Heritage Cruise Binh Chuan

Day 1: Hanoi – Tuan Chau – Halong Bay – Lan Ha Bay. O/N on Heritage Cruise Binh Chuan (L/D)

Morning Activities:

• 08:30 – 09:00 The driver picks you up at your hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Shuttle bus travels by highway to Tuan Chau International Passenger Port, Ha Long city (if guests book the bus service).

Afternoon Activities:

• 12:00 Welcome to the Heritage Cruises Lounge at Lot 28 of Tuan Chau International Cruise Port. Do check-in procedures before boarding the cruise.
• 12:30 Get on the speedboat to go to the Heritage Cruise to visit Cat Ba archipelago. Welcome to Heritage cruise Binh Chuan. Enjoy welcome tea and you will receive safety instructions on board before checking in.
• 13:15 Enjoy buffet lunch at L’Indochine restaurant on the 3rd floor with beautiful views of Lan Ha Bay
• 16:00 Cruise to Ba Trai Dao beach (or Tra Bau area) in Lan Ha Bay. This is an area considered a natural border between the two cities of Ha Long and Hai Phong. This hidden sea has coastlines and ravines mixed with the breathtaking beauty of more than 400 islands. You can kayak or take a speedboat and can swim in the clean water of the bay.
• 17:00 Return to the cruise, you are free to rest in the common space of the cruise or in your room. And watch the beauty of the sunset over the Bay.
• 17:15 Enjoy afternoon tea. Or join a Vietnamese cooking class on the cruise’s 3rd floor restaurant.

Evening Activities:

• 19:30 Enjoy dinner in the luxurious and romantic restaurant Le Tonkin on the first floor.
• 21:30 Enjoy the view of Lan Ha Bay at night at the bar or on the sundeck. You can fish for squid yourself on the side of the boat.
• Overnight on Heritage Cruise Binh Chuan.

Day 2: Explore Lan Ha Bay – Viet Hai Village. O/N on Heritage Cruise Binh Chuan (B/L/D)

Full day Activities:

• 06:15 Wake up early to breathe fresh air and admire the beauty of the bay at dawn. Then, practice Vovinam on the deck. And enjoy tea or coffee admiring the view.
• 09:00 Transfer to speedboat to visit Viet Hai village. You cycle to the rice fields through a rainforest tunnel. And visit a traditional house in a village deep in the National Park where you can observe the lives of local people. Then, have lunch at a restaurant in Viet Hai village.
• Return to the Cruise to visit Lan Ha Bay.
• 13:30 In Lan Ha Bay, you can swim, kayak, or explore caves through the trail in the Ba Trai Dao area (if the weather is favorable) or swim and kayak in the Tra Bau area.
• 15:30 Return to Heritage Cruise, enjoy a cocktail or simply a bottle of beer or a glass of red wine as the sky is changing color (drinks surcharge).
• 17:30 You are free to rest on the common space of the cruise or in your room with a cocktail and watch the sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin. Then, join a traditional cooking class.
• 19:30 Dinner at Heritage Cruises’ Le Tonkin restaurant.
• 21:30 Enjoy the night view of the bay at the bar or on the deck. You can also participate in squid fishing activities on the side of the boat.
• Overnight on Heritage Cruise Binh Chuan.

Day 3: Lan Ha Bay – Halong Bay – Tuan Chau – Hanoi (B/Br)

Morning & Afternoon Activities:

• 06:00 Wake up early to watch the sunrise over the bay. Then, join Vovinam practice right on the deck.
• 06:30 Enjoy a light breakfast at L’indochine restaurant
• 06:50 Continue the journey to visit Dark & Bright cave by bamboo boat.
• 08:00 Return to Heritage Cruise
• 09:00 – 09:15 Check out at the reception desk on the 1st floor
• 09:30 Enjoy a light lunch at the 3rd floor restaurant while the cruise returns to the port.
• 11:00 Heritage Cruise returns to Tuan Chau International Cruise Port and ends the journey
• 12:00 You can rest at the waiting room while waiting for the bus to take you back. Goodbye and see you!
• 14:30 Return to Hanoi. End of the trip.