DORA CRUISES- A LUXURY 5 STAR CRUISE IN LAN HA BAY

                                    DISCOVERY HALONG BAY – LAN HA BAY  (Our itinerary is unique and different, we will take you to the less touristy and enchanted sceneries) DAY 1: HANOI- HALONG – LAN HA ON DORA CRUISE ( L/ D) 08:00 – 8:45: Our tour guide pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 08:45: Departure to Halong Bay. 10:30: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 20 minutes short break. 11:30 – 12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor. 12:00 – 12:30: Transferred by speedboat to Dora Cruise. Welcome to Dora Cruise and enjoy welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin. 13:00: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian set menu lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. - Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor where belonged to Cat Ba area. - Discover lagoon natural area belonged to Lan Ha bay. Drop anchor for swimming or just simply sunbathe on our cruise (private, wild and fresh air). - Heading back toward the sleeping area - Do kayaking and swimming at Ba Trai Dao Islet 17.30: Come back to our Dora Cruise and participate in our sunset party with fruit, cake and wine. Take photos and relax. 18:00 – 18:15: Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Dora Halong Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam. 19:00: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise. 21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, listen to music, squid fishing, relaxing and overnight on the Dora Cruise.

DAY 2: DORA LAN HA -  DARK & LIGHT CAVE - HA LONG CRUISE - HANOI ( B/L)

06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck. 07.00 – 7:45: Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast. 08.15: You will be at reception to go visit Dark & Bright Cave by the tender (the transfer boat) to the small floating house and there you can have opportunity to explore the cave on local bamboo boat (rowing by the locals). 09.30: Come back to Dora Cruise and check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. 10:00: Have last buffet lunch at the cruise 11:30: Dora Cruise are landing near Tuan Chau Harbor and transfer guest to Tuan Chau, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. 12:00 – 12:30: Return to Hanoi. 13:50 – 14:00: Stopover in Hai Duong province to relax. 15:00 – 15:30: Arrive in Hanoi

                                      DISCOVERY HALONG BAY – LAN HA BAY  (Our itinerary is unique and different, we will take you to the less touristy and enchanted sceneries) DAY 1: HANOI- HALONG – LAN HA ON DORA CRUISE ( L/ D) 08:00 – 8:45: Our tour guide pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter. 08:45: Departure to Halong Bay. 10:30: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 20 minutes short break. 11:30 – 12:00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor. 12:00 – 12:30: Transferred by boat to Dora Cruise. Welcome to Dora Cruise and enjoy welcome drink, meet the captain, crew to get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin. 13:00: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian set menu lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay. – Continue cruising through Con Vit islet (Duck Islet), Thumb islet and Gia Luan Harbor where belonged to Cat Ba area. – Discover lagoon natural area belonged to Lan Ha bay. Drop anchor for swimming or just simply sunbathe on our cruise (private, wild and fresh air) – Heading back toward the sleeping area – Do kayaking at Ba Trai Dao Islet 17.30: Come back to our Dora Cruise and participate in our sunset party with fruit, cake and wine. Take photos and relax. 18:00 – 18:15: Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Dora Halong Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam. 19:00: Time for dinner enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise. 21:00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, listen to music, squid fishing, relaxing and overnight on the Dora Cruise. DAY 2: TAI CHI– BREAFAST– CYCLING AT VIET HAI VILLAGE-VAN BOI BEACH –SUNSET PARTY ( B/ L/ D) 6:30: Join us for a Tai Chi session for the early risers on the sun deck. Tai chi helps focus the mind and condition the body and there is no better environment to practice this than amongst the limestone peaks and islands. 07:00: Joining light breakfast in a panorama view of the world heritage site. After breakfast, enjoy your time for relaxing in amazing view of the Lan Ha bay while the boat continues cruising further for sightseeing. 8:20: Transfer by the Daily Boat heading to Viet Hai ancient fishing village on Viet Hai island. On the way, discover the wonderful landscape of hundred limestone mountains raising from the surface of Lan Ha Bay 9:45-10:00: Take the bicycle ride to enjoy gorgeous sceneries along Viet Hai village roads. We also visit a local family’s house to see the daily life of local people. Back to the day boat to continue cruising further in Lan Ha Bay 12:00: Back to our cruise, enjoy the lunch with beautiful view. 14:30: Arrive to the less touristic area for Kayaking and swimming, guest will have chance to see fish farm at the typical Lan Ha bay floating village. 16:00: Back to Dora Cruise, take time to refresh, enjoy the Sunset Party at our cruise or book massage services as we cruise to sleeping area 19:00: Time for dinner. Enjoying special seafood and Vietnamese typical food on the cruise. After dinner reward yourself with a large selection of cocktails at our bar, wine and cigars cellar or enjoy the landscape of the bay at night. Take one of our on-board activities like squid fishing, watching movies in the restaurant.

DAY 3: DORA LAN HA –  DARK & LIGHT CAVE – HA LONG CRUISE – HANOI ( B/L)

06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck. 07.00 – 7:45:

• Morning view of bay’s landscape with a cup of tea or coffee.
• Have breakfast.

08.15: You will be at reception to go visit Dark & Bright Cave by the tender (the transfer boat) to the small floating house and there you can have opportunity to explore the cave on local bamboo boat (rowing by the locals). 09.30: Come back to Dora Cruise and check-out from the private cabin and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay. 10:00: Have last buffet lunch at the cruise 11:30: Dora Cruise are landing near Tuan Chau Harbor and transfer guest to Tuan Chau, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise. 12:00 – 12:30: Return to Hanoi. 13:50 – 14:00: Stopover in Hai Duong province to relax. 15:00 – 15:30: Arrive in Hanoi.