Your day, step by step
08:30
Leave the ship and go to the domestic boat wharf in the same port complex. Buy the Route 2 entrance ticket and arrange a shared or private boat.
09:00
Sail into the bay past the limestone islands.
10:00
Sung Sot (Surprise) Cave: steps up to a large cave chamber.
11:15
Ti Top Island: climb to the viewpoint or swim from the beach.
12:15
Lunch on board while the boat heads back, with a kayak or bamboo boat stop if time allows.
14:30
Land back at the port wharf. Walk to Sun World and ride the Queen Cable Car for the view over the bay, or stroll the Bai Chay seafront.
- Latest you can leave Bai Chay seafront and Sun World16:15
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
One port done
Your Ha Long day is timed. Now the rest of your cruise.
The Cruise Pass times every port of one sailing, up to 10, to your all-aboard like this, with a Plan B if you run late, an offline copy, and live mode on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes.
€14.99 once, nothing renews. 30-day full refund.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Bai Chay seafront and Sun WorldWalk 5–15 min16:15
- Ha Long Bay boat trip (land at the port wharf)Day boat back to the cruise port's domestic wharf16:00
- Hon Gai (Ha Long market, Quang Ninh Museum)Taxi, 10–15 min16:15
- Hanoi (ship tour only)Road via the Hanoi–Ha Long expressway, 2.5–3 hours13:00
Where people get Ha Long wrong
Taking a bay boat without fixing a return time, or trying to reach Hanoi independently.
Built from our Ha Long guide, checked against 18 official sources (November 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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You just timed Ha Long to your own all-aboard. Every other port on your cruise needs the same, and your ship's times change at each one. The Cruise Pass does this for every port of your sailing, up to 10: each day timed to your ship, a Plan B if you run late, and live mode on the day with Google Maps travel time back to the pier and alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes. Every plan uses the same checked facts as this guide. Nothing is made up.
Cruise Pass
€14.99
One sailing, up to 10 ports. Pay once, nothing renews.
- Every port of your cruise timed to your all-aboard, in port time and ship time
- Live on the day: Google Maps travel time back to the pier, alerts at 30, 15 and 0 minutes
- The full planner for each port, with a Plan B if you run late
- An offline copy for when there is no signal
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