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Oh, this brings back so many amazing memories! I did the Bhaya Classic a few years ago and absolutely loved the cultural focus – the cooking class and morning tai chi were highlights. I’m curious, for anyone who’s tried both, how does the Paradise Grand compare in terms of atmosphere? Does ‘elegance’ mean it feels a bit more formal, or is it still relaxed? Always looking for the perfect balance!
Really enjoyed our Halong bay trip. Particularly the kayaking and swimming in such an amazing area. It was very well organised and the staff were all lovely. The food was delicious and fine for a non meat eater. Drinks are of course not included in the fee but were usual western prices. It would be nice to have some kind of itinerary written out for customers. For example Tai chi was at 5.45am and breakfast at 6am. We weren’t quick enough to make it to the cave trip after breakfast so missed it. Had we known the times of things we could have made the trip or not got up for breakfast. The trip is pretty exhausting/a lot of travelling but it isn’t a trip you’d want to miss.
This is such a fantastic guide! I actually went on the V’Spirit cruise last year, and it was exactly as described – budget-friendly but still an absolutely epic adventure. Kayaking through those caves was definitely the highlight! My biggest tip for anyone planning a trip would be to definitely consider an overnight cruise; watching the stars from the deck is a whole different experience. Do any of these specific cruises offer a cooking class as part of their activities? I’ve heard some do and it sounds like such a unique way to experience local culture!
It has been a great experience. From the beginning they have been very attentive to us. We were picked up at the hotel in Hanoi and taken directly to the cruise ship. The cruise is very clean with lots of food. Very cool excursions. I recommend it 💯.
The rating here is for the tour company, rather than Halong Bay. Out of all the trips we did in Vietnam, this was the one I was looking forward to most, I’d always wanted to go to Halong Bay. (If you’re looking for other tours, Ninh Binh is AMAZING, and also half day Hanoi sightseeing tour is really good). Anyway, can’t fault the tour company. We were originally booked to go on the 2 day/1 night cruise on 9/10 Sept but due to the typhoon it was cancelled, we got a refund via TripAdvisor no problems at all.
I rebooked direct with the tour company for the day cruise, originally on the Tues (where we got picked up and after about 30 mins were told that they’d just been notified that the authorities weren’t allowing boats out so we got dropped back to hotel), and then Weds got cancelled, so we rearranged to Sat 15 Sept as we were doing other tours on the other days.
On the Sat we were picked up from hotel and hour late, BUT traffic was horrendous, and we went to Halong Bay. The guide was great. Really informative. The driver used his phone a couple of times whilst driving which was a bit sketchy, but apart from that there were no issues. The tour/ship itself was well organised and food was good. The issue about Halong Bay is the sheer amount of people on all the tours, and the pollution in the water at the key sites. As a world heritage site I was expecting it to be beautiful and protected, but there was crap everywhere in the sea at the core tourist points. The highlight of the day no doubt was the boat ride under the cave into the bay, and we paid a surplus to go on the speed boat (250,000 dong per person, about £7.50) which was amazing value, we all loved it.
The lowlight was the «swim», when I heard we’d be swimming in Halong Bay I was really excited, but it’s in a little cordoned off area on the beach bit, and the water was filthy. Small chunks of what looked like polystyrene floating all over the water, and tiny bit of – what looked like – oil floating on the surface. Maybe from all the boats parked a few meters away and constantly coming in and out with passengers. I felt very dirty getting out the water but luckily there was a shower on the boat which I used.
The boat was very cool inside which was lovely as very hot and humid outside. The food provided on the tour was really good too.
Overall, can’t fault the tour operator (well apart from the driver using his phone whilst driving passengers) but the cruise was great and very well set up, guide and staff were amazing people, but Halong Bay itself, whilst stunning, was very dirty at points which was sad to see, and way too many tourists (I get the irony of writing that as one of the tourists…) Overall, tour operator great, but Halong Bay needs some TLC to make it clean again at key points.
The cave walk on one of the islands BTW was amazing, SO much bigger than we expected, and the caves were just beautiful.
The final sunset party on top of the boat was actually really fun, I don’t generally like things like this with people I don’t know, but it was fun, and Halong Bay at night was stunning.
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All in all, it was the best experience. The location is breathtaking and amazing. Had a great time, and I hope to see you again soon.
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Overall hospitality was amazing, so also the itinerary. The food menu was limited but taste was amazing. The only thing that was missing was a disc or casino, that could have made it more amazing
Our group of 15 had a private charter boat, all double rooms with ensuite facilities. We had a crew of 6.
On arrival we headed out about an hour, had lunch then went in the boats tender to pick up kayaks and paddle around the bays for an hour.
Back on the boat for cocktails watching the sunset.
That night we had a nice meal with oysters, red snapper, crab and various meat dishes. The vegetarians in our group were also well catered for.
The next morning after breakfast, we headed for Titov island and climbed the 900 steps to the top for fantastic views of the bays and some of the 3,000 limestone islands. We also went into the caves.
하롱베이! 몇 년 전에 다녀왔는데 정말 환상적이었어요. 아침에 안개 낀 기암괴석들이 어찌나 신비롭던지… 잊을 수가 없네요. 저희는 저렴한 크루즈를 이용했는데, 동굴 카약이 진짜 대박이었어요! 완전 꿀잼이었거든요. 이 가이드 보니까 정말 상세하게 잘 설명되어 있네요. 근데 ‘피오니 크루즈 (중급 당일치기)’도 동굴 투어가 포함되어 있나요? 보통 1박짜리에만 있는 줄 알았는데 궁금하네요. 조만간 베트남 갈 친구한테 추천해줘야겠어요!
It was amazing good trip to ha long bay. From hotel.pick up to drop.cruise experience was good , lunch buffet was decent with veg and non veg options. Approx spent 9-10 hours with good view. Tour company arranged it all.