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 "site": "https://halongbaycruise.info/",
 "dataset": {
  "name": "Halong Bay trip headline costs",
  "description": "The headline costs this guide prints (cruises, day trips, transfers, the e-visa), each with who it is for, its amount in Vietnamese dong, the same amount in US, Australian and British currency, and the register rows or listings each part comes from.",
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  {
   "id": "cruise-1n-lanha-two",
   "label": "2 days 1 night on board, Lan Ha Bay, mid-range, per person, two sharing a cabin",
   "who": "first-timers with one night who want Lan Ha Bay; two travelling together",
   "amount": "VND 4,020,000",
   "approx": "about US$157, AUD 228 or GBP 117",
   "page": "/halong-bay-cruise-prices/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (Lan Ha Bay Cruise with private balcony: biking, kayaking, meals)",
     "amount": "VND 2,902,000",
     "fact": "LST-GYG-025",
     "source": "GetYourGuide product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/hanoi-l205/lan-ha-bay-luxury-cruise-with-balcony-biking-kayak-meals-t728655/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Bay fee, not named in the listing (Lan Ha Bay Cruise with private balcony: biking, kayaking, meals)",
     "amount": "VND 400,000",
     "fact": "BRW-FEE-004",
     "source": "Hai Phong City People's Council, Resolution 47/2025/NQ-HĐND (10 Dec 2025), full text as reproduced by thuvienphapluat.vn",
     "sourceUrl": "https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Thue-Phi-Le-Phi/Nghi-quyet-47-2025-NQ-HDND-che-do-thu-nop-su-dung-phi-tham-quan-danh-lam-thang-canh-Hai-Phong-684930.aspx"
    },
    {
     "label": "Hanoi transfer both ways, not in the listing (Lan Ha Bay Cruise with private balcony: biking, kayaking, meals)",
     "amount": "VND 718,000",
     "fact": "LST-VIA-008",
     "source": "Viator product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.viator.com/tours/Hanoi/Bus-Hanoi-to-Cat-Ba-Island-Cat-Ba-Express/d351-62883P7"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "cruise-1n-halong-two",
   "label": "2 days 1 night on board, Halong Bay, mid-range, per person, two sharing a cabin",
   "who": "first-timers with one night choosing the classic bay; two travelling together",
   "amount": "VND 3,910,000",
   "approx": "about US$153, AUD 222 or GBP 114",
   "page": "/halong-bay-cruise-prices/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (Halong Bay 2 Days 1 Night Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 3,304,000",
     "fact": "LST-VIA-013",
     "source": "Viator product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.viator.com/tours/Hanoi/Halong-Bay-2-Days-1-Night-Overnight-On-Cruise/d351-214630P13"
    },
    {
     "label": "Hanoi transfer both ways, not in the listing (Halong Bay 2 Days 1 Night Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 606,000",
     "fact": "LST-KLK-009",
     "source": "Klook product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/20027-shared-transfers-between-hanoi-halong-bay/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "cruise-2n-two",
   "label": "3 days 2 nights on board, Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay, per person, two sharing a cabin, before the bay fee",
   "who": "travellers with a spare day who want the far routes and a second evening on board",
   "amount": "VND 8,360,000",
   "approx": "about US$326, AUD 474 or GBP 245",
   "page": "/halong-bay-cruise-prices/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (From Hanoi: 3-Day 2-Night Lan Ha & Halong Bay Amour Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 8,360,000",
     "fact": "LST-GYG-009",
     "source": "GetYourGuide product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/hanoi-l205/from-hanoi-3-day-5-star-lan-ha-halong-amour-cruise-t1349360/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "cruise-1n-solo",
   "label": "2 days 1 night on board, Lan Ha Bay, solo with the single supplement the listing states",
   "who": "solo travellers who want a cabin to themselves",
   "amount": "VND 5,630,000",
   "approx": "about US$220, AUD 320 or GBP 165",
   "page": "/halong-bay-cruise-prices/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (Hanoi: 2-Day 1-Night Lan Ha Bay Cruise with Meals & Activities)",
     "amount": "VND 3,230,000",
     "fact": "LST-GYG-016",
     "source": "GetYourGuide product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/cat-ba-island-l88916/hanoi-2-days-lan-ha-bay-cruise-with-meals-activities-t789603/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Bay fee, not named in the listing (Hanoi: 2-Day 1-Night Lan Ha Bay Cruise with Meals & Activities)",
     "amount": "VND 400,000",
     "fact": "BRW-FEE-004",
     "source": "Hai Phong City People's Council, Resolution 47/2025/NQ-HĐND (10 Dec 2025), full text as reproduced by thuvienphapluat.vn",
     "sourceUrl": "https://thuvienphapluat.vn/van-ban/Thue-Phi-Le-Phi/Nghi-quyet-47-2025-NQ-HDND-che-do-thu-nop-su-dung-phi-tham-quan-danh-lam-thang-canh-Hai-Phong-684930.aspx"
    },
    {
     "label": "Hanoi transfer both ways, not in the listing (Hanoi: 2-Day 1-Night Lan Ha Bay Cruise with Meals & Activities)",
     "amount": "VND 718,000",
     "fact": "LST-VIA-008",
     "source": "Viator product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.viator.com/tours/Hanoi/Bus-Hanoi-to-Cat-Ba-Island-Cat-Ba-Express/d351-62883P7"
    },
    {
     "label": "Single supplement the listing states (Hanoi: 2-Day 1-Night Lan Ha Bay Cruise with Meals & Activities)",
     "amount": "VND 1,282,000",
     "fact": "LST-GYGX-005",
     "source": "GetYourGuide product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.getyourguide.com/cat-ba-island-l88916/hanoi-2-days-lan-ha-bay-cruise-with-meals-activities-t789603/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "day-halong-adult",
   "label": "Day cruise, Halong Bay route 2 (Sung Sot Cave, Ti Top Island), per adult, from the Halong pier",
   "who": "travellers already staying in Bai Chay or Tuan Chau",
   "amount": "VND 1,070,000",
   "approx": "about US$42, AUD 61 or GBP 31",
   "page": "/halong-bay-day-cruise/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (Halong Bay Day Tour with Sung Sot and Ti Top by Cozy Bay Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 1,070,000",
     "fact": "LST-KLK-004",
     "source": "Klook product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/34034-ha-long-bay-half-day-trip/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "day-hanoi-adult",
   "label": "Day cruise from Hanoi, Halong Bay route 2, with the Hanoi shuttle both ways, per adult",
   "who": "travellers based in Hanoi with one day to spare",
   "amount": "VND 1,680,000",
   "approx": "about US$65, AUD 95 or GBP 49",
   "page": "/halong-bay-day-cruise/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Listed price per person (Halong Bay Day Tour with Sung Sot and Ti Top by Cozy Bay Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 1,074,000",
     "fact": "LST-KLK-004",
     "source": "Klook product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/34034-ha-long-bay-half-day-trip/"
    },
    {
     "label": "Hanoi transfer both ways, not in the listing (Halong Bay Day Tour with Sung Sot and Ti Top by Cozy Bay Cruise)",
     "amount": "VND 606,000",
     "fact": "LST-KLK-009",
     "source": "Klook product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/20027-shared-transfers-between-hanoi-halong-bay/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "shuttle-hanoi-halong",
   "label": "Hanoi to Halong limousine shuttle, one way, per adult",
   "who": "travellers booking the cruise without a transfer",
   "amount": "VND 300,000",
   "approx": "about US$12, AUD 17 or GBP 8.8",
   "page": "/hanoi-to-halong-bay/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Klook shared limousine, one way (the lower of the two listed shuttles)",
     "amount": "VND 303,000",
     "fact": "LST-KLK-009",
     "source": "Klook product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.klook.com/en-US/activity/20027-shared-transfers-between-hanoi-halong-bay/"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "catba-bus-boat",
   "label": "Hanoi to Cat Ba Town by bus and speedboat, one way, per person",
   "who": "independent travellers basing themselves on Cat Ba Island",
   "amount": "VND 360,000",
   "approx": "about US$14, AUD 20 or GBP 11",
   "page": "/hanoi-to-cat-ba-island/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Cat Ba Express, bus and speedboat, one way, as listed on Viator",
     "amount": "VND 359,000",
     "fact": "LST-VIA-008",
     "source": "Viator product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.viator.com/tours/Hanoi/Bus-Hanoi-to-Cat-Ba-Island-Cat-Ba-Express/d351-62883P7"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "catba-base-two",
   "label": "Cat Ba base: 2 nights in Cat Ba Town plus one Lan Ha Bay day boat, per person, two sharing a room",
   "who": "budget travellers who prefer a hotel bed to a cabin",
   "amount": "VND 1,950,000",
   "approx": "about US$76, AUD 111 or GBP 57",
   "page": "/cat-ba-island/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "Hotel room, 2 nights, half for each of two (the lower of the two listed Cat Ba rooms)",
     "amount": "VND 410,000",
     "fact": "LST-BKG-002",
     "source": "Booking.com product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.booking.com/hotel/vn/family-home-catba.html"
    },
    {
     "label": "Lan Ha Bay day boat (middle of three listed)",
     "amount": "VND 820,000"
    },
    {
     "label": "Bus and speedboat Hanoi to Cat Ba, both ways (Cat Ba Express, as listed on Viator)",
     "amount": "VND 718,000",
     "fact": "LST-VIA-008",
     "source": "Viator product page (as listed on the read date)",
     "sourceUrl": "https://www.viator.com/tours/Hanoi/Bus-Hanoi-to-Cat-Ba-Island-Cat-Ba-Express/d351-62883P7"
    }
   ]
  },
  {
   "id": "evisa-single",
   "label": "Vietnam e-visa, single entry, per person",
   "who": "US and Australian passport holders (UK passports: 45 days visa-free)",
   "amount": "VND 640,000",
   "approx": "about US$25, AUD 36 or GBP 19",
   "page": "/money-and-e-visa/",
   "derived": [],
   "match": "$^",
   "parts": [
    {
     "label": "E-visa fee, single entry, the official portal states",
     "amount": "VND 641,000",
     "fact": "ENT-VISA-001",
     "source": "Ministry of Public Security, Immigration Department, Vietnam National E-Visa portal (evisa.gov.vn), application notes",
     "sourceUrl": "https://evisa.gov.vn/"
    }
   ]
  }
 ]
}