TRIP DURATION: 2DAY/1NIGHT - TOUR CODE 04
(STARTING FROM HA NOI OR NINH BINH)
♦ Our luxury limousine bus will be at your hotel (in NINH BINH or HA NOI) to pick up you and then bring you to Cat Ba island after hours.
♦ Join us for a night among the quiet water and beautiful limestone islands of Lan Ha bay and Ha Long Bay.Take part in kayaking trip by night to have better nature feeliings and experience PLANKTON watching.
♦ Enjoy traditional vietnamese food cooked following vietnamese styles.
♦ Sleep in a private room equipped with private bathroom, fans, air-conditioners and hot water shower.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
DEPART: 8AM
RETURN: 3.30PM (2nd DAY)
PICK UP: FROM HA NOI OR NINH BINH
THE FIRST DAY:
7.30: Our luxury limousine bus will at your hotel to pick up you then bring you to Cat Ba after 4,5 hours.
12.30: Meeting at CAT BA VISION OFFICE
12.45: Get on the bus to transfer to the BEO dock (just 5 minutes away from the office).
12.50 : Check in the boat and start the cruise by going through BEO floating fishing village, pass out Monkey island. The boat will dock nearby a secluded sandy beach to have lunch.
13.50: Continue the trip by cruising among hundreds of amazing landscapes of limestone islands and keep going to go to CA AREA where have 4 different hidden lagoon located in.
14.20: : Kayaking through some rock-arches and hidden tunnels to mix yourself into the nature.
Note: On a few days of a month when the tide is too high we can't go through paradise cave - One of the cave in this area.
15h45: Return to the boat and start heading to BA TRAI DAO, at which our tour guide will hand you some snorkel gears for doing snorkeling. Exploring the bottom of the sea by taking part in snorkeling activities around the sallow water areas.
17h00: Back to the boat and start moving to appointed sleeping area.
17h30: Check in the sleeping boat then relaxing with some sunset-drinks (tea or coffee)
19h30: Vietnamese food and seafood dinner on the boat.
20h30: Take part in kayaking activities by night to head to hidden lagoons that located around to have nature feelings and PLANKTON WATCHING (Swimming with plankton is optional)
21h30: Back to the boat and the first day is finished.
THE SECOND DAY:
6h00: Sunrise morning around the boat (Free activities: top boat-jumping, swimming, kayaking around the boat).
7h00: Sunrise breakfast with free hot drinks.
8h00: Cruising through the second floating fishing village and hidden areas to reach DAU BE island where THREE HIDDEN LAGOON located in.
10h00: Explore the lagoons by kayaking through rock acrches and hidden tunnels.
Note: On a few days in a month when the tide is too high that we can not go through THREE HIDDEN LAGOON, we will instead explore Tung Cai lagoon, the lagoon that the new King Kong movie was filmed.
12h00: Return to the boat to have lunch (Vietnamese food and seafood lunch-Vegetatian food is optional and should be informed in advance).
13h30: Swimming and snorkeling around secluded sandy beaches.
14h30: Start returning to the harbour.
15h30: The tour finishes.
INCLUDED : Boat, all meals, all entrance fees, kayak, dry bags, snorkel gear, drinking water and an English-speaking tour guide.
EXCLUDED : Drinks
Note:
The first day of the trip (From 12.50p.m to 5.00 PM), the trip will be run by a day boat (the boat without cabins: To run faster, to move into hidden areas, to fix the tour itineraries). Around 5.00 PM, customers will check in a sleeping boat with a private cabin and stay on this boat till the end of the trip.
FAQs
1. Will we be picked from the hotel?
♦ Yes, you will be picked up from your hotel.
2. The prices is included 2 ways transfer?
♦ No, The prices will included one way transfer only (From Ha Noi or Ninh Binh to Cat Ba)
3. 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.
4.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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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)
No. 190-Road.1/4street-Cat Ba Town