From Hanoi/Ha Long: Ha Long Bay Dragonfly Cruise Day Tour - Thien Cung Cave & Kayak

See Ha Long Bay in a day
aboard the Dragonfly Cruise

Sail UNESCO-listed Ha Long Bay on the Dragonfly Cruise, a traditional-style wooden boat. A seafood lunch, a guided visit to Thien Cung Cave and kayaking or a bamboo boat ride (45 minutes) are included, with a guide speaking English and Vietnamese.

With the Hanoi departure options, you are picked up from your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter between 8:00 and 8:30 AM and travel about 3.5 hours by bus with one rest stop on the way. With the Ha Long departure option, meet at Ticket Office 1 of Tuan Chau International Pier at 12:00 PM.

Enjoy a seafood lunch on board
among limestone islets

Board at Tuan Chau International Pier around 11:45 AM–12:00 PM and have lunch on board around 12:30 PM. The local seafood menu includes seafood soup, steamed shrimp, fried squid, seafood spring rolls, fish, fried chicken with mushrooms, rice and fruit, and vegetarian or special meals can be requested in advance.

While you eat, admire rock arches, sheer cliffs, white sand beaches and limestone islets such as Incense Burner and Fighting Cock, the symbol of Ha Long Bay, from the deck.

Explore Thien Cung Cave
filled with stalactites

Around 2:00 PM, visit Thien Cung (Heavenly Palace) Cave and spend about 45 minutes walking with your guide through its vast chambers full of stalactites and stalagmites.

Kayak or take a bamboo boat
around islands and water tunnels

From 3:00 PM, spend 45 minutes paddling a kayak or riding a bamboo boat around the islands and water tunnels. Return to Tuan Chau pier around 4:00–4:30 PM, board the bus to Hanoi and arrive in Hoan Kiem Old Quarter around 7:00 PM.

If you plan to stay longer in Ha Long, you can keep your luggage in the bus luggage compartment during the tour.

※ If the tour is cancelled due to bad weather, you will receive a full refund.
※ The itinerary may change depending on local conditions.