Overnight cruises
4.8/5
465 reviews on GetYourGuide
A good-value overnight that still includes hotel pick-up from the Old Quarter: kayaking through Dark and Bright Cave, a swim, squid fishing, and a morning bike ride to Viet Hai village on Cat Ba. Rated 4.8 from more than 460 reviews, from €102.68 (GetYourGuide, 15 Nov 2026).
Starts inHanoi Old Quarter
The bus leaves the Old Quarter at 07:45 and takes the motorway to the port on the Hai Phong side, arriving at about 11:30; a tender takes you to the Venezia Cruises boat. After check-in, the welcome drink and the safety briefing, lunch is served at 12:30 as the boat follows the less-used route past Cat Ba Island and Coc Ngoi islet, through Cua Dong to Ba Trai Dao.
At 14:30 you kayak through Dark and Bright Cave and among the islets, then swim at 15:30. The cooking class teaches Vietnamese spring rolls, happy hour starts in the early evening, dinner is at 19:00, and the night ends with squid fishing, a film or karaoke.
Day two: sunrise from the deck, breakfast at 07:00, then at 08:30 a tender to Viet Hai village and a bike (or electric car) through a rainforest tunnel to the village, its school and a traditional house. Lunch is served on the way back to Cai Beo harbour at 11:45, and you are in Hanoi at about 15:45.
Our summary of the reviews GetYourGuide shows on the product page.
Worth knowing: One reviewer wanted more time on the beach
07:45Hanoi Old Quarter
Pick-up and motorway to the port.
11:30Cai Beo harbour
Tender to the boat; check-in.
12:30Lan Ha Bay
Lunch on the route via Cua Dong.
14:30Dark and Bright Cave
Kayaking, then a swim at 15:30.
16:45On board
Sunset, cooking class, happy hour.
19:00On board
Dinner, squid fishing, karaoke.
08:30Viet Hai village
Bike ride through the national park.
11:45Cai Beo harbour
Disembark; Hanoi at about 15:45.
It costs less than every balcony cruise and still bundles the Hanoi transfer and every meal. The small-group Lan Ha cruise keeps groups smaller; the best-value balcony cruise adds a balcony and bath for a few euros less without the transfer.
Checked against the GetYourGuide listing on 15 November 2026. Prices and options change: the calendar shows the current ones.
The listing has three options on two kinds of boat: a classic cosy cruise from Cat Ba, the same from Hanoi or Ninh Binh, and a private-balcony cruise from Hanoi or Ninh Binh, and asks you to make sure you book the one you want.
What to do. Pick the balcony option if you want a balcony; the cheapest price is the classic cabin.
Yes, from the Old Quarter on the Hanoi options; not on the option that starts and ends on Cat Ba Island.
Yes, on the private-balcony option; the classic cosy cruise has standard deluxe cabins.
A passport or ID (copy accepted), comfortable shoes, beachwear, a change of clothes and a card for the bar.
A small-group Lan Ha overnight from Cat Ba, up to 15 guests, with a ride to Viet Hai.
Departs from Ben Beo harbour, Cat Ba · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
A relaxed overnight with a swim at Three Peaches Islet and a bike ride to Viet Hai.
Departs from Hanoi Old Quarter · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
The best-value balcony and bathtub cruise, taxes included.
Departs from Tuan Chau Marina · 2 days, 1 night
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Sources: getyourguide.com. Checked November 2026. Photos: GetYourGuide.