Cooking class in Halong bay

Cruising on Halong Bay, you can join our cooking demonstration. The chef shows you how to prepare some traditional Vietnamese dishes.

Vietnam is very proud to get more of the recognition it deserves in the world for its cuisine, with fresh ingredients and imaginative flavors, and one of the best experience of any trip to Vietnam is the food. Even if you do not expect to do much Vietnamese cooking, a cooking class is a fun and interesting way to learn and understand the local Vietnamese ingredients and how to make some of the popular dishes.

A cooking class in Halong bay junk cruise tour

Generally, most cooking classes are half-day classes starting in the morning with a trip to the local market followed by a cooking demonstration and lunch where you can eat the dishes that were prepared.

Most of the classes tend to be aimed at casual tourists, rather than serious chefs, and many tend to be cooking demonstrations, rather than classes with individual cooking stations. Please inquire before you book. Also, please keep in mind that some of the smaller, ad-hoc programs may be more flexible to change the menu or request more interaction, especially if you arrange your own private lesson for your group.

Biking tour in Halong bay

Biking in Cat Ba Island to visit Bee farm, cucupine farm, Trung Trang cave, Hospital cave

Moutain Biking
Trek 4500 bike new
Rental:
• Half day: $8. (9am-12pm or 1pm-4pm).
• Full day: $12. (9am-4pm)
• Local guide on motorbike: $25. (9am-4pm)



To rent bikes, contact First Choice
Self-guided route:
1. Cross island jungle way (half day):
Phu Long harbour - Cat Ba town, or vice-versa (~25km).
Rolling hill all the way, no shade but good ocean views.
Sight seeing stops: Thien Long cave in Phu Long.

2. Cross island ocean way (half day):
Gia Luan harbour - Cat Ba town or vice-versa (~25km).
Sight seeing stops: Bee farm, cucupine farm, Trung Trang cave, Hospital cave

3. The loop (half day):
Start cycling in Cat Ba town touring the loop thru the National Park, Hien Hao village and Tran Chau fishing village. A good blend of coastal and jungle sceneries (~31km).
Flat road with two big climbs, shady and cool.
Sight seeing stops: Bee farm, Porcupine farm, Trung Trang cave, Hospital cave.

4. The Big loop (full day):
Start cycling in Cat Ba town to Phu Long fish farm via Ocean road 25km, visit Thien Long cave by boat.
Lunch at Hoang Long restaurant on mangrove wet land.
Cycle back to Cat Ba via the jungle route (25km), and visit Bee farm and cucupine farm on the way.
You also have the choice of seeing more caves such as Trung Trang cave, Hospital cave etc.

• 9.am: Start from Ben Beo cycling to Lien Minh valley (on road)
• Tea break in bee farm before heading to single trail to Suoi Goi hot spring resort. Lunch then relax.
• Cycle single trail to Hien Hao through National park, visit Hospital cave (very interesting).
• 4pm: Tour ends in Ben Beo.

Halong Bay 2 days tour - sleeping on the boat

 A World Heritage Site, Halong Bay is one of the most beautiful places on earth. With its picturesque blend of land and sea, this is one of the world's most precious beauty spots. The Bay is about 180 km from Hanoi, and covers an area of over 1,500 km. Dotted with thousands of rocky islands, it really is a natural sculpture on a gigantic scale.

Day 1: Hanoi – Halong (L,D)

Pick up and leave Hanoi for Halong Bay. Enjoy an interesting 3-hour drive to Halong City, visitors will see the rich farmlands, water buffalo and people at work. Upon arrival in Halong, board in boat in the emerald water between the limestone outcrops and long corridors, enjoy the harmony of clouds and waters. Lunch on board. Visit the recently discovered Sung Sot Cave (Amazing or Surprise Grotto), one of the most beautiful ones in Halong Bay. Enjoy swimming at Titov beach. Watch the fantastic sunset on the bay. Overnight on board with a magic night in the bay.

Day 2: Halong – Hanoi (B, L)

Morning swim and sunrise breakfast. Continue cruising around the bay for viewing the numerous interesting types of islands on the bay. Visit Dau Go Cave ( Grotto of the Wooden Stakes) where in 1288 one of Vietnam’s most famous generals, Tran Hung Dao, amassed hundreds of stakes deep inside the cave prior to a battle with an invading Mongol army and Thien Cung Cave (Grotto of the Heavenly Palace), famous for its marvelous stalagmites and stalactites. Back to the wharf by noon.

On the way back to Hanoi, stop to visit the embroidery factory of the disabled with wonderful works at unexpected price. Arrive in Hanoi .