ORIENTAL BRIDGE CRUISES IN HALONG,
LAN HA AND BAI TU LONG BAY

DELUXE PRIVATE JUNKS


Cruising in a private junk presents enormous advantages: the junk is yours alone, her smaller size allows her sailing in channels which larger boats cannot use and stop on small deserted beaches, she can spend the night in an isolated bay when collective junks have to stay in the same larger one, the service onboard is better and so is the food.

If, after your cruise in Halong Bay, you wish to spend one or 2 days in the magic « Halong Bay on Land » of Tam Coc (Ninh Binh), please refer to the paragraph Combination Halong Bay/Halong Bay on Land (Tam Coc/Ninh Binh)- of the previous page Oriental Bridge Cruises in Halong Bay - Cruises on our own private junk Oriental Sun www.orientalbridgetravel.com/halong-oriental-sun-en.htm


THE JUNKS OF INDOCHINA JUNK

   


1-cabin deluxe private junk (Amour)

The operator of those junks own four of them, all 17-m long, equipped with one deluxe cabin and bathroom, one salon-dining room and a sun-deck.

4-cabin deluxe private junk (Prince)

Two 26-m jnks with 4 deluxe cabins (private bathrooms), 2 lounges-dining rooms and one sun-deck.Those junks are private or collective according to the case (see “Superior collective junks”).



THE TRANSFERS FROM HANOI TO THE HARBOUR OF HALONG CITY

Those private junks start from the harbour of Halong City, 160 km north of Hanoi (4-hour drive). A minibus picks you up at your hotel with the guide and brings you back to your hotel at the end of the cruise.


THE CRUISES

2-days/1 night cruise: BAI TU LONG AND HALONG BAY

Day 1 : HANOI - BAI TU LONG BAY – HALONG BAY (lunch, dinner)

   

You are picked up at your hotel by minibus around 8:00 and arrive in the harbor of Hongaï, where you board your junk. Welcome cocktail and lunch while the boat navigates into Bai Tu Long Bay. Swimming and relaxation.

We then cruise into Halong Bay. Visit of Thien Canh Son Grotto and of Hong Co Island. Kayaking and swimming on the island beach.

Return on the junk for relaxation, followed by a delicious seafood diner and one night on board.

  


Day 2 : HALONG BAY - HANOI (breakfast, lunch)

Breakfast on the deck while the junk cruises further in Halong Bay among limestone peaks and islets, till the Vung Vien Floating Fishing Village, that we visit in a small craft. Return on the junk for a delicious seafood lunch while the junk sails towards Hongai Harbor. Return to Hanoi, where you arrive at your hotel around 16:00.



3-day cruise (2 nights on board): BAI TU LONG AND HALONG BAY

Day 1 : HANOI - BAI TU LONG BAY (breakfast, lunch)

The driver and guide meet you at your hotel for the transfer to the harbour of Hongai (3-hour drive). Welcome cocktail on board of your junk, and lunch while the boat sails towards Bai Tu Long Bay. We stop at the Cap La floating fishing village, where we go kayaking around. Return on the junk for swimming and relaxation, followed by a delicious sea food diner. Night on board.


Day 2 : BAI TU LONG BAY – CONG DAM AND CONG DO ISLANDS (HALONG BAY) (3 meals)

  Breakfast on the bridge while the junk sails towards Halong Bay amid the limestone peaks and islets, to the small Island of Cong Dam. Kayaking on hidden lagoons of that geological park. Swimming on the beach of Tra Gioi, with BBQ lunch.

Visit of the Cong Dam floating fishing village in a small craft. Return to the junk and navigation to the small island of Cong Do. Swimming and/or kayaking, relaxation, followed by a delicious sea food diner. Night on board.		  

 

Day 3 : HALONG BAY - HANOI (breakfast, lunch)

Breakfast on the bridge while the junk sails towards Thien Canh Son Grotto. Visit of the grotto, swimming and à la carte lunch. Return to the harbor of Hongai, then to Hanoi, where we leave you at your hotel around 16:00.



We can also organize for you a customized cruise for the itinerary and number of days you wish.
Please do not hesitate to ask us.



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