BT-03 · Bai Tu Long Bay
Renea Cruise
From$130per person, two sharingread 6 Aug 2026A guide, not a quote — we confirm the live rate when you enquire.
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Treasure Junk
2nd cheapest of 12 in this bay
Treasure Junk has fourteen cabins, and the choice between them is a real one. Twelve are Deluxe cabins of 14 m² on the first deck, with a window onto the walkway that runs round the outside. Two are Suites of 43 m² on the second deck, each with a private balcony and a jacuzzi. On the halongbaytours.com listing read on 6 August 2026, the Deluxe was $245 for two for the night: from $123 per person, two sharing. The Suite was $295.
She belongs to Bai Tho Junks, a Hong Gai company founded in 1991 that also runs Victory and Victory Star on Ha Long Bay. Treasure is the one that sails Bai Tu Long. The operator dates her to 2017, with a refit in 2020, and she has three decks.
Which cabin should you book?
The Suite, if one of the two is free. Fifty dollars a night buys three times the floor space, a balcony over the water and a jacuzzi. These are the prices for one cabin, the highest rate the halongbaytours.com listing showed for each grade on 6 August 2026, with sizes, counts and decks from the operator.
| Cabin | Size | How many | Deck | Outside | One night, per cabin | Two nights, per cabin for the whole trip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deluxe Ocean View (double or twin) | 14 m² | 12 | First | Window onto the walkway | $245 | $470 |
| Suite Ocean View | 43 m² | 2 | Second | Private balcony, jacuzzi | $295 | $570 |
Two sharing the Suite pay about $148 each. The deck plans show the cabins and their bathrooms along one central corridor, with a restaurant, a bar beside the helm and outdoor seating on the deck above. What your cabin gets you sets 14 m² against the rest of the fleet.
Bai Tho’s child policy across its shared cruises: one child under five sharing a bed with two adults is free and a second pays half; five to eleven pay half without an extra bed and 75% with one; twelve and over count as adults.
Where does Treasure go?
Out of Ha Long International Cruise Port, at 9 Ha Long Street in Bai Chay. Arrive by noon; the tender takes you out at half past twelve and lunch is served on the way into the bay. The afternoon is spent kayaking around Cong Do. Next morning a bamboo boat takes you through Vung Vieng, the floating fishing village, before you clear the cabin at nine and come back to the port at 10:30. Give your driver the full name of the terminal, because the harbours here are easy to confuse.
The two-night trip keeps Cong Do on the first afternoon and moves Vung Vieng to the last morning. In between, a transfer boat takes you to Thien Canh Son Cave and on to kayak at Hang Thay. Emptier water is the reason to come; the three bays compared shows how far Bai Tu Long is from the main channel.
What does the fare include?
The cabin, every meal on the programme (lunch, dinner, breakfast and brunch on the one-night trip), the kayaks at Cong Do, the bamboo boat at Vung Vieng and entrance fees. Drinks, spa treatments, VAT and tips are extra, and Christmas, New Year and Tet carry a surcharge. The road from Hanoi is arranged on request, with Old Quarter pickups between 08:00 and 08:30 and the bus back in Hanoi by about a quarter to three; have the fare put on your quote. The operator asks for a 50% deposit, with the balance three days before you sail, and cards add 3 to 4%. What is not included covers the rest.
Is the Deluxe big enough?
For sleeping, yes. At 14 m², with its window onto the outside walkway, it is a cabin for sleeping in. On a one-night trip that spends the afternoon in kayaks and the morning in a village, that may be all you need; if you want to sit in your room and watch the bay, it is the wrong cabin, and there are only two of the right one.
Who it suits
Two people who want the quieter bay for a night, and who will pay $295 for the suite or are happy to sleep small at $245. The best-value list has the rest of this bracket.
Who should look elsewhere
Anyone who wants space at the entry price, or a family that needs one room for four. Compare the small-boat list and the other Bai Tu Long boats, which cover the same water.
Where these facts come from
The pier, the times, both programmes, the cabin sizes, counts, decks and fittings, the launch and refit years, the inclusions and the child policy come from baithojunks.com, read on 10 August 2026; halongbaytours.com and besthalongcruises.com name the same pier. Prices are from the halongbaytours.com listing read on 6 August 2026 and move with season, so confirm yours on the quote.
Why people book Treasure Junk
Book it if
- You want Bai Tu Long for the quiet on a fourteen-cabin junk, from $123 per person, two sharing, on a listing read on 6 August 2026
- You will pay the extra $50 for one of the two 43 m² suites, with a balcony and a jacuzzi
- You want Vung Vieng on a one-night trip; Treasure takes you there by bamboo boat on the second morning
The decisions either side of it
Renea Cruisethe step up+$7
Signature Cruisethe step up+$7
Hull 2013 against 2017
12 cabins against 14
Chosen by price proximity within the same bay, computed from our dataset — not by commission. We add no booking fee to any of them.
Our read
Treasure Junk is Bai Tho Junks' fourteen-cabin boat on Bai Tu Long: Cong Do by kayak, Vung Vieng by bamboo boat, out of the Bai Chay terminal. The Deluxe is small and looks onto the walkway. Pay $50 more for a suite if you can get one of the two.
Choose your cabin
Deluxe Ocean View12 of 14 cabins
14 m², double/twin, on the first deck.
14 m²Double/twinFirst deck
Suite Ocean View2 of 14 cabins
43 m², double, private balcony, on the second deck.
43 m²DoubleBalcony ✓Second deck
Rates are the highest fare each listing published per cabin (rack rate, double occupancy unless marked) — treat them as the ceiling, not the floor.
The sailing, by the clock
Day 1
- 12:00 arrive at Ha Long International Cruise Port
- 12:30 tender out to the junk
- Lunch while sailing into Bai Tu Long
- Afternoon kayaking in the Cong Do area
- Dinner on board
Day 2
- Vung Vieng floating village by bamboo boat
- 09:00 to 09:15 cabin check-out
- Brunch while sailing back
- 10:30 back at the port
Times as published by the operator. Road transfers to and from Hanoi vary with traffic; treat the last leg as approximate.
What's in the fare — and what isn't
In the fare
- Kayaking at Cong Do
- Bamboo boat at Vung Vieng
- Entrance fees
- Lunch, dinner, breakfast and brunch
Not in the fare
- Flights
- Hotels
- Visas
- Drinks
- Spa and massage
- Tips
- Christmas, New Year and Tet surcharge
- VAT
From the operator's own published terms, read 10 Aug 2026.
Good to know
Who should look at something else
- You want a big room at the entry price; the Deluxe is 14 m²
- You want a sea view from bed in the Deluxe; its window opens onto the outside walkway
- You are a family of four; both grades are priced for two guests
Boarding times and the operator's terms
The boat's own timings
- Tender to the ship (2 days 1 night)
- 12:30
Children
Under 5: free for one child sharing a bed with 2 adults; a second child 50%. Ages 5–11: 50% without an extra bed, 75% with an extra bed, 85% when sharing with one adult or in their own cabin. 12 and over: adult rate. On a private charter, guests from 5 pay the adult rate and up to 5 children under 5 go free.
Weather and port closure
Sailing is cancelled only on the order of the Ha Long Bay Management Board (storm warning, wind force 6 or more). Get the new-date or refund terms in writing when you book.
Hanoi transfer
Not included in the fare; limousine or private transfer on request. Pick-up 08:00–08:30 in the Hanoi Old Quarter (08:20–08:30 at the Opera House for hotels elsewhere).
Per the operator's own terms on baithojunks.com, read 10 Aug 2026. Rates, group sizes and booking channels can change the terms; your booking confirmation is what applies.
Where it goes — 5 published stops
- Ha Long International Cruise Port
- Cong Do area
- Vung Vieng fishing village
- Thien Canh Son cave
- Hang Thay area
Stops as published across the sources we track. Operators reorder them with the tide and the weather, and the provincial authority can close a cave at short notice.
What is the hull of Treasure Junk made of?
The hull of Treasure Junk is steel.
Which pier does Treasure Junk leave from?
Ha Long International Cruise Port. Drivers do occasionally go to the wrong harbour, so give the full name when you arrange your own transfer.
Before you book, read
- Bai Tu Long Bay cruises: the small, quiet endFifteen of the 92 boats we publish sail Bai Tu Long. They are smaller than the fleet next door, five of them are wooden, and twelve of them leave from a different pier. It is the one bay where the choice changes almost everything.
- Cat Ba and Ha Long City, around your cruiseThe two towns people pair with a Ha Long cruise are Cat Ba and Ha Long City, and the fleet has nearly always chosen for you. Of the 92 boats we publish, 91 leave from the Ha Long City side. Only one boards at a Cat Ba pier. That decides where your spare hours go.
- Ha Long, Lan Ha or Bai Tu Long: which bay to bookThree names, one body of water, and a decision most people make by accident. What actually differs between them, from the itineraries of the 92 boats we publish.
Specifications · cross-checked 14 Oct 2026
Sheet BT-10- Cabins
- 14
- Launched
- 2017
- Hull
- Steel
- Bay
- Bai Tu Long Bay
- Departs from
- Ha Long International Cruise Port
- Decks
- 3
- Jacuzzi
- Yes
- Spa
- Yes
- Kayaking
- Yes
- Balcony
- Some cabins
Read for this boat: the operator's site, 3 independent listings. One dot per source, filled when that source publishes the figure. How we verify
Where this price sits in the bay
From$123
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This boat · #2 of 12 priced on Bai Tu Long BayThe other 11 priced boats · median $144
We add no booking fee. The figure we show is half the cheapest cabin for two on the rate table we read, dated the day we read it.
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