2-Day Lan Ha Bay Cruise from Hanoi with Cát Bà and Viet Hai

• Meet your guide and depart from your hotel in Hanoi at 7:20 am. The shared bus driver will welcome you and pick you up at your hotel in the Old Quarter between 7:30 and 8:00 am.
• Then, take a local ferry from Dinh Vũ to Phù Long, which takes about 20 minutes.
• Reach the city of Cát Bà by motorcycle with a driver, where you will find the junk ship. If you do not want to try the bike experience, you can travel by bus instead.
• At 8:00 am, reach Dinh Vũ Pier after a 2-hour drive. From Dinh Vũ, take a local ferry for 20 minutes to Phù Long Pier. After the ferry, continue to the city of Cát Bà, located about 30 km away, where you will find the boat. You will be offered a one-hour motorcycle ride with a driver, off the beaten track, or a bus ride if you prefer not to try the bike experience, depending on your choice of budget. The organization is flexible and will be explained before departure.
• At 12:30 pm, embark on one of the junks, private or shared depending on your choice of departure, with a maximum of four rooms, together with your Vietnam tour guide. The junk first crosses Hang Vem fishing village in Lan Ha Bay, and sailing is possible depending on the wind.
• Enjoy time to relax, swim, and soak up the sun on deserted beaches. You will also have the opportunity to kayak and discover a fishing village. Lunch and dinner are served on board and consist of seafood such as fish, shrimp, squid, and shellfish, as well as meat and vegetables purchased the same day.

Spend the night aboard in a creek in the middle of Lan Ha Bay.

• Arrange the visits before checking out of the room at 10:30 am.
• For the morning program, you can decide the day before with the guide or the crew. The options are a 2-hour bike ride near Viet Hai village, a boat trip in the bay, or time at the beach. Lunch is at a local restaurant.
• Lunch may also be served on board, but this will be confirmed at the time of boarding depending on the availability of the junk.
• Return to Hanoi according to your choice of budget.
  • By local bus: from 12:30 to 1:00 pm, transfer from Cát Bà to Phù Long. Take the local ferry from Phù Long to Dinh Vũ, about 20 minutes by ferry, then continue by local bus back to Hà Nội or Ninh Bình. Arrival in Hà Nội is around 4:30 to 5:00 pm.
  • By car: at 12:30 pm, transfer from Cát Bà to Phù Long and take the local ferry from Phù Long to Dinh Vũ, about 20 minutes by local ferry.
• Drive back to Hanoi and arrive around 4:30 pm.