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full-day tour in Ha Long Bay, including Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected) and Welcome drink and hot and cold towels (if 2-day option. Run by Tinny Travel Co.Ltd, booked direct rather than through a reseller.
Highlights
- Bai Tu Long, northeast towards the Chinese border
- Licensing caps the boats, so the water is genuinely quiet
- Named for the dragon children, after Ha Long's mother dragon
- One day stays central; two days reaches Bai Tu Long
- The overnight is the version that justifies this route
Ha Long and Bai Tu Long Bay 1 or 2-Day Cruise: Key Facts
| Price | From $70 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 1-2 days |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
Choose from 4 available options
Sun World Cruise Port: Ha Long Bay Luxury Day Trip Cruise
From Hanoi: Ha Long Bay Luxury Day Trip Cruise with Lunch
Sun World Cruise Port: Bai Tu Long Bay 2-Day Cruise
From Hanoi: Ha Long & Bai Tu Long Bay 2-Day 1-Night Cruise
Full description
Bai Tu Long is the bay northeast of Ha Long proper, and it is the one almost nobody books.
The three bays are one continuous karst landscape divided by administration rather than geology. Ha Long carries the fleet, Lan Ha sits south off Cat Ba, and Bai Tu Long runs northeast towards the Chinese border. Licensing limits how many boats can work Bai Tu Long, so the routes there are genuinely quiet in a way Ha Long has not been for twenty years.
The legend that names them is worth knowing. Ha Long means descending dragon: a mother dragon sent down to defend Vietnam, who spat jade that became the islands. Bai Tu Long is where her children came down after her. The names are a pair, and locals use them that way.
The one-day and two-day options are different trips rather than different lengths. A day cruise stays in the busier central water. The two-day version reaches Bai Tu Long and includes the night, which is when the bay empties out entirely, plus a welcome drink and hot and cold towels on arrival.
If you have the night to spare, the overnight is the version worth booking here specifically, because the quiet water is the whole reason to pick Bai Tu Long over the famous bay.
Your place is held with the operator before your booking is final. The price covers bottled water, with hotel pickup and drop-off, the welcome drink and the towels depending on the option selected.
Minimum one day's notice.
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off (if option selected)
- Welcome drink and hot and cold towels (if 2-day option selected)
- Bottled water (1 bottle per night per person)
- 1-night accommodation onboard (if 2-day option selected)
- 1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner on board (if 2-day option selected)
- Lunch (if 1-day option selected)
- Entrance fees
- Kayaking
- Tour guide
- Insurance
- WIFI (very limited, depends on the cruising area)
- Red wine at sunset party (if 1-day option selected)
Excludes
- Tips
- Drinks
- Surcharge for New Year, Lunar New Year, Christmas, and national holidays
Important information
Meeting point
Hotel pickup in Ha Long Bay. Tinny Travel Co.Ltd confirms your pickup time and the exact spot once the booking is in.
Weather
This runs outdoors, so the operator can call it off for rain, wind or sea conditions, and that decision is usually made on the day. If they cancel, you choose: another date, or your money back in full. We do not keep a booking fee on a tour that did not run.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts
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Traveler Reviews
spent my Christmas evening in the cruise our guide Mike was knowledgeable on his job the manager Mr. Evan was energetic the whole Swan cruise crew were so friendly helpful and accommodating :) great experience
We enjoyed our time at cruise, it’s activities and of course the breathtaking scenaries of Ha Long bay. Also the guide and crew were exceptional!
Die Halong Bay-Kreuzfahrt hat uns wirklich gut gefallen. Es war alles super organisiert. Der Guide Liu war sehr freundlich. Die Aktivitäten (Kajak, Tintenfischangeln, Tropfsteinhöhle) haben Spaß gemacht. Die Mahlzeiten an Board waren sehr lecker. Die Tour ist auf jeden Fall weiterzuempfehlen,. Kleiner Minuspunkt: Das Meer in der Bucht ist etwas dreckig. Dennoch sind viele auch geschwommen.
Leider total überlaufen, Massenveranstaltung. Viel zu laut und schmutzig. Die eigentlich schöne Natur dadurch nicht zu geniessen. Sehr schade.
Wir wurden von einem sensationellen, zuvorkommenden Team empfangen und betreut. Es blieben keine Fragen und Wünsche offen. Ausstattung, Komfort, Verpflegung und auch die Massage waren top. Wir hatten ein sehr schöner Zimmer mit Balkon und einer sehr bequemen Matratze. Es war alles sehr sauber u. gepflegt Diese Tour können wir absolut empfehlen.
Die gebuchte Aktivität war gut organisiert. Die guides vor Ort waren sehr pünktlich und bemüht! Das Essen an Bord war auch ganz gut! Das Schiff war allerdings sehr in die Jahre gekommen und in unserer Kabine hat es so dermaßen nach Öl und Abgasen gestunken, dass wir unmöglich darin schlafen konnten!! Wir sind aufs Deck umgezogen!! Aber dort waren nur halb kaputte Liegen ohne Auflagen! Und es war elend feucht und die Tintenfischboote sind die halbe Nacht mit ihren grellen Lichterrn durch die Bucht getuckert!! Und auch dort hat es immer noch nach Abgasen gestunken! Die Schiffe gehören unbedingt