Most overnight cruises will follow a similar itinerary to below:
Day 1
Morning – Pick up from Hanoi for transfer to cruise boat.
Lunch – Check-in and Welcome lunch
Afternoon – Visit one of the popular limestone caves; either Sung Sot Cave, Dau Go Cave or Thien Cung Cave.
Some cruises will then offer a cooking class, kayaking and/or swimming options for the late afternoon.
Dinner – Cruises provide dinner with quality depending on which option you have chosen. Some cruises will ofer late night squid fishing, whilst others may have a bar area. Our first cruise showed the Top Gear episode of the team biking across the country.
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you’re so lucky you had blue skies for part of it! It rained the whole time I was there.
Hey Taylor,
I know, we visited in March so weather was great! It rained the whole time we were in Phuket and made our day trips around the islands a little less beautiful!
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