Arrived in Hanoi with my girlfriend and had little idea on what to do! Hotel staff at charming advised Halong Bay and Sapa were must do’s! We only had a four days in Hanoi so halong bay was probably the closest and prettiest (so I had heard) place to see! Found a tour service called GoAsia travel. We met the manager- Martin and straight away were sold on the tour…. Everything Martin explained was so appealing and reasonably priced. Opted for the 2day 1 night tour on alova gold cruises and was perfect for our short stay in Hanoi. Bus arrived on time and was well appointed with air-conditioning, a friendly tour guide (Mr.Peter) and water! Trip was scary – traffic in Vietnam is crazy but we arrived at port in one piece! Everything was on time and well planned we were shown to our room on the boat which was beautiful and clean. Decent sized bed and own toilet and shower! We did plenty of activities – kayaking, swimming and even an on board cooking class. The food was never ending and absolutely delicious!! Omg everything tasted so good!!! My girlfriend (who’s vegetarian) had her own meals- they looked and tasted amazing!!! Cocktails were cheap and very tasty! There were about 10 of us on board and yet we felt we had a lot of privacy too! All the meals were fantastic! In the morning the cave trek was beautiful and had never seen anything like it… So beautiful and so glad we did the tour… Martin and his team have really thought of everything and I would highly recommend this tour and company! For the price we paid it felt like 5 star service!! Well done guys

Visited March 2013

Reviewed by narbz