE GO KAYAKING

16:00 Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village. Travelers will have a chance to visit Floating Pearl Farm and see how local people produce the great pearls. This Pearl Farm Village was established in 1995 by a Japanese organization, after years run by Japanese experts, it was transferred for Vietnamese. Our guide will show you around the farm and the museum there and explained how the process is done. You will pass a floating raft where some kinds of oyster pearls are grown and transplanted such as South Sea pearl, Tahitian Black Pearl,…etc. After that, you will see a processing room where workers transplanting oysters and understand some precious species of pearl. The last, you could see one of the workers here opening an alive oyster in front of your eyes to see pearl inside and then have to look their achievement in the showroom!

VISITING TITOP ISLAND FOR SWIMMING 

16.00: Visiting the beautiful Ti Top beach for swimming (if the weather permits), Ti Top Beach is especially famous for its fresh atmosphere, clean water, and smooth white sand that create a great ambiance for tourists to relax or passengers can take steps to reach the top of  Ti Top beach to have a whole panorama view of Halong Bay.

17:30  Come back to our Alisa Cruise and relax by enjoying Sun Set party with Juices, Cocktails, Red Vine and fruits on Alisa Sky  Bar.

Option: Massage service available. Please book with Cruise Manager directly (please see massage menu)

18:00- 18: 30 Join the cooking class guided directly by Chef of Alisa Cruise.  on sundeck –  Our Chef will guides how to make Vietnamese spring rolls – traditional Vietnamese food. Then enjoy Happy Hour (Buy 2 drinks get one free). It is time for chit chat and relaxes. Watch the magnificent sunset over Halong Bay. 

DINNER 

19:30  Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise at Alisa Restaurant.

21:00 Evening entertainments: 

Evening activities include: Leisure time to enjoy a chat around the bar, watching movies and many sorts of Vietnam cultural films, relaxing and spending a romantic night on Alisa Cruise’s music, playing cards, chess are available, reading magazines in room and dining room. You may also try your luck at squid fishing & fishing from the boat.

23.00:  End of Program for Day One.

DAY 2: HALONG BAY – FULL DAY KAYAKING

06:30 Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi le session on the sundeck. Tai chi also called Tai chi chuan, combines deep breathing and relaxation with slow and gentle movements. Coffee, tea, and pastries for breakfast are served in the dining room with a morning view of bay’s landscape.

07:00  Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee and breakfast.

08:30 – 10:00 Transfer to Alisa Day Boat for Exploring Luon Cave where you can enjoy KAYAKING or rowing BAMBOO BOATS with local people or by yourself.

10:30 Continue cruising and passing through the Stone Dog Island. This Island is another fascinatingly shaped limestone rock in the bay.

11:30 Arriving Cua Van Fishing Village where you can doing kayaking around

12:30  Back to day boat and enjoy excellent lunch there

13.30 13:30 – 14:30: Cruising on boat to visiting Ho Dong Tien areaKeep cruising on the bay

16:30: Return to Alisa Cruise and relax on Sundeck and you can enjoy Sun Set Party with Juices, Cocktails, Red Vine and fruits…

16:30  Return to Alisa Cruise and relax on Sundeck and you can enjoy Sun Set Party with Juices, Cocktails, Red Vine and fruits.

19:30 Under the magnificent night sky, in the magic atmosphere in Ha long Bay, Our luxury set-menu dinner is served with a variety of Vietnamese and Asian foods.

17:30  Come back to our Alisa Cruise and relax by enjoying Sun Set party with Juices, Cocktails, Red Vine and fruits on Alisa Sky Bar.  (Buy 2 drinks get one free).

 18:00- 18: 30 Join the cooking class guided directly by Chef of Alisa Cruise. You have a chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.

21:00 Evening activities include:

Join the squid fishing on the boat with our crews. You can enjoy the squid cooked with assistance from our chef.

Leisure yourself with our happy-hour drinks at the bar.

22:00 Overnight on Alisa Cruise near Surprising Cave, the quietest sleeping area permitted by Halong Governmental  Authority.

DAY 3: ALISA CRUISE- HANOI

06:30 Early morning sunrise to enjoy Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck.

 07:00 Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee and  Enjoy breakfast.

 08:30 -10:00 Transfer by tender to Sung Sot Cave ( Amazing Cave). Walk up about 100 steps to the cave entrance. It takes approximately 45 minutes for cave visiting. Visit Sung Sot Cave, one of the biggest cave in Halong bay with beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Return to the boat by tender. Proper shoes are highly recommended.

 10: 00 Back to Alisa CruiseCheck-out and settle bills at reception

 10:30 Enjoy the lunch on cruise

 11:30-12:00 Alisa Cruise is landing Tuan Chau harbor, tourists say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.

12:30: Get on  Air-con shuttle bus back Hanoi

14:30 Stopover in Hai Duong province to relax and visit a ceramics workshop.

16:00- 16:30  Arriving in Hanoi,  end your trip.See you on the next trip.

• PROGRAMS & SCHEDULES SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE
• Trip cancellation due to bad weather in Halong Bay: The cancellation decision is made by Management Board of Halong Bay on the day of the trip in case of bad weather conditions. In such case, we will make alternative travel arrangement for you on request or offer refund in accordance with the cruise policy (Read more about cancellation due to bad weather) or check Halong Bay weather to find out when is the best time to visit Halong Bay to make sure you have perfect Halong Bay Overnight Cruise
• Don't forget to purchase Travel insurance! I wish you a very smooth trip, but my policy is: better be prepared.  I personally use Vietnam Travel Insurance (Bảo hiểm du lịch) as a local for my travel insurance guarantee when I travel oversea or Bảo hiểm tai nạn for my job and Bảo hiểm sức khỏe, PVI care for all my family.
• Read more about popular destinations around Hanoi : Tam Coc Vietnam | Trang An Boat Tour | Mua Caves Ninh Binh | Mua Caves Tour from Hanoi | Hoa Lu Ancient Capital or Hanoi Train Street.

• Full equipped luxury en-suite cabin with A/C, hot water
• All meals onboard
• Complimentary mineral water
• Complimentary morning tea and coffee
• Welcome drink
• Cookery demonstrations
• Entrance and sightseeing fees
• Kayaking
• Fishing equipment
• English speaking guide

• Transfer from Hanoi to Halong and return by Shuttle Bus (service available – see Cruise policy)
• Additional drinks
• Tips and other personal expenses

• All other services not mentioned above

• Check-in:     12.00 am
• Check-out:  11.00 am
• Arrival time in Hanoi: 04:30pm
• Guide:            English Speaking Guide
• Child under 5 years sharing fully paid cabin with parents: No additional charge, limited to one child per cabin.
• Child from 5 to 11 sharing fully paid cabin with parents: Charge 75%, limited to one child per cabin
• Child from 12 and above are charged as adult
• Shuttle bus: $35/person/round trip, pick up and drop off from hotels in Hanoi Old Quarter only by luxury limousine car (Fuso 18 seat)
• Peak season surcharge: $35/person on 24 and 31 December

• More than 30 days prior to check-in: free of charge
• From 30 to 7 days prior to check-in: 10% of total rates
• From 6 to 3 days prior to check in: 50% of total rates.
• Less than 3 days prior to check-in: 100% of total rates.
• No-Show: 100% of total rates.
• Cancellation notice must be in written form and send to us via email. Refund will be processed between 5-7 business days.