Halong bay - Deluxe Paradise cruise

02 days / 01 night

Overview

Everybody knows Halong bay is one of the world’s natural heritages but not all of them know why it is claimed a heritage. Halong is famous for its beautiful scenery, great creation of nature, fresh air and wonderful climate to all tourists who want to get away from busy life and to discover the gift of The Creator.. Halong Bay is located 170 km away from Hanoi; far enough for tourists to see such a different in the freshening weather .The Bay contains nearly 3000 islands and islets, gorgeous beaches which make Halong bay attractive the most.

Itinerary

Day 01: Hanoi - Halong (L,D)
08:30: Tour guide will pick up for a drive to Ha Long Bay. On the way, we stop for refreshment and photos.
11:30: Arrive at Tuan Chau Island
11:45 - 12:00: Transfer to cuise ship
12:00: Welcome Coktail - cruise brieffing, safety instructions, check in cabins.
12:15: Depart to Ha Long Bay - cruise and program commence
13:00 - 14:30: Asian Lunch Buffet
14:30: Arrive at Surprise Cave ( Hang Sung Sot) - explore most famous grotto.
15:45: Transfer to cruise ship.
16:30: Arrive at Cua Van fishing village – exprerience life of local people.
17:15: Continue cruise through Ha Long Bay.
18:00: Arrive at Dong Tien ( Fairy Cave) Area – swimming or kayaking, stay overnight.
19:00 - 20:30: Asian Dinner Buffet
21:00 - 23:00: Happy Hour and Music - enjoy “Buy One - get two drinks”
21:00: Everning Activities – enjoy Movie Night, board games or Beauty Spa Services.
23:00: Program ends.
Day 02: Halong - Hanoi (B)
06:00: Tai Chi session on Sundeck
06:00 - 08:00: Morning Activities – swimming or kayaking, beauty spa services.
07:00 - 08:30: Intercontinental Breakfast buffet
08:30: Continue cruise through Ha Long Bay
09:00: Check out cabins and settle bills.
10:30: Arrive at Tuan Chau Island
10:45: Transfer from cuise ship.
11:00: Cruise and program ends.

Cost

 Cabin type
  Single Occupancy  Double Occupancy
 ROH(Sup or deluxe)  210  246
 Paradise suite  346  388
 Child 5-12    70
 Child < 5    FOC

Trip note

* Tour code: VNCL-15
 
* Inclusion:
• Welcome cocktail
• Cruise itinerary and program
• Entrance and sightseeing fees, in-house English-speaking Tour Guide
• Luxury cabins and Suitres with A/C, luxury en-suite bathroom
• Asian Lunch and Dinner Buffet, International breakfast buffet
• Kayaking (subject to availability)
• Snorkel Equipment (subject to availability)
• Meeting facilities and equipment (charter only)
• Taichi session
• Insurance
• Taxes and services charges
 
* Exclusion:
• Airfares, car transfers and Hotel accomodation
• Visa arragements
• Beauty Spa services and massage
• Beverage and tobacco, tips and other personal expenses
• All other services not clearly mentioned aboved
 
* Remark:
• This rate is validity until 21/9/2009.
• Return shuttle bus: 25USD

Destination Info

Halong Bay is made up of 1,969 islands of various sizes, 989 of which have been given names. There are two kinds of islands, limestone and schist, which are concentrated in two main zones: the southeast (belonging to Bai Tu Long Bay), and the southwest (belonging to Halong Bay). This densely concentrated zone of stone islands, world famous for its spectacular scenery of grottoes and caves, forms the central zone of Halong Bay, which has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The bay itself has an area of 43,400 ha, consists of 775 islands, and forms a triangle with the island of Dau Go (Driftwood Grotto) to the west, the lake of Ba Ham (Three Shelter Lake) to the south, and the island of Cong Tay to the east.
Viewed from above, Halong Bay resembles a geographic work of art. While exploring the bay, you feel lost in a legendary world of stone islands. There is Man's Head Island, which resembles a man standing and looking towards the mainland. Dragon Island looks like a dragon hovering above the turquoise water. La Vong Island resembles an old man fishing. There are also the islands of the Sail, the Pair of Roosters, and the Incense Burner, which all astonishingly resemble their namesakes. The forms of the islands change depending on the angle of the light and from where the islands are viewed. At the core of the islands, there are wonderful caves and grottoes, such as Thien Cung (Heavenly Residence Grotto), Dau Go (Driftwood Grotto), Sung Sot (Surprise Grotto), and Tam Cung (Three Palace Grotto).
Halong Bay has many links to the history of Vietnam. For example, there are such famous geographical sites as Van Don (site of an ancient commercial port), Poem Mountain (with engravings of many poems about emperors and other famous historical figures), and Bach Dang River (the location of two fierce naval battles fought against foreign aggressors).
It has been proven by scientists that Halong was one of the first cradles of human existence in the area at such archeological sites as Dong Mang, Xich Tho, Soi Nhu, and Thoi Gieng. It is also a region of highly-concentrated biological diversity with many ecosystems of salt water-flooded forests, coral reefs, and tropical forests featuring thousands of species of animal and plant life.
With all this in mind, the 18th meeting of the Committee of the World Heritages of UNESCO (in Thailand on December 17th, 1994), officially recognized Halong Bay as a natural heritage site of worldwide importance.

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