Halong Bay and Cat Ba Island – 3 days 2 nights

1 - 3 Days
TYPOLOGIES

Relax

+ 1
DIFFICULTY

Medium

MIN. AGE

10 Years

$275

Overview

Trip Code:

Route: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Cat Ba Island – Hai Phong – Hanoi

Activities: Sightseeing, Cruising 

Beyond a beautiful destination, Halong Bay has a great diversity of history and culture waiting to be explored. It usually takes 3 days to soak up the scenic atmosphere, marvel at impressive beauty spots, involve in exciting activities, and get a deep insight into the local cultures in Halong Bay. Spending three days in Halong Bay gives visitors the most fulfilled experience in this magnificent World’s Heritage. Here’s the detailed Halong Bay 3-day itinerary to explore all the must-sees and must-dos.

Inclusion

English or French speaking guide

All private transportation 

All indicated meals (B as breakfast, L as lunch, D as dinner)

Chosen option of overnight boat in Halong

Private day boat Halong – Cat Ba

Accommodation in Cat Ba Island for 1 night

All entrance fees

Exclusion

Personal pocket-money

Drinks and gratuities

Insurance 

Peak season surcharge

TOUR MAP

DAY BY DAY

Within 3-day Halong Bay, it will allow us to experience different feelings and activities such as relax, sightseeing great landscape, swimming and kayaking to explore the lagoon on crystal water, the especially daily life of local people who live on floating villages in Halong Bay & Cat Ba and we also have chance to explore Cat Ba Island & Cat Ba National Park.

DAY 1 - Hanoi – Halong

At 08.30 AM, you will start the 3-day get-away with a 3 and half hour drive through the scenic Red River Delta, which gives you a brief introduction of Vietnam's agricultural industry. You will arrive in Ha Long city at noon and board a traditionally styled junk. A fresh seafood lunch is waiting for you as you start your cruise among thousands of strange-shaped limestone islands. On your journey, you will visit the Surprising Grotto and you can climb up to the top of Titov Island where you can have the view over the bay and catch some amazing moments of sunset. You will then choose either to have a swim at the Titov beach or to come back to the junk and go for a swim in the middle of the bay before enjoying your dinner. You’ll spend your night in a private comfortable cabin.

DAY 2 - Halong Bay – Cat Ba Island

You may wish for an early rise up for sunrise and swimming. After breakfast, the Junk continued its cruise among the bay. You then check out the boat to a smaller one for the cruise to Cat Ba Island. After having lunch on board, you will disembark at the Island’s Gia Luan Port. From here you have a transfer to Cat Ba National Park. Here you will climb up the Phu Lam Mountain, the highest point on Cat Ba Island, from there you can take the birds eyes over the green Lan Ha Bay. Your vehicle then picks you up and transfers you to your hotel in Cat Ba Town. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

DAY 3 - Cat Ba Island – Hai Phong – Hanoi

The morning is at your leisure at the beach or having a walk to visit the small town of Cat Ba. In the early afternoon, you take a hydrofoil to Hai Phong. The cruise takes 1 hour. Your vehicle awaits here to transfer you to Hanoi.