This was an absolutely incredible experience. All the staff are so lovely with great customer service. Nguyen looked after is from beginning to end and make sure we are comfortable, happy and having the best time. The boat itself is nice and clear with beautiful cabins and an excellent view. The food was exceptional. It was so full of flavour and well done, with so much food being served with each meal and it was top quality. The whole experience was very much great value for money. The views were incredible and the activities very fun. Thank you Renea Cruises. ☺️🫶🏼
About Activity
What's Included
Includes
- Squid fishing
- All meals on board (2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast)
- Sunset party, Squid Fishing, Board Game, Cooking Class, Swimming, Hiking, Explore
- English Speaking Guide on board
- Cooking Desmontration
- Welcome drink, cold handkerchief
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Experience Ultimate Comfort in Our Deluxe Seaview Cabin
- Kayaking
Excludes
- Visa Arrangements
- Beverages, Tips, and Personal Expenses
- Transportation from and to Hanoi
- Single Supplement for Solo Traveller
- Surcharge on 24th Dec and 31st Dec
Departure & Return
Departure Point
- Traveler pick up offered
Itinerary
Your guide will pick you up at the designated meeting point or your requested location in Hanoi using a modern, comfortable bus with spacious seats or a luxury limousine bus. Please be ready in the lobby at the scheduled time to ensure a smooth pickup.
We will travel on the highway connecting Hanoi to Halong, which is one of the most beautiful and modern highways in Vietnam. The journey takes approximately 3 hours, during which you will pass notable landmarks such as Vinh Tuy Bridge, Vinhome Ocean Park, Dinh Vu Bridge, and Haiphong Port. We will also have a short break of about 15-20 minutes during the trip.
Enjoy a welcome drink as you receive a brief safety orientation and an overview of the activities on board. Afterward, we will check you into your cabin. Savor a delectable Vietnamese set menu while we continue your leisurely cruise deeper into Bai Tu Long Bay.
Arrive at the kayaking area, Cap La Island. Here, you can enjoy kayaking through stunning karst formations, swimming, and relaxing amidst breathtaking natural scenery. 17:30: Return to the boat and join your Sunset Party as we sail to the overnight anchorage. 19:00: Indulge in a sumptuous set dinner on board. 20:30: Spend your evening at leisure—challenge yourself with Vietnamese puzzle games, gather with family or friends for a board game, try your luck with squid fishing, or simply unwind and enjoy the tranquil night on the bay.
Start your day with a refreshing Tai Chi session on the sundeck, or take in the stunning morning views of the bay while enjoying a cup of tea or coffee. 07:00: Breakfast will be served with a Western-style menu to fuel you up and prepare you for another day of exploration
Thien Canh Son Cave, located on Bai Tu Long Bay, is renowned for its breathtaking and relatively untouched beauty. The cave, whose name translates to "Heavenly Landscape Cave," features an impressive array of stalactites and stalagmites that have formed intricate shapes over thousands of years. Explore the secluded Thien Canh Son Cave and relax on the pristine white sandy beach of Hon Co Island.
Upon returning to the boat, you will have approximately 30 minutes to freshen up and complete your packing. 10:00: Join a Vietnamese cooking demonstration where you'll learn to prepare a traditional Vietnamese dish, such as Nem Cuon (spring rolls), guided by techniques previously shared by renowned chef Gordon Ramsay. Alternatively, test your skills with a fruit and vegetable carving challenge.
Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch aboard the boat. 11:40: Return to the harbor and disembark at Ha Long Cruise Port.
Your shuttle bus or limousine will transport you back to Hanoi. 15:00: Arrive in Hanoi. Your trip concludes.
Language Offered
Additional Info
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Reviews
Truly an amazing experience! The crew did a fantastic job and our tour guide Nguyen was so kind and friendly. I highly recommend renea cruise as the company of choice. Will definitely be back again!
It was really a great experience. The complete service staff, the tourist guides and bar tenders and all other guys from boat did an amazing job. The owner should be really proud of all of them. Everybody enjoyed the tour a lot, but specially based on the very professionell and kind persons who are working here. Thank you! Special thanks to Cong and Vic, the really best tourists guides which we had! Thank you so much for an amazing trip with so much interesting new stuff to learn. We really recommend both tourist guides a lot. Thanks!
We had a great cruise to Bai To Long bay. Our tourguide on board Vic was a wonderfull and explained a lot during our 2 night cruise. He really contributed to our stay. We really enjoyed the program and the boat. Would highly recommend Renea cruises and Vic!
We cannot speak highly enough of this experience. A small intimate boat with very personal service provided by an attentive and helpful crew. Special mention has to go to our tour guide Kenny. He was informative, kind, very helpful, well organised and a whole lot of fun. He made our group of fourteen seem like a family and we would recommend this boat to anyone. If you’re lucky enough to have Kenny as a guide it will be a bonus to an already awesome experience.
We've had a fantastic cruise. Great itinerary, great, knowledgeable guide and a cozy small boat, not a huge tourist bomber. Bai Tu Long was the perfect choice to see the amazing landscape while dodging the huge crowds in Ha Long Bay. The crew went above and beyond to pamper us and we loved the calm and serenity to rest up after a few days in the hustle and bustle of Hanoi.
Kenny was such e great, kind and really good tour guide with lots of knowledge, many stories to tell and always with a joke on his lips. It was an amazing trip and we really almost never stumbled upon too many tourists. Thank you!
What a great boat trip we had with this boat tour group. Our guide was great and the staff was perfect.
Vic and the whole crew were amazing. It was so nice to be in a less crowded area. I will definitely book with Renea again
Kenny did a great job, explaining a lot and taking care of everyone. Warm hearted and curious for people, he is very good at English. Stuff was always polite and attentive. It was great - we had a really good time on the boat and we had a perfect trip.
Kenny did a really good job to make us feel comfortable on board of the cruise the service was amazing!! Can recommend if you want a relaxing cruise while enjoying the views!
We had a great time on our 2-day, 1-night Ha Long Bay cruise and were very happy with the whole experience. Everything was well organized, and the scenery was absolutely beautiful. A special thank you to our tour guide Vic, who was super friendly, helpful, and made the trip even more enjoyable. We really enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend it!
We had a very impressive tour through the bay with our guide Vic. He did verry well and was friendly and funny.
Great Expirence and we had VIC the best guide!!
We had the best time. Our tour guide, Vic was incredible
Wonderful. Simply the best. Thank you Vic!
Amazing experience, our tour guide was really nice and friendly
Vic our guide was very helpful and joyful person We had a great time
If you want a really authentic trip to Halong bay this is the trip for you. The boat is a wooden Vietnamese style boat and respects this stunning environment. The food prepared on board was a very high standard. Our host Tony was very knowledgeable and also very caring and patient. As a first time kayaker I was very nervous but Tony put my mind at ease and helped me all the way. I would highly recommend this trip.
We were glad we chose the 2 night cruise in Bai Tu Long bay, as it took the rush out of the experience. Each of the activity stops were quite intimate with just passengers from our (small boat), and occasionally from another of Renea’s boats. The weather in late September was perfect, and with all the picture perfect scenes we had hoped for.
Great trip with Tony and his team, fantastic time!
VIC was a wonderful tour guide. I cost this trip because I heard Bai Tu Long Bay is a must. It was beautiful and less crowded with other boats. I highly recommend this tour and Vic. They are very organized.
Our family of five had the most amazing experience travelling on Renea cruises. We were incredibly fortunate to have the amazing tour guide Vic who was so educated knowledgeable, friendly and hospitable. Highly recommend him and the Renea boat company as it was more traditional and smaller number of guests making it more personable. Highly recommend Vic and his team to anyone looking for a smaller, authentic experience overall. Amazing food and service onboard also. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Amazing trip to Bai Tu Long Bay. Renea are a great company to book with. Our guide Vic was amazing, very friendly and funny. We preferred the more traditional wooden boat that Renea offered and the fact they toured part of the bay that was much quieter. The boat was super clean and the service received on the boat was first class. Also you never go hungry, there was so much food! Would definitely recommend booking with Renea.
This tour was great if you're looking for a less overcrowded take on the Ha Long region, Vic and his crew were very accommodating and ran a good value for money tour.
we really enjoy the quiet bay . the day cruise on second day was perfect only eight people on the boat tour guide Duc friendly knowledgeable thank to renea cruises
Great experience. Truly more quiet route that has less boats and the boat is smaller allowing you a much calmer and lovely experience. Good room on the boat. 3 days and one night was a great length of the visit. Staff were amazing to a fault: super attentive, friendly and made the whole time great. All the staff on board work extremely hard to make that happen so thank you! Special thanks to Kenny our guide! His knowledge, humour and all around great energy and attentiveness made the experience what it was. He made it really bespoke for us! Thank you so much Kenny!! Only down side was the booking experience, as a solo traveller I was told dates to book that kept changing then I could not do a date I had booked for two people to switch to solo again which was a little confusing.
Best cruise we have ever done. We were a small group of 12 people and there was plenty of space for everyone. The rooms were spacious (for being on a cruise) and we loved to have a private toilet with a nice shower and hot water. Kenny, our guide, was amazing the whole time: from the morning Thai Chi session to the dinner and happy hour, when he shared interesting facts about Vietnam culture and history. The rest of the crew was lovely and positively happy to assist us at all times. The food was delicious (although a little bit too much) and the drinks were too. The activities were fun and entertaining, but interesting too considering Kenny was sharing plenty of information with us. We would definitely repeat this experience and we will suggest it to our friends and family visiting Vietnam. Thank you!
Our guide Vic was amazing! Very funny and a lot of interesting information. The trip was full of fun activities and Vic contrubuted to great atmosphere. Great Cruise with great crew and good food.
This was a great experience! Our guide Tony did everything and beyond to make us feel comfortable, I want to highlight the activities in the boat and the kayak tour
Vic was an amazing guide during our cruise in Halong Bay. Very professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. Highly recommended!
Our trip with Renea cruise in Ha long Bay was wonderful and memorable. We enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Our tour guide Duc was friendly, proportional and very helpful throughout the trip. He shared many interesting stories about Ha Long bay and made the journey more enjoyable. The food was delicious and the crew provided excellent service. It was a relaxing and unforgettabble experience. Thanks Renea cruise and Duc for a fantastic trip
This was an awesome one night tour. Our guide, Vic, was wonderful — winsome, interesting, and showed us really cool stuff. The schedule was spot on as advertised! The views were gorgeous.
Vic was an amazing tour guide!! He was very knowledgeable about the area, funny, and helpful. We had a great time on this cruise
Lovely experience Lovely experience in Bai Tu Long Bay. Duc was our guide and he made the entire cruises fabulous! The rooms are old and could use a bit of work and - bathrooms need work but all in all delicious food and a lovely experience with a great itinerary.
Amazing experience. Nguyen was a fantastic guide. Very friendly and knowledgeable. Will definitely recommend this small group tour to anyone. The personal attention makes it a memorable trip.
An amazing experience with plentiful food and activities. Our guide Tony was knowledgeable, helpful and friendly.
Lovely experience in Bai Tu Long Bay. Duc was our guide and he made the entire cruises fabulous! The rooms are old and could use a bit of work and - bathrooms need work but all in all delicious food and a lovely experience with a great itinerary. the only thing we did not like was being taken to the stop on the long drive where you have to get out the bus and shop in the shop for half an hour.They follow you around, try and push you to buy and most of the food, sweets etc are expired. Not Renea's fault but brings down the whole experience.
FANTASTIC! We did the 3D2N and felt like queens and kings. Great team, especially our guide Kenny. He made the trip memorable for the rest of our lifes.
Thank you to Duc and all the team for the Cruise. It was amazing !!
Great experience and the guides Tony and Duc were amazing!
We had a great time at Arends cruise. The staff, service and experience were really good. Tony is an amazing guide, he and his staff made sure everyone had a great time in board.
We had a great time on the boat! The staff and the tour guide were great. The rooms were clean and comfortable. Tony was a great tour guide!
Thanks to Tony ! So Nice and kind with us 😁
This cruise was an amazing experience and a great way to see another side of Vietnam. Definitely do the two night voyage so you can see the pearl farm and floating village. The ships are gorgeous with all the modern amenities (in-cabin A/C and great water pressure) while still seeming authentic and vintage. The food was incredible!!! 8-10 platters *per family* to share with a huge drink/mocktail menu. Even my picky eater had plenty of options. There were also many families on board this time of year. The kayaking and swimming was very refreshing, and the crew was wonderful. Highly recommend this option to explore this part of the world!
Great trip! Scenery was amazing and our guide Hero was excellent!
Very Nice Experience and the Tour Guide Vic was very kind and always available for questions. On the evening he told us we can knock on his door anytime if we get hungry. At this point you don’t need to tell more about the service. If you have the possibility to do a Thai Chi Morning Class with him do it definitely worth it. I met very kind people and had such an incredible trip thank you all.
Great little cruise. The boat is a bit old, but very charming and comfortable. The activities are fun and very well organised. And Vic, our tourguide, was awesome. Highly recommended!
Vic was really great! The tour overall was awesome and we loved it. Accommodating to all
We’ve had two wonderfull days and one night at the rivercruise. Vic is a great host and knows how to entertain a group. We’ve learned a few things about Ha long en Bai tu long. Be sure you don’t eat before you board the vessel because you wil be given A lot of excellent food. The staff was also very welcoming and friendly
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