Light Cruise
Launched in 2021, Light Cruise is a VIP day cruise in the 48-guest-boat segment on Halong Bay - bigger, more luxurious and more graceful than its peers. Made of metal with an elegant modern design, it runs a 6-hour daylight tour of the bay's highlights.
Choose your option
Day Cruise
Prices are per guest 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.
A day on Halong Bay
Hotel pickup (Hanoi Old Quarter)
Shuttle service (booked separately) to Tuan Chau International Marina, or arrive on your own by ~11:30-11:45.
Board Light Cruise
Welcome drink while sailing into the heart of the bay; lunch served with fresh seafood as you pass the Fighting Cocks Islet.
Afternoon - Sung Sot Cave
The largest cave in Halong Bay - climb 100+ steps to the entrance to see grand stalactites and stalagmites.
Afternoon - Luon Cave
Discover it by bamboo boat or kayak; you must crawl through the low cave by boat ("Luon" means crawl).
Afternoon - Titop Island
Enjoy the view from the peak or swim at Moon Beach (Vang Trang).
Afternoon - On board
Afternoon tea + cooking demonstration to learn traditional Vietnamese cuisine.
Disembark
Return to Hanoi on the new highway (if using transfer), arriving ~20:30.
Meals
Lunch: Various fresh seafood dishes + traditional Vietnamese cuisine. Welcome drink + afternoon tea on board. Other beverages (beer, coke, energy drink) charged per the cruise menu.
Activities
- Sung Sot Cave (100+ steps)
- Kayaking / bamboo boat at Luon Cave
- Climbing / swimming at Titop Island
- Cooking demonstration on board
What’s included
- Vietnamese lunch on board
- Welcome drink on board + complimentary water on shuttle bus
- Activities: cave visiting, swimming, afternoon tea, cooking demonstration, kayaking or bamboo boat
- Entrance and sightseeing fees
- English-speaking guide
Boat & Facilities
- 2 decks, up to 48 passengers
- 1st deck - two separate compartments with luxury furniture
- 2nd deck - private room + decorated viewing deck for photos
- Luxury restaurant for fresh seafood with bay views
- Modern light & audio system on both decks (gala dinners, parties, karaoke)
- Clean white bathrooms + spacious upper sundeck
- Pickup
- Hanoi Old Quarter (any hotel)
- Pickup window
- 07:30-09:00
- Drop-off
- 20:30
- Children
- Under 5 stay free
- Ages 5-9
- 75% of adult fare
- Age 10+
- Full fare
- Weather
- Boat tours weather-dependent. Halong Management Board may halt cruises in storms. Tide affects itinerary.
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.
Ask us anything about this cruise
A real person replies within hours, 7am-10pm ICT - WhatsApp is fastest.Our WhatsApp is registered as Vietnam Xin Chào - the same Nest Asia Travel desk.
Yes, you can stay on board. The Sung Sot Cave visit, the kayak at Luon Cave and the climb at Titop Island are all optional, and you are welcome to stay on the boat while the rest of the group heads off. You still get everything that happens on board: the welcome drink, the seafood lunch, afternoon tea and the cooking demonstration. If you would like to see Luon without paddling, a local boatman can row you through the low cave on a bamboo boat instead. Pick-up is not in the cruise-only fare. The Day Cruise + Bus option adds a round-trip shuttle from your Old Quarter hotel, with pick-up between 07:30 and 09:00 and back in Hanoi around 20:30, and we quote it with your booking. If you would rather make your own way, be at Tuan Chau International Marina by about 11:30
The $69 base is the Day Cruise itself. There's a 'Day Cruise + Bus' tier that adds the round-trip Hanoi transfer - we'll quote that upgrade for you, or you can arrange your own way to Tuan Chau Marina and just book the cruise
It's a sweet spot - Light is bigger and more luxurious than most boats in the 48-guest segment, so it's roomy but still far less crowded than the 100+ passenger day cruises. Great if you want a VIP, boutique feel without a private-charter price
