Garden Bay Peak Cruise
An intimate 8-cabin wooden boutique cruise on Bai Tu Long Bay, built in a traditional wood style across 4 decks. Every cabin is at least 37m² with a private balcony, seating corner and a bathtub; the restaurant seats only 16, so the boat stays quiet and couples-focused. The route favours the calm Bai Tu Long waters - Vung Vieng Village and Thien Canh Son Cave.
Scored by our Halong cruise team, who spend their season on these waters. We rate each boat the way a returning guest would - cabins, dining, crew, itinerary and value - not the way a listing does.
This is a genuine couples' boat: just eight cabins capped at sixteen guests, on the quieter Bai Tu Long route where the water stays calm and the crowds thin out. Every cabin clears 37m2 with a private balcony and a bathtub, and six of the eight add a jacuzzi, which is a lot of room and hardware for an entry rate near $135 per person. Just know what it is not: there are no family or connecting rooms (a party of four needs two cabins), no spa, pool or gym, and it is a four-deck wooden boat reached by stairs, so it will not suit wheelchair users. Prices here are indicative and not yet confirmed.
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Prices are per cabin, all guests included in USD. Final price is confirmed on WhatsApp before any payment.Our WhatsApp is registered as Vietnam Xin Chào - the same Nest Asia Travel desk.
Cabin details - Cabins (8 cabins / 4 decks)
Itinerary
Hanoi - Halong Harbor - Bai Tu Long Bay - Vung Vieng Village
- Transfer pickup at your Hanoi hotel ~07:30-08:30 (add-on), arrive Sunworld International Harbor ~12:00, tender to the boat (5-10 min), welcome drinks + safety briefing ~12:30, cabin check-in
- Buffet lunch cruising into Bai Tu Long Bay
- Afternoon: explore Vung Vieng fishing village by kayak or a locally rowed bamboo boat; back onboard for a shower, then Happy Hour + canapé party on the sundeck
- Evening: fine-dining set dinner, free time on the sundeck, squid fishing or board games
Cong Do - Thien Canh Son Cave - Hanoi
- Sunrise tai chi (weather permitting), light buffet breakfast
- Thien Canh Son Cave - a hilltop cave; bring a camera and sports shoes
- ~09:30 check out, Vietnamese brunch set menu cruising back
- ~11:00 disembark at Ha Long International Cruise Port, transfer to Hanoi (~2.5h), drop-off ~14:30
Meals
- 2D1N: 04 meals (1 lunch, 1 dinner, 1 light breakfast, 1 full breakfast) · 3D2N: 07 meals (2 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts, 1 full breakfast). Each cabin also has a private in-room dining table; 1 bottled water/day
Activities
Vung Vieng Village (kayak / bamboo boat), Thien Canh Son Cave, Cap La Area (3D2N), Vietnamese cooking class, Happy Hour + canapé party, morning tai chi, night squid fishing, onboard library.
What’s included
- One welcome drink per passenger on boarding
- Cruise itinerary + program
- Entrance + sightseeing fees
- 1 bottled water per day
- In-house English-speaking guide (not for charter)
- All onboard meals per program
- Onboard insurance
- Kayaking
- Pickup
- Hanoi Old Quarter (transfer add-on) → Ha Long International Cruise Port (Sunworld International Harbor)
- Pickup window
- 07:30-08:30
- Drop-off
- ~14:30 Hanoi (last day)
- Children
- Under 4 stay free
- Ages 5-10
- 75% of adult fare
- Age 11+
- Full fare
- Note
- 1 child <4 FOC (max 1/cabin); 2nd child <4 = $62/child/night; 5-10 = 75% adult (sharing bed) or 100% (extra bed); 2 children <11 in a separate cabin = 75% cabin rate; ≥11 = full (final terms confirmed at booking)
- Weather
- Bai Tu Long weather is variable; kayak, swim and cave activities are weather-dependent. Winter (Dec-Feb) is cool and misty.
We never take card payments on this site. Your booking is confirmed by a real person on WhatsApp, and the final price is agreed before you pay anything.
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It's really a couples' boat: just 8 cabins, all max 2 guests, with no connecting or family rooms. A family with one small child can share a cabin (a baby cot is provided and under-4s are free), but a family of four would need to book two separate cabins
It's a small 8-cabin wooden boat on the quieter Bai Tu Long route, so it carries a maximum of 16 guests and prices the entry Semi-Balcony Junior from about $135pp - you get 37m²+ cabins with a private balcony and bathtub without the big-brand markup. Expect intimate and traditional, not a mega-yacht
