Lan Ha Bay one day tour

Lan Ha Bay day tour and Halong Bay day trip with a peaceful and unhurried cruise, relaxing on the sun lounger or on the white sand beach, exploring the lush green island on kayak is a unique way to indulge yourself in luxury and natural beauty.

Ha Long Bay - Lan Ha Bay day tour

Highlight in Lan Ha Bay day tour

1. Unique tour design with selective destinations to bring guests to lesser-known idyll spots but no less stunning than anywhere in the region.
2. Extended time stay on the cruise (considerably longer than typical cruise day-tour).
3. Explore the dreamy seascape on kayak.

Itinerary one day in Lan Ha Bay and Halong Bay

- Hotel pick-up at Cat Ba Express Office - No.224, 1/4 Street (1st floor of Sea View hotel). Transfer by bus to Bèo dock.

- Board on a cruise, travel through Cai Beo - the biggest ancient floating village in Vietnam, pass Monkey island (no stop at Monkey island since we want to maximize your travel time for less crowded spots and more gorgeous sceneries) to get to the heart of Ha Lan Bay with dramatic scenery.

- Visit Di san floating house and see the Giant lucky fish, then the cruise glides through the fjords to Dau Be island and drops anchor, allows guests to explore the region by kayak. In case the tide is too high, you will cruise through Cua Van floating village, pass Rang Dua island, Frog island, etc. and go kayak in Dark & Bright Cave.

- Have lunch with seafood cooked in Vietnamese traditional way while the cruise keeps traveling slowly.

- Jump from the ship to hit the water or go swimming in Ba Trai Dao beach or just simply enjoy the splendor of the island from a deck chair.

- Glide back to the mainland, which provides passengers a good view of the azure blue sea with craggy peaks dotted with foliage

- Drop-off at your hotel

Timetable Halong Bay - Lan Ha Bay one day

7:30	Pick-up
8:00	Board on cruise
9:30	Visit floating village - national heritage See giant lucky fish Go kayaking
12:30	Have lunch Go swimming and relax
14:30	Cruise to mainland
15:45	Drop-off

Ha Long Bay 1 day visit the tourist spots

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay is located in the south of Ha Long Bay and east of Cat Ba Island, Lan Ha Bay has an area of ​​over 7,000 hectares with the spectacular beauty of about 400 large and small islands.

Carrying in many interesting shapes, unlike Ha Long Bay, all the islands in Lan Ha Bay are covered with greenery, even if they are only extremely small islands.

Halong Bay

Halong Bay is one of three famous bays in the Gulf of Tonkin, Ha Long Bay along with Cat Ba Island is a natural wonder recognized by Unesco as a world natural heritage.

With thousands of small islands scattered all over the bay, Ha Long Bay is truly majestic, lively and beautiful, creating a great tourist attraction attracting millions of visitors each year.

Blessed with nature and with a large investment of the state, Ha Long is now the place to attract the most foreign visitors in Vietnam.

Dau Be Island

In the journey of Dau Be Island is the second stop, where visitors will use kayaking to visit the beautiful and impressive Ho Ba Ham.

Dau Be Island is located in the southeast of Ha Long Bay, 500m from Hang Trai Island to the East, about 28km from Bai Chay Tourist Ship Port, in an island complex located on the route outside Ha Long Bay (Lan Ha Seaport), standing between the two islands is Tra Ngu island and Da Ooc island.

The island has an area of ​​22,863 m2 with the highest peak of 139m, the island wall is erected like a wall of big waves from the East into the Bay.

The island mountains are honed by nature to create very wonderful and strange shapes.

Inside Dau Be Island, there are 6 freshwater lakes, the most famous of which is Ho Ba Ham, along with Dau Be Island combined into a fascinating and interesting sightseeing route for visitors.

Kayaking Ba Ham

Ho Ba Ham still retains its mysterious and untouched beauty due to no human impact or existing construction works.

Compared to the sights on Ha Long Bay, visitors who want to discover the beauty of Ho Ba Ham can only use a bamboo boat or kayak and have to choose when the tide comes down to row through the cave to get into the lake.

The road to the first lake is a cave about 150m long, 10m wide, the ceiling of the highest place is about 1.5-2m.

The road to the second lake on the right follows the entrance direction, about 60m long. The second lake has the largest area of ​​three lakes, with an area of ​​about 1,000m2.

Also from the first lake, the left underground cave is about 60m long, the road to the third lake, an area of ​​about 600m2.

In Ho Ba Ham, four sides of the cliff surrounded, the space is completely still, only the sound of birds singing in harmony with the sky, the water of Ha Long; the sound of the rowing paddle gently patting the side of the boat.

Through the dimly lit caverns, each of the stalactites floats down with many strange shapes.

Along the way, sometimes it seems like the front is a stone wall blocking the way because the space is covered in dark black, but if you go on the paddle, the small light starts to appear again, a new scene appeared again.

There are very large places, there is a narrow place, there is a fence, there is a quiet section, a charming landscape.

Ba Trai Dao Beach

Three Fruit Peaches are three small mountains, about 20 meters tall, looking as far away as three first peaches. This place is associated with a legend of romantic love between the beautiful young fairy, the naive with the poor fishing guy.

Because he is naked, the youngest girl stole three of Hoang Hoang's first peach fruits for him to eat with the hope that the two will live together forever.

Ngoc Hoang knew the instant story of turning the three peaches into three rocky mountains and forced the female fairy to return to heaven ...

Beautiful Ba Trai Dao beach, fine white sand, clear blue sea, beautiful sunny days, visitors can look to the bottom of the water.

Compared to other beaches on Ha Long Bay, Ba Trai Dao beach is more shallow, with only one place to reach the knee. Because the surrounding island is rocky, the beach is quite airy and safe.

The cliffs above the beach create strange shapes that make visitors extremely excited when they come here to be photographed once with this impressive beauty ...

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​​How to book?

1. Book online with the booking box on this website. We will confirm your booking immediately
2. Book in our office at No. 37B Nguyen Huu Huan, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
3. Call our hotline to book: +84 84 824 4999 (WhatsApp is available)
4. Send your request to info@catbaexpress.com

Cat Ba tour 3 days 2 nights

Cat Ba, the largest island in Halong Bay, has experienced a tourism surge in recent years. The central hub of Cat Ba Town is now framed by a chain of low-rise concrete hotels along its once-lovely bay, but the rest of the island is largely untouched and as wild as ever.
With idyllic Lan Ha Bay just offshore you'll soon overlook Cat Ba Town's overdevelopment.
Almost half of Cat Ba Island were declared a national park in 1986 to protect the island’s diverse ecosystems.
Most of the coastline consists of rocky cliffs, but there are some sandy beaches and tiny fishing villages hidden away in small coves.

ITINERARY CAT BA TOUR 3 DAYS 2 NIGHTS

DAY 1: HANOI - CAT BA ISLAND (Lunch, Dinner)

7.45 - 8.15: Pick up at your hotel around Old Quarter and then departure to Cat Ba on Hanoi - Hai Phong highway.
10.15: Arrive at Got station, take an Express boat to Cat Ba Island.
10.45: Transfer to Cat Ba town by bus.
11.30: Have lunch and check-in hotel.
Afternoon, free time to relax and swimming at Cat Co beach I, II, III.
19.00: Have dinner.
Free time to relax and overnight at Cat Ba hotel.

DAY 2: LAN HA BAY (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

6.45: Breakfast will be served at your hotel.
Then our bus'll pick you up at your hotel to Beo Dock
8.00: Check-in boat. Start cruising through Cai Beo fishing village - the largest and the most traditional fishing village in the North of Vietnam, passing Monkey Island (We do not stop at Monkey Island).
Then the boat reaches the heart of Lan Ha Bay with thousands of unique shaped karst towels and emerald water.
9.30: Stop at Di San Floating House to visit a family fish farm to see the local’s life, take a photo of the huge "Happy fish" Afterward, the boat continues cruising to the magnificent landscapes before parking at Dau Be Island.
Then, discovering the bay on your own way with a double-sharing kayak at Ba Ham Lake, you will explore the beauty of nature in the hidden lagoon with lots of stalactites hang down from the ceiling cave creates strange shapes and sizes.
This option depends on the tide level of the bay.
Just in case, the tide is too high we will do 2nd option: Cruising through Cua Van Floating Village, passing Rang Dua Island, Frog Island,…Then go kayaking through Dark Cave, Bright Cave).
12.30: Lunch with seafood and traditional Vietnamese food will be served while the boat keeps cruising.
After lunch, our captain will choose the best area to anchor. You will have time to relax then take part in interesting activities: jumping from the top of the boat or swimming in Ba Trai Dao Beach.
14.30: Start cruising back to the harbor.
15.45: Arrive at Dock. Come back to your hotel.
19.00: Have dinner and overnight in the hotel.

DAY 3: CAT BA NATIONAL PARK - TRUNG TRANG CAVE - HANOI (Breakfast, Lunch)

7.00: Breakfast will be served at your hotel
8.00: Pick up to Cat Ba National park, have a short trekking
On the way back, visit the unique cave named “Trung Trang”
11.00: Enjoy lunch. Check out hotel.
12.30: Returning Hanoi by bus and Express boat.
16.30: Arrive at Hanoi, drop off at your hotel.
PRICE: USD/ PAX

HOTELS IN CAT BA	DOUBLE ROOM	SINGLE ROOM
Catba 2 stars hotel	155	182
Catba 3 stars hotel	175	225
Catba 4 stars hotel: Bungalow Monkey Island	245	325
Catba 4 stars hotel: Bungalow Catba Beach Resort	255	337
Catba 4 stars hotel: Catba Island & Spa	265	355
Catba 5 stars hotel: Sunrise Resort	285	385

TOUR INCLUDES:

- Transportation: airconditioned-bus Hanoi ↔ Got station, Express Boat Got station ↔ Cai Vieng, boat in Lan Ha bay
- English speaking guide
- Entrance fees and sight-seeing fees, Kayak
- Meals as mentioned (3 lunches, 2 dinners, 2 breakfasts)
- Hotel room in Cat Ba( 2 or 3 pax/ room)

TOUR EXCLUDES:

- Drinks, travel insurance.
- Tips and others not clearly mentioned above.
Note:
- Children under 4 years old are FOC, sharing a room with parent/s. Only one (01) child under 4 years old sharing room with two (02) adults is allowed for FOC.
The second child (under 4 years old) are charged 75%
- Children from 5 to 9 years of age are charged 75%, sharing a twin/ double room
- Children from 9 years old will be considered adult
- Surcharge 20% on above rates for check-in on holidays: 30/4, 1/5, 2/9, 1/1, Lunar New Year
- Surcharge 200.000 vnd/ pax on Friday, Saturday from 1 Jun to 30 Aug
- Surcharge 440.000 vnd/ pax (gala dinner) on Saturday - at Cat Ba Island & Spa from 28 Apr to 1 Agu.
- Surcharge 700.000 vnd/ pax (gala dinner) on Saturday - at Sunrise Resort from 1 Jun to 30 Agu.
- The hotels don't have share room.

Cat Ba tour 2 day 1 night

Proud to be one of the leading travel service companies in Vietnam with hundreds of visitors each year, including both Vietnamese and international visitors, through a wide range of tours. In order to meet the demands of visitors to Cat Ba island, Cat Ba Expresss brings the Cat Ba island 2 days 1-night tour with details as below.

Cat Ba tour 2 days 1 night

Leaving from Hanoi, Cat Ba island tour within 2 days and 1 night of Cat Ba Express brings visitors the experience of living harmoniously and getting close to the pure and pristine nature by traditional means of transport to enjoy the entire beauty of this majestic nature.

Detail Itinerary for Ha Noi – Cat Ba Tour 2 Days 1 Night

Highlights:

• Tourist bus and boat trips.
• English speaking tour guide.
• Stay at hotel in Cat Ba Island.
• Cat Ba Island.

Day 01: Ha Noi – Cat Ba island – Lan Ha Bay

Bus Hanoi to Cat Ba Island

• 7:30 Tour guide pick up you at your hotel in the old quarter for coach trip to Dinh Vu port.

• 10:20 You get on high-speed boat to Cat Ba Island.

• 11:50 Check-in hotel and lunch will be served

• 14:00 We transfer to a refurbished wooden sailing boat for a cruise through the limestone cliffs and emerald waters of Lan Ha Bay for visiting Monkey Island and do kayaking (if weather permits).

• 19:00 Dinner will be served at your hotel and free time

• Stay overnight in CatBa island.

Day 02: Cat Ba National park – Hanoi (B/L)

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• 07:00 Breakfast will be served at hotel.

• 08:00 Pick up from your hotel take a minibus to the Cat Ba National Park.

• 2 hours trekking through the Kim Giao forest (which provides the wood for chopsticks) to the viewpoint on top of the mountain where you can see a breathtaking view of valleys. Bird watching and if you are lucky, you will see some wild animals: Squirrels, snakes, frogs, thousands of butterflies…

• 11:30 Check out hotel. Lunch will be served and free time.

• 15:00 Coach pick-up you from hotel to harbor take high-speed boat to Hai Phong.

• 17:00 Get on coach and come back Ha Noi
• 19:00 Arrive at Hanoi. Tour ends.

PRICE TYPE	ADULT COST (10 – 99 AGES)	CHILD COST (5 – 9 AGES)	SINGLE SUPPLEMENT (PER ROOM)
Standard Type-2* Superior Type – 3* Deluxe Type – 4*	$120.00 Standard Type-2* $135.00 Superior Type – 3* $200.00 Deluxe Type – 4*	$90.00 Standard Type-2* $101.25Superior Type – 3* $150.00Deluxe Type – 4*	$19.00 Standard Type – 2* $30.00 Superior Type – 3* $68.00 Deluxe Type – 4*

How to get from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island

Cat Ba Island is the biggest and one of the most visited islands in Ha Long Bay.
Ha Long Bay and nearby islands (eg. Cat Ba Island) are one of the most visited places by foreign tourists in northern Vietnam.
It is a fascinating place but sometimes overcrowded by visitors.

There are 4 ways how you can travel to Cat Ba Island. The best and fastest way is to take a direct bus from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island, or you can go to Ha Long City and from Tuan Chau Island (10 km from Ha Long city center) you have to take a ferry/boat to Cat Ba Island or you can go to Hai Phong and there you can take a speedboat to Cat Ba Island.

How to get from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island.

Speedboat from Hai Phong goes directly to the southern part of the Cat Ba Island, to the town of Cat Ba.
There are many hotels or homestays in the southern part of this island. In my opinion, a direct bus from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island or speedboat/ferry from Hai Phong to the town of Cat Ba is the best and fastest way how to reach Cat Ba Island.
NEW – from September 2017 it is possible to travel by a direct bus from Hanoi over the longest sea-crossing bridge in Southeast Asia – Tan Vu-Lach Huyen (opened in September 2017). Book your bus+ferry tickets from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island online.

1. BUS from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island

– The fastest and cheap way how to get from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island by bus
– Travel by a direct bus from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island takes about 3,5-5 hours
– Bus companies: Inter Bus Lines, Cat Ba Express, Hoang Long, Sapa Express…
– Cheap bus tickets to Cat Ba Island, prices are about $9-17 (seat)
– Group tour, Hoang Long have cheap bus tickets > ticket costs about $11-12/pp
– The bus is going over the longest sea-crossing bridge in Southeast Asia – Tan Vu – Lach Huyen (opened in September 2017)
– The bus is going directly to the Cat Ba town on the island over the Cat Hai Island
– A short boat transfer of bus (10 minutes) from the Got Port (Bến phà Gót) to the Cái Viềng port

2. TRAIN+SPEEDBOAT from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island

1.Step – Train from Hanoi to Hai Phong (LP3, LP5, LP7, HP1)

– Travel by train from Hanoi to Hai Phong takes about 2,5 hours
– Train ticket price is about $3-4 (hard or soft seat)
– Railway station in Hanoi – Gia Lam Railway Station (481 Ngọc Lâm)
– Railway station in Hai Phong – Hai Phong Railway Station (75 Lương Khánh Thiện)

Train to Hai Phong

2.Ttep – Speedboat from Hai Phong (Pha Binh port) to Cat Ba Island

– Travel by speedboat from Hai Phong to the Cat Ba Island takes about 1 hour
– Pha Binh port in Hai Phong (4 Bến Bính)
– This boat goes to the Cat Ba Pier (Cat Ba Island)
– Boat/ferry ticket price is about $10

3. BUS+SPEEDBOAT from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island

1.step – Bus from Hanoi to Hai Phong

– Travel by bus from Hanoi to Hai Phong takes about 2,5 hours
– The one-way bus ticket from Hanoi to Hai Phong costs only about $4-8
– Verified bus company: Hoang Long (express tourist bus or luxury limousine)
– The bus station in Hanoi – Nước Ngầm Bus Station (Km số 8 – Đường Giải Phóng)
– The bus station in Hai Phong – Niem Nghia Bus Station (275 Trần Nguyên Hãn)
– Read all current information on Baolau or 12go.asia, before you buy tickets

The bus of Hoang Long – come to ticket boot of Hoang Long (Hanoi Nuoc Ngam Station, 2nd floor) and present your voucher to change for a bus ticket. PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE STATION AT LEAST 1 HOUR (60 MINUTES) BEFORE DEPARTURE TIME BECAUSE HOANG LONG MAY CHANGE DEPARTURE TIME AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE IF YOU MISS THE BUS IF YOU ARRIVE LATE AFTER THIS (more info on 12go.asia, Baolau).

2.step – Speedboat from Hai Phong (Pha Binh port) to Cat Ba Island

– Pha Binh port in Hai Phong (4 Bến Bính)
– This boat go to the Cat Ba Pier (Cat Ba Island)
– Boat/ferry ticket price is about $10

4. FLIGHT from Hanoi to Tuan Chau Island (Seaplane)

– several direct flights from Hanoi to Tuan Chau Island, operated by Hai Au Aviation
– Tuan Chau Island is about 10 km north of the Cat Ba Island
– from Tuan Chau Island you can take a boat/ferry to Cat Ba Island
– there will be opened a new Ha Long Bay Airport in December 2018 (more information)
– this new airport will be somewhere around the Van Don Island (50 km from Ha Long)

pha tuan chau