TRIP DURATION: 2DAY.1NIGHT
8.00AM→12.30PM
♦Bus pick up from your hotel in HN or NINH BINH then brings you to Cat Ba to start the tour. Cruising around Lan Ha Bay. Crossing the border between Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay to go into Ha Long Bay for few hours discovering. Enjoying the natural beauty of the landscapes surrounding. Playing photographer with Candle Island, Toad Island, Descending Scorpion Island, Eagel fishing.
♦Anchoring in a quiet lagoon to have lunch. Taking part in jumping from the top of the boat into the lagoon to get fun. Kayaking in HANG CA area with four caves. Swimming and snorkeling in BA TRAI DAO.
♦Vietnamese food and seafood dinner on the boat (or at the floating homestay)
♦Kayaking into hidden area (at night) for nature enjoying and plankton watching
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
DEPART: 7.30AM
RETURN: 5.00 PM
PICK UP: FROM YOUR HOTEL IN HA NOI or NINH BINH:
1st DAY:
7h30: Our bus will come to your hotel to pick up you then brings you to Cat Ba around 11H45.
12h30: Vietnamese food lunch will be at a local restaurant.
14h45: Meeting at CAT BA VISION OFFICE
15h00: Get on the bus to transfer to BEO PIER (just 5 minutes away from the office).
15h15: Get on the boat then start the cruise by going through BEO floating fishing village, pass by Monkey island, keep cruising among hundreds of limestone islands in the centre part of Lan Ha Bay.
16h00: Stop at VAN BOI BEACH for kayaking, swimming & snorkeling.
17h30: Check in the room at a FLOATING HOMESTAY
18h45: Vietnamese food, seafood dinner at the homestay.
20h00: Kayaking into small lagoons for nature enjoying and PLANKTON WATCHING.
21h00: Participated in fishing and squid fishing (Seasonal activities)
2nd DAY:
6h00: Sunrise morning around the boat »(Free activities: Jumping, swimming, kayaking around the the homestay).
7h30: Sunrise breakfast with local hot drinks.
9h30: The boat will be at the homestay to pick you up to contiue the tour for the second day.
10h00: Visit the biggest fishing farm where the local people are farming fishes to experience the local life.
10h30: Contiue the trip by passing out Budhle ISLAND then cross the border of the bay (Lan Ha-Ha Long). Exploring the most hidden parts of Ha Long Bay where we can guarantee that you will see no other boat moving around.
11h30: The boat enter CAM lagoon to anchor to have lunch. Vietnamese food and seafoood lunch on the boat.
13h00: Visit CA AREA where the caves (MONKEY CAVE, BRIGHT CAVE & BAT CAVE) are located in. Spending one and a half hours to explore this area by kayaking.
15h00: Moving to BA TRAI DAO to take part in some aquatic activities like (Jumping, swimming & snorkeling)
15h45: Start heading back the harbour.
16h45: The tour ended.
INCLUDED: Bus from (HN or NB) to Cat Ba, boat, all meals, all entrance fees, kayak, dry bags, snorkel gear, drinking water and an English-speaking tour guide.
EXCLUDED: Drinks
PRICE : 115. USD per person
⇒ The tour can be finished at 3.00PM (If travelers plan go to HA NOI-NINH BINH-SAPA-HA GIANG...etc) after the tour.
TRIP INCLUDED: Boat-all meals(Lunch-Dinner-Breakfast-Lunch)-all entrance fees-kayak-snorkel gear-dry bags-head lights--drinking water-an english speaking tour guide.
TRIP EXCLUDED: Drinks
WHAT PLANKTON ARE:
♦Plankton conception is an interesting story about the wildlife that not so many people can find out the answer what they are.
♦Within the time joining the tour with CAT BA VISION (the leading tour operator - who first explored and organized the plankton tour on Cat Ba island) ,we hope all participants will understand more about PLANKTON.
►If you are really enjoy this kind of tour, please text me via Email or WhatsApp to have:
1.More details about the tour.
2.information about the best days to see plankton.
3.The best prices for this kind of tour (we encourage travellers to make the reservation online: via whatsApp, via email, facebook... so all reservations making online will have some discounts)
THE HIGHTLIGHT OF CAT BA VISION BOAT TRIP
♦ The trip always avoid touristic areas
♦ Skip out stopping at Monkey island because:
* This is very touristic area of domestic tourists and party boat.
* The makat monkey living on the island is too agressive.
* Our tour bring travelers into the most less touristic & remote area.
♦ We bring travelers into Ha Long Bay for cruising(Different from the rest of Cat Ba that just bring you to see Ha Long Bay from a far)
♦ Our tour guides are well trained tobe informative and professional.
♦ Fresh food meals set up like buffet and adapt to all option (vegetarian & vegan).
FAQs
1.How big is your boat?
♦ We supply a-60 seater boat. The first day of the tour, you will join with a group maximum 30 people. The night and second day of the tour, the group will be maximum 10 people.
2.What kind of kayak do I do?
♦ You do kayaking with double kayak=a-2person kayak (Front seat and back seat⇒Captain in the back)
3.How long does the kayaking activity last?
♦ Around 1 and a half hours
4.We do kayaking free or with the guide?
♦ You will do with a group guided by our tourist guide.
5.Is it cold in the cave?
♦ No, it is cool in summer and warm in winter
6.Can we do snorkeling? Can we see many things?
♦ Absolutely yes, but you can see not really much things because the color of the water around Ha Long and Lan Ha bay are always in green.
7.What sould we bring with us?
♦ Sun-cream- swimming suits-good camera& some small vietnamese currency if you want to order some other drinks
NGUYEN DANG TUNG
Manager
CAT BA VISION
info.catbavision@gmail.com
(+84) 968 544 144 (Mobi phone)
(+84) 968 544 144 (WhatsApp)
ADD: 190-1/4street-Cat Ba Town