TRIP DURATION: 2DAYS/1NIGHT-TOUR CODE 03
♦ Join us for a night among the quiet water and beautiful islands of Lan Ha Bay and Ha Long Bay. Take part in kayaking trip at night to go into small areas for NATURE enjoying and PLANKTON watching.
♦ Get more experiences from our english speaking tour guide in squid fishing at night. Enjoy traditional Vietnamese food cooked following Vietnamese style.
♦ Sleep in private room equipped with fans, air conditioner and private bathroom.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
DEPART: 8.00AM
RETURN: 3.30PM
PICK UP: FROM CAT BA HOTEL (IF IT IS IS LOCATED FAR AWAY FROM OUR OFFICE)
DAY 1:
7.45AM: Meeting at CAT BA VISION OFFICE
WARNINGS: (CAT BA BAY VISION HOTEL is not our hotel, so the tour from the hotel doesn't come from CAT BA VISION company)
8.00AM: Get on the bus to transfer to BEO dock (Just 5 minutes away from the office)
8.15AM: Get on the boat and start cruising through BEO floating fishing village, pass out Monkey island (We don’t stop at Monkey island to avoid the crowds of Vietnamese tourists), keep cruising around Lan Ha Bay to enjoy hundreds of amazing landscapes of limestone islands.
9.30AM: Stop to visit the biggest fishing farm (Spending 20 to 25 minutes to walk around the farm for hunting some pictures of the fishes or discovering how do Vietnamese fishermen support their lives)
10.00AM: Continue the trip by passing out the Buddha island before crossing the border to get out of Lan Ha Bay to be in Ha Long Bay. After being in Ha Long Bay, the boat keeps cruising around less touristic parts of the bay, then goes up to the North part of Ha Long Bay, from which you can sight-seeing to Ha Long city. The boat will bring you into CAM lagoon to anchor to have lunch.
11.50AM: Vietnamese food, seafood and vegetarian food lunch on the boat. After having lunch, participants have time to relax by taking part in jumping, swimming or just playing photographer with the landscapes surrounds.
1.10PM: Pull the anchor out of the water to move to CA AREA to do kayaking. Spending one and a half hours on kayaking through DARK CAVE-BAT CAVE-MONKEY CAVE AND BRIGHT CAVE to explore the beauty of the nature in hidden lagoons, enjoy bird-watching, squirrel-dancing, monkey-jumping. After kayaking, we continue moving to swimming-snorkeling area named BA TRAI DAO
3.30PM: Arriving at BA TRAI DAO:
›› Anchor nearby secluded sandy beaches that separated from the crowds to go swimming, do snorkeling
›› Snorkel gears for doing snorkeling will be provided by the tour guide
4.30PM: Enjoying sunset from the top deck on the way moving to sleeping area.
5.30PM: Relaxing with sunset view
6.45PM: Vietnamese food and seafood dinner on the boat.
8.00PM: Kayaking into hidden lagoons for NATURE enjoying and PLANKTON watching.
9.00PM: Back to the boat then finish the first day.
DAY 2:
6.00AM: Sunrise morning around the boat (Free activities: Top boat-Jumping, swimming, kayaking around the boat)
7.00AM: Sunrise breakfast with local hot drinks.
8.00AM: Cruising through the second floating fishing village and hidden areas to reach DAU BE island where THREE HIDDEN LAGOON located in.
9.30AM: Kayaking through some rock-arches and hidden tunnels to mix yourselves into the nature.
11.15AM: Return to the boat to have lunch (Vietnamese food and seafood lunch-Vegetatian food is optional and should be informed in advance)
12.10PM: Check out the sleeping boat and change into the smaller one to move to Viet Hai fishing village.
NOTE: We have to change into the smaller boat to reach Viet Hai Village habour because the way leading here is very shallow and narrow, so the big sleeping boat CAN'T enter there.
12.30PM: Cycling through the jungle tobe at the village to explore the culture of the local people (You can take part in the trek tobe on the top of the viewing point named VIETNAMESE NAVY PEAK-The highest viewing point aound Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay and from which you can have the pictures of the whole bays (The TREK to the viewing point is OPTIONAL)
2.00PM: Back to the boat and start heading back to the habour.
3.30PM: The tour finishes.
INCLUDED : Boat, all meals, all entrance fees, kayak, dry bags, snorkel gears, drinking water and an english speaking tour guide.
EXCLUDED : Drinks
NOTE:
The first day of the trip (From 8AM to 4.30PM), the trip will run by a day boat (The boat without cabin: To run faster, to move into hidden area, to fix the tour itineraries). Around 4.30PM, customers will check in a sleeping boat with private cabin and stay on this boat to the end of the trip.
FAQs
1. Where does the boat drop the anchor to stay overnight?
♦ The boat will anchor in a very calm lagoon, no big wind, no waves, so you can have good sleep.
2.Does the boat have room to sleep?
♦ Yes, the boat equipped with one room/two rooms or more rooms . It depends on the numbers of passengers. We will organize a suitable boat for you.
3. Is there any mosquitoes or poisonous insects on boat?
♦ There is no poisonous insects, just a few mosquito in summer season. We have mosquito net in summer season, so no worry about that.
4. Does the Plankton exist whole year round?Everywhere?
♦ Yes, the Plankton exists whole year round but NOT everywhere. To see Plankton clearly, you should be in the hidden lagoons, which is surounded by tall rocky walls and the tour guide must be experienced.
5. Does the guide speak english?
♦ Yes, the guide speak english well. They are very helpful and imformative
NGUYEN DANG TUNG
Manager
CAT BA VISION
info.catbavision@gmail.com
(+84) 968 544 144 (Mobi phone)
(+84) 968 544 144 (WhatsApp)
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