Relax in a Oriental style and modern design. Venezia Cruises combines modern beauty and comfort with restaurant, bars, elegant dining area and spectacular sundecks. Our ships three decks measure 28m x 6m with a wood and iron design providing for a cozy and luxurious sailing atmosphere.
9:00 AM: Pick up at your hotel (in the Hanoi Old Quarter). Enjoy two and a half hour drive from Hanoi to Lan Ha Bay on the national highway No5B. Your journey will pass the series of villages and rice fields in the Red River Delta. Have a stop for drink and restroom. Continue driving to the harbor around noon, get warmly welcome at cruise reception.
12:15: Welcome aboard! Check-in, savor a Welcome Drink, and get briefed on the cruise with safety instructions from our Cruise Manager.
12:30: Let's have lunch and continue our cruise through Lan Ha Bay, surrounded by extraordinary limestone karst landscapes. These incredible limestone karst formations rise dramatically from the sea. We take a less-traveled route via Cat Ba Island – Coc Ngoi islet – through Cua Dong to Ba Trai Dao area.
14:30: Explore Dark & Bright Cave and islets by kayaking, experiencing the wild and mysterious beauty of this World Heritage site. Enjoy a swim in the crystal-clear waters.
15:30: Relax with a swim, immersed in the clear waters of the bay.
16:45: Return to Venezia Cruises boat, witness the magnificent sunset over the Gulf of Tonkin, join a traditional cooking class, and enjoy the Happy Hour deal.
19:00: Dinner is served, featuring delicious local food in an intimate and romantic setting.
21:00: Enjoy the bay's nighttime landscape from the top deck, relax with drinks from the bar, try night squid fishing, and indulge in funny Karaoke time with friends and family. Overnight on Venezia Cruises.
06:00: Begin your new day with photos or enjoy the sunrise.
07:00: Enjoy a delightful breakfast surrounded by the beauty of the bay.
08:30: Transfer to a tender to visit Viet Hai Village on Cat Ba Island, hop on a bicycle ride (electric car also available) through a rainforest tunnel leading to a village nestled in a valley deep in a national park. Meet locals, visit a traditional house, and witness daily life, homes, and the village school. Return to Venezia Cruises boat for check-out procedures.
10:45: Enjoy a delightful lunch while Venezia is cruising back to the pier.
11:45: Return to the quayside in the south of the bay, where visitors disembark.
12:00: Bid farewell at the port, marking the end of the cruise program. We hope you enjoyed your time with us and wish you a safe onward journey.
Welcome by driver at the harbor then enjoy 2 and a half hour travel back to Hanoi on the new highway No5B crossing the Red River Delta and villages. Drop off at your hotel (in the Hanoi Old Quarter).
Maximum 1 child under 12 years old sharing cabin with 2 adults
Children under 3 years old: sharing bed and sharing meal with parents stay for FREE
Children from 3 to under 10 years old: sharing bed with parents will be charged 50%
Children from 10 years old: charged as adult
Venezia Cruise was nice but our experience with Izitour.com was very disappointed. This tour we booked with Izitour.com is not the program we got on the cruise. Haven't seen the Dark and Bright Cave, haven't seen the Medical cave, haven't done the Tai Chi lesson...We did instead bicycle...was nice but we didn't wanted this! Venezia Cruise told us we booked an old version of the tour. Even today, 10 days after our tour, Izitour.com didn't actualize their web site and it's still the old version in it. Izitour was sorry for us and offer a 3% discount on a next tour or 20 $ US. This is so ridiculous !!! We were 4, got a wrong program and we receive this insane compensation. Very frustrating and very disappointed!!