25 Feb 2023
I contacted Loi Van Nguyen from Seawind Travel about doing a budget friendly 2 day 1 night tour of Ha Long Bay at short notice. He responded to me straight away with options that suited my needs. The booking process was simple and we were on a bus to the harbor the very next morning.
We did the 2 day 1 night Sunlight cruise. The bus pick us up and dropped us off at our hotel in Hanoi. We got a free bottle of water and our tour guide Milano briefed us on the itinerary while we travelled to the boat. He spoke English well and constantly updated is about times and activities so we didn’t need to remember everything. The caves, ti top island and kayaking were amazing. The surprising cave is very unique. The room and facilities on the boat were great, hot shower and comfortable bed.
The menu was seafood fusion style. The seafood was really good especially the prawns and oysters. Some of the dishes randomly combined Vietnamese and western style cooking which resulted in interesting choices. It would have been better if the dishes served were either Vietnamese and/or western rather than combining them in fusion style. However plenty of food was served and there were a lot of options.