Most booked2-Day Ha Long & Lan Ha 5-Star Cruise
The most booked overnight: balcony and bathtub cabin, caves by kayak or bamboo boat, all meals, from Tuan Chau.
Route: Ha Long, then Lan Ha
Eleven trips, sorted by how they reach the bay: overnight cruises from Ha Long, overnights that start on Cat Ba, day boats, and one day on land in Ninh Binh. Each has its own page.
Check in at Tuan Chau, sail across into Lan Ha: balcony cabins, kayaking, all meals.
Most bookedThe most booked overnight: balcony and bathtub cabin, caves by kayak or bamboo boat, all meals, from Tuan Chau.
Route: Ha Long, then Lan Ha
6-star shipThe step up: bay-view bathtub, pool, gym and spa, plus an afternoon kayak in Ao Ech lagoon.
Route: Ha Long, then Lan Ha (Ao Ech)
Best value cabinThe cheapest balcony-and-bathtub night: Tra Bau or a bamboo-boat cave, Ao Ech kayak and four meals.
Route: Ha Long, then Lan Ha
Two nightsTwo nights on a ship with a pool: Dark and Bright Cave, a bike ride to Viet Hai, Ba Trai Dao and a Cat Ba cave.
Route: Ha Long and Lan Ha, two nights
Start at Ben Beo on Cat Ba and stay in Lan Ha the whole time, on a boat or in Viet Hai village.
Lan Ha onlyBoards at Ben Beo on Cat Ba and stays in Lan Ha: small boat, Ba Trai Dao kayak and a Viet Hai bike ride.
Route: Lan Ha only, Viet Hai bike
ActiveHanoi bus to Ben Beo, lagoon kayak, night paddle for glowing plankton and a bungalow night in Viet Hai village.
Route: Lan Ha, night in Viet Hai
One day on the water: from Cat Ba for about $30, or from Hanoi with the transfer included.
From Cat BaBen Beo boat, three caves by kayak, Ba Trai Dao swim and a Viet Hai bike ride, with Cat Ba hotel pickup.
Route: Lan Ha from the start, Viet Hai bike
Small groupCat Ba day cruise with two-cave kayaking, an islet lunch and Ba Trai Dao, on an option capped at ten people.
Route: Lan Ha, Cai Beo, Ba Trai Dao
Quiet lagoonsBen Beo day boat with lagoon kayaking, a Ba Trai Dao swim and spring rolls on deck; Cat Ba or 5:30 Hanoi pickup.
Route: Lan Ha only
One day from HanoiHanoi pickup, Tuan Chau boat through Ha Long into Lan Ha, Cat Ba cave stop and a Tra Bau swim, back the same night.
Route: Ha Long to Lan Ha and Cat Ba
The same limestone on land: Trang An by rowing boat and the Mua Cave viewpoint.
Cross-sellTrang An by rowing boat, Bai Dinh or Hoa Lu, lunch and the Mua Cave viewpoint, with pickup in Hanoi.
Route: No: Ninh Binh, on land