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The tour was really nice... visited the scenic Nan Binh province... it took me around 25 min to reach top of mua cave... but the tour gives us plenty of time for hiking up and coming back... my guide was Mr Jason, he was really helpful and explained a lot about the places, history, arts and culture... though the driving will be around 2 hours anf plus but they do stop in between for break... I really like this tour...

I cannot recommend this trip enough. It was amazing. You’ll see a lot of ai reviews on these tours but as someone that jumps right to the negative reviews i hope you take the time to read this one. Been on countless excursions for snorkeling and this one was memorable. Small group, 10 of us, picked us up from our hotel and great communication that they’d run a few minutes late and had tons of info to give us before hand on what to bring, wear, eat etc. Super organized and as 3 be try stupid teens travelling their instructions in full english were so clear and for how many vietnamese people i’ve tried to talk to in english these guys really have been practising. Not only that, but when we got on the bus they were making super funny jokes and were so friendly and just easy to be around instead of stressed and rushed. They were so polite with us young ladies and were helping us everywhere we go (were fairly clumsy as a group) We got to the boat they helped us on gave us life vests and such careful instructions their detail on the safety was so good. I’m a big animal and wildlife girl so the way they were so kind about protecting the reefs and making sure everyone knew how to swim properly to avoid damaging the reef and wildlife was amazing. They did a mini snorkel swim lesson before our first stop in a shallow beach which a lot of the travellers definitely needed. When we got to the reefs instead of being in huge groups where it’s a free for all they split us up into smaller groups and had a guide stay in the water nearby us and lead us to good areas. Quiet spots where there were no huge crowds in site like a lot of these other tours get badly rated on. Genuinely such a sweet group of guys running it and they seem like all such close friends it was really cute. As well the reefs they brought us to were secluded, gorgeous and sooo many fish. You can choose to wear a life vest or not but i recommend wearing so you don’t get tired of swimming. They also bring tons of water bottles for you to have as many as you want! When we got to the island to eat and rest at the end the fruit was super fresh and lots of drinks to choose from as well that they offer 1 free included. Thank you guys so much for a lovely trip we would 100% book again. If you’re looking for smaller group, still so much fun and lots of fish this is the one for you. Love from Leilani, Melisa and Charli ❤️❤️

Our plane was late at arriving in, got a WhatsApp message from the agent meeting us. Walked off our plane & walked down about 200m within the airport building & met agent with our names on a sign, who we then followed to the Immigration desk (another 300m). We went into special line, other foreign passengers in queues to the right (noting this day a Sunday 10.45am it wasn't busy, other passengers got thru fast too), no queue in our line we got straight up to the desk, lovely Vietnamese Immigration worker served us, didn't need to show printed visas only passports, all fine & thru in like 2 mins. Then headed downstairs to baggage claim, our agent handed us over to another agent (a nice younger man), who then kindly assisted us with collecting our luggage & then at bag screening (spoke in Vietnamese to baggage screening), and our bags not screened, thru to the arrivals hall where he helped us find our private transfer to our hotel. This guy did not leave us till we found our transfer person, he was very helpful, polite & well presented. Honestly this "fast track" service was professional, worked extremely well & agents we had where very good. It's a seamless process & well worth the money (even tho no queues this day), to help with your luggage and transfer was awesome!! Thank you.

Our tour guide Pam/Pang was friendly, informative and so kind. We really appreciated her taking so much time answer all our questions and guiding us through the terrain at our pace. Our home stay did not have a/c. Although there was a fan we could not endure the heat so we walked across the street and booked a hotel. We had a lovely visit and would recommend this tour.

A thoroughly enjoyable morning. Picked up at my hotel and taken on the back of a scooter to the office where I met the group and we got our bikes. We then cycled off out of the city and into the countryside stopping at various points. Guides were friendly and helpful and the staff blocked all the major junctions so we always felt very safe. Nice included pho ga lunch at the end! All in all would definitely recommend this trip!

Huge thanks to Team Tom for an unforgettable day! Our guide, Tom, was exceptional from start to finish—professional, knowledgeable, and incredibly attentive. Everything ran like clockwork, allowing us to just relax and enjoy the sights. If you’re looking for a seamless and high-quality tour, I can’t recommend this one highly enough!

From the moment we were picked up in a luxury bus (with seats like business class plane) to getting on the boat, we were treated so well by our wonderful guide, Jake. The whole day was so well planned, with 3 fabulous stops on the cruise to explore beaches and caves. It was a busy day, with many crowds from multiple other cruise ships, but it did not impact on our day as we all really enjoyed ourselves. The food is quite nice, with a surprise sunset party on the roof while sailing home. I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone wanting to have a special day out in Ha Long bay.

This might be a long review because I want it to have all the information I was looking for when we booked a 5* star inclusive Halong cruise. Firstly our hotel was well out of the pick up area so we decided that we would meet the bus in the old quarter. Once our booking had been confirmed the guide contacted me and offered to pick us up from our hotel, I was happily surprised at this as it was going to save us from getting a grab into the pickup area. The bus that picked us up was fantastic! It was the first limousine bus I have been on and it set the bar high for any future buses. We were given bottled water and the seats had a massage function, we stopped half way for a 20 minute break where we could buy food, drinks and souvenirs as well as go to the toilet. Once we arrived at the dock we were met by a lovely guide who took us to a separate waiting area with a little coffee shop. The FeFe coffee was delicious! When is was time a guide came to collect us and took us to the boat. Once on board our beautiful boat we all sat is our assigned seat that were designated using flags of our nationality and given a short safety brief. After the brief we were issued our room keys and had about 20 minutes to explore the boat before we were served a buffet lunch. After lunch we went to visit the Sung Sot Cave and then Ti Top Island, both were beautiful but there were a lot of stairs to climb! We spent an hour at each stop before returning to the ship with enough time for a quick shower and a spring roll making lesson before dinner. Dinner was enormous! There was so much food and it was all delicious, we were shown the menus before dinner to confirm that we didn’t have any allergies but I was still surprised that there was so much food. Finally we had the opportunity to try squid fishing before bed, we were unsuccessful but it was great fun. The following morning we awoke to beautiful views of Halong Bay before breakfast. We then went on our final excursion to another small cave where guests had the option to kayak or catch a bamboo boat to explore the area. Monkeys came down from the top of the mountains to check out the guests which was a welcome surprise. After an hour we returned to the ship, where we had time to pack up, check out of our room and settle any bills that we had. Once we were all sorted we then had brunch in the dining room before disembarking. The return transfer was just as good as the first one and we had a comfortable drive back to Hanoi with the seat massager going the entire journey! I highly recommend this tour! We couldn’t have enjoyed it more! The staff were all amazing although Kelvin was the highlight! He managed to connect with all of the passengers and always had time to answer questions and make everyone feel welcomed and heard!