Indochina Sails Junk 3 Days 2 Nights

DAY 1: HANOI - HALONG BAY (L, D)

• 08:00: Pick up in your hotel and depart for Halong bay
• 12:30 Boarding our boat at Tuan Chau Port – enjoy welcome drink, receive cruise briefing and safety instructions.
• 13:00 Lunch - deluxe Vietnamese and International Set Menu. Cruise through Halong Bay, passing the most beautiful and quiet areas including Incense Burner, Dog Stone Islet, Fighting Cock, Finger Islet.
• 16:30 Arrive at Cua Van Floating Fishing Village. This is one of the largest fishing villages on the Bay. Guests can choose between kayaking through the village or visiting on small bamboo boats (sampans) rowed by villagers. For those who wish to kayak, the kayaking fee is $10.00 per person (unless pre-booked). Kayakers will depart from the boat in two-seater, self-rowed kayaks, kayaking through the village and back to the boat. A kayaking tour guide will lead the way:
• 18:00 Attend the Fruit and Vegetable carving lesson led by our Head Chef. During the lesson, the chef will conduct Fruit and Vegetable carving, showing the guests how we decorate and make some traditional Vietnamese food.
• 19:30 Dinner - deluxe Vietnamese & Western Buffet or Set Menu Dinner.
• 20:30 Evening activities include: film entertainment in the dining room at approximately 9:15, board games and playing cards are available, join squid fishing from the boat with our crew, massage services are available. Also at this time we offer, when possible - depending on weather conditions, an excursion to a nearby squid fishing boat. We travel by tender and you will be able to board the squid boat and see how the local fishermen catch squid and other fish, the excursion lasts about 45 minutes.
• 21:00 – 23:00 Happy Hour! Buy one drink - get one free (wine excluded).
• 23.00 End of program for Day One

DAY 2: HALONG BAY (B, L, D)

• 6:45 Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served in the dining room.
• 7:00 Tai chi Lesson
• 7:45 Breakfast will be served at the Dinning room
• 8:30-16:00 Guests are transferred to the Indochina Sails Day Boat, a spacious and comfortable wooden junk with lounge, dining room and sundeck. Daytime activities include cruising to less trafficked areas of the Bay, visiting Surprise Cave and kayaking around Bat Cave area (the itinerary could be revised flexibly based on weather conditions). Lunch is served on board mid-day
• After lunch, guests will pay a visit to Pearl Farm in the afternoon.
• 16:00 Return by tender to the Indochina Sails boat. Rejoin the cruise and relax onboard as we sail to the overnight anchorage
• 18:00 First of two Happy Hours! Buy one drink-get one free (wine by the bottle excluded).
• 19:00 Dinner - deluxe Vietnamese and Western Buffet or Set Menu Dinner.
• 20:30 Evening activities include: film entertainment in the dining room at approximately 9:15, board games and playing cards are available, massage services are available. Also at this time we offer, when possible - depending on weather conditions, an excursion to a nearby squid fishing boat. We travel by tender and you will be able to board the squid boat and see how the local fishermen catch squid and other fish, the excursion lasts about 45 minutes.
• 21:00 – 23:00 Happy Hour!
• Buy one drink - get one free (wine excluded).
• 23.00 End of program for Day Two

DAY 3: HALONG BAY - HANOI (B, L)

• 6:45 Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served in the dining room.
• 7:00 Arrive at the Surprise Cave area, there is a small fishing village here. Relax onboard. You may join Tai Chi instruction on the sundeck at 7:00, duration about 30 minutes.
• 7:45 Guests are transferred by tender to Titov Island. About one hour is spent on the island, allowing time to climb to the peak for a breathtaking 360-degree view of the Bay (there is also an expansive viewing deck half way up).
• After the climb, there is time left to relax on the beach and have a swim.
• 9:00 Upon returning to the boat, guests will have 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing. Please collect all of your belongings from the cabins and leave heavy luggage outside the cabins (staff will transfer directly to the pier).
• 9:30 Enjoy Breakfast Set Menu or Buffet served in the dining room. Settle bills in the dining room after breakfast.
• 10:00 Relax on the sundeck or in the dining room and enjoy the bay scenery as we approach the pier.
• 11:00 Transfer by tender to the pier, relax inside the pier building while waiting for return transportation.
• Tour ends at about 16.30