A junk with ochre sails among the limestone islands of Hạ Long Bay

Itinerary · Hanoi, Vietnam

Hạ Long Bay overnight

A night among the limestone islands on an overnight cruise, back in Hanoi for dinner the next day.

Two days

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  1. Day 1, 8:00

    1Hạ Long Bay: limestone islands in the Gulf of Tonkin

    Hạ Long Bay·In depth

    By road to the harbour; most cruises include the transfer.

  2. Day 1, 13:00

    2Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago

    Quảng Ninh·UNESCO seascape

    Islands, caves and kayaks.

  3. Day 2, 6:00

    3Hạ Long Bay – Cát Bà Archipelago

    Quảng Ninh·UNESCO seascape

    Dawn on deck.

  4. Day 2, 20:00

    4Chapter

    Old Quarter·Restaurant

    Dinner back in the Old Quarter.

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