DAY 1: HANOI- HALONG BAY- LAN HA BAY ON RITA CRUISE
08:20 – 8:50 Our tour guide and Limousine pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter (if you use our transfer service)
09:00 Departure to Halong Bay for 2.5 Hours.
10:30 Arrive in Hai Duong province and have 20 minutes short break.
11:30 – 12:00 Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor.
12:00 – 12:30 Transferred by speedboat to Rita Cruise. Welcome to Rita Cruise and enjoy Welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
13:00 – 13h30 Enjoy Vietnamese seafood buffer or set menu lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor were belonged to Cat Ba area.
15:00 Mingling yourself in the stunning views of the Bay and its dramatic limestone islets as we sail through the calm emerald waters heading to Dark & Bright Cave (Hang Sang & Toi). Customers will participate in outdoor activities and choose options between Kayaking Or sitting on bamboo boat for about 1 hour.
16:00 The Ship move to Tra Bau area and reaching there at 16h50. Here you are free to swim around the boat
for a period of 45 minutes.
17:30 – 18:30 Enjoy Afternoon Tea Party with free freshly prepared snacks fruit and your ordered favorite drinks while waiting for sunset on Lan Ha Bay. Take advantage of the Happy hours “Buy 2 get 1 free” drink program at the Mimosa Cafe Lounge and the Sky bar on 5th floor.
18:30 – 19:10 Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Rita Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
19:10 – 19:30 Dinner will be served at the restaurant on the 4th floor.
After dinner, you have free times to participate in nightlife activities such as Squid Fishing on the 1st floor, listen to music, enjoy drinks or Singing Karaoke in our special room on 5th floor, please contact us to register.
Day 2: HAVE BREAKFAST- TRANSFER TO A DAILY BOAT – CYCLING AT VIET HAI VILLAG- KAYAKING – SWIMMING – SUNSET PARTY – OVERNIGHT ON CRUISE
Today we shall have a deeper exploration of Lan Ha Bay using our Small Day-Boat cruising through the multiple islands & islets, hidden beaches… also a short visit on bicycles to Viet Hai village, an isolated village in the very heart of Cat Ba National Park.
06:45 The breakfast is ready at the restaurant. Today you can wakeup late then have breakfast before departure. Please be ready at the reception latest 08.30.
08:20- 08:45 You will be transferred to the Small Day-Boat then go to the south of Lan Ha Bay and heading to Viet Hai village. Please note that you will spend whole daylight in the village and on the Daily Boat and only come back to Rita Cruise around 16:00 – 16:30.
09:00 Small Day-Boat goes through Lan Ha Bay before disembarking at Viet Hai dock.
10:00 Go cycling a short trip of 5km to Viet Hai village – a small village in the midst of the jungle, surrounded by the high mountain ranges of Cat Ba National Park. The area has become popular with foreign tourists, without attracting the mass tourism so that it is still very rustic. For those who are not fancy with cycling will be arranged by electric car.
11:30 Return to the dock and board our Small Day-Boat again to sail further to the other side of Lan Ha Bay.
12:00 Enjoy the lunch with beautiful view.
13:00 – 14:00 Kayaking around Tai Keo cave area, a tunnel cave, to a lake like “Dragon eye”.
14:00 – 14:30 We move on to some hidden beaches around Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) area.
14:30 – 15:30 You are free to go swimming in this beautiful & clean area.
16:00- 16:30 Transferring back to Rita Cruise, take time to refresh or enjoy the jacuzzi pool or you can do the kayaking and swimming around the boat again.
17:15 The Rita Cruise is moving to cruises sleeping area.
18:00 We serve you the small tea break on the sundeck under beautiful sunset.
18:15 Come and join with us in the cooking class “How to make deep fried spring rolls” at outside of the restaurant.
19:00 It’s time for dinner.
After dinner reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, wine and cigars cellar or enjoy the landscape of the bay at night. Take one of our on-board activities like squid fishing, watching TV in your room. Stay overnight on Rita Cruise.
DAY 3: LAN HA BAY- TAI CHI LESSON – FROG POND AREA – HANOI
06:30: 07:00 Tai-chi exercise at 5th floor Sundeck to welcome a new day (Optional)
07:00- 7:45 Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee then having breakfast at our restaurant.
08:00 The Ship Passing by the Frog Pond area for sightseeing where the Hollywood blockbuster movie King Kong was filmed.
Customers can take Sea Swimming or Go Kayaking in 45 minutes around the mother boat.
09:30 Back to your cabin, take relax and check carefully all the luggage before leaving your cabin. Check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay for room service. Complete check-out procedure.
10:00 Have buffet lunch at the cruise while cruising towards the port.
11:00 – 11:20 Back to Tuan Chau pier by tender boat. Farewell
12:00 – 12:30 Return to Hanoi by Limousine (service reserved)
13:50 – 14:00 Stopover in Hai Duong province to relax for 15 minutes.
15:00 – 15:20 Arrive in Hanoi
IMPORTANT NOTES:
Program & Activities
The itinerary can be changed without prior notice.
The timeline of this itinerary is not exact, actual timeline will be informed on cruise before departure.
All activities are included and optional. You can stay on the boat and relax instead of joining outside activities.
