8:30 – 9:00 am: You will be collected from your Cat Ba hotel by one of our experienced tour guides and travel by bus to Ben Beo harbor.
9:00 am: Board our beautiful boat and cruise north around Lan Ha Bay. The boat takes us through the Cai Beo fishing village, stopping at central of Lan Ha bay, jumping on the water to swimming to a beautiful hidden lagoon.
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 keep sailling 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 three peach beaches for swimming to a desert island to discover a hidden jungle where there are many smooth golden sand beaches.
15:00 pm: Keep moving south to Monkey Island (another name is Cat Dua Island). At Monkey Island, you can climb to the top of the mountain for a panoramic view of Lan Ha Bay. Monkey Island is also an ideal place to swim in the clear blue water and white sand.
16:30 pm Leave Monkey 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.
Includes: Entrance fee to Lan Ha and Ha Long Bay, English speaking tour guide, group boat, kayak, lunch, a bottle of water, dry bag, towel and 1 free local beer at the after-tour party.
Excludes: Any private expenses and tips.
Helpful hints: You should bring: hat, sun cream, swimsuit, shoes to climb at monkey island and sunglasses.
On Monkey Island do not try to touch monkeys (they might bite you!), you can give them some peanuts or bananas.
