Bioluminescent Plankton Kayak Boat Tour

We had an absolutely fantastic time on the bioluminescent kayaking and Monkey Island tour. Even though we didn’t spot any monkeys and the bioluminescence wasn’t at its brightest, the experience was still one of the highlights of our trip. The real reason this tour stands out is Ba. He is genuinely one of the kindest, most passionate guides we’ve met. You can tell he truly loves what he does, and his enthusiasm and warmth made the whole evening so enjoyable. To top it all off, we had dinner afterwards at his family restaurant, and it was incredible. Honestly, it was probably the best meal we’ve had since arriving here. The food was delicious, the hospitality was amazing, and the complimentary beer was a lovely touch. I would wholeheartedly recommend this tour to anyone visiting the area. Thank you again to Ba and his lovely family for such a memorable experience!

Our guide, Ba, was very kind. The tour was amazing. We enjoyed the beach on Monkey Island and a beautiful sunset. The kayaking experience, where we admired the bioluminescent plankton glowing on the water, was simply magical. Afterwards, we enjoyed a delicious dinner at Ba's family restaurant, cooked by his wife. It was one of the best meals we have had in Vietnam. We highly recommend this tour. Thank you so much again, Ba, for this incredible experience!

The tour was amazing. Our tourist guide Bah was super kind and friendly. We got to see a beautiful sunset and the incredible bioluminescent. After the tour, the food was delicious. Highly recommend the tour!

The group with about 20 people was all friendly. sadly, two of them arrived late from Hanoi so all of us had to wait and started about 50 minutes later. The "boutique boat" was a Speed boat, which has more adventurous than comfortable vibes (No toilet etc) The Sunset on monkey island was magnificent. We were dropped on a beach which nobody else around. Sadly we didnt see any monkeys but the Sunset was great. There was a path to a view point which was a bit sketchy so most of the group skipped it. The guide also waited at the beach. Afterwards we drove to the spot for the plankton. Kayaking at night, with a lot of darkness surrounding you was amazing, however, the plankton was truly magical and looked like blue fire within the water. The guide kept showing us the best locations for the plancton and we had a great time on the Kayak. The trip ended with food in the restaurant which was not bad, not great.

The tour was really nice! Ba was super enthusiastic and he explained us many interesting things about the area. We saw an incredible sunset in the Monkey’s island and then we saw the plankton with the kayak. The plankton was incredibly beautiful and shiny. I will never forget this experience. After the tour we had a really nice dinner in his restaurant. The food was really good. I strongly recommend this tour!!

Very well organised trip. picked us up from hotel and took us to boat and first to monkey beach even introducing us to some monkeys and helping us to feed them which was such a once in a life time experience. then went to hike a viewpoint which was difficult and more like a rock climb but very beautiful for sunset and we had time to swim in the sea. then took us to kayak which felt very safe and seeing the plankton so clear and bright was a top experience of this whole trip that i would recommend to anyone- everyone was shouting in delight! then took us home to his family restaurant for dinner which was extremely delicious range of meat and vegetarian food- best tuna i have held. excellent value for money

I can only recommend this tour enough! From start to finish, everything was great with good communication. By the owner when booked to the taxi driver sending you a picture with his car to recognise him. 1st was the Monkey mountain where we were lucky enough to be with Monkey's friend, Ba. As soon as we arrive, the monkey appeared to greet him which was fun. Then Ba showed us where and how safely go to the top and have an amazing view of the bay. 2nd was the bioluminescent plankton kayak tour. Let just say, it was magical to be sounding by those light. And finally on the way back. Ba's wife cooked some very good Vietnamese food. Thanks a lot, it was truly a magical moment and can't thank you enough

We really liked the tour. The group was nice and small with 6 people and we were lucky that the evening was very dark and we could see a lot of plankton glowing. It was an incredibly fascinating and beautiful experience!

Really good experience. The guide was nice and knew good English. Recommended

Such a fun experience! The tour guides were so much fun and the sites were really really cool! Monkey island was a great experience! There were plenty of monkeys to see and plenty of baby monkeys too! You can feed the monkeys and they will climb on you if you let them. You can also pet them, but at your own risk of maybe being bitten if your to aggressive with the petting them. The tour guides will help you feeding them so you’re less likely to lose a finger. There is also beach for you to swim at on monkey island if you would like. I would suggest during the winter months to wear warm clothes as at night when kayaking it can get pretty cold and especially on the boat when in route back to shore. The bioluminescence were amazing! It’s something you can only see visually, nobody’s camera could pick up the light as the plankton light flickers to quickly when your paddling. This is a must do experience while on Catba island! The dinner at the end of the night was also great! Super tasty! There was fish, tofu, chicken, spring rolls, rice and French fries! All tasted great!!! This is one of the tours I actually tipped because of the great service and kindness of the guide!