02D/01N - Halong Bay on wooden Vintage Junk

Meeting point:
239 Cai Beo Street, Cat Ba island, Hai Phong

Option 01: 02D/01N
Day 01: Hanoi - Halong Bay (Lunch, Dinner)
12:00 Pick up at 239 Cai Beo Street, Catba island. Welcome aboard and set sail through bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’ teeth.
 
After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with golden sails, go swimming on a quite beach or sunbathing on the sundeck. Later afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fishmen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations.
Back on board and enjoy cocktails while watching sunset and later unwind at restaurant for a lavish dinner
 
Day 02: Halong Bay - Hanoi (Breakfast)
Greet the day with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit beautiful limestone grotto then back to the boat for a final glimpse of the Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Transfer back to your hotel in Hanoi city. End of service

Option 02: 03D/02N
Day 01: Hanoi - Halong Bay - Embarkation (Lunch, Dinner)
Pick up at your hotel in Hanoi city at 08:00 am. Drive through the scenic countryside. Welcome aboard and set sail through bay while lunch is served. Passage into the magical bay, where thousands of sculpted limestone islands rise from the waves like dragons’ teeth.  After lunch, take a short trek to a nearby summit for a panoramic view of the bay dotted with golden sails, go swimming on a quite beach or sunbathing on the sundeck.  Later afternoon, visit an interesting fishing village with opportunity to interact with fishmen who have been living in the bay for almost three generations.  Back on board and enjoy cocktails while watching sunset and later unwind at restaurant for a lavish dinner. Overnight abroad.

Day 02: Day Cruising Halong Bay - Lan Ha bay (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
After breakfast, transfer to your day – trip boat with private crew and cruise to the bay’s most untouched areas. Enjoy swimming on quiet beaches, visiting water tunnels, fishing villages or kayaking. Lunch served on board by your private chef. Return to the mother boat for the night. Overnight aboard.

Day 03: Disembarkation - Halong City - Hanoi (Breakfast)
Greet the day with an opportunity to view the sunrise over the bay. After breakfast, visit beautiful limestone grotto then back to the boat for a final glimpse of the Halong Bay while cruising back to the dock. Transfer by vehicle back to Hanoi city. Drop you at your hotel. End of service.

What are included in the cruise:
• Accommodation aboard
• R/T transportation with A/C
• Bottled water (1 per day), cold towels are provided for private vehicle option
• Meals specified in the programme
• All entrance and visiting fees

What are excluded in the cruise:
• Visa to Vietnam (must be obtained before traveling)
• Personal medical and travel insurance
• Tips and gratuities for crew and drives
• Daily expenses and laundry
• Surcharge for Christmas and New Year or peak season

Legend:
According to Vietnamese legend, once upon a long, long time ago, an amber dragon swooped down from the misty hills of Halong and wrestled a beautiful log cabin into the waters of the bay, eventually giving up the struggle to live out the rest of its days as a luxury houseboat. Well, that’s not strictly true, but you get some idea of the beautiful aesthetic on show here. A truly breathtaking way to discover Halong, Ethnic Voyage Vietnam has uncovered a luxury lodge on water that’s guaranteed to have you absolutely spellbound.

Location:
Surrounded by hills that resemble the never-ending verdant rear-section of some gargantuan stegosaur, you’ll be cruising through the 3,000 or so monolithic limestone islands of Halong Bay, North Eastern Vietnam. Birds climb and wheel from islet to islet, backed by a sporadic chorus of monkey howls and antelope noises as you hop aboard a kayak and disappear under the stalactites of the cathedral-like Wooden Stakes Cave. Surreally, really beautiful.

Your luxury cabine:
Natural materials, rich wooden decor and large windows looking out to the constantly-changing dreamlike views of the bay, the Lagoon Explorer Boat’s cabins are luxurious, comfortable and airy – not a tatty hammock or dirty porthole in sight.

Why Ethnic Voyage likes it
We’re used to waking up between crisp cotton sheets, looking out onto spectacular views, rubbing bleary eyes before opening them wide to the wonders of the world – it’s what we do (not a bad way to live admittedly). But onboard the Vintage Junks, the enigmatic waters and mystical islands of Halong Bay glide by the windows like an impossible daydream. It truly is breathtaking. Taking out one of the vintage junk boat’s private south african kayaks to weave through Halong’s countless islets was a real pleasure, surely the best way to grasp the majesty of the setting. It may be called a junk, but if our waters were littered with more of these, it’d be a far more beautiful world to bob through.

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