Signature tour · 3 days / 2 nights

Da Nang → Hanoi
→ Ha Long Bay

You're already in Vietnam. Fly north to a different side of it and come back with photos you'll actually want to show people.

3 days / 2 nightsFormat
Night on a cruiseIn Ha Long Bay
Flight includedDa Nang ⇄ Hanoi
from $2,930for two
See prices → Day-by-day plan
Ha Long Bay · from above
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What this trip is

Everything between two flights.
You fly, we handle the rest.

You step off the plane in Hanoi and don't have to decide a single thing until you board your flight back. Flight, pickup, car, guide, cruise, meals: all included. Your only job is to look out the window and take photos.

01

No group bus

A private car for the whole route. You never wait forty minutes while a group is collected from hotels, and on a three-day trip that matters a lot.

02

We meet you at Hanoi airport

A licensed English-speaking local guide waits for you in arrivals, stays with you all day and walks you to check-in for the flight home.

03

A night in the bay, not in a hotel

The photo of the trip is sunrise over Ha Long from the deck. You sleep in a cabin on a cruise boat, not in a room facing a hotel wall on shore.

04

Guide on call 24/7

You always have your Hanoi guide's direct contact. If something goes off-plan, you message the guide instead of sorting it out alone in a foreign country.

Route on the map

Three days, two nights,
one short getaway

Tap a day or a city to see photos and what happens that day. Hours and timing are in the itinerary below.

Illustrated map of northern and central Vietnam: Da Nang, Hanoi, Ha Long Bay
One Pillar Pagoda
Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university
Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi
Hanoi Old Quarter
Limestone cliffs of Ha Long Bay
A cave in Ha Long Bay
Swimming in Ha Long Bay
Sunset over the cruise fleet in Ha Long Bay
Tai chi on the cruise deck at sunrise
Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
Panorama of Ha Long Bay with cruise boats
A cruise boat in Ha Long Bay
DAY 1

Da Nang → Hanoi

Hanoi

A morning flight, and by lunch you're in thousand-year-old Hanoi. The Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, Vietnam's first university, Hoan Kiem Lake, and a train that passes a meter from your coffee cup.

  • Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and residence, Ba Dinh Square
  • One Pillar Pagoda and Temple of Literature
  • Hoan Kiem Lake and the Old Quarter
  • Train Street
Night at a Hanoi hotel
DAY 2

Hanoi → Ha Long Bay

Ha Long Bay

By midday you're on board with a welcome cocktail in hand. Then a cave, swimming among the cliffs, sunset from the deck, a cooking class and night squid fishing.

  • Dark & Bright Cave by bamboo boat
  • Swimming among limestone cliffs
  • Sunset from the deck and a cooking class
  • Bar, spa and night squid fishing
Night on the cruise
DAY 3

Ha Long → Hanoi → Da Nang

Ha Long Bay

Tai chi on deck at sunrise, kayaking among the cliffs, brunch on board, then the flight back. By evening you're at your hotel in Da Nang again.

  • Tai chi on deck at sunrise
  • Kayaking around the bay among the cliffs
  • Brunch on board before disembarking
  • Your guide walks you to check-in in Hanoi
Return to Da Nang
Route

Day-by-day itinerary

01

Da Nang → Hanoi.
The capital in one day

A morning flight, and by lunch you're in thousand-year-old Hanoi. The Mausoleum, the One Pillar Pagoda, Vietnam's first university, Hoan Kiem Lake, and a train that passes a meter from your coffee cup.

Night at a Hanoi hotel

  1. Flight from Da Nang to Hanoi

  2. Arrival in Hanoi. Meet your English-speaking guide

    Your guide meets you in arrivals, so there's no one to look for. From this minute on, the program is on us

  3. Hanoi city tour

    Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and residence · Ba Dinh Square · One Pillar Pagoda · Temple of Literature · Hoan Kiem Lake · lunch at a local restaurant · Train Street

  4. Hotel check-in. Free time in the Old Quarter

One Pillar Pagoda, Hanoi
One Pillar Pagoda
Temple of Literature, Vietnam's first university
Temple of Literature
Hoan Kiem Lake in central Hanoi
Hoan Kiem Lake
02

Hanoi → Ha Long Bay.
Boarding the cruise

By midday you're on board with a welcome cocktail in hand. Then a cave, swimming among the cliffs, sunset from the deck, a cooking class and night squid fishing.

Night on the cruise

  1. Transfer from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay

  2. Arrival at the port, cruise check-in

  3. Boarding, welcome drink and briefing

  4. Lunch on board

  5. Cabin check-in, rest

  6. Dark & Bright Cave by bamboo boat

  7. Swimming in the bay

  8. Sunset from the deck, cooking class

  9. Dinner on board

  10. Bar and spa, night squid fishing, movie on deck

Limestone cliffs of Ha Long Bay
Ha Long Bay
A cave in Ha Long Bay
Dark & Bright Cave
Swimming in Ha Long Bay
Swimming in the bay
03

Ha Long → Hanoi → Da Nang.
Sunrise and kayaking

Tai chi on deck at sunrise, kayaking among the cliffs, brunch on board, then the flight back. By evening you're at your hotel in Da Nang again.

Return to Da Nang

  1. Sunrise and tai chi on deck

  2. Light breakfast

  3. Kayaking around the bay

  4. Cabin check-out

  5. Brunch on board

  6. Return to port, transfer to Hanoi airport

    Your guide walks you to check-in

  7. Flight from Hanoi to Da Nang

  8. Arrival in Da Nang. End of the program

Tai chi on the cruise deck at sunrise
Tai chi at sunrise
Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
Kayaking among the cliffs

Flight times (09:20 and 15:05) are approximate. The final schedule follows your confirmed tickets, and the program adjusts around them.

The heart of the tour

A night on board in Ha Long Bay

This is what people fly north for. Not a “boat excursion” but a night on the water: your own cabin, dinner under the cliffs, a quiet you don't get on shore, and a sunrise worth getting up at six for.

Cruise boats in Ha Long Bay at sunset
1 night
on board
Ha Long Bay at sunset. The boat and cabin class depend on the package you choose.

What happens on board

  • 01Welcome cocktail and lunch right after boarding
  • 02Dark & Bright Cave by bamboo boat
  • 03Swimming right in the bay, among the cliffs
  • 04Cooking class and dinner on board
  • 05Night squid fishing, bar, spa
  • 06Sunrise, tai chi, kayaking and brunch

Meals on the cruise: 2 lunches + dinner + breakfast, already in the price. You can upgrade the cabin to a suite with panoramic windows and a balcony (see the packages below).

Pricing

Three tiers. One route.

The price is for two and already includes the Da Nang – Hanoi – Da Nang flight, hotel, cruise, car and guide. There is nothing to pay extra on the spot, and what is not included is listed plainly below.

Comfort
The whole route with no logistics compromises, and no extra cost for cabin views.
$2,930for two
$1,465 per person
  • Ha Long cruise, Deluxe cabin
  • 4★ hotel in central Hanoi
  • Private car for the whole route
  • Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi flight for 2
  • Meals per program
Ask about this one
Premium
A cabin with panoramic windows and a balcony: the view people come for.
$3,400for two
$1,700 per person
  • Suite cabin with balcony and 180° view
  • 5★ hotel in the Old Quarter
  • Private car for the whole route
  • Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi flight for 2
  • Meals per program
Ask about this one
Signature
Your guide stays with you on the cruise too. Full concierge mode.
$3,830for two
$1,915 per person
  • Top cruise cabin
  • 5★ hotel + dinner in Hanoi
  • English-speaking guide on the cruise too
  • Da Nang ⇄ Hanoi flight for 2
  • Meals per program
Ask about this one
Guide on the cruise: $60 extra (the guide's overnight stay and meals). Already included in Signature.
Traveling as a group of three or four? We'll recalculate: the actual flight cost plus a cabin space. Send us the group size and we'll quote you the same day.
Dates are set around your request. Cruises on popular dates get booked up early, so the sooner you tell us your dates, the better.
Payment, cancellation and rescheduling — refund policy.
Transparency

What's included in the price

✓Included

  • Da Nang – Hanoi – Da Nang flights (2 people)
  • Airport pickup in Hanoi and send-off for the return flight
  • All transfers up north: airport → Hanoi → Ha Long Bay → airport
  • Private car for the whole route (not a group bus)
  • English-speaking guide in Hanoi: all day per program
  • Hotel in Hanoi, 1 night
  • Ha Long Bay cruise, 1 night on board
  • Meals per program: lunch in Hanoi + 2 lunches, dinner and breakfast on the cruise
  • Entrance tickets and tours per program
  • Medical insurance for the whole trip

×Not included

  • Transport to and from Da Nang airport. You get there yourself before the flight
  • Dinners in Hanoi
  • Drinks outside the program
  • Spa and extra services on the cruise
  • Personal expenses and tips

Insurance: Luma Vietnam Pass, Plan 3. Cover limits: medical expenses — $100,000; accident (death or disability) — $43,500. It covers inpatient and outpatient treatment, including COVID-19, emergency evacuation, repatriation, including repatriation of remains, about $43 for each day in hospital, baggage, and flight delay — $22 for every 6 hours.

Why it stays stress-free with us

We know how to work with local partners

Local service in Vietnam runs by its own rules. We live here and have spent years bridging the gap, so you get a Vietnamese trip that works the way you'd expect.

Their timing ≠ yours

Vietnam has its own relationship with time and agreements. We know where to build in a safety margin so everything happens on time, and on a trip this tightly scheduled, that matters most.

We know how to negotiate on the ground

We have our own relationships with hotels, guides and drivers, so quality stays consistent instead of “whatever you get lucky with on Booking”.

Licensed English-speaking guides

Licensed Vietnamese guides who speak English and know these places from the inside.

We're local, not a call center

We live in Da Nang and host guests ourselves. We don't resell you into someone else's group tour and we don't disappear after payment.

If something goes off-plan

Step 1Guide on call 24/7

You always have the guide's direct contact. Flight delayed, room number mixed up, want to change restaurants: you message the guide instead of googling it in Vietnamese.

Step 2We step in next

If the issue is bigger, we handle it from above: a replacement, a reschedule, an unplanned situation. We have someone to call in every one of these places.

Bottom lineYou never have to solve anything

You're in a foreign country, without the language, and you don't need to argue with anyone, search for anything or run anywhere. That's our job, not part of your vacation.

How to book

Message us and just ask whatever you want to know.

Which dates are open, how Premium differs from Comfort, whether you can bring a child, what happens if the flight is delayed. Real people answer, within the day. No forms, no “a manager will call you back”.

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