1 DAY HOLIDAY
Half day in Halong Bay is good for 4 or 5 hour boat trip to visit the scenery of Halong Bay and explore the beautiful Thien Cung Grotto. After the boat trip, you can travel back to Hanoi or Ninh Binh. Complete day gives you more time in Halong Bay. The long boat trip of 7 or 8 hours is the best one to explore the scenery of Halong, visit the Sung Sot Grotto, jump in water of Ti Top beach, feast on seafood lunch on cruise. An overnight at hotel in Halong City makes your holiday more comfortable than....
2 DAY HOLIDAY
Planning to stay at hotel in Halong City, you have few options on these two days. If you arrive in Halong Bay at noon, an afternoon boaty trip is good to explore the legendry Halong Bay and the Thien Cung Grotto. You can spend the next day morning to cruise again in Halong bay or simply relax before travelling to other destination. However, if you arrive in Halong Bay late afternoon on the first day, it is no time for the boat trip. You spend your night at hotel and do the exploration of Halong bay on a four or five - hour boat trip out on the second day. The boat trip usually includes a stop at the Thien Cung Cave. Spending a night on cruise is popular choice from many travellers. You need to arrive in Halong bay at noon to board the cruise. Sailing out through the marvelous scenery of the bay, you admire the rocky islets, go swimming at Ti Top Beach and enjoy activity. The next day usually starts with a Tai Chi lession and an interesting visit to the Sung Sot Cave. You come back to pier at noon and head to other destination.
3 DAYS HOLIDAY
Halong City does not offer much to see besides the boat excursion. There are two variations most of travellers often follow. A combination of one overnight cruise and one night at hotel gives the good opportunity to explore the stunning bay of Halong and see some major activities inshore. You arrive in Halong City at noon and board a cruise for two day excursion. At the end of cruise, you check in hotel in Halong City and visit the night market or see the water puppet show at nearby theatre. Rather than spending day 3 at hotel, you can take a transfer to visit Hong Gai where are a bustling market and few modest pagodas before you head to other destination. However, many people want to spend 2 nights on cruise to simply enjoy relaxing amidst the marvelous scenery of Halong Bay and kayaking between the rock formations. At this time, many cruises offer 3 day excursions including a full day activities in Cat Ba Island. Each boat may have its own program which starts and ends in either Halong City or Hai Phong City.