Private Ha Long bay day trip(From Hanoi city or Halong harbour)

Hein was our guide and he did an outstanding job of explaining what to expect, at each point of the tour. The experience was breathtaking. He made sure he pointed out the different island formations. The row boat through the caves was amazing, but the best part was walking up the 85 steps to the large cave. It was magnificent. We have beautiful pictures, but it was hard to capture the wonder of the entire cave. There is another cave but it involved a steep hill so we decided to skip that cave. Hein is an exceptional guide and if you are lucky enough to have him on your tour you will not be disappointed.

Dedicated driver and tour guide made our day trip memorable especially for our 2 grandchildren. Visiting the pearl farm, the Halong bay cruise and very interesting viewing the cave.

The "privacy" of the tour is limited to the car transportation. Despite what is indicated on your site, the boat was occupied by 42 persons and not max 8 persons .

Our tour guide Hiem was fantastic. We chose the full private tour and were picked up from our hotel in Hanoi. We headed to the ferry terminal and quickly got on our private boat, which was huge and really comfortable for us. Immediately after setting off we were served a sumptuous array of Vietnamese food which was really delicious. Throughout the journey we could enjoy the beautiful view of the rock formations of Ha Long Bay. We stopped by Fighting Cock and Incense Burner Islets, then visited Ba Hang floating village (not so much a village anymore, just a platform for big boats to park and for tourists to get on sampans/small boats). We got on a small boat and were brought through two caves to enjoy the brilliant scenery of Dao Go Island. After that, we visited the famous and touristy Thien Cung Cave, and we were given a choice whether to visit the second Dao Go cave. The first cave was already amazing - Hiem gave us a really good explanation of the various rock formations and the different animals / things the rocks looked like. We decided to go to the Dao Go cave and it was even better - there were 0 other tourists in the half an hour we were there, and Dao Go cave was unreal. It was HUGE and had much more impressive rock formations, and we could just take our time to admire them rather than having to care about other people around us. That was the end of the tour, and we headed back to Ha Long city, and were driven back to Hanoi. We really enjoyed the tour and especially the privacy and flexibility we were offered by Hiem. Highly recommend especially for a family or group of friends wanting to see Ha Long Bay!

It was a very nice tour. The scenery is so beautiful and we are amazed by the wonders of nature. Our guide Hien was very nice and professional. He called me the night before to confirm the pick up location. He was waiting for us in the hotel lobby in the morning. Hien did an outstanding job of explaining what to expect, at each point of the tour. Walking through the cave was amazing. The food on the boat was very delicious. The car was very comfortable, our driver Binh was great . We had a wonderful time!