11:45 - 12:00 Guests are transferred by speedboat/tender from Indochina Sails’s Tuan Chau Pier to Indochine Cruise - enjoy welcome drink, listen cruise briefing and safety instructions.

13:15-14:00 Passengers enjoy the International Buffet Lunch.

Massage service is available after lunch and throughout the cruise. Please book in advance with your Cruise Manager.

14:45-16:30 The crew take passengers visit the Dark and Bright (also known as Bat Cave) grotto is not only known for the stunning limestone structure at every turn but also for the interesting natural habitat. The best way to explore this cave is doing kayaking or bamboo sampan drive by local people through the tunnel so you will spend mostly your time relaxing and enjoy the quiet and natural place (This is the UNESCO Heritage site and also the nature reserve area of Cat Ba National Park of Lan Ha Bay)

17:30 Depart and sail to anchor overnight.

18:30-19:00 Attend the Cooking Demostration led by our Head Chef. During the lesson, the chef showing the guests how we decorate and make some traditional Vietnamese foods.

19:30 Set Menu Dinner is served.

20:45 Evening activities. Board games like cards or Parcheesi are available, as well as massage service (massage service is available throughout the cruise). Also, everyone can try their luck at Squid fishing on the boat with help from the crew.

22:00 End of Program for Day 1.

06:30 Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served in the dining room.

06:45 Enjoy Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck.

07:15-08:00 Enjoy Breakfast served in the dining room.

08:15-11:00 Passengers will be on the transfer boat for doing short excursion to Viet Hai village where we take a stroll around the idyllic enclave and see the fabulously rustic homes of the locals. We then take our bicycles or electrical van onto village paths and head into some of the lush greenery for which Cat Ba Island is known.

11:30 Back to the cruise - The set Menu Lunch is served at about 12.00 at noon.

13:00 - 14:00 Kayaking around Tai Quéo cave area, a tunnel cave, to a lake like “Dragon eye”

14:00 - 14:30 We move on to Ba Trai Dao (Three Peaches) Beaches

14:30 - 15:30 We are free to swim in this beautiful & clean area. Enjoy finger fruits dishes while cruising back the Indochine Cruise

16:00 Return to the Indochine Cruise. Rejoin the cruise and relax onboard as we sail to the overnight anchorage.

19:15 Special Dinner is served at restaurant on the occasion of year-end.

20:45 Evening activities. Board games like cards or Parcheesi are available, as well as massage service (massage service is available throughout the cruise). Also, everyone can try their luck at squid fishing on the boat with help from the crew.

22:00 End of program for Day 2.

06:30 Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries served in the dining room.

06:45 Enjoy Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck.

07:15 - 08:45 The crew take passengers visit the Trung Trang Cave known locally as "gold treasure" with many unique things. Discovering the Trung Trang Cave makes visitors very excited, feeling like they are lost in heaven in the ground.

The cave belongs as a part of Cat Ba island – Lan Ha Bay.

09:00 Return to the Indochine Cruise. Guests will have 30 minutes to freshen up and finish packing. Please collect all of your belongings from the cabins and leave heavy luggage outside the cabins.

09:30 Enjoy the breakfast buffet in the dining room, consisting of both Vietnamese and international dishes. Bills are settled after breakfast.

We approach the harbor while we cruise, giving you the opportunity to soak up the last of the magical atmosphere of Lan Ha from the sundeck.

11:00 Arrive at Indochina Sails’ Pier at Tuan Chau Port.