ITINERARY:
08:15 AM – 09:00 AM: Our bus and guide pick you up from your hotel / stay and follow the new highway to depart for Tuan Chau Island, Halong City, stop over for a rest on the way
12:00 PM: Arriving Tuan Chau Harbor, welcome aboard, and safety briefing
The ship will take you on an over 5 hour journey via 2 day-sleeper boat cruise route which renowned for its striking, passages uninhabited islets and outcrops have been given imaginative names by the locals, due to their perceived shapes, including Cock Fighting and Thumb, while enjoy Vietnamese mouth-watering lunch on boat.
13:45 PM: Arriving Bo Hon archipelago, you will visit Surprising Cave to see a lot of stalagmites and stalactites with different shapes of sea lives, the go kayaking or bamboo boat in Luon Cave to discovery the beautiful lagoon.
Visiting Titov Island with sandy beach adjacent to the towering limestone mountain with an excellent backdrop of the Bay, and climbing up Titov Peak for a panoramic view of the bay like paradise.
16:30 PM: Returning to Sonata Cruise with Afternoon Tea and cruising back toward Tuan Chau harbor. There is a lot of time for sunbathing on the upper deck with music, enjoy great fun of group touring fellows among world iconic natural scenery.
18:00 PM: Disembarking to go back on the new highway to Hanoi.
20:00 PM: Dropping off at your hotel / stay, trip ends.
THINGS TO BRING & TO KNOW
- Passport with valid visa
- Some cash in Vietnamese Dong / USD for personal expenses
- Sun block or insect repellent, sport shoes
- Bring something warm to wear [From Dec till March]
- Please be ready on time for our pickup service
- We do not accept credit card payment on board
- Outside beverages has applicable corkage fee
- Travel light, as you can please arrange to keep big luggage at your hotel
NOTES
- Itinerary is subject to change upon weather conditions
- Doctor and Pharmacy are not available on Sonata Day Cruise
- If your hotel/ stay is not located in the Hanoi old Quarter, please come to our office at 7.45 am to get on the shuttle bus.
- We arrive back in Hanoi between 8:30pm & 9:00pm – if you have to catch a flight, bus or train later in the evening, contact us to assist you with your schedule and transportation choices.
INCLUSION:
- Pick up & drop off by modern bus from hotel/ stay in Hanoi Old Quarter to Halong Bay on the new Highway
- Premium cruises with 6 hour cruising on Halong Bay
- Afternoon tea on the ship with complimentary drink and cake
- Round trip transfer with complimentary 2 bottles of water per person
- Entrance fees to indicated sites
- English-speaking guide during the trip
- Lunch with Vietnamese dishes
EXCLUSION:
- Kayaking/ Bamboo Boat + 50.000VNĐ
- Government tax 8% and personal expenses
- Beverages, travel insurance, tax, tips for tour guide and personal expenses
- Children from 5 to 8 years old charge 75%. From 9 years old up charge 100%, The children under 4 years old free (exclusive of entrance ticket, meal)
Halong Full Day Tour
You are reading the Itinerary of Sonata Cruise – one of biggest cruises in Halong Bay serving medium class customers with decent food, safe cruises, friendly staff. The ship has much bigger size than other normal cruises. It can host maximum 75 passengers aboard. However, to guarantee the comfort, there are normally maximum 60 passengers aboard.
Hanoi Old Quarter
Tuan Chau Island
Halong Bay
Surprising Cave
Titov Island