Discover one of Vietnam’s most remarkable natural landscapes on the Sustainable Halong Bay Discovery Eco Tour – 2 Days. It is designed for environmentally conscious travellers, so this journey combines responsible cruising, low-impact activities, locally inspired cuisine. And meaningful encounters with the bay’s marine environment.
Unlike conventional Halong Tours, this itinerary encourages slower and more mindful exploration. Here, you can paddle quietly into the hidden lagoon of Luon Cave, walk through the extraordinary chambers of Sung Sot Cave. As well as hiking to the panoramic viewpoint on Ti Top Island. Between activities, you will relax aboard an eco-conscious cruise selected for its waste-reduction practices. Or being refillable drinking-water options and commitment to protecting the bay.
As local guides, we recommend bringing a reusable bottle, reef-safe sunscreen and only essential luggage. Life moves gently on the bay, and the best experiences often come from simply watching the limestone islands emerge through the morning mist.
Morning: Travel from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
At approximately 8:00–8:30 AM, you will meet our driver at your hotel in Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Then, you travel to Ha Long via the expressway in a shared vehicle.
Besides, there is a short comfort stop may be arranged along the way. To reduce waste, you should bring a reusable water bottle and avoid buying drinks in disposable plastic containers.
Next, you will arrive at the cruise port around midday and complete the boarding formalities. After a safety briefing and introduction to the cruise’s environmental practices, you will check into your cabin.
Afternoon: Responsible Cruising and Cave Exploration
You will enjoy lunch featuring Vietnamese dishes and seasonal regional ingredients. While the cruise sails between Ha Long Bay’s dramatic limestone towers. With seafood, meat and vegetarian choices may be served depending on the cruise and season.
Your first visit is Sung Sot Cave, one of the bay’s most impressive limestone caverns. Here, you will follow the designated walking path as our guide explains how water and minerals created the cave’s stalactites and stalagmites over thousands of years.
Note, the cave includes stone steps and occasionally slippery surfaces, so shoes with a firm grip are preferable to sandals. Moreover, you should never touch the formations, as natural oils from human hands can damage their delicate surfaces.
Nex, you will continue to visit Luon Cave, where a low limestone arch opens into a peaceful-enclosed lagoon. Choose between:
Paddling a kayak for a quiet, low-emission nature experience; or
Taking a bamboo boat rowed by a local boat operator.
Kayaking is suitable for beginners when weather and tidal conditions permit. You will wear your life jacket throughout the activity and keep phones or cameras in a waterproof pouch. Here, you will paddle slowly near the cliffs, keep a respectful distance from wildlife and never feed monkeys or other animals.
Luon Cave is commonly explored by kayak or bamboo boat, although access can change according to tides and weather conditions. These activities form part of many established Ha Long routes.
Evening: Sunset, Local Cuisine and Overnight Cruise
Afterward, you will return to the cruise and relax on the sundeck as the afternoon light settles over the karst landscape. Then, you will join a small Vietnamese cooking demonstration and learn how to prepare a traditional dish with guidance from the onboard team.
Dinner is served in the restaurant with a selection of Vietnamese specialties. The menu prioritizes seasonal ingredients where operationally possible, and vegetarian meals can be arranged in advance.
After having dinner, you will enjoy quiet time on deck, join a guided squid-fishing demonstration or learn more about life on the bay from the crew. Please keep outdoor noise to a minimum and turn off unnecessary cabin lights and air conditioning when leaving your room.
Spend the night aboard the cruise in Ha Long Bay.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
You will wake up early for the peaceful morning atmosphere of Ha Long Bay. Then, you will join a gentle Tai Chi or stretching session on the sundeck while limestone islands gradually appear through the mist.
You will enjoy a light breakfast with tea, coffee, fruit, bread and other simple breakfast dishes.
You will be transferred to Ti Top Island, known for its crescent-shaped beach and panoramic viewpoint. Choose one of two experiences:
The summit trail is short but steep, so you will walk at a comfortable pace and bring only a small amount of water. Early morning conditions are usually cooler, but the steps can still be humid or slippery.
If swimming is permitted, you should remain within the designated area and follow the crew’s safety instructions. Avoid taking shells, rocks or plants from the island. Any snack packaging or personal waste should be carried back to the cruise.
Ti Top Island is regularly combined with cave visits, swimming and viewpoint hiking on Ha Long Bay itineraries.
You will return to the cruise, check out of your cabin and enjoy brunch as the vessel makes its way back to the port. Next, you will take a final look at the limestone seascape and learn how responsible visitor behavior can help preserve the bay.
Then, you will disembark at approximately 10:30–11:30 AM. Here, you will meet our driver for the return journey to Hanoi, arriving in the Old Quarter at approximately 2:30–3:30 PM.
The tour concludes at your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast and Brunch
Duration: 2 Days / 1 Night
Destination: Hanoi – Ha Long Bay – Sung Sot Cave – Luon Cave – Ti Top Island
Tour Style: Eco Tour, Responsible Cruise, Nature Discovery
Accommodation: Eco-conscious overnight cruise
Suitable For: Couples, families, small groups and nature lovers
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Their local guides are very knowledgeable and gives excellent service.
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Impress travel were amazing. Did my bookings with Daniel for our tour of Vietnam and I must say Daniel was very professional and prompt with his services. All the arrangement, plans, pick-up & drop-off services, hotels, vehicles, sightseeing tours and guides were spot on and excellent. Did 4 nights Hanoi, 1 night Hà Long Bay cruise, 3 nights Hoian, 4 nights Saigon and 1 night in Can Tho. It was totally awesome. Every part of the journey was superbly arranged and planned. I will highly recommend Impress Travel for anyone interested in visiting Vietnam. Very organized and reliable!
I first traveled with Impress a few years ago when i visited Sapa and naturally it had to be Impress when i decide to visit Vietnam again.
They are very professional and have good English speaking guides which makes our tour so much convenient and comfortable.
Their local guides are very knowledgeable and gives excellent service.
I will gladly recommend to Impress Travel to my family and friends if they are visiting Vietnam.
This was my 2nd visit to Vietnam in the last 3 years and i decided to come back again with Impress Travel with my friends beacause you have been very professional in order to organizer my first trip with my Family.
My sincere thanks to you Mr Tommy and extended the same to Mr Truong , our guide in SA PA.
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Spanish Guide in SAPA, Hotel, Meals , Organization and all was perfect.
Marcos
Great value for money with 4 stars hotel accommodation for 4 couples. The tour guide has been very helpful and brought us to amazing places in Sapa. We want to thanks Thuy the tour guide and especially Mark from Impress Travel for his great service and assurance throughout our trip. We’ll definitely use his service for other tour packages in other parts of Vietnam.
I booked with Impress Travel in July. My contact person was Tommy Thang. He is an amazing person. He was very helpful. He changed my program twice for me. Very accommodating!
We started our holiday in the north (Sapa)of Vietnam and travelled down to HCMC.
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Impress travel were amazing. Did my bookings with Daniel for our tour of Vietnam and I must say Daniel was very professional and prompt with his services. All the arrangement, plans, pick-up & drop-off services, hotels, vehicles, sightseeing tours and guides were spot on and excellent. Did 4 nights Hanoi, 1 night Hà Long Bay cruise, 3 nights Hoian, 4 nights Saigon and 1 night in Can Tho. It was totally awesome. Every part of the journey was superbly arranged and planned. I will highly recommend Impress Travel for anyone interested in visiting Vietnam. Very organized and reliable!
At first, I was just planning a trip to Hanoi, Halong Bay, and Ninh Binh for my small family.
Some close friends heard about our plans and wanted to join the trip. Eventually the group grew to be 7 families, with 25 adults and children of varying interests and expectations.
While I was excited at the prospect of touring Vietnam with good friends, I felt anxiously responsible to ascertain that everything must be well organized and everyone satisfied. This is why I am so very, very glad to have found Impress Travel. Mr. Mark responded quickly to all my inquiries, customized a wonderful trip according to the group's preferences, tirelessly worked out every detail for our 7-day trip, all at a reasonable price. Our guide, Trung, is knowledgeable, helpful, quick to respond to any need, and well-loved by everyone in the group. All my friends found this a marvelous trip, filled with beautiful memories, very much to my delight and relief!
Mr Tommy, on behalf of our group, we thank you for your efforts in putting together such a memorable vacation and experience of Sapa, overnight train, Halong Bay, Hanoi + Bai Dinh, your tour guides are so knowledgeable, passionate + helpful. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and we will certainly recommend your tour agency to our friends and share our experiences in social media.
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It was amazing place to visit in the north of vietnam , we really enjoy all the trip especially their foods , culture, beautiful view and so on.
Accommodations were good especially Thang Long Espana Hotel (the Hotel Management automated upgraded us to VIP rooms.Is really unexpected). Overalled tours n places visited very well but only local guides r not good organizing the itineraries. Especially at Sapa Lao Cai and Cat Cat Villages walking tours push to the same day about 8hours for 7km (which is on 1st&2nd days arrival) so tiring. Lunch not good enough 4 so many hours of walking. In Danang Bana Hill the local guide shd arrange 2 visit Bana Hill 1st n not last coz' spend a short time n not nice photos taken due to rain (went in morning time no rain).
Overall tours, hotels, transportation, prices are strongly recommended. Especially Daniel Dang Impress Travel for welcoming and bye-bye wishes.
Daniel Dang tks from 8 of us having a wonderful time n memorable trip for 8D7N Sapa, Hanoi, Danang with Impress Travel. Meet u all again.
We are family of 6 from Singapore and Malaysia joining Hanoi Impress Travel on 30 October-04 November 2019. We are really impressed with the company and tour guides with their professionalism and well organised arrangement. Lily is our guide for Hanoi, Tam Coc and Ninh Binh. She is excellent and very informative. She even taking care of us until late night. We walk us from Old Quarters to the hotel and brought us to try the famous road side foods. She even helped us to pay for our order to avoid overcharge by the stall. Another guide, David BK (Swan Cruise) brought us to Halong Bay cruise. He is excellent and humorous. He handles everything throughout the trip. He served meals for guests on the cruise, organised happy hour, guiding us for Kayaking, teaching Taiji and cooking class on cruise. The cruise ship is ok and the hotel in Hanoi-Adamas Hotel is small but new and clean with reasonable ok breakfast. Anyway thank you for the wonderful arrangement.
We booked a 8 day private tour package for 9 persons for Northern and Central Vietnam . We experienced great and very professional service from the Impress travel team. Tommy was very easy to contact and accommodated our requests.
All the tour guides were very good, spoke good English, friendly and patient. All the vehicles were very clean , spacious enough for our group of 6 adults and 3 children. The drivers were extremely safe and ontime.
Meals were served in clean restaurants.
Overall we had a good holiday .Thank you Tommy and Impress travel for a great experience.
We booked package for 9 persons in Hanoi and i was experienced great service during my stay! the PIC (Mr. Mark) was very pleasant and so easily to contact, i was communicated so easily for trip preparation..the tour guide for Trang An was good, Mr Hiep was helped us very well, and he was so patient on witing us shopping! Thank you Hiep!!
during in Hanoi we were stayed in great hotel with nice service also, and during in Halong Bay, they also choosen the best cruise for us! Swan cruise and also the Mr Cong was great!! thank you!!
for transporation, the car was good and driver are pleasant, but only a little bit communication since the driver less good in english. but overall great!!
all the choosen food for lunch and dinner was delicious
Thank you so much Impress travel
Impress Travels has been very helpful in making our vietnam travel amazing. We were a bunch of 7 friends wanting to go on a budget trip covering most locations. Hence, this subjected to a lot of changes during our discussion with the tour guide Daniel.
However, he has been patient enough in hearing out our needs - be it itienary , hotel bookings or even the mode of payment.
They really understand your needs. And needless to say our experience was amazing. All of this support and help has really made our vietnam trip the most memorable as far ❤️
I was searching for a reliable travel agent and come across Impress Travel and the many reviews of them. I booked 5D/4N, Hanoi-Trang An-Halong Bay private trip for a party of 6. I communicated with Mr Daniel Dang throughout the time until the day we arrived. Mr Daniel is very patient, helpful, and accommodating to our requirements despite many changes made to the itinerary. The price is very reasonable unlike other travel agents.
Our tour guide, Lily was very friendly and efficientknowledgeable and speak good English.
Highly recommend “Trang An Boat Tour”. The caves was spectacular and beautifully.
2D/1N Halong Bay – Swan Cruise was awesome with amazing view of the cave. Our guide Mr David was hilarious, helpful, accommodating, and everything was well organized. Beside the normal
activities of kayaking, swimming, Tai Chi, culinary lesson, we are indeed very very fortunate to have
the chance to celebrate the “Mooncake Festival” while cruising and admiring the full moon.
Spread of mooncake, dessert, sweet snack, fruits, cocktail, beer and mini dragon dance complete the celebration. Tourists from all over the world party all night long.
Although we paid for a 3-star package, the hotel (Thang Long Espana Hotel), meals and transport provided were also above average. Our gang have a very enjoyable and memorable trip in Hanoi.
Impress Travel really impressed us with their service and will engage their service in future.
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Hanoi – Duong Lam - Halong Bay – Hue – Danang – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh city – Mekong Delta – Cai Be – Vinh Long – Can Tho – Phu Quoc Island - Ho Chi Minh city.
It is worth talking about details, say what you want to see, watch the hotels, indicate which rooms you want, the office will organize everything for you. I highly recommend!
The whole trip was arranged with the active help of Mr. Daniel Dang.
Thanks to Mr Tommy and staff for putting together an active and interesting tour in all 3 countries. In every city or town we had we met by very nice, friendly and knowledgeable guides. We went in June which was HOT HOT HOT and were always so happy to have an air conditioned vehicle with cold water waiting for us. We traveled by planes, trains, automobiles and boats and all were fabulously coordinated by Mr Tommy without fail. The selection of sites helped us enjoy so many aspects of all 3 countries!
