Slow Cruise · Two Nights on the Bay
- 🕐4 Days · 3 Nights
- 🗺 4 days planned hour by hour
- 🏨Silk Path Hanoi Hotel 4★ (1 night)
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Your journey, day by day
🍽 Meals: B breakfast · L lunch · D dinner · Items marked * or “payable locally” are optional extras.
HANOI – ARRIVAL
Check in from 2:00 PM and ease into Vietnam with an evening in the capital.
HANOI – HALONG BAY · AMBASSADOR CRUISE (NIGHT 1)
Sail at midday into the classic bay — Luon Cave, Sung Sot Cave and dinner with the band as the karsts fade to silhouettes. 11:00 Check-in at Ambassador's Lounge — Halong International Cruise Port 12:20 Board the Ambassador; welcome briefing at the Piano Lounge 12:45 Premium lunch while sailing among the World Wonder's limestone islets 14:15 Luon Cave — drift through on a local-rowed bamboo boat, or kayak* 15:45 Sung Sot Cave — the bay's largest cavern (or afternoon tea, spa*, outdoor Jacuzzi on board) 17:30 The ship anchors — cooking class, or Happy Hour* with canapés 19:00 Michelin-standard dinner on the sundeck with live band (band rests on Mondays) 20:40 Live music, squid fishing, spa* or an in-cabin movie — overnight on the bay
HALONG BAY · TRINH NU CAVE – BA TRAI DAO – PEARL FARM (NIGHT 2)
This is the day few travellers ever get: a full day deeper into the bay — kayaking hidden caves, swimming at Ba Trai Dao, pearls straight from the farm — and a second night at anchor. 06:10 Tai chi on the sundeck, then light breakfast 08:00 Full breakfast buffet at the restaurant 08:45 Day-boat past Dau Nguoi and Yen Ngua islets toward Trinh Nu Cave 09:30 Kayak around Trinh Nu Cave and visit Trong Cave 10:45 Cruise to the Ba Trai Dao area 11:45 Set-menu lunch on board 13:00 Swim in the clear waters of Ba Trai Dao 13:45 Pass Con Coc & Mat Quy islets; visit a working pearl farm 14:45 Afternoon tea and fresh fruit on the return cruise 17:30 Anchor for the night — cooking class or sunset drinks & canapés 19:15 Michelin-standard dinner with live band 20:40 Live music and night squid fishing — second night on the bay
HALONG BAY – DRAGON PEARL CAVE – HANOI
One last sunrise on the water, then the Dragon Pearl Cave show & lunch before arriving back in Hanoi around 5:00 PM. 06:10 Tai chi session on the sundeck 06:30 Light breakfast — coffee, tea and fresh pastries 07:15 Titov Island — swim in turquoise water or climb to the panoramic summit 08:30 Full breakfast at the restaurant 09:30 Bill settlement and check-out 10:15 Disembark at Halong International Cruise Port 12:00 Welcome and check-in at the Dragon Pearl Cave 12:20 "The Quest for the Sacred Pearl" — a multi-sensory performance 13:00 "Tastes of the World" lunch inside the million-year-old cave 14:30 Journey's end — onward transfer
What’s Included
✅ Included in your price
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Overnight cruise / accommodation
- Meals as per itinerary
- Private air-conditioned transport
Not included
- International & domestic flights
- Visa arrangement fees
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses
- Tips & gratuities
Price integrity promise
The price you see is the shipowner’s official rate — per person, twin share, with taxes, port fees and every listed service included. No booking fees, no surprises at checkout, and the price never changes after your confirmation.
Good to Know
Important notes (please read before booking)
- Itineraries may adjust without prior notice depending on weather and cruising conditions on the bay.
- Hotel check-in from 2:00 PM; early check-in is subject to availability and may carry a charge.
- On board, Wi-Fi is available in the restaurant and Piano Lounge; connectivity can be intermittent among the karsts.
- A single transfer boat serves the cave excursions — please be at Deck 1 reception 5–10 minutes before departure.
- The sundeck live band rests on Mondays. Dress code at dinner: smart casual to formal.
Flexibility
- Fully-paid journeys: one free date change up to 30 days before departure (subject to availability).
- Our concierge answers within hours, 24/7 — before, during and after your journey.
Booking direct with the shipowner
🏛 The shipowner’s promise
- Ambassador Cruise owns and operates its fleet — 5,000+ voyages
- Licensed international tour operator · legal entity of APC Group, Hanoi
- Award-winning fleet — Asian Hospitality Awards honoree, Vietnamese national record holder
- Onboard insurance included; safety instructions published openly on our site
🔒 Your money, protected
- PCI-DSS-compliant payment processing — we never store card details
- Official VAT invoice issued for every booking on request
- Real offices: Rox Tower, Hanoi & Halong International Cruise Port
- Hotline (+84) 1900 3045 answered by our own staff, not a call centre