Hanoi Trip Overview
Enjoy everything Cat Ba has to offer from the local life of Cat Ba’s floating village, the mesmerizing limestone islands of Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay, the majestic Cat Ba national park and some of the islands historic sites and temples. You will leave the island happily knowing you’ve seen the best our little island has to offer.
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Duration: 3 days
Starts: Hanoi, Vietnam
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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Enjoy everything Cat Ba has to offer from the local life of Cat Ba’s floating village, the mesmerizing limestone islands of Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay, the majestic Cat Ba national park and some of the islands historic sites and temples. You will leave the island happily knowing you’ve seen the best our little island has to offer.
Itinerary
Day 1: Hanoi – Catba Floating House
Pass By: Cat Ba Island, Cat Ba 180000 Vietnam
07:30 Pick up by bus from Hanoi to Cat Ba via Cat Ba’s car ferry, tip go up to the roof for stunning views of the island.
12:30 Arrive Cat Ba island, have lunch in Cat Ba town.
14:00 go to Ben Beo harbour, get on the boat tranfer to Floating House. Check-in your room.
15:00 Free time to explore the local life on the bay by kayak, enjoy the stunning sunset on the bay.
17:30 Back to your floating house and have dinner.
19:00 Enjoy a night time with local people.
Meals included:
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Double room or twin room, private bathroom, fan, no air-con.
Day 2: Lan Ha Bay
Pass By: Lan Ha Bay, Cat Ba Vietnam
8:00 enjoy breakfast, check-out your room and wait for the boat to collect you.
9:00 stopping at central of Lan Ha bay, jump on the water to swimming to a desert island to discover a hidden jungle where there are many smooth golden sand beaches.
11:00 am: Back to the boat and continue visiting hundreds of small islands and we continue north with a variety of shapes such as candles, toads, seals. There are hundreds of small sandy beaches on Lan Ha Bay which will see on the way north to Ha Long Bay.
12:00 pm: Get to the northeast of Lan Ha Bay, the boat lands at a floating house, then take a kayak through the rock arch tunnels cave, to hidden lagoons and discover the Dark – Bright cave (local name is Hang Ca) where the Catba Langur monkey (one of the most endangered species in the world) living.
13:00 pm: Back to the boat and enjoy a traditional Vietnamese buffet lunch (we have vegetarian options) on the boat with your guide. while the boat continues north to center Ha Long Bay, where you will see Ha Long city and beautiful landscapes protected by UNESCO’s as a world heritage site. Then return to Tai Keo lagoon for swimming through a cave to a beautiful lagoon.
15:00 pm: Keep moving south to Cat Dua Island. You can climb to the top of the mountain for a panoramic view of Lan Ha Bay. Cat Dua Island is also an ideal place to swim in the clear blue water and white sand.
16:30 pm Leave Cat Dua Island and head back to enjoy the sunset. We then finish the journey with an after-tour party at one of Cat Ba’s best nightlife spots or if you’re feeling tired you will be dropped back to your hotel.
18:00 Check-in your hotel in Cat Ba town and have free time to explore Cat Ba nightlife.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
Accommodation included: Double or Twin Room, Private bathroom, Air-con
Day 3: Cat Ba national park
Pass By: Cat Ba National Park, Cat Ba Vietnam
Enjoy breakfast when you wake up.
09:00 Car pick you up and go to the national park, followed by the historical hospital cave excavated by China and the natural Trung Trang cave.
11:00 After exiting the Trung Trang cave we start do trekking to the top of Cat Ba national park to have a panoramic view to the whole of the national park.
13:00 Have lunch in a jungle restaurant. After lunch, we head to the north of the island to visit a hidden fishermen’s temple over a wooden bridge.
15:00 return to the hotel for a quick shower before saying our goodbyes and getting on the bus at 16:00 back to Hanoi.
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.
