3-day Cruise On Ha Long Bay With Kayaking, Swimming, Cooking Class,...

I had a really great experience with Crossing Vietnam. From the very beginning, everything was handled in a very detailed and organized way. They prepared a day-wise travel plan that was extremely well thought out, clear, and easy to understand. Every place, activity, and timeline was planned perfectly. Although we finally could not go ahead with the trip due to some personal reasons, I still feel it’s important to write this review because the effort and quality of service they provided was exceptional. I personally dealt with Ms. Kim, and she was truly amazing. Her replies were always prompt, clear, kind, and very humble. She patiently answered all our questions, made changes whenever we requested, and always made us feel comfortable and confident about the plan. Her professionalism and positive attitude really stood out. Honestly, I don’t think I have ever come across a travel agency that is so responsive, well-organized, and genuinely helpful. Even though the trip didn’t happen this time, the planning experience itself was top-class. I would highly recommend Crossing Vietnam to anyone planning a trip to Vietnam. And once I plan my personal travel again, I will definitely contact Ms. Kim directly without any second thought. Thank you for such a wonderful experience!

great experience. lucy is very friendly and great teacher. all of coffee we made are delicious. really recommend this class

I really recommend Ruby if you want to try cooking class , she’s really accommodating and nice. I love all what we cook now, so delicious specially if you love vegetables. If I come back to Vietnam I will try it again.

I am so happy with Stella. She took care of everything from the start when I was still in AUSTRALIA. Chatting with her on whatsap. She took time to arrange the itinerary to what I wanted. Arranged the visa for my Australian friends and what a trip we all had.. From the day we arrived 10/6 - 14/6 all was arranged so well. Stella went out of her way when we wanted to have the cycle clone ride and a personal guide for our night shopping. All the guides whom she had arranged for us were great. Thank you Stella for everything. 👍😀

Harley is very kind, customer-oriented and enthusiastic about her job. She organised my trip very well and sent me a PDF plan with all the information I needed. She gave me a lot of tips about what to see, she was very caring and she also checked on me during the trip. She organised for me also the days in Ninh Binh and the transfer by train to Hue. Everything went well. Would 100% recommend

Im Edgar from Mexico This Tour was excellent,the transportation, the food Everything was perfect! The staff was very nice Miss Trang the lady who sold me the tour was very nice, and she give me confidence about the agency , I stayed one night in halong so she call my contact there and help me To reach my hotel safely because i dont speak Vietnamese and for my return to hanoi she was in contact with the driver all the time... Yes i recommend this agency 100% Thanks to miss trang for the help!!

Such an amazing tour of Ha Long Bay. The crew and tour guides were very kind and funny. Our stay was very comfortable and the cabins and boat very clean. The activities everyday were lots of fun and a great way to see many different things in Ha Long Bay. The food and drinks were also great! Would highly recommend this tour, we felt welcome and we’ll taken care of the entire time!

We booked Ha Long bay for 3 days 2 nights and Lucy from this company recommended Camelia cruise. Everrthing run smothy from the begining to the end. They free upgraded for us to second floor cabin with private bacolny that made us really enjoy. We had lots of fun from the crew, specially first night. We wish we had chance to comeback and we definately choose Camelia cruise. Thanks Lucy and crossing tour!

This is first time for me to come Halong bay.It`s so amaging place. View is good and there are many activities. I recommend you to stay in there on boat as one night two days plan.Its so confortable to stay and you can experience allnight there. I could make good memories there.

We were very satisfied with this tour. Clean and well equipped room, pleasant, funny crew and gorgeous nature. P.S. we had special food requirements which were always remembered and fulfilled without any complaints.

Positives: - nice small boat (7 rooms so approx 14 people) - very friendly staff, great bartender - great food - nice boat (Carmellia) - what we did do was great. By far, day 2 was amazing (travelled by day Boat to small island and cycled around and drank rice wine vinegar) *however this was not on the itinerary. - similar to other review. Would suggest 2 nights as 1 night would have been underwhelming spending less than 24 hours on the cruise due to travel between Hanoi to Halong Bay. - Pearl farm was cool and amazing, bought a few things (however - once again not on the itinerary) Negatives: - similar to other review. Unfortunately we chose this tour based on the itinerary However it wasn’t even close to following. We actually enjoyed the tour and would have ranked it higher, however because we had expectations that were not met due to an inaccurate itinerary that was disappointing. We didn’t see Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top island, fishing village etc.. and sung sot and Ti Top we really wanted to see. When we asked he guide (who was nice and good English) they just said too many tourist no good. However this isn’t really good enough to not follow the itinerary - WiFi ONLY available in main cabin (restaurant) - not in cabin or on top deck (which is annoying because you don’t want to enjoy halong bay by sitting in the enclosed restaurant area) - No WiFi on bus, also quite annoying given its such a long journey - sunset deck party was underwhelming (not many guests into it). Music was hella techno and kind of ruined the vibe halong bay. Would suggest more relaxing, chill or dance/hoppy music as opposed to dance techno! Overall the tour was fine, staff were nice, food was good. However frustrating that we chose a tour based on the itinerary and this wasn’t followed AT ALL.

We did the 2 night's 3 days package on the a class legend boat with 14 cabins. We got picked up at hotel in Hanoi and dropped back. Food selection was great as there was vegetarian and vegans on the boat and all specially provided for. Facilities were great. There was an outdoor bar up top with happy hour every night. Daily activities were very well organised and with kayaking included at 2 locations it made the trip more enjoyable. All guides spoke English very well and we're super informative. We had luki as our guide and he was excellent!! I couldn't recommend this boat and service any more! I also highly suggest the 2 night 3 days option as day 2 was by far our favourite. We came back very relaxed.

Halong Bay was beautiful, and the people were nice. The cruise ship was ok, nothing at all to write home about but I had no complaints about either, in fact, I would have given this cruise a high score if it wasn't for being felt we were lied to by the itinerary here. We chose this tour as my girlfriend had already been to a pearl village and felt it was not worth it. I thought the Tai Chi in the morning would be nice, squid fishing sounded cool, and the itinerary was varied. However, this was not the case. There was no Tai Chi in the morning. While there was squid fishing this was not the season for squid fishing as the tour guide mentioned so we saw nothing, on the second day the boat emptied out the sewage on the side of the boat where the supposed squid fishing was causing the whole section to stink. We never went to the fishing village mentioned in the itinerary either. The cruise did not go by the itinerary at all, we ended up going to a pearl farm not once but twice, on top of this we had to pay over the cost as it was Tet holiday. I emailed a complaint to the company, as I got this cruise due to the itinerary and ended up repeating a couple things (sadly the Pearl Village which is boring). If they were more honest and mentioned beforehand the extra cost for Tet, and stuck to the itinerary posted and post alternative things I would have given four stars easily. PS the amazing cave which is the largest was large and crowded and felt too tourist and I would not recommend, however the other caves we went to were fantastic. One we got to explore on our own which is great for photos, and the other we had to crawl on our hands to get through one part and it actually felt like exploring a cave.

<p>Beautiful location, excellent crew, very nice comfortable accomodations for a small ship. There are only up to 25 passengers on this type of boat. Tour guide and some staff spoke English. The food was great fresh seafood every day, multiple courses for lunch and dinner, Asian style. Cooking class was fun. I really enjoyed the extra day, as many people only book a 2 day trip and I did 3 days. The extra day allows more relaxation and seeing more of the Bay. Unfortunately the Vietnamese Government banned kayaking as of April 1st 2017 and I had really wanted to do more of that. Also the Government is going to phase out all overnight cruises by 2020 so go soon if you want the overnight experience. It is worth it.</p>

<p>We had no idea what to expect when we chose this tour. We were very happy and pleased with the result. From the prompt service at pick-up from the hotel, to the cruise itself, the staff, the service, and finally the return to the hotel, all went great. Thank you for a great time on Halong Bay.</p>

<p>The cruise overall was grearlt. Super nice staff and good food. It would be nice if the lounge chairs upstairs had cushions.</p> <p>The only thing i really was disappointed in waa that water wasnt included. Its fine to have to pay for all other drinks but water should really be free and included with meal</p>

<p>A pretty good trip, not all the things promised were achieved, for example, kayaking at Dark and Light Cave. But on the other hand, we got to see a cultural pearl site, very interesting.</p>