Escape Sails (Recommend!)

Escape Sails (Recommend!)

The Escape Sails – A Luxury Halong Bay Day Tour with a Difference

The exceptional beauty of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay unfurls from the deck of the Escape Cruise. This is a cruise with a distinguishable heart – one that shows you the verdant scene of mystical Halong Bay with a style and opulence befitting its twice-recognised UNESCO status. Of the vast list of achievements that our team has accrued over its almost decade-long service in the northeastern corner of Vietnam, we consider this luxury Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay day tour – the Escape Sails Cruise - to be our finest.

From: USD 105 per person

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Enjoying views of the Red River Delta on smooth and quick transits to and from the bay
Savouring a gourmet lunch with a large range of delicious options available
Heading through the Dark and Bright Caves and finding a shimmering lagoon beyond them
Kayaking through the outstanding area of the deep tranquility surrounding
Riding underneath karst columns on a beautiful sampan boat rowed by a local of the bay
Relishing time to relax on your luxury Halong Bay day cruise on the sundeck or in the restaurant
Experiencing an engaging cooking class and fruit carving demonstration before afternoon tea
Receiving incredible hospitality with a proudly traditional touch throughout your cruise

Hanoi – Lan Ha Bay – Lunch – Dark & Bright Caves – Afternoon Tea – Got Harbor – Hanoi (L)
Meals: Lunch

7:30 - 8:00 am: The driver will collect you from your hotel lobby in Hanoi. Our Lan Ha Bay Day Cruise will begin as we start our journey along the smooth highway to Got Harbor in Hai Phong city. Keep an eye out for attractive rural scenes as we cross the highly traditional Red River Delta en route to Hai Phong.

10:00 - 10.30 am: At Got Harbor, we will have a short time to relax in the waiting lounge before stepping on board the majestic Escape Sails. Here, we will be presented with a welcome drink as the crew announces the itinerary for thefollowing 7-8 hours of cruising time.

12:00 am: A multi-choice lunch, suitable for catering to every diet, will be served in the elegant dining room as your luxury Halong Bay day cruise sets sail. Some of the bay’s more famous islets will greet us while we cruise, including the islet of Da Chong and its 100-year old French lighthouse left behind after Vietnam’s colonial era.

14:30: Our next stop is to the Dark & Bright Caves, two fascinating wet cave systems with directly opposite appeal. There are 2 options for you can choose as below:

+ We kayak through the silent waters, enjoying the stillness of an area uncluttered with other cruise ships.
+ A local will row us on a sampan boat through the Bright Cave, where we emerge into a hidden lake enclosed on all sides by streaked cliffs and their tree-topped peaks. Passengers with keen eyes may be able to spot beautiful Cat Ba langurs, an endangered species of monkey that has sought sanctuary amongst the forested mountainsides of the Bright Cave.

15:30: In the mid-afternoon, we spend more time aboard our luxurious Halong Bay day cruise. Relax on one of the two sundecks and cherish the phenomenal sights of unbounded nature on all sides, perhaps with a drink from the bar. Later in the afternoon, our talented chefs will put on a cooking class and fruit-carving demonstration, followed by a Western-style afternoon tea with accompanying snacks. We will cruise back to the harbor and on the way you will have a chance for swimming in the clean water and quiet area of Lan Ha Bay.

17:30 – 17:45: We arrive back at Got Harbor just as a beautiful sunset envelops Lan Ha Bay. We take the final step off our cruise and board the bus that will be waiting to return us to Hanoi.

19:45 – 20:00: The driver will drop you off at your hotel lobby in the capital’s Old Quarter, concluding your Lan Ha Bay and Halong Bay daytrip with the Escape Sails. The staff at the Escape Sails are very appreciative of your time. It was an honour to show you this slice of our homeland and we hope that you enjoy your travels throughout the rest of Vietnam!

INCLUDED

Luxury Shuttle bus: Hanoi – Got Harbor – Hanoi (Hanoi Old Quarter ) with Complimentary bottled water
Professional English Speaking Guide
Entrance fees and sightseeing tickets in Lan Ha Bay
Lan Ha Bay Day Cruise Trip
Kayaking/Sampan boat
Lunch on Lan Ha Bay Day cruise

NOT INCLUDED

Meals or drinks not mentioned in our itinerary
Tips for guide and driver

Personal expenses
Travel insurance
Pick up/drop off outside Hanoi Old Quarter
All other services not mentioned in the itinerary