College students that I am teaching in Hanoi recommended this tour to Ha Long Bay and Cat Ba Island to me. The tour included the bus ride to Ha Long, two days and a night on a boat, and a night and day on Cat Ba Island. First, if you visit the North of Vietnam, you must visit these places.... More

My daughter and I recently did the 3 day 2 night Halong Bay cruise with Halong Phoenix Cruiser. We chose the itinerary which included the kayaking option. I feel I am being quite picky about this cruise but given there is a lot of competition in this market it might be wise to do some more research before selecting Halong... More

Beginning on the bus from Hanoi, we met a couple from Australia and a single traveler from our state (New York) with whom we had all our meals while on the cruise. This added to the fun and adventure of the cruise. The food was good. The cabins were comfortable. The staff was friendly. Ha Long Bay has an incredibly... More

We just did a two day, one night tour on the Halong Phoenix. The part on the cruise was very satisfying and pleasant. The boat was an old fashioned, somewhat weathered brown ship (the law says now they all have to be white) with a comfortable en suite room with a safe, alot of tasty food, mainly seafood, served family... More

I normally slightly over rate most hotels or tours however I will tell it like it is. We were running late as we had to stop for others they had last minute booked on board. We sat for 1/2 hr in the bus. We then got to the boat and you could see everyones disappointment that this was a whit... More

We booked Phoenix Halong Tour with Awesome Travel. We were picked up at 8.30am from the hotel. Sunny, one of the tour guide, met us the at hotel lobby and we were ushered to a 18-seat Hyundai mini bus. The journey to Halong took approximately 4 hours. The road to Halong is narrow and can get a little bumpy. At... More

Guides are uninterested and inattentive The entire itinerary was missed by at least an hour. There was no expert kayaker to guide, in fact the guide wanted to just talk about his personal life and had little interest in us seeing Halong Bay or kayaking. Barely paddled and was behind the group for all of the kayaking and when he... More

We stayed 3 days and 2 nights with Phoenix. One night on the boat which was a nice change, very comfortable but it only motored to a spot where about 50 other junks all park and didn't move from there. From there we went on motor launch to a big cave (stalactites etc very touristy and very well worn, nothing... More

Our two day trip to Halong Bay was a mixed bag of experiences. The Highlights: Halong Bay: spectacular and we were fortunate enough to have great, clear weather - a must see when in Vietnam!! The Junk - was very clean and comfortable - our room was lovely and met our expectations. The cooking demonstration - was interesting and hands-on.... More