Itinerary
08.00: Hotel Pick up
Our English speaking Tour guide and driver will pick you up at the hotel as scheduled. Use the NEW EXPRESSWAY to Halong in comfort and time-saving. On the way, you could see the local beauties by rice fields, road-side lifestyle, the longest sea-cross bridge…and we also skip the commercial shopping center as usual.
10.50-11.15: Visit Pearl Workshop
Halong bay is famous for some floating pearl farm, the products for exporting. Visit pearl farm is an interesting activity, however, in a day tour, we have not enough time to do it. So we could visit a workshop on land to see how is a process of pearl collecting and see craft-man create the jewels from pearl
11.45: Boarding cruise
The bus will arrive at Tuan Chau marina, easily get on Genesis Cruise by the private pier, and then Crew, who will serve you along the trip with the welcoming drink is served following the Cruise manager’s briefing. While the boat heading the bay. Genesis uses Expressway to go, so early reach Halong bay and Cruising at first to be ‘’lonely on the bay’’.
12.40: Lunch on board
Enjoy a nice set-menu lunch. By local flavors in each dish, it vitally helps to recuperate after a 4-hour-car drive. In the meantime, the Genesis boat goes among islets, which make Halong becomes a wonderland.
After lunch, you are free to relax on sundeck. While the light of the afternoon decreases slightly, hundreds of islands with different shares amaze you by its natural beauty. What Genesis makes your trip different is not the sights of Halong, but the line that you are on. It is the best to watch unparalleled sceneries of Halong in slow motion.
14.00: Kayaking / Sampan rowing boat
The boat will move to Hangluon (three tunnels) area, a water cave for kayaking, rowing bamboo boat, or just stay on board for relaxing and the boar will slowly moving around to sightseeing more on the bay.
You will discover the area’s tranquility by kayaking – an indispensable water activity in Halong, for those who love challenging themselves or sitting on a bamboo boat (Sampan), for those who love being gentle and sophisticated, to admire breathtaking scenes. This is the moment you get closer to Halong’s nature. if you do not join any above activities, you could stay on sundeck for relaxing, then the boat will take you around the bay, do sightseeing other beautiful islets…such as Human head, Horse seat…Normally, this area is full of Cruises and tourists, but Genesis is one of the first cruises come here for the afternoon, so it is peaceful and less-touristic.
15.05: Discover Surprising Cave – Core area of the Heritage site
You will leave the boat and having around 01 hour to explore Sung Sot (Surprising) cave. This least known cave locates on a remote island, which is rare in the cave-lake seascape. The compartment in the heart of Sung Sot cave is surrounded by extremely beautiful niches. The outside section has a high ceiling with lots of hangovers. In particular, the second compartment suddenly expanded immensely with curved domes printed in streaks of very smooth and smooth hats, wholly over the head like a large, wide theater. This is the hugest and most beautiful cave in Halong bay, locates in the core area of the heritage site.
16.15: Sunset watching in the afternoon tea break
This is moment will take a rest after activities and capture the sunset on the bay. You also have time to enjoy other amazing scenery of the wonder. A tea break with cocktails, fruits, snacks (included) will be served to full fill the romantic ambiance.
17.15: Get on the bus
It is the time to say goodbye Halong bay, Disembark to get on the bus, moving to the new expressway to get back Hanoi (shortstop on the way for restroom if needed, only 5 minutes)
19.30-20.00: Hotel dropping off
Drop off passengers at their hotel (in the Hanoi old quarter), see you again
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