The differences of ALOVA Halong Cruise

Why Alova Halong Cruise

Alova Gold is more than just a cruise. Everything from the nature beauty of the scenery in Halong Bay to the truth services combination to make Alova Gold cruise become the best 3 star cruise in Halong Bay.

Safety first.
On Alova Gold Cruise- The safety of guests is the first thing we are working for. Safety facilities such as: Life jacket, buoy, life saver…etc and First-Aid equipment are always ready in any cases. Beside this, our sailor teams have very good swimming skills and often training the rescues skills. Our captain has more than 10 – year experiences

“A floating 3 star hotel” on Halong Bay
It is brand new cruise with 10 cabins, run by a Dutch Cruise manager,  following up all safety requirement of Halong bay management authority. It is nice with modern facility and equipments.
Alova cruise is designed and built for the couple; family and small group with the most convenient itinerary, comfortable restaurant, luxuriant room as well as exciting bar.
On Alova Gold Cruise you can get:
- Luxury cabin with Air con, en-suite Bathroom, Hairdryer and slippers
- Kayaking and Swimming equipments
- Welcome drinks
- Entrance and sightseeing fees
- English speaking guide
- Meals on board: (lunch, dinner and breakfast) – Complimentary bottled water
- Cooking demonstrations
- Visiting fishing village by tender
- Dining Room and Sundeck
- Entertainment Activities and Bar Happy Hour
- Safety Facilities and First-Aid Equipment

Besides, with professional, skilled staff and a Dutch manager, we commit to satisfy all the guests even the strictest ones. Package tours can be in two or three days depart from Hanoi at 8. A.m or from Halong bay tourist wharf at 12.p.m. Alova Cruise can be called as Halong Floating Hotel.

Alova Gold Cruise for golden services
“Making the unforgettable impression for ours get” is importance mission of Alova Gold Cruise teams. We demanded for all theses thing that Alova Gold Cruise staffs must have:
- At least 1 year experience in similar position. Working for Hotel or cruise is one advantage.
- Year tourism services training certificate from VNAT (Vietnam Administration of Tourism).
- Excellent communication and bargaining skills
- Strong command of English and Vietnamese writing, listening and speaking
- Details, careful, dynamic and hard working
- Strong team player with a “we – can – do” attitude, good spirit, take initiatives and under pressure
- Hospitality and independently in work.
- Working with the importance slogan “We care about your trip”.

More cruising – More relaxing
Relaxing by conquering challenges!  A chain of curricular activities are fully-arranged during your voyage by Alova Gold Cruise, surely bring you most impressive emotion. Namely, Exploring the mysterious caves & grottoes; Kayaking through floating villages & visiting the local every – day – activities – pace: Simple but different; swimming in the superb pool of the wild nature; snapping photos; sun bathing on a pampered deck on board; fishing & catching squids like fishermen; learning to drive the sail like a captain…
With the concept of fun and food, Alova cruise is the best choice for the people to get and tasteful Vietnamese food. Specially, joining in cooking demonstrations is the best way to lean how to cook Vietnamese foods. More over, enjoin your drinking time on Alova Gold Cruise with a convenient Bar. Our bartender can make the hundred kinds of cocktail and drinks. Serving you with professional way we hope to bring you the satisfaction time on boat. This entire features help Alova be successful as the differentiation and customer’ satisfaction.

1 night in Hanoi 1 night on Alova PROMOTION

Promotion applied only in Nov and Dec 2012, including a night of a hotel in Hanoi Old Quarter, Hanoi City tour by Cyclo and Halong bay package tour with Alova Cruise.

Day 1:  Staying in May De Ville Old Quarter Hotel or similar 3 star for one night.
Joining 1 hour city tour by cyclo at whenever you like.

Day 2: Hanoi – Halong Bay – Alova Gold Cruise
7h45 – 8h15: Alova Gold Cruise’s bus and guide will pick you up at your hotel & start the 3 hour and a half drive to Halong Bay.

12h00 – 12h30: Board Alova Gold Cruise at the Bai Chay port, enjoy welcome drink, crew briefing before checking in cabin. Start cruising and enjoy a Special lunch with Vietnamese Traditional Dishes while the boat slowly slides on romantic waves of the sea to the legendary fishing village
14h00: Spend one hour Kayaking or Bamboo boat on emerald water of the world heritage.
15h00: Set sails to head to the sandy beach where emotional feeling erupts at one of the most splendid water world; you can swim and enjoy the seascapes with photos shooting.
18h00: Return to the vessel for your own leisure at room or on Sun deck, boat anchors at Sung Sot area – the safest place for overnight.
18h30: Attend the Cooking Demonstration together with our Chief.
19h30: Enjoy dinner (designed only on Alova Gold) with Vietnamese typical foods.
21h00:   Intermingle with activities on board such as Cuttle fish fishing, games on board, socializing with others. Our bartender serves you the best drink at bar, overnight on boat.

Day 3:   Alova Gold Cruise – Ha Long Bay – Ha Noi
When the Dawn appears, a new day comes to bring you strange experience!
6h00:  Wake up for swimming or photos hunt at dawn
7h30: Have sunrise breakfast in the absolutely quiet lagoon.
8h30: Climb up the mountain to explore one of the most superb & beautiful Sung Sot cave.
9h15:  Return to the Vessel, check out and settle the bill, take time to relax while the Vessel is cruising back to Bai Chay Port, leave your words in the Memory Book and have lunch
12h30: Say goodbye to Halong bay and take shuttle bus back to Hanoi
16h30: Arrive in Hanoi. Trip ends.

Price:  125 USD
Single Sup: US $ 35/room/night
  ALOVAAAAAA OPENING PROMOTION in Nov, Dec. 2011, Please contact Alova at 17 A Hang Dong st, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi – info@goasiatravel.com to get it
Trip included:
-      Airport pick up and 3 star hotel in Hanoi, City tour by cyclo with guide
-       Pick-up and transfer by A/C modern bus Hanoi – Halong – Hanoi
-      2 bottles of water/person/2 ways
-      Welcome drink
-      Fully furnished deluxe en-suite cabin with A/C and hot water
-      Complementary bottled water in cabin
-      English speaking tour guide
-      All entrance fees to sites indicated in itinerary
-      Meals as: 1 breakfast, 2 lunches and 1 dinner (Set menu Vietnamese Style) on Cruise
-      Complimentary morning tea and coffee
-      Kayaking or Rowing boat (one hour)
-      Cooking demonstration
-      Fishing equipments
-      On board insurance, service charge

Trip excluded:
-      Beverages, tax and personal expenses
-      Others not clearly mentioned above

Email to info@goasiatravel.com to get big promotion.

Activities on Halong bay with Alova Cruises

Kayaking in Halong Bay
Kayaking in Ha Long Bay is more than an indulgence; it offers vistas not reachable by other means. The setting cannot be more dramatic. Thousands of limestone peaks raise magically from crystalline emerald waters, dotted by islets and deep, mysterious caves.

However to access all of them, conventional boat tours are not the best way, say both experienced and greenhorn kayakers after doing their thing in the famous Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, and in the running for adjudication as a natural world wonder. Over the last decade or so, kayaking has become a popular activity in Ha Long Bay, which covers an area of 1,500 square kilometers, offering many options for both the less and the more adventurous.
Do the kayak tour with ALOVA CRUISE and enjoin the sunset on Halong bay. When you book the tour to Halong bay on ALOVA CRUISE the kayaking activity are include. With professional kayaks you can explore more things about the Halong bay and enjoin the sunset on the sea at the afternoon. It will be the best memory about the trip.

Cooking class on ALOVA CRUISE:
Cruising on Halong Bay with ALOVA CRUISE, you can join our cooking demonstration. Our chef and staffs shows you how to prepare some traditional Vietnamese dishes. 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. We hope with a few time on ALOVA CRUISE we can help you to have the overview about the Vietnamese cuisines.

Drinking time on ALOVA CRUISE Bar:
We have a convenient Bar on ALOVA CRUISE with many drinks. Our bartender can make the hundred kinds of cocktail and drinks. Serving you with professional way we hope to bring you the satisfaction time on boat. Come and try it.

Squid fishing on ALOVA CRUISE in the night:
At the night time on ALOVA CRUISE will anchor in the quiet area. Then our sailor will invite you to do squid fishing activities. They will help you preparing fishing – rod and show you how to catch a squid. During the fishing time you can have chance to see the “floating city” on the sea which create by tourist boats.

Swimming in Halong Bay:
One of the main attractions of Halong is the bay's calm water and the thousands of limestone mountains dotting the seascape. The Bay's water is clear during the spring and early summer. Some of the islands are quite large and there are small alcoves with sandy beaches where swimming is possible such as: Titop Islet, Soi Sim islet…
If you book the tour in Halong bay you also can jump from the sundeck of the cruise in to the sea when the cruise anchored.

Scuba diving Package activity:
Beyond classic Halong bay tours, Goasia Travel also offers travelers the special product which no one has done before in Halong bay – Scuba diving. Travelers can explore hidden beauty underwater with thousands of splendid coral such as sun mushroom coral, leather coral, magnificent stag horn coral, compact coral…, and fish like sergeant major fish, Clark’s anemone fish...With internationally- licensed, well- trained scuba divers and assistants, we guarantee the safety, pampering amenities with friendly and attentive management which make you unforgettable experience.

Bungalow in Cat Ba Island:
There are many beautiful bungalows in Cat Ba Island. It is suitable for people who want to live in the nature. Most of the bungalow built in the part of Cat Ba national park and on the beach. GOASIA TRAVEL mentions you about the transportation when you want to come to Cat Ba Island for staying in bungalow. An easiest and cheapest way for you is booking the daily group trip in GOASIA TRAVEL. We suggest you some bungalow such as: Suoi Goi eco-lodge, Nam Cat Bungalow, Viet bungalow…etc

Rock climbing and Deep water soloing in Lan Ha bay:
Lan Ha Bay is one of the most majestic climbing areas of the world. Have many limestone karts rising from the sea. The area has several sport climbing routes and has vast potential for further development.
However If you do not want to carry gear half way around the world, the area offer infinite possibilities for deep water soloing. Have routes from easy to sublime. Jump on one ALOVA DAILY CRUISE and take a tour around the islands. Spot a line, stop the boat, check the depth and up you go.

Biking in Cat Ba National Park:
Cat Ba Island is the perfect place for biking tour. GOASIA TRAVEL organized the trip for cycling in Cat Ba National Park. During the biking time you will have many chances to discover not only the nature but also the history of this island under Vietnam wars. Visit the “Hospital cave” is one of the mainly part in trip.

Helicopter tour to Halong Bay:
From Hanoi you can departure at Gia Lam Domestic Airport. Board on MI EC-130 B4 – 7 seats helicopter and enjoin the unique of Halong bay. This type of tour you only can offer by GOASIA TRAVEL. We want give you the new emotion about Vietnam.

BBQ Buffet on beach:
When you book your trip with ALOVA CRUISE there is no better way of treating yourself than with seafood barbecue lunch. Our crew will invite you for a BBQ lunch on the board – as if it were a wonderful gift granted by a mermaid. Imagine for a moment that you are the only people on earth enjoying a fabulous meal under the clear blue sky on the quite area. Start with a glass of wine and proceed to enjoy an array of succulent, grilled seafood. Joining Alova Cruise 3 days to experience it..

Cooking Classes in Vietnam

How to cook Vietnamese food ? Where to learn cooking in Vietnam? Cooking class in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City ?  Halong bay cooking class?

Vietnam is well known in all over the world because of its cuisine, with fresh ingredients and imaginative flavors. Most of foreigners tourists are highly recommend a bout the foods of Vietnam. When people traveling in Vietnam they are not only taste the food but also want to know how Vietnamese cook their foods. From the North to the South of this country you can enjoin in the cooking tour.

In general, most cooking classes are half-day classes starting with 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.

Book a cooking class trip with Goasia travel means you can demonstrate your cooking skills. We introduce for you some cooking classes in Vietnam as below:

Cooking class in Halong Bay:

You can enjoy the Cooking class on Alova halong cruises. Many tourists are highly recommended this option for the trip to Vietnam. When you travel in Vietnam, the first tourist sites you will visit is Halong Bay. Booking 2 or 3 days trip and sleeping on cruise are very popular. Especially, if you booking your tour with ALOVA CRUISE, the cooking class are included in your tour. it means you can join cooking class free. Chef and staff on boat will help you to prepare everything for cooking class. In half of hour you can have your own dish of food, enjoin yourself and sharing it. A very interesting activity in Halong Bay tour.

Cooking class in Hanoi City:

1. The Hanoi Cooking Centre is a purpose built cooking school, café and retail outlet. Hanoi Cooking Centre offers hands-on cooking classes and short courses in a relaxed atmosphere, designed by renowned Melbourne chef Tracey Lister, co-author of KOTO - A Culinary Journey .Through Vietnam.

Hanoi Cooking Centre offers visitors a truly unique Vietnam experiences, one to treasure, and share with friends and family.

2. Sofitel Metropole hotel:  has the high end of the market in Hanoi cornered with half-day classes with a trip to the market and cooking demonstration followed by an elegant lunch in the Vietnamese restaurant.

3. Highway 4 Restaurant:  Highway 4 does not have set daily classes, but can arrange classes for small groups and is very flexible in changing the menu to meet the group's needs. Highly recommended are Highway 4's famous catfish spring rolls.

4. Hidden Hanoi Restaurant: Morning cooking classes with a different menu each day of the week for small groups in a relaxed and peaceful garden setting led by the very friendly

Cooking class in Hoi an City:

1. Red Bridge Restaurant & Cooking School Book at Hai Scout Café: They have morning classes which include a visit to the market, a leisurely boat cruise on the river to the Red Bridge Cooking School, a tour of the school's herb and vegetable garden, and a cooking demonstration and lunch.

2. Cargo Club cooking class is one of the most popular in Hoi An.

Cooking class in Nha Trang city:

Vietnam Cookery Center: With the popularity of its school in HCMC, the Vietnam Cookery Center has opened another school in Nha Trang, changing only the menu to include many local varieties.

Cooking class in Ho Chi Minh City:

1. Saigon Cooking Class by Hoa Tuc: Hand-on cooking class, in the refined set up of Hoa Tuc restaurant in the heart of Saigon. Classes are conducted by a Vietnamese chef speaking English (French with a translator). Optional market visit with our Chef to purchase the ingredients you will cook just after during the Cooking Class. Only small group offer.

2. Vietnam Cookery Center: One of the more widely mentioned cooking classes in Vietnam, so book in advance. They can also arrange classes on the Bonsai Boat in Saigon, thematic dinner courses, and chef and extended courses.

3. Omni Saigon Restaurant: The Omni Saigon does not have set classes every day, but can arrange specially for groups, with individual work stations.

Vietnam culture tours with cooking class

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