3 days 2 nights boat trip to Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay
DEPART: 8.00 AM (THE FIRST DAY)
RETURN: 3.30 PM (THE LAST DAY)
PICK UP: CAT BA VISION OFFICE
THE FIRST DAY:
7.45AM: Meeting at CAT BA VISION OFFICE
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 by going 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
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.
7.00PM: Dinner will be served on the boat (To enrich the dinner, we will give you a small present-a bottle Vietnamese wine)
8.00PM: Take a kayak to get into the lagoon which is surrounded by a tall rocky wall for nature-enjoying and PLANKTON discovering. (On the good tide day-low tide, you can stop at the beach for swimming around)
THE SECOND DAY:
6.00AM: Sunrise morning around the boat (Free activities: Top boat-Jumping, swimming, kayaking around the boat)
8.00AM: Sunrise breakfast with local hot drinks.
9.00AM: Cruising through the second floating fishing village and hidden areas to reach DAU BE
island in which THREE HIDDEN LAGOON located.
10.00PM: Kayaking through rock-arches and Three hidden lagoon to mix yourselves into the nature.
12.30PM: Return to the boat to have lunch (Vietnamese food and seafood lunch-Vegetatian food is optional and should be informed in advance)
2.30PM: Swimming and snorkelling around secluded sandy beaches.
4.00PM: Start going to Viet Hai fishing village - where the homestay is located in.
4.30PM: Arrive at Viet Hai Dock. Get on an electrolic van to go through 5 kilometers of jungle to arrive at the homestay.
4.45 PM: Check in the homestay and relax with the nature surrounds. (The village is separated with the rest of Cat Ba. So that it covers a big nature landscapes).
7.00PM: Dinner will be served at the homestay
THE LAST DAY:
8.00AM: Morning breakfast with some free hot drinks.
9.00AM: Moving around the village by bycycle, explore the local cultures with our tour-guide.
10.00AM: Start the trek to be on the top of viewing point named THE VIETNAMESE NAVY PEAK - The highest viewing point around Lan Ha and Ha Long bay. From which, travelers can put their eyes into the whole lanscapes of Lan Ha and Ha Long bay.
12.30PM: Return to the homestay for lunch.
2.30PM: Get on the electronic-van to go back to the dock.
2.45PM: Our boat pick you up then head back to the harbour.
3.30PM: The trip finishes at our office.
INCLUDED : Boat, all meals, all entrance fees, kayak, dry bags, snorkel gears, drinking water and an english speaking tour guide.
EXCLUDED : Drinks
PRICEs : 245USD/PAX
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 second day.