The Best Cat Ba Island Tour 3 Day

Duration icon Duration: 3 Days/ 2 Nights
Trip code icon Trip Code: ORG_CBO3
Map marker icon Best places to visit: Tour start from HanoiCat Ba IslandLan Ha Bay → End trip in Hanoi

Overview

Cat Ba Island, the largest in the Gulf of Tonkin, is a fantastic destination for ecotourism and mountain trekking. Join our Cat Ba Island tour 3 day, which includes a scenic Lan Ha Bay cruise. Discover a perfect Cat Ba island tour 3 day itinerary for exploring the island’s beauty at competitive prices.

Cat Ba National Park provides the fantastic inhabitants for different mammals, birds, langurs and some rarest species in the world. Trekking through the park will be a wonderful experience to get closer and closer to nature, rich forest, stunning views of the mountain and Lan Ha Bay.

Let’s take the trip and get the majestic experience on the island and bay amazingly!

Notes:

Cat Ba Island Tour 3 Day Travel Map

Cat Ba Island Tour 3 Day Travel Map

Itinerary Details

Day 1: Ha Noi - Cat Ba Island. O/n In Cat Ba Town (L/D)

Day 1: Ha Noi - Cat Ba Island. O/n In Cat Ba Town (L/D)

Morning activities:

Leave Ha Noi hotel around 7:45 am and travel to Cat Ba Island, you will be transferred on Hai Phong highway.

When you arrive in Got Ferry, you take an Express boat to Cat Ba Island for travel to Cat Ba town.

Have lunch at local restaurant and check in hotel

Afternoon activities:

This afternoon you are free to enjoy your time in Cat Ba town of Cat Ba Island, have a relaxing time and swim at Cat Co Beach I, II, III.

Then you have dinner at a local restaurant.

Evening activities:

Evening is your free time to enjoy the beautiful sights of Cat Ba Town, wander around to enjoy the nightlife on the island. Overnight at the hotel in Cat Ba Island.

Day 2: Full Day Cruise Lan Ha Bay (B/L/D)

Day 2: Full Day Cruise Lan Ha Bay (B/L/D)

Morning activities:

After having breakfast at the hotel, our driver will welcome you at the hotel and transfer you to Beo Dock.

Make a procedure to get on board, then you start the cruising trip to Cai Beo fishing village. This is the largest and traditional fishing village of North Vietnam. The cruise takes you to pass through Monkey Island (non-stop at Monkey Island). The boat will reach the heart of Lan Ha Bay which has unique shaped karst towels and emerald water. Next you will visit a family fish farm at Di San Floating House. You have a chance to take a photo of a huge “Happy fish”.

Then the cruise continues having journeys through the magnificent landscapes before parking at Dau Be Island. Here you discover the bay beauties while kayaking at Ba Ham Lake, see the hidden lagoon with lots of stalactites hanging down from the ceiling cave creates strange shapes and sizes. This option depends on the tide level of the bay.

Option 2 when high wave: Cruising through Cua Van Floating Village, passing Rang Dua Island, Frog Island,… Then go kayaking through Dark Cave, Bright Cave.

Have 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.

Afternoon activities:

This afternoon you continue your cruise back to the harbor, you arrive in the dock at around 16.00 pm. The driver transfers you back to the hotel. Have dinner at a local restaurant.

Evening activities:

Have more free time in the evening for free walking around Cat Ba Town and get more experience on your own way on the island. Overnight at the hotel on Cat Ba Island.

Day 3: Short Trek In Cat Ba National Park - Hanoi (B/L)

Day 3: Short Trek In Cat Ba National Park - Hanoi (B/L)

Morning activities:

Have breakfast at the hotel. This morning you leave your hotel for Cat Ba National Park and have a short trek to discover the national park beauties. You will visit Trung Trang cave – an easily accessible, but you will need to contact a ranger to make sure it is open. Remember to bring a torch (flashlight) as it is gloomy inside. Have lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon activities:

The driver transfers you back to the harbor and takes the Express boat back to Got Ferry. And the driver welcomes you there to transfer you back to Hanoi city on the highway. You arrive back in Hanoi around 16:30 pm. Say goodbye and wish you a wonderful time at your next destination!

Inclusions

  • PRIVATE door to door transport (new vehicle) with air-conditioned
  • Experience English speaking guide
  • Meals as mentioned above (B= Breakfast, L= Lunch, D = Dinner)
  • Good selection 3 star hotel in Cat Ba town
  • Private Cruise visit Lan Ha Bay & kayak
  • Entrance fees
  • Mineral water daily 2 bottle 500ml/per day
  • Permission
  • 24/7 hotline support guaranteed
  • Bank fees if payment by credit card
  • Gov tax and service charge
  • No extra charge after final confirmation

Exclusions

  • International Air Fare in & out Vietnam
  • Domestic Air Fare
  • Hotel in Hanoi
  • Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle, other than mentioned in the itinerary
  • Personal expenses such as laundry, telephone calls, tips & gratuity, soft & hard drinks, rafting, rock climbing, paragliding, porterage.
  • Meals not mentioned in the program
  • Tips are welcomed!
  • Travel Insurance

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