+ Admire the beauty of UNESCO's heritage
+ Enjoy delicious sea-food dishes at Vietnamese meals
+ Overnight on a private junk away from the busy place
+ Kayaking & swimming in Lan Ha Bay
+ Visiting a local fish-farm
+ Your privacy is highly respected
DAY 1: HA NOI - CAT BA ISLAND - LAN HA BAY
08:00 - Get picked up at your hotel and take the morning drive to Cat Ba Island via Hai Phong City. The drive includes a 30-minute ferry ride before reaching Cat Ba Island. The drive takes almost 4 hours.
12:00 - On arrival at Cai Beo wharf of Cat Ba Island. Get on your private junk, enjoy a welcome drink, move around to learn about the boat, and check into your cabin before cruising.
12:15 - Pull up the anchor and start your cruise. The wooden junk firstly winds its way by a fishing village toward Lan Ha Bay. Not much different from Halong Bay featured with hundreds of limestone islands and islets. Lan Ha is smaller but the karst sheer islands stay close together, this makes Lan Ha Bay become the best place for kayaking and swimming activities.
13:30 - Anchor is dropped in the middle of the bay for lunchtime. If the weather is nice enough, your lunch will be served on the top deck where you are able to enjoy the scenery during your lunch the best.
14:30 - After lunch, continue on the cruise to Tay Keo cave to paddle around on kayaks to explore this beautiful part of the bay and the cave. Take a swim on a tiny beach if the weather permits.
16:00 - The junk is gently moving toward the night place. Take it easy and enjoy the sunset over the bay.
19:00 - Enjoy set-menu dinner and stay overnight on the junk.
Included meals: Lunch, Dinner
DAY 2: LAN HA BAY - CAT BA ISLAND - HANOI
07:45 - Breakfast is served on the sundeck. After breakfast, the anchor is pulled up and continue exploring the bay
09:00 - The traditional boat will take you to visit a fish-farm. Learn about the typical sorts of fish grown on the bay.
10:00 - Get back on boat and heading to Van Boi beach for 30-hour swim in this morning.
10: 45 - Gently moving back to Beo wharf where you started. Check out of your cabin and have brunch on the way.
11:45 - Disembarkation and get on your private car/ van for the afternoon drive back to Hanoi.
Included meals: Breakfast, Brunch
The cruise prices are in US dollars and valid till 31 Dec
SURCHARGE FOR PEAK SEASON
10% surcharge on boat price for bookings from Apr 29 to May 2; Sep 1 to Sep 3, Dec 24 & Dec 31.
Lunar New Year period from Jan 21- Jan 26, 2023: The boats are not available
CHILDREN POLICY:
Childrenfrom 6 - 10 years old (at the time of boating): 75% of adult price
Children from 11 years old, charged as adults
Children from 3 - 5 years old, will be charged for meals as follows: + 30 USD / 1 child for 02 days / 1 night program
+ Insurance on boat
+ All sightseeing tickets
+ Bikes to Viet Hai
+ 1 Breakfast/ 2 lunches/ 1 dinner
+ Kayaking (2 people/ kayak)
+ 2 water/day/person
+ Drinks and other meals
+ Tour guide (on request)
+ Transfers (Hanoi - Cat Ba Island)
+ Tips & gratuities
+ Others are not mentioned clearly in the Inclusions
+ Sun glasses & Sun Block
+ Wide Brim Hat
+ Insect Repellents
+ Swimming Suits
+ Warm Clothes ( in winter )
+ Original Passport
Depend on the weather condition and other objective reasons, the timing and activities of the cruise might subject to changes without prior notice (The essential changes normally based on the safety standard & local authority regulations)
For safety reasons, these below visitors are not recommended to cruise overnight in Lan Ha Bay:
1: People with disability: physical or sensory
2: People who has symptoms of hallucinations, sleepwalking, fear of being enclosed, epilepsy…
Visits: Lan Ha Bay & A Remote part of Halong Bay
Activities: Leisurely cruising for sightseeing; Kayaking (1,5 hours); Swimming at a small beach; Visit to a fish-farm; Short bike riding to visit a local village inside Cat Ba National Park; Cooking demonstration;
Highlight: Cruise to less-tourist paths of the bay on a private junk
Starts/ End: Cat Ba Island's wharf from 12:15 PM until 11:45 AM (last day to the same wharf)
Visits: Lan Ha Bay
Activities: leisurely cruising for sightseeing; kayaking; swimming at a small beach; visit to a fish-farm; cooking demonstration;
Type: Cruise to less-tourist paths of the bay on a private sailing junk
Starts/ End: Cat Ba Island's wharf from (Choices of morning cruise or afternoon cruise or full-day cruise.
