2-Day Ha Long Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise w/Balcony & Bathtub – Times, Price and What's Included
4.7· 1,203 reviews
Yes, if you want the day set out by the clock: board at 12:00, ashore at 11:30, about 23.5 hours on the water, both bays and a Cat Ba option on the second morning. No, if you want to know your cabin and ship in advance: the operator runs three cruises and the includes list names a junior suite.
$151from, per person
checked 27 Sep 2026
on the water
BayHa Long + Lan HaCabinBalcony and bathtubPickupHanoi · transfer $25 extraNights1 night on board
Short answerA one-night cruise through Ha Long and Lan Ha Bays, $151 per person for a departure on 7 October, ★4.7 from 1,203 reviews, one of the few listings in this segment with clock times for both days. You get about 23.5 hours on the water out of 31. The title promises a balcony and a bathtub; the transfer from Hanoi costs $25 per person on top.
23.5 hon the water out of 31, partner's times
Board 12:00, ashore about 11:30
Transfer $25 per person
Gala dinner surcharge $40 at Christmas and New Year
The price shown, $151 per person, is the lowest for a departure on 7 October 2026, checked 27 September 2026. Other dates cost more or less, so check the calendar for yours. For that date it is the lowest price we see for a one-night cruise sold with a balcony and a bathtub and more than 1,000 reviews. The listing gives no prices for cabin upgrades or a single cabin.
This listing gives clock times at both ends of the trip, which few one-night cruises do. The middle of the first day follows the light rather than the clock, and the captain picks between two options each day.
8:00Pickup in the Hanoi Old Quarter until 8:30, or meet the crew at Tuan Chau Wharf
12:00Tender to the ship, welcome drink, cold towel, briefing and a tour; the ship sails for Ha Long Bay
LunchLunch in the restaurant, with the channels into the bay outside
AfternoonOption 1: Dark and Bright Cave by kayak or bamboo boat for about an hour, then a swim
AfternoonOption 2: Ba Trai Dao in Lan Ha Bay, a lagoon and beach with three small islets
SunsetPool, sunset party or cooking class; massage paid on board
NightDinner at anchor, squid fishing, a film, music or the bar
SunriseTai chi on the top deck, light breakfast
MorningOption 1: kayaking at Ao Ech or Tra Bau. Option 2: Hospital Cave or Trung Trang Cave on Cat Ba, about an hour
9:30Back on board, check-out, brunch as the ship returns; settle the bill
10:30Tender to the port until 10:45
11:30Ashore at Tuan Chau Wharf; transfer to Hanoi if booked
The second morning is short: check-out at 9:30, tender at 10:30. If you choose the Cat Ba cave, you come back to the ship at 9:30 straight into check-out, so pack before breakfast.
Ashore at 11:30 and about three hours on the road puts you in Hanoi mid-afternoon: comfortable for an evening train or bus, tight for a flight before early evening.
What the night looks like
Your 24 Hours on the Bathtub Cruise
17:30Sunset, pool or cooking classOn the water
24 hours on board · tap an hour
Pickup, boarding, check-out and landing times from the listing · the other stops at typical times
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The title sells a balcony and a bathtub. The includes list is more careful: an air-conditioned junior suite with an ensuite bathroom. Guests quoted below describe clean, comfortable rooms, and one solo traveller mentions an upgrade, but the listing itself makes no promise beyond the junior suite.
The reason is in the notes: the operator runs three cruises and arranges the itinerary for each trip. You book the programme, not a named ship. If the bath or a specific ship matters, ask the operator after booking; they also take requests for stops such as Dark and Light Cave.
The small touches are part of the price: fresh flowers on board, a tea break at the sunset bar, a free cabin set-up for honeymoons and anniversaries, and a birthday cake if your birthday falls on the cruise. A bottle of wine comes with the President Suite, whose price the listing does not give.
Who it suits
Travellers who plan around a train or bus: the times at both ends are published
Couples who want both bays and the chance of Cat Ba on the second morning
Anniversaries and birthdays, with the set-up and cake on request
The part the price leaves out
Transfer and Other Extras on This Cruise
The summary line on the listing says pickup included, but the not-included list is specific: transfers to and from Ha Long Bay cost $25 per person for the round trip. Plan on paying it. The limousine collects you in the Old Quarter between 8:00 and 8:30; Ninh Binh pickup and drop-off can be arranged instead.
Two people sharing a cabin pay the cruise price twice, $302 for a departure on 7 October, and $50 for the transfer, then drinks and tips on board. Visa fees and onboard insurance are excluded, so check your travel policy. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve the gala dinner adds $40 per person.
This Cruise or the Lan Ha Cruise with Upgrade Prices?
Another one-night listing, with ★4.7 from 4,934 reviews, runs almost the same programme in almost the same words: the same two afternoon options, the same Cat Ba morning, the same $40 gala dinner and the same exclusions. For a departure on 7 October it costs $146 against $151 here, $5 less.
The differences are useful. That listing prices its upgrades, from a $10 senior suite to a $110 President Suite, and its single supplement, $80. This one publishes the clock times instead. Choose by which you need to know before you pay.
Both afternoon options and both morning options on this cruise put you in the water or in a kayak, so the sea temperature matters. It is about 30 °C from June to September and about 19 °C in January and February, when fog is also common on the bay.
19°
BEST FORQuiet boats and cool, calm days8 rain days · fog high · typhoon risk none
AVOID IFYou want to swim or need clear views
20°
BEST FORFew crowds once Tet is over10 rain days · fog high · typhoon risk none
AVOID IFYou need clear views: fog is common
22°
BEST FORMist on the karsts, few crowds14 rain days · fog some · typhoon risk none
AVOID IFYou want sun: the dullest month
26°
BEST FORWarming water, clearing skies11 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk none
AVOID IFYou travel on the 30 April holidays
30°
BEST FORWarm sea for swimming and kayaking12 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk low
AVOID IFYou mind heat
32°
BEST FORLong, warm evenings on deck16 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk some
AVOID IFYou mind heavy showers
32°
BEST FORWarm sea and green islands16 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk high
AVOID IFYou cannot risk a storm cancellation
31°
BEST FORThe warmest sea of the year19 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk high
AVOID IFYou cannot risk a cancellation: wettest month
31°
BEST FORWarm water as the rain eases14 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk high
AVOID IFYou cannot risk a cancellation: typhoon peak
29°
BEST FORDrier, sunnier days9 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk some
AVOID IFYou want zero storm risk
26°
BEST FORThe best all-round month: dry and clear6 rain days · fog low · typhoon risk low
AVOID IFYou want the warmest sea
22°
BEST FORThe driest month, clear cool evenings5 rain days · fog high · typhoon risk none
AVOID IFYou want to swim or need guaranteed views
Figure = average daytime high in °C; bar = rain days. Summer brings typhoon warnings, when ships return to port; winter brings fog on the karsts.
November is the best all-round month: dry, clear and with the sea still around 25 °C. From late May to early November, storm warnings can stop all tourist boats; the free cancellation up to 24 hours before departure is the protection that matters then.
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony$187 from, per person
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony$146 from, per person
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony$180 from, per person
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity Pool$203 from, per person
Rating
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony★ 4.8 · 6,049 reviews
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony★ 4.7 · 4,934 reviews
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony★ 4.7 · 196 reviews
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity Pool★ 4.8 · 101 reviews
Bays
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyHa Long + Lan Ha
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyHa Long + Lan Ha
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyLan Ha
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity PoolLan Ha
Cabin
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBalcony and bathtub
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyPrivate balcony
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBalcony and bathtub
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity PoolBalcony and bathtub
Pickup
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyHanoi · transfer $25 extra
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyHanoi Old Quarter · transfer $25 extra
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity PoolHanoi · transfer $25 extra
Hours on the water
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony23 of 31 h on the water
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with Balcony23.5 of 31 h on the water
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity Pool≈23 of 32 h on the water · our estimate
For whom
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyMost reviewed, clock times too
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconySame route, upgrades priced
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyLan Ha only, Hanoi or Ninh Binh
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity PoolInfinity pool, $203
Hanoi: 2-Day Ha Long, Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBook this cruise
Hanoi: 2-Day Lan Ha & Halong Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBook this cruise
Hanoi/Ninh Binh: 2-Day Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise with BalconyBook this cruise
2-Day Lan Ha Luxury Cruise: Balcony, Kayaking & Infinity PoolBook this cruise
From 1,203 reviews on GetYourGuide
What Guests Say
CChristinaSeptember 2026
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2-Day Ha Long Lan Ha Bay 5-Star Cruise w/Balcony & Bathtub FAQ
how many hours are you on the water on this cruise?
About 23.5 of 31 hours, by the partner's own times. Pickup in the Hanoi Old Quarter is between 8:00 and 8:30, you board the tender at 12:00 and you are ashore at Tuan Chau Wharf at about 11:30 the next day. The rest is the drive, 2.5 to 3 hours each way, which is also why the second morning starts early.
is the transfer from hanoi included?
No. The not-included list prices the round-trip transfer at $25 per person, even though the listing's summary line reads pickup included. The operator can also collect and return you in Ninh Binh by limousine bus instead of Hanoi. You can skip the transfer and meet the crew at Tuan Chau Wharf, then make your own way back.
does the cabin have a balcony and a bathtub?
The title promises both. The includes list describes the cabin as an air-conditioned junior suite with an ensuite bathroom and does not repeat the balcony or the bath, so if the bathtub decides your booking, ask the operator to confirm it for your date. A bottle of wine comes with the President Suite; the listing gives no upgrade prices.
what is not included in the price?
The $25 transfer, drinks beyond the welcome drink and the two bottles of water in the cabin, tips, personal expenses, spa and massage, visa fees and onboard insurance. On Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve a gala dinner surcharge of $40 per person applies. Entrance and sightseeing fees, all meals and the activities are included.
who is this cruise not suitable for?
The listing names pregnant women, people with back problems and people prone to seasickness. Boarding is by tender and the kayak and cave options are physical, although every activity is optional and you can stay on the ship. Bring a hat, sunscreen, a camera and comfortable clothes, which is the listing's own packing list.
can I choose the itinerary?
Partly. The operator runs three cruises and arranges the route for the day, choosing between the options with the weather and the tide. If you want a specific stop, such as Dark and Light Cave, email the operator after booking and they will try to arrange it. The listing warns that the programme can change at short notice.
can I cancel this cruise?
Yes, free of charge up to 24 hours before departure, with a full refund, and you can reserve now and pay later. If a storm warning is issued, the Quang Ninh port authority stops tourist boats from leaving and the cruise does not sail. The storm season runs from late May to early November.
