Halong Cruise & Culture Combining with homestay 3 days/ 2 nights

Departs 8:00 A - to 8:30 AM - Arrives 11:00 AM
8.00 -8:30 AM: Our optional shutter bus will pick you up at your hotel; afterwards heading to country side where will be host by local family and discover culture by easy cycling and rural eco such as replanting rice, scooping water for irrigation, catching fish in the afternoon.
11:00 AM: Arrival to the village of Doan Xa, check in the room, take a rest and fresh up before lunch. Spend the afternoon time for an exciting biking through lush rice fields and villages where we are going to learn and actually hand on rice cultivation with Vietnamese in friendly local environment. Back to the village and relax by the pond for fishing, reading book or take strolling around village learn more about local daily life.
7:30 PM start having dinners
8: 00 PM: having tea and talking to the house owner to learn about Vietnam War and life of Vietnamese people under subsidies economic and farm cooperative time

Meals: L, D

Accommodation: Homestay

Departure from village at 10:30 –Arrival Halong tourist wharf at 12:30
Recommended to get up early for a strolling around the village then return to our host for having breakfast at 07:30 Check out at 8:30 while you are waiting the shuttle bus pass by, your tour guide will take you to visit quiet little markets in town for studying about local people, leave the market we continue to the last place where you have chance to get to know a about how pottery and ceramic are being made.
10: 30 you are boarding on the Shuttle bus for keeping travel to Halong
12.30: Arrive at Swan office, transferred by tender to Swan Cruise.
12.45: Enjoy welcome drink, be briefing about safety on boat and activities included then check in cabin.
13.30: Delicious Vietnamese set menu while leisurely cruising to the core of Halong Bay.
15.00: Arrive to Cap La Island. Enjoy the karst and breathtaking nature, swimming and relaxing.
17.30: Get back to the boat and enjoys Sunset party while our cruise sailing to the overnight anchorage.
19.00: BBQ dinner onboard.
20.30: Free time for joining Games, you may also try your luck with squid fishing.

Meals: B, L, D

Accommodation: Halong Swan Cruise

06.30: Starting your day with Tai Chi on the Sundeck.
07.00: Breakfast will be served in Western style and furthermore with Vietnamese traditional food – ‘PHO’
08.00: Explore the Thien Canh Son. guide will explain the history of Halong Bay and this Cave, made by Mother Nature
09.30: Upon return to the boat you will have 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing.
Please remove all of your belongings from your cabin, you may leave heavy luggage outside of the cabin (staff will transfer directly to the pier).
10.30: Vietnamese cooking demonstration on boat.
11.00: Enjoy a traditional Vietnamese lunch.
12.00: Disembark in Hon Gai pier
12.30: Farewell Halong Bay then returns to Hanoi
17.00: End of service.
 

Meals: B, L

Accommodation: Halong Swan Cruise