Paradise Grand Cruise

11.30– 11.45: Arrive at Paradise Lounge – Tuan Chuan Island. You will check in there, get the cabin key for Paradise Grand Cruise.

12.00- 12.30: Get on Paradise Express and take the transfer to embark on Paradise Grand Cruise. You will have your welcome drink in the restaurant and the cruise manager will give a briefing about the cruise and the safety on the cruise. That is the time to make friends with other guests and cruise staff.

Then you will check in your cabin for a short relax before lunch.

13.00: You will have an international buffet in the restaurant while Paradise Grand cruises through the magnificent karst mountains in Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay.

14.30: After lunch, we will cruise to the most beautiful area of Lan Ha Bay. You can take your time for enjoying the sightseeing or treat yourself to a delicious tea, cocktail and relax or may order a spa treatment (there is a surcharge on that). 

14.30 – 16.00: Viet Hai Village, Ba Trai Dao Beach, Van Boi Island. Depends on the weather and seasons you will visit one of the destinations. 

From April to November, you will join in the Summer-Autumn itinerary. You will visit Ba Trai Dao Beach where you can relax or go swimming on a pristine beach with white sand. You also can go kayaking ( there is a surcharge on that) in this beautiful area surrounded by the limestone mountains. That is a beautiful area with emerald water and less touched by tourists.

From December to March, you will join in the Winner itinerary. You can choose one of the options below:

+ Visit Viet Hai Village and know more about the local people on Cat Ba Island. You will do cycling there through the small path there and enjoy the fresh air of the National Park. You also can go trekking there.

+ Go to Van Boi Island for swimming on the beach or you can do kayaking around ( there is a surcharge for kayaking).

17.30 – 19.00: Paradise Grand Cruise will anchor at the overnight area. That is the perfect time for the cooking demonstration when the sunset comes. You will enjoy the peaceful and beautiful time of the day in Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay on a luxury cruise with your friends or family. The cooking demonstration will be taken place and you can learn how to make Vietnamese food and enjoy it.

That is also the Happy Hour. You can order the drinks and enjoy the time with your friends at Piano Lounge in the melody brought by a live music band aboard.

19.00: Savor a delicious A la carte dinner in the restaurant of Paradise Grand Cruise. That will be one of the finest dinners you have in your life prepared carefully by our cruise chef. 

After dinner, you can enjoy live music and relax. You also may order a spa treatment ( there is a surcharge on that) after a day of activity or you can enjoy the time seeing movies in your cabin.

07.00- 07.30 AM: A light breakfast with tea and coffee will be served in the restaurant of Paradise Grand Cruise. You will enjoy the breakfast and the peaceful and fresh atmosphere of Lan Ha Bay – a less touristy area of Halong Bay. Get energy for a day of activity.

07.30 – 08.30 AM: You will visit the Dark and Bright Caves. That is a perfect place for sightseeing. You can relax on a sampan boat rowed by local people and enjoy the scenery there. The boat will go through the caves to the lagoons, which are surrounded by the mountains. You may see the monkeys when you get there.

If you want, you also can do kayak at your own pace (There is a surcharge on that) and discover this beautiful area of Lan Ha Bay.

08.30 AM: You will have a buffet breakfast in the restaurant.

10.30 – 11.00 AM: Disembark at Tuan Chau Marina: You will disembark from Paradise Grand Cruise and take the transfer to Tuan Chau Marina by the Paradise Express. 

11.30 – 12.00: Return to your private car or bus for transfer back to Hanoi. End of 2 Day in Lan Ha Bay with Paradise Grand Cruise.

14.30 – 15.00: Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi Old Center. End of 2 day on Paradise Grand Cruise.

11.30 – 11.45: Check-in at Paradise Lounge in Tuan Chau Island

You will arrive at Tuan Chau Island around 11.30 AM where you will check-in at Paradise Lounge.  

12.00 – 12.30: Embark on Paradise Grand

Take the transfer with the Paradise Express to Paradise Grand Cruise. You will have a welcome drink in the restaurant while our cruise manager will introduce about the cruise and the safety briefing while you are on the boat.

13.00: Buffet Lunch 

You will check in your cabin then come back to the restaurant for the International Buffet on the cruise while Paradise Grand Cruise sails from Halong Bay to Lan Ha Bay. That will be an awesome moment to enjoy lunch on a luxury boat in a Natural Heritage Site of Halong Bay.

14.00: Cruising in Lan Ha Bay – A less touristy area of Halong Bay.

You will cruise in Lan Ha Bay – A less touristy area of Halong Bay. That is a relaxing time to admire the natural beauty of Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay. You may treat yourself with a spa treatment or a cocktail to relax on the boat (there is a charge on that)

15.00 – 16.00: Viet Hai Village, Van Boi Island or Three Peach Beach

It depends on the weather and season and you may visit 1 of the destination above.

During Winter season from December to March: You can select Viet Hai Village or Van Boi Island.

In Viet Hai Village you can do cycling along the path to visit Viet Hai Village and learn more about the local life there.

In Van Boi Island you can go swimming or you can go kayaking around the island ( there is a charge for kayaking). 

During Summer and Autumn Seasons from April to November: You can visit Ba Trai Dao Beach

Ba Trai Dao Beach is a pristine beach with white sandy where you can go swimming and enjoy the relaxing time with your friends and family. You also can go kayaking around the emerald water and beautiful island there (there is a surcharge for kayaking).

17.30 – 19.00: Cooking Demonstration and Happy Hour

We will anchor at the overnight area and that will be the Happy Hour for the drink in the Piano Lounge with live music. 

That cooking demonstration will be taken place and you will learn how to make Vietnamese traditional dish and enjoy it. 

That will be a romantic time to watch the sunset in Halong Bay and enjoy a drink with the Vietnamese food you have made it on your own.

19.00: A la carte dinner

You will enjoy a delicious dinner on Paradise Grand Cruise with your friends or family. The special request is available and the dinner is well prepared by our chef.

20.30- 23.00: Relaxing time

After dinner, you can relax on our cruise with live music. You can relax on the top deck or you can order a spa treatment to treat yourself (there is a surcharge on that). You will stay overnight on Paradise Grand Cruise.

06.30 – 07.00 AM: Tai Chi or Yoga

Get up early and welcome a new day on our cruise with Tai Chi session or Yoga session. That will be a really good activity to feel the beauty of Halong Bay and get the good energy of nature for a new day. 

07.00 – 07.30 AM: Light Breakfast

A light breakfast with freshly-baked pastries, coffee and tea will be served in the restaurant of Paradise Grand Cruise.

08.30 AM: Full breakfast

You will have breakfast for getting the energy for a full day. Enjoy breakfast and the beauty of Halong Bay with fresh air.

10.00 – 14.30: Visit Cat Ba Island

After having breakfast, relaxing, we will take a transfer to Gia Luan Harbour for the trip to Cat Ba Island. See Things to do in Cat Ba Island.

Note: You should prepare the necessary accessories for a day in Cat Ba Island.

Today, you will visit Trang Trang Cave – One of the most beautiful caves on Cat Ba Island. You will do the hiking in the cave in the National Park of Cat Ba Island.

You will then take the transfer to Cat Ba Town. On the way, you can see the local life there on Cat Ba passing the Lychee farms and forest.

After that, you will have lunch in a local restaurant on Cat Ba Island in Tung Thu Area.

After lunch, you will have time for enjoying swimming on Tung Thu Beach. Tung Thu Beach is a less touched and hidden beach of Cat Ba Island. The water is emerald and cool. If you wish more adventure you can do kayaking around this beautiful area.

15.00 – 16.00: Trekking on Cat Ba National Park

You will do trekking in the National Park of Cat Ba. The trekking is a bit tired but it is worth doing it for the outstanding view of Cat Ba National Park.

After that, we will take the transfer back to Paradise Grand Cruise and you will see the new customers coming from Hanoi.

17.30 – 19.00: Cooking Demonstration and Happy Hour

Enjoy the Happy Hour with a list of offered drinks with live music and you join in the cooking demonstration. You will learn how to make a traditional dish with the guide of our chef. 

That will be an amazing time for watching the sunset on Paradise Grand Cruise in Halong Bay – An unforgettable moment in your life.

19.00: Dinner on Paradise Grand Cruise

Enjoy the second dinner on our cruise restaurant with live music. After dinner, you can relax on the sundeck or in the bar for chatting with friends or return to your cabin for watching movies. Stay overnight on Paradise Grand Cruise Halong.

06.30 – 07.00: Tai Chi or Yoga on Sundeck

You will welcome a new day with Tai Chi session or Yoga on Paradise Grand Cruise. That is really good for your health as you can refresh or your body with the fresh air in the morning in the middle of nowhere of Lan Ha Bay. 

07.00- 07.30: Light Breakfast in the restaurant on Paradise Grand

You will enjoy breakfast with cake, coffee and tea for getting energy.

07.30  08.30: Visit the Dark and Bright Caves

You will visit the Dark and Bright Caves – A perfect area for sightseeing. This area is a nice area with the caves and lagoon surrounded by the limestone rocks. You will discover this area with a sampan boat rowed by local people. You also can discover on your own with a kayak paddling on your way ( there is a surcharge on that).

08.30 AM: Buffet Breakfast

You will enjoy the buffet breakfast while Paradise Grand Cruise sails back to the harbor. 

After breakfast, you will check out your cabin.

10.30: Disembark Tuan Chau Harbour.

You will be transferred to Tuan Chau Marina by Paradise Express where you meet your driver or bus.

14.30: Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi. End of 3 day 2 night in Halong Bay.

Note: Please note that cruise itinerary, activities and schedules are subject to change depending on weather, tide levels and other conditions.