My boyfriend and I took a 2D/1N tour to Ha Long Bay with Dem as the tour guide. Dem was an amazing tour guide. He was extremely knowledgeable about ha long bay, Hanoi, and Vietnam in general, telling lots of stories and interesting information that we didn’t know prior. He was always smiling and cracking jokes. Additionally, Dem and the crew took great care of your needs, even offering to be woken up late at night if there’s anything someone needed while on the boat. Dem and the crew were experts in knowing where the least amount of tourists were in order to give us the best experience possible. Dem even took pictures of us on the bay and emailed them to us after the trip.
The boat and cabins themselves were clean and had a safety box for locking valuables if inclined to do so. We were even able to open the window in our room to feel the beautiful 70 degrees Fahrenheit breeze of the bay in December/January. We had lunch and dinner on the first day and breakfast and lunch on the second. All meals were plentiful and delicious. As far as drinks, the bar has free filtered water to refill water bottles. Any other drinks, including coffee (except for breakfast one morning), are available to purchase. A beer is around $2 USD and cocktails around $7.
Overall, we were extremely impressed by the tour and Dem himself. We had a great time and would happily book another trip with Vega travel again.
Dem, thanks so much for everything!