After meeting at Heritage Line’s welcome lounge at the Tuan Chau Marina, we take a short speedboat transfer to your luxurious floating home before starting this unique journey of exploring one of the wonders of nature – Lan Ha Bay and its main island of Cat Ba. The first highlight of the cruise is lunch, which is served in the ship’s nearly 360-degree, light-flooded dining room. Enjoy the culinary display along with fantastic panoramic views of the passing scenery. Watching the Chef and his team prepare your meal in the open kitchen (only aboard Heritage Line GINGER) is a one-of-a-kind experience.

After lunch, relax on the terrace deck or on your private balcony and soak in the enchanting aura which emanates from the surreal seascape. While we cruise along in the early afternoon, there is time to enjoy some unique facilities on board. Take a plunge in the pool with infinity-like vistas or get pampered with a selection of fine treatments and massages in the spa.

On the way to Cat Ba Island, we tour one of the bay’s remaining floating fishing villages. The village comprises around 70 floating houses and buildings and is home to around 200 people. We will cruise through for about 30 minutes including a stop at a family home. Then it is on to Viet Hai Village. As we reach the shore of a small lagoon on Cat Ba Island, we hop on bicycles (e-cart transfers are also available) for some leisurely pedalling along small, paved roads towards the Viet Hai village. Little has changed here since the ancestors of the nearly 100 households settled here centuries ago. Situated in a valley within the Cat Ba National Park and surrounded by thick forest and mountains, the locals are isolated from the island’s other villages and towns. The only access is via sea. The community is largely self-sufficient, as the residents provide for themselves by cultivating vegetables and fruits in the nearby fields, growing rice, of course, in the valley, and fishing on the bay. This is a truly unique and authentic opportunity to meet local residents and experience their daily life. We have a glimpse of local households, a collection of farming equipment of days past and present and taste some locally made “wine” of various flavours. All the while enjoying the natural beauty and tranquility of this bucolic remote valley amidst the towering mountains.

Back on board, and during the time we set sail again, our chef invites you for an interactive cooking class in the dining room. Learn about local ingredients as well as the preparation of classic Vietnamese dishes. You are warmly invited to lend a hand. As the sun sets, we arrive at our tranquil anchorage spot for the night. Kick back and let your mind’s eye revisit the day’s adventures as night falls gently over the bay. After a delicious dinner, you may like to unwind at our bar with a digestif or watch a movie in the cinema which is set up in the dining room later. Or join our team and have some fun fishing for squid before retiring to your room.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Wake up early and join our Tai Chi session on the terrace deck to ease your mind and muscles with the first rays of the sun touching the water. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries await in the dining room to start the day. It is time to lift anchor and continue with the cruise to a place called “Frog Lake”, a secluded area which is perfect for our energetic morning excursion. Go for a refreshing swim in the bay or explore this captivating marine landscape via kayak. The cliffs stretch vertically out of the water and you feel a sense of freedom while paddling through this labyrinth of jade-green water, rocks and vivid tree-topped islets.

Back on board, we serve a hearty breakfast while cruising back to our offshore embarkation spot, from where we transfer you back to the welcome lounge at the pier by speedboat. Savour the last moments of this unique journey while relaxing on comfy sun beds on the terrace deck.

Meals: Breakfast

After meeting at Heritage Line’s welcome lounge at the Tuan Chau Marina, we take a short speedboat transfer to your luxurious floating home before starting this unique journey of exploring one of the wonders of nature – Lan Ha Bay and its main island of Cat Ba. The first highlight of the cruise is lunch, which is served in the ship’s nearly 360-degree, light-flooded dining room. Enjoy the culinary display along with fantastic panoramic views of the passing scenery. Watching the Chef and his team prepare your meal in the open kitchen (only aboard Heritage Line GINGER) is a one-of-a-kind experience.

After lunch, relax on the terrace deck or on your private balcony and soak in the enchanting aura which emanates from the surreal seascape. While we cruise along in the early afternoon, there is time to enjoy some unique facilities on board. Take a plunge in the pool with infinity-like vistas or get pampered with a selection of fine treatments and massages in the spa.

On the way to Cat Ba Island, we tour one of the bay’s remaining floating fishing villages. The village comprises around 70 floating houses and buildings and is home to around 200 people. We will cruise through for about 30 minutes including a stop at a family home. Then it is on to Viet Hai Village. As we reach the shore of a small lagoon on Cat Ba Island, we hop on bicycles (e-cart transfers are also available) for some leisurely pedalling along small, paved roads towards the Viet Hai village. Little has changed here since the ancestors of the nearly 100 households settled here centuries ago. Situated in a valley within the Cat Ba National Park and surrounded by thick forest and mountains, the locals are isolated from the island’s other villages and towns. The only access is via sea. The community is largely self-sufficient, as the residents provide for themselves by cultivating vegetables and fruits in the nearby fields, growing rice, of course, in the valley, and fishing on the bay. This is a truly unique and authentic opportunity to meet local residents and experience their daily life. We have a glimpse of local households, a collection of farming equipment of days past and present and taste some locally made “wine” of various flavours. All the while enjoying the natural beauty and tranquility of this bucolic remote valley amidst the towering mountains.

Back on board, and during the time we set sail again, our chef invites you for an interactive cooking class in the dining room. Learn about local ingredients as well as the preparation of classic Vietnamese dishes. You are warmly invited to lend a hand. As the sun sets, we arrive at our tranquil anchorage spot for the night. Kick back and let your mind’s eye revisit the day’s adventures as night falls gently over the bay. After a delicious dinner, you may like to unwind at our bar with a digestif or watch a movie in the cinema which is set up in the dining room later. Or join our team and have some fun fishing for squid before retiring to your room.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Wake up early and join our Tai Chi session on the terrace deck to ease your mind and muscles with the first rays of the sun touching the water. Coffee, tea and breakfast pastries await in the dining room to start the day. It is time to lift anchor and continue with the cruise to a place called “Frog Lake”, a secluded area which is perfect for our energetic morning excursion. Go for a refreshing swim in the bay or explore this captivating marine landscape via kayak. The cliffs stretch vertically out of the water and you feel a sense of freedom while paddling through this labyrinth of jade-green water, rocks and vivid tree-topped islets.

Back on board, we serve a hearty breakfast while cruising back to our offshore embarkation spot, from where we transfer you back to the welcome lounge at the pier by speedboat. Savour the last moments of this unique journey while relaxing on comfy sun beds on the terrace deck.

Meals: Breakfast