Day 1: Hanoi - Hai Phong - Lan Ha bay (L, D)

09:30 - 10:00 AM bus will pick you up from hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter to take the highway to Hai phong port 

12h00 Transfer by tender to cruise.12h15 We welcome our guests onboard the cruise and then check in, enjoy Welcome Drink, receive cruise briefing, safety instructions and check in. Start cruising and explore Lan Ha Bay.

Have lunch while passing via the islets of "Con Vit". These amazing limestone karst formations rise up out of the sea in an impressive manner. This area is untouched, as not many cruise ships use the route via the Cat Ba Island - Thoi Quyt area - Coc Ngoi islet - through Cua Van to Ba Trai Dao area

Next, We progress to Ba Trai Dao beach area of Lan Ha Bay- a separate part of Halong Bay. This is a quiet tourist paradise in Vietnam. 

You can try at kayaking or simply just enjoy a swim. 

17h30 Returning cruise, you can watch the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin. Onboard you may join a traditional cooking class.

19h30 Dinner is served. Enjoy delicious local food prepared and served for you by our wonderful onboard catering staff. This is a delightful meal in an intimate romantic setting

21h30 Enjoy the landscape of the bay at night up on the top deck. Relax whilst enjoying drinks from the bar. Try your hand at night squid fishing, watching a movie in the restaurant.

Overnight on board.

Day 2: Viet Hai Village - Bai Tu Long (B, L, D)

6h00 The day starts early onboard with Tai Chi session on the sundeck. Coffee, tea and pastries for light breakfast are served in the dining room.

Then transfer to day boat for visit Viet Hai village. You will 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, you will have chance to see the local life on a valley of local people.

Optional electric car service is available (at an extra cost).

Back to day boat for visiting Bai Tu Long Bay. Lunch served on day boat.

13h30 Visit Bai Tu Long Bay, free kayaking and swimming at Ba Ham Lake area 

16h00 Return to cruise. You will join a traditional cooking class for making of some Vietnam dishes. Watch the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin.

19h30 Dinner is served. 

21h30 Enjoy the landscape of the bay at night up on the top deck. Relax whilst enjoying drinks from the bar. Try your hand at night squid fishing. Overnight on board

Day 3: Lan Ha Bay - Hanoi (B, Br)

06h00 Tai Chi session on the sundeck; after which we serve light breakfast. Upon completing breakfast continue our journey and head out in canoes to explore the bay in the area where the Bright and Dark cave is situated.

Then return cruise for check-out procedures, you can enjoy a delightful brunch before disembarking.

Take bus back to your drop-off point in Hanoi. End of the trip