86 reviews of Halong Bay Small Group Adventure Tour including Cruise, from Hanoi

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4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by David H K S, November 2011

Halong Bay is a lot nicer than imagined. Will be staying on the overnight junk tour next time around.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Catherine S, Ireland, June 2011

Great day out, however it is a long day as the drive to and from is long, 6 hours in total! We were lucky as we had a huge Boat for 6 of us, so plenty of room and a chance to move around the boat. Well worth seeing.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Jackie D, March 2011

The driver and guide showed up quite promptly. Only 2 of us booked this tour on our day, but everything went on as if we had a full group. I quite enjoyed having an almost private tour :) Just know that the drive is long from Hanoi, about 4 hours each way. The driver was good at stopping every 2 hours or so for a stretch and bathroom break. When we made it to the boat, we also found we had the whole boat to ourselves. The lunch was awesome!! This is a beautiful site that should not be missed.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Kenneth B, United Kingdom, December 2010

The food was excellent and the scenery gorgeous. Shame there was only 3 hours sailing in the Bay

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by CARMEN G, November 2010

The Halong Bay is very nice, although in Autumn the sea waters are not so clear, as a result of the Red River flow. The trip from Hanoi and back takes around 7 hours due to the bad traffic and it is a bit too much. The service ( driver, guide, boat, food) was impecable.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Osman A, November 2010

It was just a couple of us on this trip which collected us form the hotel in Hanoi and took us for a journey up to Halong Bay. The tour guide was very friendly and made sure to keep us informed throughout the trip on various Vietnamese customs and history. The Halong Bay tour itself is well organized. The boat is more than sufficient and food delicious. It's a simple trip and perfect if you have a short stay in Hanoi and only want to do a quick day trip to Halong Bay itself. The tour operator is professional. We had a private car for the journey but they also do minibuses if there are more people booked. The tour guide and driver never suggested we pay for tips as is the case on some other such trips which made the whole trip a much more pleasant and hassle free experience. Would I recommend this trip to anyone else? Absolutely - if a quick day trip and tour is what you want then this is the tour for you!

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by john h m, November 2010

This tour was most enjoyable, a three hour road trip from our hotel in Hanoi stopping at a factory showroom for disabled people. The boat trip at Halong Bay was very pleasant,we toured caves and had a most appetising lunch on board which was pre booked by our guide. For a day tour this was very good the guide was very informative and helpfull, .I would recomend this day tour. J Marsh .B Marsh

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Christy M, Australia, August 2010

An enjoyable tour with a fantastic tour guide however it is a long way to travel for one day and wish now that we had done the overnight tour. A great option if you are pressed for time like we were. Only real dissappointment was not having the opportunity to swim in Halong Bay - but we were very pushed for time and spent only a couple of hours out on the water.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Dianne E, USA, June 2010

It was a good trip, although it would have been better in a group. I booked a group tour, but was the only one on the tour. The guide and driver were friendly. The weather was overcast with sprinkles and I imagine much more scenic with better weather. The food on the boat was quite good.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Robert A, USA, February 2010

Halong Bay was amazing...really the only thing I liked in Hanoi area! Bad weather which couldn't be helped, but still beautiful. Great to do in a group.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, January 2010

The guide was good and the total trip was very satisfactory.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, October 2009

Excellent.

4 star rating: Recommended

Reviewed by Anonymous, October 2009

As a single traveler I had booked the shared day trip rather than the private one, simply for social reasons, but I ended up on a private tour anyway since no one else had booked the shared one. Even though that wasn't my first choice I cannot complain about that of course. I had high expectations of Halong Bay and even though I enjoyed the day I cannot say that it was amazing, but certainly worth while. Part of it was maybe that it was a hazy day as a result of which the scenary may not have been as spectacular as on a clear day. Lunch on board was more than adequate and tasty but was surprised to hear that some of the rolls contained fried dog meat. For most travelers probably an usual dish but I was happy that at least I asked. For me, a day trip to Halong was enough but talked to several people who spent a few days and absolutely loved it.

3 star rating: Worth doing

Reviewed by chiewwen, January 2013

The guides and driver provided great service. We were however a little disappointed with the foggy weather when we visited the bay, so we couldn't see much except for when the boat got closer to the rocky islands. Regardless, it's still a worthwhile trip.

3 star rating: Worth doing

Reviewed by Katherine S, USA, December 2012

This was a very long day--four hours each way. The guide was marginal. She did not give much commentary. I wouldn't say it was a must see.

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