{"id":3143,"date":"2026-06-14T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3143"},"modified":"2026-06-20T21:10:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:10:14","slug":"halong-cruise-ranked","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/halong-cruise-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Halong Bay Cruise Makes the \"World's Top 10 Experiences\"\u2014The Only Vietnam Pick by Tripadvisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An overnight Ha Long Bay cruise was chosen among the world's top 10 travel experiences. In the annual awards of the major travel review site<strong>Tripadvisor<\/strong>\"Travellers&#8217; Choice Best of the Best Awards 2026,\"<strong>the Ha Long Bay \/ Lan Ha Bay cruise ranked 10th in the world<\/strong>. Chosen from over 8 million experiences, it was the sole Vietnamese representative.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_1\"><strong>The world's 10 experiences chosen from 8 million<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This award selects, based on the volume and quality of reviews gathered over the past year, only the top<strong>over 8 million experiences<\/strong>less than<strong>1%<\/strong>listed on Tripadvisor. The Ha Long Bay cruise made it into the 10 experiences at that pinnacle. Vietnam's nature was recognized as a world-class \"once in a lifetime\"-level experience.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_2\"><strong>What a Ha Long Bay cruise involves<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>What was chosen is<strong>a 2\u20133 night<\/strong>onboard-stay cruise. It includes kayaking and swimming, cycling around fishing villages, cooking classes, onboard performances, and more, letting you spend time leisurely while staying in a cabin. The price,<strong>from 53 dollars per adult,<\/strong>is also appealing as within reach given the content.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"index_3\"><strong>The top 10 lineup (Japan makes 2nd too)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1st was a Porto city walking tour, and<strong>2nd was a Hiroshima\u2013Miyajima day tour (Japan)<\/strong>. Its 10th-place placement comes amid a lineup of world-renowned experiences like Barcelona, Amsterdam canal cruises, and Machu Picchu trekking.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Rank<\/th>\n<th>Experience<\/th>\n<th>Country<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Porto city walking tour<\/td>\n<td>Portugal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>Hiroshima\u2013Miyajima day tour<\/td>\n<td>Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Barcelona day tour<\/td>\n<td>Spain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Amsterdam canal cruise<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Machu Picchu 4-day trek<\/td>\n<td>Peru<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Ha Long Bay \/ Lan Ha Bay cruise<\/td>\n<td>Vietnam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsid=\"3234\">\n<style>.vghc{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;border:2px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius:8px;background:#fbfbfb;background-image:linear-gradient(#ededed 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,#ededed 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:22px 22px;padding:24px 26px;margin:32px 0;}.vghc-text{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0}.vghc-banner{flex:0 0 300px;text-align:center}.vghc-banner img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.vghc-label{color:#d6453f;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.02em;margin:0 0 8px}.vghc-head{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5;color:#1c1c1c;margin:0 0 11px}.vghc-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#555;margin:0 0 14px}.vghc-cta{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#1f8a5f}.vghc-adlbl{font-size:11px;color:#aaa;margin:0 0 4px}@media(max-width:600px){.vghc{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:14px;padding:20px}.vghc-banner{flex:none}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"vghc\">\n<div class=\"vghc-text\">\n<div class=\"vghc-label\">Local tours and experiences \"KKday\"<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-head\">Booking local tours in Japanese in advance is reassuring<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-desc\">Popular activities can be full if booked same-day. With KKday you can book in Japanese, with no payment trouble on-site.<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-cta\">#Check tours \u2192<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-banner\">\n<div class=\"vghc-adlbl\">Advertisement (A8.net)<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/px.a8.net\/svt\/ejp?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"KKday \u73fe\u5730\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u4e88\u7d04\" src=\"https:\/\/www27.a8.net\/svt\/bgt?aid=260620868483&wid=002&eno=01&mid=s00000023642001006000&mc=1\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www16.a8.net\/0.gif?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"index_4\"><strong>A \"Ha Long Bay you stay in\" for your next trip<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ha Long Bay, so often passed through on a day trip, looks different when you stay on a boat. The early-morning mist, the night's stillness, the life of the fishing villages \u2014 you'd want to add this world's-10th-place experience, one you can savor only by taking your time, to your next Vietnam trip.<\/p>\n<p>Related reading:<br \/>\n\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/victoria-mekong-cruise\/\">A new luxury vessel \"Victoria Mekong II\" on the Mekong River \u2014 a new choice for an elegant delta cruise<\/a><br \/>\n\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/hanoi-halong-rail\/\">The Hanoi\u2013Ha Long Bay high-speed rail is prioritized in planning \u2014 in the future, a 2-hour-plus drive becomes 30 minutes<\/a><br \/>\n\u30fb<a href=\"https:\/\/vietnam-gift.com\/en\/news\/danang-daegu-route\/\">A new route launches from Da Nang to Daegu, South Korea \u2014 international access for central Vietnam expands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/e.vnexpress.net\/news\/travel\/places\/ha-long-bay-cruise-named-among-world-s-top-10-experiences-in-2026-5077954.html\">VnExpress International<\/a>\uff0fTripadvisor Travellers&#8217; Choice 2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"p-blogParts post_content\" data-partsid=\"3234\">\n<style>.vghc{display:flex;gap:24px;align-items:center;border:2px solid #cdcdcd;border-radius:8px;background:#fbfbfb;background-image:linear-gradient(#ededed 1px,transparent 1px),linear-gradient(90deg,#ededed 1px,transparent 1px);background-size:22px 22px;padding:24px 26px;margin:32px 0;}.vghc-text{flex:1 1 auto;min-width:0}.vghc-banner{flex:0 0 300px;text-align:center}.vghc-banner img{max-width:100%;height:auto}.vghc-label{color:#d6453f;font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.02em;margin:0 0 8px}.vghc-head{font-size:21px;font-weight:800;line-height:1.5;color:#1c1c1c;margin:0 0 11px}.vghc-desc{font-size:15px;line-height:1.85;color:#555;margin:0 0 14px}.vghc-cta{font-size:14.5px;font-weight:800;color:#1f8a5f}.vghc-adlbl{font-size:11px;color:#aaa;margin:0 0 4px}@media(max-width:600px){.vghc{flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:14px;padding:20px}.vghc-banner{flex:none}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"vghc\">\n<div class=\"vghc-text\">\n<div class=\"vghc-label\">Local tours and experiences \"KKday\"<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-head\">Booking local tours in Japanese in advance is reassuring<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-desc\">Popular activities can be full if booked same-day. With KKday you can book in Japanese, with no payment trouble on-site.<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-cta\">#Check tours \u2192<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vghc-banner\">\n<div class=\"vghc-adlbl\">Advertisement (A8.net)<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/px.a8.net\/svt\/ejp?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" alt=\"KKday \u73fe\u5730\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u4e88\u7d04\" src=\"https:\/\/www27.a8.net\/svt\/bgt?aid=260620868483&wid=002&eno=01&mid=s00000023642001006000&mc=1\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www16.a8.net\/0.gif?a8mat=4B60CK+7ZKEQI+52F8+5ZMCH\" alt=\"\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Tripadvisor's Best of the Best 2026, a Ha Long Bay cruise ranked 10th in the world. In an award where under 1% is chosen from over 8 million, it's the only Vietnamese representative. 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