Kayaking in Lan Ha bay & Explore Cat Ba Island

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Activities: Kayaking

Tour duration: 3 days 2 nights

Country: Vietnam

Rating customer: Base on 3 review - Excellent 5.0

Route: Hanoi - Lan Ha bay - Dark Cave - Cat Ba Island - Hanoi

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Experience the nature beauty of Cat Ba island sea and forest. You are going to take kayaking in the wonderland of karst topography with thousands limestone islets and a short and soft trekking on trail to visit the Butterfly valley with a short chatting with a local family on the Cat Ba island.

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Tour Highlights

Kayaking to less touristic are that big boats cannot reach.
Awesome kayaking route from Lan Ha bay to Cat Ba island.
Soft trekking to explore the nature beauty of Cat Ba National park and the Butterfly valley
Deep in the nature with the stay at the Ecolodge

Brief Itinerary

Day 1: Hanoi - Cat Ba Island

Day 2: Kayaking Lan Ha Bay & Explore Cat Ba Island

Day 3: Cruising and back to Hanoi

Day 1: Hanoi – Hai Phong – Cat Ba Island – Overnight on cruise

At around 06.45-07.00, you will be picked up at the hotel for join transfer to Cat Ba Island by shared bus and speedboat. Arrive the island at around noon, meet your guide and check in your overnight boat.

A fresh seafood lunch will be served at the restaurant while the cruise slowly getting off the classic cruising routes, keep admiring the amazing karts with different formations on the way. Limestone rock formations will parade around us for about 1 hours before our first stop.

You will start kayaking around Lan Ha bay and Cat Ba National Park for visiting local fish farm, secluded beaches and secret lagoon. Enjoy around 1-1.5 hours kayaking through the beautiful scenery of the bay and tide permitting, will be able to paddle right into Dark Cave and Bat Cave.

The rest afternoon time is perfect for some diving, swimming, fishing, sunbathing or snorkeling…Relax on the sundeck, enjoy fruits and drinks.

Dinner will be served later on at the restaurant then you will have your free time to relax on the cruise or in your cabin.

Overnight on cruise

Summary

Transportation: Share bus, speedboat and cruise

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Twin/ Double shared a cabin

Day 2: Lan Ha Bay – Cat Ba Island

Get up on a morning with the sun setting the first lights to the magical bay. Coffee, tea and fruit will be served from 7.00 a.m along with your full breakfast on cruise. After breakfast, we continue our cruise around Lan Ha bay, visiting local fish farm. At around 10.30am, get back to the cruise after the visit and heading back to Beo Harbour on Cat Ba Island.

Have a short transfer to your Eco Lodge, check in and enjoy your free time at the swimming pool or optional for self-guided trekking or cycling around the lodge.

Dinner & Overnight at Cat Ba ecolodge.

Summary

Activities: visit local farm, free in the afternoon

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation: Private room at Eco Lodge

Day 3: Cat Ba Island exploration – Hai Phong – Hanoi

Have a full breakfast then gear up for the trekking to butterfly valley. It will take just around 40 minutes on single trail into Cat Ba National Park which is used to carry fresh water by local in the past but now it’s just for farming are of litchi, sweet potatoes and pine forest. At the end of the trek is small beautiful village of Liên Minh where is quite isolated from the main island. We will visit one local family and having break there before heading back the same way to the lodge.

Your lunch will be served at the lodge then say goodbye to the host before catching your bus for transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi around 17:30

Summary

Activity: Soft trekking to Butterfly valley

Transportation: Shared bus and speedboat

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Note on client safety

- We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.

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Price valid till Sep 30, 2020 Exchange rate: 1US$ = 23.500VND (in May 2020)

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What is Included

Returned AC vehicle
Twin shared cabin on junk
Sit-in kayak (single/double kayak subject to availability
Professional kayaking English speaking guide
Meals as indicated in the itinerary
Water & Snacks
Entrance and sightseeing fee
Service charges and taxes

What is NOT Included

Travel insurance
Visa process and stamp
Tips and gratitude
Personal expenses
Personal kayaking protection gears
Others not mentioned

THIS ADVENTURE INFORMATION
Duration: 3 days, 2 nights
Depart from: Hanoi - End at: Hanoi
When: Year round – best time is from Oct – Jun see more Vietnam weather
Activities: Kayaking, Cruising
Transportation: AC vehicle, Junk, Single/Double kayak
Accommodation: 01 nights on junk and 1 night on cruise
Tour guide: English speaking guide

KAYAKING GRADE
Moderate Grade that means this tour involve in active, physical-required activities can be up to 4 - 5 hours a day at a steady pace. The tour is going to involve a considerable amount of ascent or descent under different weather conditions. Support facilities may not be available on-site and there are some occasional difficult days. You will need a good level of fitness.

* Suggested preparation: 30 - 45 minutes of aerobic, physical exercise, 3-4 times per week for a few weeks leading up to your adventure are recommended.

Who suits: For outdoor novices and above.

Activity: 4-5 hours most days

Distances: Hike up to 8 miles (or 13km) most days, cycle 20-40 miles (or 32 – 68km) most days

Surfaces: rolling or mountainous terrain with some steep ascents/descents and uneven trails

Elevation change: up to 3,000 ft/day (about 900m)

Altitude: up to 8,000 ft (about 2500m)

MEALS AND FOOD
- Day 1: Lunch, Dinner
- Day 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- Day 3: Breakfast, Lunch
All meals, which are indicated in the itinerary, are included in the price of this trip. Since we are in the sea our meals are mainly dominated by fresh seafood. Please inform us if you have any special dietary requirement.

THE OVERNIGHT CRUISE
Junk to be used: V'Spirit cruise or similar. For more information please see our Quality Services.
The beautiful Chinese junk functions as a hotel and we would share it with other travelers. We will get twin shared cabin with AC and restroom.
The next day when we go kayaking a smaller wooden boat will support us the whole day.

OUR TOUR GUIDE
The tour will be guided by one of our tour guides who are experienced in guiding kayaking tours in Halong Bay. He has been carefully trained in this field and is fully licensed in tour guiding by the government. In addition, he has been trained in first-aid by SOS International and he knows how to deal with difficult situations. You will have a great time travelling with him.

THE KAYAKS AND EQUIPMENT
For Halong kayaking trip, we use mainly sit-in, hard-cell kayak mostly by WINNER manufacturer. However, due to the limit number of the single kayak, the double kayak can be used as alternative. Paddle and dry bag are available. Life-vests are supplied too and manufactured in Vietnam.

THE KAYAKING DAY
A typical kayaking day starts at about 8.00 am after breakfast. Lunch will be served on support boat. At the end of a kayaking day, we would return to the junk by 5 pm or 5.30 pm.

Note on client safety
We reserve the right to deviate from this itinerary for any reasons, including road and weather conditions, frequency of visits to a village, or for any other factor which may influence client safety.

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Rick Posnick and Party

United State of America

The trip was a great success! 5.0

Hi Tony,
We are back home again. Can't thank you enough. The trip was a great success! Everything was done to perfection. transportation, guides, facilities, activities all went off like clockwork. Thanks again for a job well done and a memorable vacation. I will recommend your company to everyone.

Rick Posnick and Party
(04 Americans - toured Vietnam from 7-12Nov06)

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George Sanderson

United State of America

Kayaking in Halong Bay was great, much greater than we expected 5.0

Tony,
You organized such a fantastic holiday for us. Kayaking in Halong Bay was great, much greater than we expected. We will come back next year to do Sapa and we would love to have Lam as our guide again. Thanks again.

George Sanderson and friends.
(06 American – kayaked Halong Bay in Jun2005)

5.0

Chuck & Melisa Chimera

United State of America

This trip to HaLong bay is better than any trip in Hawaii 5.0

Kien Nguyen is an excellent guide. He is ver y friendly, knowledgeable,and hes a great sense of humor. he had many stories to share about Halong Bay, as well as the rest of Viet Nam. I would recommend Kien to any of my friends or family who travel to Vietnam. We are sad that we will be leaving Kien when we go to Sapa and we hope that our next guide is as good as Kien. Melissa & i come from Hawaii where there are also many tourist and tourist companies. This trip to HaLong bay is better than any trip in Hawaii. If we come back to Vietnam again, we will ask for Kien Nguyen, as we think he is the best.
As they say in the Hawaiian language "Kien no ka oi - Kien is the best "

Chuck & Melisa Chimera
From USA , kayaked from 25Mar2008 - 1Apr2008

5.0

4Gear List/Notes

WHAT ATA SUPPLIES?

Kayaks mostly sit-in, hard cell, double by WINNER: manufactured in China with specs as follows:
- Length: 5.11mtrs; Width: 0.68mtrs; Height: 0.35mtrs
- Net Weight: 36.5kgs
- Max weight capacity: 210kgs
- Cockpit inside: 85×40×34cm
- 2 Paddles
- Bow & stern rubber hatch covers made by EPDM rubber
- Bow & stern carry handles
- Deck rigging & Perimeter lines
- Mesh bag
- Rudder with adjustable footrest steering system
- Soft cushion
- Backrest
Special for customer exceeding 200kg, we suggest you should take Sit on top, single kayak
Dry bags for your electronic items
Lifevest manufactured in Vietnam
ATA first-aid kit: Available on any ATA trip

WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING WITH?

Waterproof covers for your electronic items
Several long pants and short
Long sleeve and short sleeve T-shirts
Light jackets (for winter usage)
Personal torch
Flip flops/string-back sandals
Hat
Anti-insect repellent
Sunglasses
Sun block or sun cream to protect your skin (SPF 25++ up)
Rain coat
Original passport to check in overnight boat
Camera - optional
Travel insurance
Visa process and stamp
Tips and gratitude
Personal expenses
Personal kayaking protection

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