We had an amazing trip and it was great value for money to explore Ha Long Bay. Our tour guide Popeye was very helpful and informative, and the rest of the Fantasea staff working on the boat were wonderful too. We enjoyed the food and the entertainment (karaoke night) immensely.
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Accommodation: 1 night on cruise based on twin/double sharing
- All admission fees and taxes
- Welcome drink, 1 bottle of water/pax on boat
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- Kayaking
- English speaking guides (changed appropriately)
- Round trip shuttle bus from Hanoi to Halong
- Insurance on-board
Excludes
- Drinks
- Tips and personal expenses
- All other services not clearly mentioned as included
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Day 1
1
08:00 - 08:40: Start picking you up from your hotel around Hanoi Old Quarter. Drive to Halong Bay. Enjoy the peaceful scenery through the countryside with paddy fields of rice. Have a short break on the way.
12:00: Arrive at Tuan Chau harbour in Halong Bay. Transfer by tender to Fantasea boat. Enjoy welcome drink. Check in cabin on boat and begin cruising. You are served Vietnamese traditional lunch with seafood while cruising through the amazing rocks, such as Incense Burner, Stone Dog and Fighting Cock. Then you will visit Sung Sot Cave (surprising cave) - one of the most beautiful and largest cave in Halong Bay.
Continue to visit Ti Top Island where you can do hiking to the top for panoramic views of the bay and relax on the beach. Return to the boat, you will have time to join a cooking class onboard (learn how to make spring roll). Have a buffet dinner. Later then you can enjoy Karaoke and squid fishing on request.
Day 2
2
After having breakfast, you will have time to do kayaking at Ho Dong Tien cave (Fairy Lake Cave) or discover the cave if the time permitted. At round 11:00 you will have lunch while the boat cruises back to the harbour. 12:15: Get on bus and drive to Hanoi Old Quarter with a short break half way.
16:30: Drop you off at your hotel or points around Hanoi Old quarter. Trip ends.
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Reviews
Popeye is very well known about the locality. He explained each and every details about the places we visited and patiently waited for each person to reach the destiny . He helped us to enjoy the place as much as possible without rushing the moments. Travelled through our entire journey with good smile throughout.
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing Experience with Mr. Banana and Fantasea Cruise! And many thanks to Via travel that booked the tickets for us. We had a fantastic experience with Mr. Banana as our tour guide. He was friendly, funny, professional, and very knowledgeable. He made the whole trip enjoyable and memorable, sharing interesting information about the local culture and making sure everyone felt welcome and comfortable. The Fantasea cruise was also a wonderful experience, with beautiful scenery and a great atmosphere. Everything was well organised, and we really enjoyed every moment of the trip. A special thank you to Mr. Banana for his positive energy, humour, and excellent service. He truly made our experience extra special! I highly recommend (Via travel in Hanoi), Mr. Banana and Fantasea to anyone visiting Halong bay and looking for an unforgettable experience. We would definitely do it again! 🌟
Popeye is very good your guide!! He was very attentive to my needs and helpful!! Halong Bay is extremely beautiful place!! I absolutely recommend him as a tour guide!
Popeye is very professional kind and helpful A great thanks to him from Morocco I really recommand!
Mr. Peter was an excellent guide. The food was delicious and the onboard staff were very friendly. The facilities were well worth the price.
It was a great experience! The guide Peter is very nice , lots of knowledge about the culture and very friendly! All the team , bus driver and also the guys working on the boat . The place is stunning !!!! Definitely a must do in Vietnam.
Had such a great experience. So grateful to have seen the beauty of Halong Bay and gone with such a wonderful company. Especially glad to have had Popeye as our tour guy he was always enthusiastic, friendly and helpful!!
Popeye guide guided us really well. They showed us a lot of places and did a super job guiding us. Everyone should come on this trip and enjoy. Halong Bay is the best place in the world. It's a great place. Go explore it.
I had an amazing trip to Ha Long Bay with our tour guide Popeye and Fantasea Cruise. It was an unforgettable experience that makes me want to come back again. They were super friendly, enthusiastic, and extremely helpful. Thank you for everything! Shout out for amazing Popeye and Fantasea !
Lovely experience over the 2 days 1 night! Popeye was a great tour guide with lots of information. Just prepare for busy/touristy places. Would also recommend buying water in the port rather than the really expensive service station on the bus they stop at.
Popeye was a great tour guide and I would recommend taking this cruise if you’re looking for a value friendly option. I was pleasantly surprised by everything. I only did 1 night/2days but the 2nights/3days would have been great too. Do not buy water at the half time stop on the bus there - complete rip off and there is a small shop when you reach Ha Long Bay you can run into.
The staff is very nice, the food is good and Peter is the best tour guide.
I had a great experience on the cruise! Peter was an amazing guide very friendly, helpful, and attentive. He made the trip really enjoyable and shared interesting information about Ha Long. Highly recommended!
I go to ha long bay with tour guide ( peter ) he very good guide and I happy with fantasea boat. I recommend for people go to ha long bay and spend the great time with fantasea boat
Peter, our guide, was very friendly and treated us very well. We also really appreciate your excellent service. Everything was great, and we are very satisfied. Thank you!
It was a good experience with different activities. Not the most fancy boat but it was nice.
Popeye is our guide He is very helfull and good care. The staff are frienly and smiley . It is really good trip. I highly appreciate it. Thank you every ones
Popeye our tour guide was fantastic Very good English Very friendly All staff on the boat were awesome Can’t wait to do cruise again!
We booked a two day one night trip through TIC - Tourist Information Center We really enjoyed all of it. The boat looked a bit old when we arrived but once on board it was great. All activities were very enjoyable, our guide was very good. Beautiful scenery and great activities. I was the only person to catch a squid…. Even better! 😂
Popeye was a good guide very funny
Popeye is the best guide I ever seen !! So friendly and he take care of you. The cruise is very beautiful. It’s was my first trip in cruise and that was wonderful.
Popeye was very friendly and a great guide ! Thank you very much for your good energy and the nice trip !
Popeye was my tour guide for the ha long bay 2 days 1 night tour. It was fantastic, very knowledgeable and personable guide. Good sense of humour and provided the right amount of information without talking the entire time. The plan was outlined well and explained quickly. Everything ran very smoothly
Popeye is our guide. He is very helpful and cheerful man. The staff on the cruise are very friendly. We really enjoyed the trip with the beautiful Ha long . We will come back
Popeye was a great tour guide!
One night two days is excellent time to spend in ha long bay. Good experience guide, clean cruise and enough activities. Only the foods need to get improvement.
Popeye is a very good and reliable guide with a lot of knowledge. He guided us throughput and took good care of us , food and other activities. The cruise was also well planned and nice. The staff were friendly too. I am happy to share that it is one of the most memorable trips.
We booked trip 2 days 1 night on the Fantasea cruisé The boat is not big but comfortablé The stafff is frienly’ our tour guide is very helpfull and cheerful’ I highlyrecommend this trip to everyoné Thank you
Dinh (Popey) & his team conducted our tour which is deeply cherished. Clear communication, timely execution and helpful bunch of people. Luckily the group of people on the cruise were so interesting and the place just won’t leave you & the memories you create here. Good picturesque landscape and ecological balance in the area. I look forward to getting back again with them soon in times ahead.
Thank you Popeye for your guidance, he really made the cruise so fun, I would recommend him with closed eyes to all my friends !
Popeye is great tourguide, is fun! The trip in halong bay is amazing, the nelas in the boat is so delicious!
Popeye made our Halong Bay trip truly memorable. He was an excellent guide, ensuring we were well taken care of and had an amazing experience throughout the journey. The boat staff were friendly and attentive, making our overnight stay comfortable and enjoyable. I especially loved that the boat was small and not overcrowded, which made the experience feel much more peaceful and personal. Considering the quality of the trip, the price was very reasonable. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a lifetime experience with a fantastic guide. Must visit!
Popeye was such a easy going guide had a excellent time with him He made our trip so easy and care free He is the best
Popeye Very good man , very happy with his all round service . Mot hai ba dzo
I enjoyed the 2D1N trip with Fantasea. The boat was not too big, cozy and clean. The water here is very calm so no worries about seasickness. You get lunch, dinner and breakfast included, but not drinks. I think for the price what you get was fair, and I feel like I got a good cursory view of Halong Bay and the sights that this beautiful place has to offer. Shoutout to our tour guide Popeye for guiding us and giving interesting information and making it a smooth and fun experience. Highlight was definitely the visit to the large cave, which is a bit crowded but for good reason: it's stunning.
Popeye was a very good tour guide, he was very nice, helpful, friendly and handsome (I would tap ngl). Good tour also, kayaking was our favorite part!
Popeye was an incredible guide. Very knowledgeable and very enthusiastic. He taught us a lot about Ha Long Bay, and planned great excursions for us. Also he is an excellent Karaoke singer!!
Popeye was the greatest host! He was so knowledgeable and his English was great. We stayed for 2 days, 1 night and felt that it was wonderful value for money, as there were many activities, a wide range of food and lots of free time. Overall, brilliant trip and would definitely do it again.
Popeye was very helpful and gave us some history of the caves and islands of Ha Long Bay! I loved seeing how the pearl was farmed, and the kayaking had such beautiful scenery
Popeye, Is a great tour guide. Was always helpful and always had fun with him. Can only recommend a tour with him 🙌
Good experience overall, but the boat is a bit old, not much time to enjoy the ocean, air conditioning need the while time not just at night
We loved Halong bay so much. But it iss quite hot in summer. Tour guide is good guide. He introduced everything about the bay. Thank you
Popeye good guy and took good care of everything Halong iss very beautiful and amazing I recommend to Ha long on Fantasia cruise
popeyes was my tour guide. He was very friendly and informative on the various islands of Ha Long Bay and their history. We had multiple excursions, which were very fun. Highly recommend.
Popeye was a great host and guide. Visited some stunning locations, caves, walks, kayaking and swimming. Ocean rubbish is still a problem is the only thing.
Mr.Popeye is really the sailor man.....very interactive tour guide. The trip is very well planned without any rush. Covered all the attractions. Halong Bay is a must visit
Popeye is nice guy. We really enjoyed the trip with our family. It is safe. The food was very good. The place is awesome.
Popeye is great guide. He let us know the itinerary and answered all our questions.
Popeye is good and friendly during the along trip. The staff on the boat were good. We really enjoyed the trip. Highly recommend everyone to go
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