Cat Ba Day Cruise: Lan Ha bay - Halong Bay - Monkey island
Description
Explore UNESCO protected Ha Long Bay and Lan Ha Bay with the best tour in town! This full-day tour includes swimming, kayaking, visiting natural beaches and caves, and a fresh, local lunch on the boat. Every tour has a competent, English-speaking tour guide.
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Itinerary
Start the day by cruising through the Fisherman’s village , you have an incredible panoramic view of Lan Ha Bay, Ha Long Bay, and Cat Ba Island. Take photo and soak up the sun before making your way back down to the bottom.
Kayaking: the highlight of this trip! We will spend about an hour and a half exploring quiet lagoons and kayaking through Bright Cave and Dark Cave. If you're lucky, you will get a chance to see some of the rarest primates in the world: Langur Monkeys.
As we make our way back to Cat Ba (around 4:00 P.M.), we will pass through the local floating village. Here you will see and learn about the history and lifestyle of those living here. We will finish the tour with a free beer and a smooth cruise back to the harbor.
Swimming and cave exploration: Here you can jump from the boat and head to a small, secluded beach. Once on the beach, we will explore a few of the naturally-formed caves before heading back to the boat for a fresh, local lunch.
Hike to the top with amazing view
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
We pick you up at your Hotel in Center Cat Ba Town ( Cat Ba island )
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Shoes (sandal), hat, sun cream, swimming clothes
Reviews(216)
Here, I let go the anchor of the boat of life, for 25 years is anchored in this beautiful beach of Ancora, quiet, quiet, good neighborhood, good fishing, walks on the beach, a breeze of the sea
We bought bus tickets here and got the best rates. They also helped us with a Lan Ha Bay tour, which was well-organized and enjoyable. I recommend this place to anyone looking for good prices and reliable service!
It was an ok tour. The scenery was amazing as you expect and the route was pretty good, including a trip to the monkey island. The food was really good. However what ruined it was the constant pestering to buy their overpriced drinks. We didn’t even get a complimentary water. They came round with drinks for lunch and made it look like they were free but no, we got charged for them too. The music was good at first but they offered the playlist to a rowdy bunch of teens who proceeded to play their own very loud Spanish music for the whole trip, which only they enjoyed. The whole thing felt a bit rushed and unprofessional.
We booked a Lan Ha Bay day cruise and loved every moment. The guide was friendly, the kayaking spots were beautiful, and lunch on the boat was delicious. They truly made our trip memorable. Highly recommended for anyone visiting!
From booking the tour at the full moon office to drop off at my hotel,the whole experience was Top Notch! We had a lovely moody sky in the morning,clouds slowly clearing by noon to a deep blue hue,with that came the sun.Both contrasting sky's made for some outrageous vistas...... The kayaking and swimming adventures were professionally operated by an experienced guide,quiet spots were always found amongst the other groups and tours within the bay. 10/10 Always felt safe in the big ocean, Great Job! Give that man more money! Lunch was delicious, tasty,and plenty of it for all. Truly the whole tour is an experience I will never forget. A must do Tour!
What a brilliant day out with my mates, felt well looked after by staff and crew. Wicked scenery and people to party with. Thanks a million!
I had a really fantastic experience on the boat tour, it was a lot of fun and I thought Joe the lifeguard was particularly great at leading the group, making everyone relaxed and being very clear with the information. The other guide Tien was good too. Food was also nice. Would recommend this trip to a friend!
I start with the pros: good food, the experience itself is really cool, the bay is beautiful and if you are lucky, you will meet cool people. That's why they get 2 stars. Cons: - We weren't picked up at our hotel and had to drive there, they told us to be there at 7.50 and we got on the boat around 9.30-10.00. - They took us to another operator (Cat Ba Eco Tourist). - The guide couldn't really speak Enlgish. - We got no explanation about the bay whatsoever. - Snorkel equipment, they "forgot" to bring it on board. So we jump to the water quickly a couple of times, because they were hurry to come back. - The kayak is in a part of the bay that is totally filthy (I think all the tours go there, so we cannot really blame them here). - Monkeys... well look the picture, that's the closest we got to the island. - Trekking, conspicuous by its absence.
Tour was good - there are a bunch of tours that are pretty much the same route/activities. Our tour guide was awesome and very enthusiastic. However there were a few things we were disappointed about. First, we saw the tour staff throw trash into the water twice. There was already a lot more trash in the water than we would have liked, so this was disappointing to see. The tour also says max 30 people but there were definitely 50+ people on the boat, and seating was a little tight. Finally, there were a few members that had bus tickets for before the boat tour ended, so the boat went back to the dock early (and then went back out) but we suspect we missed some activities because of this. We also only had 1 hour to kayak instead of 1.5 hours because we were the last boat to leave in the morning (we were apparently waiting for someone).
Very nice and enthusiastic guide. Would be nice to have a little more vegetarian options with he food but the rest of the tour was perfect, especially for the price!
