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Halong Bay Day Trip by Boat from Hanoi

A day on Halong Bay without spending a night on board, going out and back from Hanoi by limousine van. About two and a... Ava Travel price: from $45.

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Halong Bay Day Trip by Boat from Hanoi
Halong Bay Day Trip by Boat from Hanoi onboard
Style
Curated tour
Hanoi
Duration
Full-day tour
Pickup support available

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Live prices for the date and group size you pick. Ava confirms your departure and pickup within 1 hour of booking.

Prices are the total for the travellers and the date you pick. Ava reconfirms the departure and the pickup point within 1 hour.
Tour optionWhat's includedPrice
Standard departure
1 dayUp to 12 travellers
✓ Local English-speaking guide✓ Entrance tickets included✓ Transport on the tour included
—total · 2 travellers
Secure checkout
  • We confirm your departure and pickup within 1 hour
  • Cancel more than 30 days ahead at no cost
  • No booking fee. The price shown is the price you pay
Full refund if you cancel more than 30 days before check-in
  • More than 30 days before check-inFree
  • 30 to 11 days before check-in15% of total
  • 10 to 7 days before check-in30% of total
  • Less than 7 days, or no-show100% of total

A change of travel date counts as a cancellation and a new booking, and the same scale applies.

If the operator cancels the cruise, or in case of severe weather or force majeure, we move your date free of charge, or refund you in full if we cannot reschedule.

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Price includes all taxes and service charges.

Hanoi tour overview

Why this trip

  • A day on Halong Bay without spending a night on board, going out and back from Hanoi by limousine van.
  • About two and a half hours on the expressway to the harbour, then a cruise out among the limestone islands.
  • Stops for a cave and time on the water, the parts of the bay most visitors come to see.
  • Back in Hanoi in the evening, so it fits a short stay.

An honest note: it is a long day with around five hours of road travel, and a day boat only reaches the part of the bay close to the harbour, which is busier than the areas an overnight cruise gets to.

At a glance

DurationAbout 12 hours
Start and finishHanoi
Group sizeShared tour
WalkingModerate, cave steps
Best forTravellers short on time
GuideEnglish-speaking guide

Price

Group departure. You join a small group on the same route with the same guide standard.

Per adult$45

Travelling alone. One person on a group departure pays $77, shown in the booking box before you pay.

Children. Child rates are confirmed at booking, tell us the ages of any children when you ask. Tell us the ages when you book and we apply it before you pay.

How it works

  1. Book and confirm. Pay at checkout or message us on WhatsApp first. We confirm your date, pickup time and guide within one hour.
  2. Pickup. Hotel pickup in Hanoi, area confirmed at booking.
  3. On the day. Full day, about 12 hours from Hanoi and back. Your guide keeps the timings loose enough for photographs and questions.

What's included

Shared limousine van between Hanoi and HalongDay cruise on Halong BayEnglish-speaking guideEntrance fees on the route

Your itinerary

Hanoi to Halong Bay and

Hanoi to Halong Bay and back

  • Meals: confirmed when we book your seat.

    • Morning pickup in Hanoi by limousine van.
    • Drive to the Halong harbour, about two and a half hours on the expressway.
    • Board the day boat and cruise out among the limestone islands.
    • Visit a cave and spend time on the bay, with the exact stops confirmed when we book your seat.
    • Back to the harbour in the afternoon and drive back to Hanoi, arriving in the evening.

Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers for planning this trip with Ava Travel.

It gives you a real look at the islands, but most of the day is travel. If you can spare a night, an overnight cruise reaches quieter parts of the bay.
About two and a half hours each way on the expressway.
From hotels in central Hanoi. We confirm the exact pickup point and time when we confirm your booking.
The group price is per person. The private price is the total for your party and the table on this page shows it for every group size. Prices are in US dollars and include taxes and service charges, and there is no booking fee or card surcharge, so the total at checkout is the total you pay.
Within one hour. We come back to you with the pickup time, the meeting point and your guide, and tell you what to bring.
More than 30 days before departure costs nothing. From 30 to 11 days we keep 15 per cent, from 10 to 7 days 30 per cent, and inside 7 days or a no-show is charged in full. Changing your date counts as a cancellation and a new booking. If we cancel, or weather makes the tour unsafe, we move your date at no cost or refund you in full.

What guests say about Ava Travel

5.0Tripadvisor rating

These are real Tripadvisor reviews of Ava Travel as your booking agent, quoted word for word. They are not reviews of Halong Bay Day Trip by Boat from Hanoi itself.

Rated 5.0 on TripadvisorFrom 10 reviewsRead all 10 reviews
★★★★★

Bigdog702

“I booked way in advance, and had a hotel change a week before the cruise, but all I did was whats app them the new hotel, and all was good.”

Tripadvisor, May 2026

★★★★★

Kehren Eade

“She made the process SO easy, SO manageable, we felt we were in great hands at all times, even though everything was done by remote!”

Tripadvisor, August 2026

★★★★★

Arshia Z

“Whenever we had questions or needed assistance, the response was prompt, helpful, and reassuring.”

Tripadvisor, June 2026

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