DAY 1: HANOI – HALONG BAY (L, D)
Pick up you at your hotel in Hanoi depart for Ha Long City, about four 3 drive away. Short rest on half way to Halong in a Humanity center. Upon arrival, transfer to a private boat for a cruise around Ha Long Bay with a delicious local seafood lunch served on board. Enjoy the kayaking in the afternoon until Sun Set on Halong Bay. Dinner and overnight on boat.
DAY 2: HALONG BAY - QUAN LAN ISLAND (B, L, D)
After breakfast, the junk set up to Quan Lan Island ? the Island, which is not touristy and there are many beautiful beaches. Walking around the Island, resting inside the casuarinas forest. Having lunch. In the afternoon, get on boat again, continue traveling around the bay to Nam Cat beach. Set up a camp on Nam cat beach. Dinner and overnight on boat or camp.
DAY 3: NAM CAT BEACH - HO BA HAM ISLAND (B, L, D)
We break camp after breakfast, and load camping equipment and personal effects onto the support vessel, before paddling to Ho Ba Ham Island. We set up camp and have lunch before the option of additional kayaking to explore the surrounding area in the afternoon. After our local cooks have prepared our evening meal there is time to sit around the camp for some cultural exchanges with our guides and support staff. Overnight on boat or camp.
DAY 4: HO BA HAM ISLAND - HALONG CITY - HANOI (B, L, D)
Following breakfast this morning, we break camp, load our camping equipment onto the support vessel, and kayak back to Ha Long city for lunch. In the afternoon come back Hanoi with crossing Dong Trieu Ceramic Village (optional). Arrive in Hanoi by 17.00 pm.. |
Quan Lan Island belongs to Bai Tu Long Bay; part of an island range on the outside of the gulf of Bac Bo. It has an area of 11 sq. km, and features eight populated hamlets. Quan Lan Island stretch toward East – West from the foot of Van Đon Range to the Got Mount with many high mountains to the east barring waves and winds, protect the villages. The island is situated on an important navigation route that connects China, Japan, Thailand and Philippines to Vietnam. Along two sides of the island are tens kilometres of sand beaches. This is the endless resource for glass making which the sea gives to man and it is also the extremely interesting touris.
