DETAILED ITINERARY (2 DAYS/1 NIGHT) ON THE INDOCHINA SAILS CRUISE
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See Halong Bay in style on Indochina Sails - a newly built wooden junk featuring twenty luxurious cabins furnished in classic Eastern style. A truly memorable experience awaits you as you cruise this delightful Bay, reveling in its tranquility as you escape the bustling tourist sights. Start your day with calming Tai Chi, dine on fresh seafood on the deck, then retire to your own plush cabin - just some of the highlights of Indochina Sails’s exceptional Halong Bay cruise.
Day 1: Hanoi/Halong - Indochina Sails (L, D)
8.00 AM Leave Hanoi by bus
11.30 Arrive at Bai Chay/ Halong
11.45 Transfer by tender to boat – enjoy Welcome Cocktail receive cruise briefing and safety instructions
12.15 Depart by boat to Halong Bay – start cruise and check-in cabins
13.00 – 14.30 Lunch – enjoy deluxe Vietnamese Set Menu
14.45 Arrive by boat at Bat Cave (Hang Doi) – choose from optional tour program: visit local fishing village by tender OR visit cave by rowing sampan or kayak OR relax with beauty services onboard
15.00 Transfer from boat – visit Cua Van Fishing Village by tender/ visit Bat Cave by rowing sampan or kayak/ relax onboard
16.20 Return transfer to boat
16.30 Depart by boat to Soi Sim Beach
17.15 Transfer by tender from boat to Soi Sim Beach – go swimming or just relax
18.15 Return transfer by tender to boat
18.30 Depart by boat to Luon Bo Area
18.50 Arrive by boat at Luon Bo Area – anchoring for overnight
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner - enjoy luxury Vietnamese Set Menu or Buffet
21.30 Evening Activities – choose from optional evening activities: enjoy a classical Movie Night OR play board games with fellow passengers OR relax with onboard beauty services OR join squid fishing with our crew
23.00 End of Program
Day 2: Enjoy the beauty of the bay
(B, L, D)
06.00 Optional Meditation and Yoga Session on Sundeck
07.00 – 09.00 Breakfast – International Breakfast Set Menu or Buffet
08.00 Depart by boat to Surprise Cave (Sung Sot) – Raise anchor and continue cruise
08.30 Arrive by boat at Surprise Cave
09.00 Transfer by tender from boat to Viet Hai/ Cat Ba National Park
11.30 Arrive by tender at Viet Hai – take light bicycle trip through untouched forests and wildlife. Arrive at rural Viet Hai Village, enjoy scenery and interact with local people
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch – enjoy light Vietnamese Set Menu
13.30 – 15.45 Optional Tour Program: take a rather steep hiking trip up Navy Peak (Dao Hai Quan) and be rewarded with spectacular views over Halong Bay OR Take walking tour through Viet Hai Village and enjoy the tranquil scenery amongst green rice paddies. Take return bicycle trip back to tender
16.00 – 18.30 Return transfer by wooden tender to boat
18.40 Depart by boat to Luon Bo Area
19.00 Arrive by boat at Luon Bo Area – anchoring for overnight
19.00 – 21.00 Dinner - enjoy luxury Vietnamese Set Menu or Buffet
21.00 – 23.00 Happy Hour – ‘Buy One, Get Two’ drinks at Bar and Sundeck
21.30 Evening Activities – choose from optional evening activities: enjoy a classical Movie Night OR play board games with fellow passengers OR relax with onboard beauty services OR join squid fishing with our crew
23.00 End of Program
Day 3: Enjoy the beauty of the bay - back to Hanoi
(B)
06.00 Optional Meditation and Yoga Session on Sundeck
07.00 Depart by boat to Surprise Cave (Sung Sot) – Raise anchor and continue cruise
07.20 Arrive by boat at Surprise Cave – choose from optional tour program: visit famous cave OR enjoy swimming and kayaking OR relax with beauty services onboard
07.30 Transfer by tender to Surprise Cave/ Go swimming or kayaking/ Relax with beauty services onboard
08.30 Return transfer by tender to boat
08.30 – 10.00 Breakfast – International Breakfast Set Menu or Buffet
09.45 Depart by boat to Bai Chay – Continue cruise
10.15 Check-out cabins and settle bills
11.15 Arrive by boat at Bai Chay/ Halong
11.20 Transfer by tender from boat – Farewell and End of Cruise and drive back to Hanoi.
PRICE: Request this tour
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Jan 1 - Apr 30 & Sep 1- Dec 31, 2008 |
May 1 - Aug 31, 2008 |
| Cabins |
Single |
Double |
Child |
Single |
Double |
Child |
| Standard room |
603 |
648 |
165 |
490 |
552 |
131 |
| Deluxe room |
632 |
679 |
165 |
526 |
578 |
131 |
| Valentine Deluxe |
632 |
679 |
165 |
632 |
679 |
165 |
| Valentine Suite |
709 |
787 |
348 |
709 |
787 |
348 |
| Indochina Sails Charter |
8,744 |
7,459 |
| Valentine Charter |
3,886 |
3,493 |
Roundtrip Shuttle Bus Service By Indochina Sails from Hanoi: USD 35/ person
Pick-up/ Drop-off place: at your hotel
Including:
• Welcome Cocktail.
• Entrance and Sightseeing Fees.
• Luxury en-suite air-conditioned Cabins and Suites
• Vietnamese Buffet Lunch and Dinner
• International Breakfast Buffet
• Swimming Equipment
• Conference Equipment (Charter Cruises only)
• Onboard Insurance
• Tax and Service Charges
Excluding:
• Roundtrip Shuttle Bus Service By Indochina Sails from Hanoi
• Airfares, Transfers and Hotels
• Visa Arrangements
• Kayaking, Beauty Spa Services, Massage, Tai Chi
• Beverages
• Tips and Personal Expenses
• All other services not clearly mentioned above
NOTE:
• Cruise Itinerary and Program may be subject at anytime without prior notice
• Advanced reservation is required by providing full passenger details in prescribed standard format, including Full Name, Date of Birth, Nationality, Passport Number, Visa Expiry Date etc.
• A valid passport is required upon check-in onboard.
• 25% surcharges apply for cruises on Christmas, New Year and Tet Holidays
• No additional charge for child < 6 years sharing fully-paid cabin, limited to one child per cabin only
• US$ 93 net for child < 12 years sharing fully-paid cabin, limited to one child per cabin only
• Major credit cards are accepted onboard
DETAILED ITINERARY (2 DAYS/1 NIGHT) ON THE INDOCHINA SAILS CRUISE
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HA LONG BAY OTHER CRUISES
Indochina sails are the brand name of Huong Hai company, one of the Top ones with more than 10 year experiences in tourism trade at Ha Long Bay. With the professional working style and at hand experiences, Indochina sails continuously improve the service quality to make our product customers’ best choice. Each request and need from customers is every staff’s mission that must be completed.
With more than 10 years participating in the tourism trade at Ha Long Bay with an experienced group of ships, Indochina is a reliable trademark. Within 2007, 3 more deluxe ships namely Indochina Sails 1, Indochina Sails 2 and Valentine come into use, increasing the number of customers served many times higher then before. To win customers’ trust by continuous learning and improve material facilities, equipments as well as staff’s serving techniques, Indochina is proud to be the first choice of many tourists inside and outside Vietnam when visiting the World Natural Heritage Area – Ha Long.
Indochina sails own the most modern and luxury bedrooms among the tourism companies at Ha Long Bay. All the rooms are furnished in a traditional way, getting the best out of natural resources like wood, bamboo… If “Trac” wood – a rare, valuable and solid kind of wood is used to make the cover of the ship that represent its high class, all the inners are made by “Huong wood”.
According to interior designing experts, apart from the impressed color, “Huong” wood has special odors that represent its high class and the unique character of Indochina sails. Indochina sails also takes full advantage of granite stones from Thanh Hoa which are warm in the winter and cool in summer, and the sanitation devices from Japan, massage shower, big bathtub… to help customers feel comfortable. Moreover, you can find the small personal things like toothbrushes, razors, soap and sun cream in the summer.
To meet the requirements of deluxe, charming and cozy criterion, all the designs and decoration in the bedrooms are well-designed even with little details like color, patterns of the drapes, the odor of fresh flowers and of the wood inside the rooms …, making the customers feel relaxed in a private space. Standard and Deluxe rooms are all furnished with 2 courteous double bedrooms and 2 single bedrooms.
All rooms in Indochina sails are especially designed with big windows viewing the sea so that customers can view the whole admirable scene of Ha Long Bay from your own bedrooms.
Junk's name |
Indochina Sails 1 |
Indochina Sails 2 |
Valentine |
Year in Operation |
2007 |
2007 |
2007 |
Built By |
Huong Hai Junk |
Huong Hai Junk |
Huong Hai Junk |
Lenght |
42 m |
42 m |
27 m |
Beam |
9.8 m |
10 m |
9.7 m |
Draft |
8.5 m |
8.7 m |
7.2 m |
Cabin |
14 (10 Superior & 4 Deluxe) |
15 (11 Superior & 4 Deluxe) |
5 (4 Deluxe & 1 Suite) |
Engine |
2*220 KVA |
2*220 KVA |
2*140 KVA |
Generator |
2*240 HP (Caterpillar) |
2*320 HP (Caterpillar) |
2*140 HP (caterpillar) |
Tonnage |
700 tones |
700 tones |
400 tones |
Cruising Speed |
7.5 nautical knots |
9 nautical knots |
7.5 nautical knots |
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