Oriental Sails
A 3-star wooden junk on Halong Bay from the Oriental Sails Group, built in 2009 with traditional Vietnamese styling. Three decks (lower, upper, sundeck) and 18 medium-sized staterooms, a restaurant-bar serving local seafood, and a rooftop sundeck for sunbathing, sightseeing and cocktails. Simple and budget-friendly - expect classic wood decor rather than modern luxury.
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.
Oriental Sails is the budget pick of the Halong fleet: a 2009 wooden junk carrying the lowest per-cabin rate we list, yet it still packs in the classic hits of Sung Sot Cave, a Titop Island climb, Luon Grotto kayaking and a cooking class. Just book it knowing what it is - a single 12m2 Deluxe category with no balcony or bathtub, a boat that shows its age, and the busy main Halong channel rather than the quieter Lan Ha or Bai Tu Long. Fine for a value-minded one-nighter with an authentic junk feel; not the boat if you want a room to linger in, a second cabin tier, or water to yourself.
Choose your suite
Deluxe Cabin
Peak-date surcharges may apply. Prices are per cabin, all guests included in USD. Final price is confirmed on WhatsApp before any payment.
Cabin details - Cabins (18 cabins / 3 decks)
- Deluxe Cabin - 12m², 2 guests, double (1.6×1.8m) or twin (2 × 0.9×1.8m), rich wooden decor with large windows, walk-in shower, A/C, minibar, en-suite bathroom (the only cabin category sold)
Itinerary
Hanoi - Halong Bay - Sung Sot Cave - Titop Island
- Shuttle pickup in the Old Quarter ~08:00-08:30 (add-on), ~3.5h to Halong International Cruise Port (Bai Chay); board ~11:30-12:00, welcome drink + safety briefing + cabin check-in
- Lunch cruising into Halong Bay
- Afternoon: guided tour of Sung Sot Cave, then hike to the summit of Titop Island and swim off the beach; back onboard for sunset + Happy Hour at the bar + a cooking / food-decoration class
- Dinner, then optional squid fishing with the crew or karaoke
Luon Cave - back to Hanoi
- Sunrise tai chi on the sundeck, breakfast
- Kayak solo or take a paddled sampan through Luon Grotto
- ~09:30 check out, brunch cruising back, disembark 11:30-11:45; transfer to Hanoi ~15:00
Meals
- 2D1N: 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner (breakfast 07:00-08:00, lunch 13:00, dinner 19:00) · 3D2N: 6 meals. 2 bottles of water per cabin per day + welcome drink + fresh fruit
Activities
Sung Sot Cave, Titop Island hike + swim, Luon Grotto kayak/sampan, morning tai chi, cooking class, sunbathing, squid fishing, karaoke. (3D2N adds Bai Trai Dao + Dark & Bright Cave.)
What’s included
- Meals as per program
- Accommodation on board (twin/double basis)
- English-speaking guide onboard
- Entrance + sightseeing fees
- Welcome drink + fresh fruit
- Morning tai chi
- Complimentary: 1 bottle water/person on the bus and in the room
- Pickup
- Hanoi Old Quarter (shuttle add-on) → Halong International Cruise Port (Bai Chay)
- Pickup window
- 08:00-08:30
- Drop-off
- ~15:00 Hanoi (last day)
- Children
- Under 6 stay free
- Ages 6-11
- 75% of adult fare
- Age 12+
- Full fare
- Note
- <6 F.O.C (a 2nd child has a $25 surcharge sharing a bed); 6-11 = 75% adult; 2 children under 11 in their own room = 80% cabin rate; a child under 6 also has a service+insurance surcharge of $5/kid (final terms confirmed at booking)
- Holidays
- Peak-date surcharge may apply - confirmed on WhatsApp
- Weather
- Halong Bay 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.
Ask us anything about this cruise
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Yes - Oriental Sails is a 2009 wooden junk and shows some wear, so picture a simple budget boat rather than a luxury cruise. Cabins are en-suite with A/C, minibar and a walk-in shower, and the draw is the low price plus the classic Sung Sot Cave + Titop Island route
On Oriental Sails the sold category is a single 12m² Deluxe Cabin (double or twin) - there's no suite or private-balcony option here. If you want a larger or higher-end room, a different boat would fit better
