Halong Bay Exploration: 6-Hour Boat Tour with Cave Exploration, Kayaking and Lunch from Hanoi

Embark on a 6-hour boat tour of Halong Bay, exploring stunning caves, kayaking through uninhabited islets, and enjoying a mouth-watering Vietnamese lunch. Upgrade options available!

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Hanoi Opera House - 8:00-8:30 AM: Guests are picked up in the Hanoi Old Quarter (Hoan Kiem district). The guide will meet guests in the hotel/stay lobby to begin the tour. An approximate time for the bus and guide’s arrival at each hotel/stay location will be provided. If the hotel is outside the Old Town, guests should gather at the Opera House…
What's Included
  • Contact via hotline/zalo/whatsapp to confirm pick up time and location
  • Pick up & drop off at hotels in Hanoi old quarter (8.30AM option from Hanoi)
  • Shared boat around 30s
  • Lunch onboard with Set Seafood + Vietnamese food or Vegetarian (Not for group from Halong city)
  • 2 Restrooms on board
  • Pick up & drop off within 3 kms radius from Port (8.30AM…
What's Not Included
  • Waters/ drinks & beverages onboard
  • Tips & other personal fees
  • Halong Entrance ticket 310.000VND (13 USD) per person - Paying to government - we do not own it.
  • Surcharge: 8USD more per person on the lunar New year holiday: Feb 16th,17th,18th,19th, 2026
  • 6$/pax Upgrade to 5* Big boat + buffet + Sunset party + pool group of 80s
Additional Information

6 hours boat tour to visit the striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, Dog, Fire, Incense Burner… while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering set lunch on boat.
Our air-conditioned well-equipped traditional classic boat tour starts…

Location
Hanoi Opera House
01 Trang Tien - Phan Chu Trinh, Old Quarter
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Ridhuvarshan
Apr 14, 2025
Amazing trip. - It was not very intense, but we got to see amazing views and take part in activities like Kayaking and a mini hike. The food was good too and have vegetarian options also.
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Nicoleg4537
Mar 30, 2025
Halong is not to be missed - Well organised, informative tour in a beautiful region. Our tour guide, Tiger, was great. He shared knowledge of the area, was attentive to everyone and kept to the schedule
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Lauraod2481ex
Mar 28, 2025
Value for money - Great value for money! Excellent food and transport. Tiger was a fantastic tour guide, so friendly and knowledgeable and made the trip great.
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Robert
Mar 23, 2025
Fantastic day trip! 100% worth it! - Great day trip to see the bay. Very varied with 2 caves, one of which you kayak through, lunch and a stunning viewpoint before you sail back through the sunset
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Trishap408
Mar 22, 2025
6 hours Halong boat tour from Hanoi - The tour was excellent, a perfect guide and a nice boat. Food was great too. Halong bay is really beautiful and the drive via the highway was very smooth.
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Quest05405137860
Mar 7, 2025
Lovely place - Full of natural view. The biggest cave in halong bay, lime stone mountain, fighting chicken mountain, and many things to explore.
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Davidalejandroc714
Apr 26, 2025
Good tour but room for improvement - Great trip but 2 minor aspects to improve 1. Bus shuttle is way too disconfortable, we arrived with back pain because the seats of the shuttle were not comfortable at all. So land transport has a great room for improvement. 2. They explain to you that drinks are not included, which implicitly invites you to go prepared with your own water bottle, but instead you are “punished” by the same tour when after carrying your water or drinks for hours, they tell you you can not bring your own drinks either to the boat or the islands. So the warning of excluded drinks in the trip should not be: excluded drinks, but rather: excluded drinks and Not allowed to bring your own drinks either. so people don’t have to carry all day with unnecessary things The tour itself is very nice, guides as melody are very kind and dedicated. Timing is good too, boat is good enough. We didn’t understand what sunset party was as the boat went back to the port once we visited the last island, maybe it was the tea and sweet buns we received at the time, but not sure. Anyways we do recommend to take the tour, which we totally enjoyed, with the above suggestions.
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Jimenam522
Apr 13, 2025
Good experience - It's okay to tour for a day if you don't have time, although I think you should leave earlier and avoid visiting the pearl shop
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Magdalenapo2802kc
Mar 28, 2025
Great trip, loads of people though - Guide Mr. Ben was great. Stop at the oyster farm on the way to Ha Long Bay was unnecessary, lunch on the boat okay. First stop Ti Top Island with 400 steps to the top with amazing view, though hundreds of people going up on my way down. Next stop with bamboo boat was nice, nothing spectacular. Last stop at Sing Sot Cave would have been nice, but so many people there! Drive back with sunset over the bay. All stops definitely only for people who are a bit athletic, not wheelchair or stroller accessible.
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978satoshiy
Mar 2, 2025
Waste of a day - Before I review; I would like to note that the tour guide, drivers, and staff were all great. The experience itself is a tourist trap waste of a day. The off boat activities include walking shoulder to shoulder with hundreds of tourists to see mediocre views.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).