Vietnam Cultural Discovery
From £224 per person*
Cruise Halong Bay aboard the Emeraude
Overview | Overnight Cruise | Emeraude
Halong Bay, with its towering, karst limestone islets, is one of the great natural wonders of the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It covers an area of 1,500 sq km of the Gulf of Bac Bo and is the largest such scattering or limestone islands in the world.
The best way to appreciate the majestic beauty of the bay and its islands is to meandering amongst aboard a boat, and the Emeraude - a reconstruction of a Colonial era paddle steamer - is the most deluxe option on offer.
The Emeraude offers 2 day overnight cruises only, departing from Halong City, a 3 hour drive to the east of Hanoi.
Notes
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In 1910 a paddle steamer called the Emeraude was offering unforgettable cruises in Halong Bay for visitors to what was then French Indochina. The Emeraude was part of a flotilla owned by the Roque family who had left Bordeaux in 1858 in search of adventure and fortune.
Over a period of more than 50 years they found both. After several ups and downs including successful trading and timber businesses, near bankruptcy and being taken hostage by pirates, the Roque brothers built Emeraude, Perle, Saphir, Rubis and Onyx to ferry passengers and freight along the waterways of Indochina and cruise on magnificent Halong Bay.
Today the Emeraude offers a regular cruise service on board a luxurious replica steamer with 38 cabins meticulously designed to evoke the nostalgic charm of colonial Indochina.
The cabins feature polished wooden floors and brass fixtures and fittings and are finished to high standard.
The Emeraude’s huge paddle wheel opens to reveal a swimming deck offering passengers the opportunity to swim in the calm waters of the bay surrounded by the majestic scenery. At dawn, that most magical time as the sun rises, the soft and graceful movements of a Tai chi class on the deck complement the atmospheric silence of the bay.* NOTE. Prices indicated on this website are shown as a guideline only and may be subject to currency fluctuations, banking fees and other changes outside our control. Pricing information is available in other currencies.
