Sapa / Ha Giang → Lan Ha Floating Homestay 3D2N
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We confirm the itinerary, connections and final price in a written quote before payment.
Highlights
- 3 days, 2 nights
- One written quote, no hidden lines
Daily itinerary
Times are approximate and may shift slightly with weather, tide, and group pace. The order of activities stays the same.
- Day 1 · 11:00
Meeting point & transfer to Ben Beo Harbour
We message you the night before to confirm the pickup time at your hotel in Cat Ba Town. Meet your guide at pickup, and we drive you down to Ben Beo Harbour where the boat to Lan Ha Bay is waiting.
- Day 1 · 11:30
Cruise to the floating homestay (30–45 min)
We sail out past Cai Beo Fishing Village and into Lan Ha Bay proper — about 30 to 45 minutes — dropping anchor at our own floating homestay, a working family-run property tucked between karsts, far from the cruise-boat route.
- Day 1 · 12:15
Lunch on the floating deck · check-in · rest
First meal: family-style Vietnamese seafood — what the boats brought in this morning. Eat at a wooden table above the water, then welcome tea on the deck, room drop, quick orientation, and a short rest before the afternoon paddle.
- Day 1 · 13:30
Paddle Tay Keo Lagoon & Ba Do Cave
Hit the kayaks for the afternoon. We paddle into Tay Keo Lagoon and through Ba Do Cave — both quiet at this hour because the day-cruise crowd has already left. Two-person sit-on-top kayaks, life jackets, dry-bags provided.
- Day 1 · 15:30
Swim at a hidden beach
Pull onto a white-sand cove the cruise boats can't access, swim, jump off the kayaks, lie on the sand. Stay as long as the light lets you.
- Day 1 · 19:00
Dinner with the family · stargazing
Back at the homestay for dinner with the host family. After dark, the deck is yours — the bay is far enough from town that on a clear night you'll see more stars than you've seen in years.
- Day 2 · 08:30
Water taxi to Cat Ba National Park
After breakfast on the deck, a small boat takes us across to the National Park pier. Grab a bike at the dock — we're cycling.
- Day 2 · 09:00
Cycle 5km to Viet Hai Village
Five kilometres of jungle road through the park to Viet Hai — one of the last car-free villages on Cat Ba. The road is flat and shaded most of the way; bikes are basic single-gear, fine for everyone.
- Day 2 · 10:30
Optional summit trek · or village walk
Two-hour optional trek to a viewpoint that looks over both Lan Ha and Halong bays. If you'd rather not climb, the guide will walk you around the village — old houses, the school, the temple, the fish-foot-massage stream.
- Day 2 · 12:30
Local lunch at a Viet Hai household
Lunch at a family home in the village — local dishes (boar, chicken, river fish, jungle vegetables), cooked over wood. Nothing flown in.
- Day 2 · 14:00
Cycle back · optional fish-foot massage
Easy cycle back to the pier. Stop at the freshwater stream for the famous Viet Hai fish-foot massage if you want (~50k VND, your call).
- Day 2 · 15:30
Back to the homestay · free swim
Boat back to the floating homestay. Afternoon is yours — swim off the deck, paddle around the floating fish farms, nap, read.
- Day 2 · 19:00
Family Dinner at Lan Ha Floating Homestay
Family-style dinner on the deck with the host family — fresh catch of the day, simple Vietnamese home cooking, served at a long wooden table over the water. After, if the season and tide are right (strongest May–September, dark-moon nights), the guide offers an optional bioluminescent night kayak to see glowing plankton. Not guaranteed — we only run it when it's actually there.
- Day 3 · 08:30 – 10:30
Morning cruise off Lan Ha bay
After breakfast we pack out and the boat cruises off Lan Ha bay, passing Cai Beo Fishing Village and thousands of karst towers with unique shapes — chopsticks, seals, dog faces. We head south toward the Southern Ha Long Bay, the least-visited stretch of the area.
- Day 3 · 10:30 – 12:30
Paddle at Bright & Dark Caves
Kayak through hidden lagoons, tunnels and archways. Bright Cave (Hang Sáng) opens onto a quiet inner lagoon; Dark Cave (Hang Tối) is narrow and cool with bats overhead — only passable at low tide. We also stop at Đền Bà Men, a small floating temple on the way back.
- Day 3 · 12:30 – 13:30
Lunch at Ông Cấm islet
Boat drops anchor at Ông Cấm islet for a sumptuous traditional Vietnamese seafood lunch. Free time to relax, swim, jump off the boat, lounge on the deck, socialise.
- Day 3 · 13:30 – 14:30
Sail off Southern Ha Long Bay · Local Experts at the Fisheries Department
Afterwards, the boat continues to sail off Southern Ha Long Bay, passing by Đầu Bê Island, Vung Viêng fishing village, Le Virgin arch and The Kite arch. Quick stop at the Lan Ha fisheries station — meet the local team who manage the bay's aquaculture and marine protected zones. They show you the floating pens, talk through what's farmed here (and what isn't), and answer questions about how the bay actually works.
- Day 3 · 14:30 – 16:00
Kayak & beach hop at Ba Trai Đào
Kayaking, swim and beach hopping at Ba Trai Đào (Three Peaches) Beach — three cone-shaped islands above a quiet strip of sand: natural, remote, less-touristy. Discover the temple beach, more lagoons and arches by kayak.
- Day 3 · 16:00 – 17:00
Sunset cruise back to harbor
Enjoy the magical sunset as the boat travels back through Lan Ha toward Ben Beo harbor. Hot showers and dry clothes in the office if you need them before the drive.
What's included
Not included
Quick facts
- Pick-up
- Departure time confirmed in your written quote
- Return
- Onward connection confirmed in your written quote
- Duration
- 72 hours
- Group size
- 2–10 guests (small group only)
- Food
- All meals included — 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners. Family-style Vietnamese seafood, caught that morning. Vegi/Vegan options on 24h notice.
- Children's policy
- For overnight tours and the tour part of packages: one child under 4 travels free per two adults, sharing their bed; additional children under 4 pay 75% of the adult tour fare. Ages 4–8 pay 75%; ages 9 and above pay the full adult tour fare. Bus tickets and transfers follow their own fares and conditions; this discount does not apply to them.
Cancellation & changes
For the affected services, cancellation takes effect when you send a clear notice identifying your booking through our published cancellation form, email or WhatsApp. We verify the notice evidence, actual departure time and terms accepted for your booking; later processing does not postpone that time to your disadvantage. Please retain evidence of sending. A supplier or group schedule applies only if disclosed and accepted before booking.
- 14 days or more before departure100% refund
- 7 – 13 days before departure70% refund
- 3 – 6 days before departure50% refund
- 24 – 72 hours before departure30% refund
- Less than 24 hours before departure, same-day cancellation or no-show0% refund
Refund percentages apply to the amount paid for the cancelled services under the terms accepted for your booking. Supplier recovery does not cap your refund. We do not deduct the same cancellation cost twice. Any other deduction requires a lawful, disclosed and agreed basis. Mandatory rights and more favourable terms already agreed remain protected.
If CBO or a supplier cancels a confirmed service, or weather, an authority order or force majeure prevents delivery, you may choose an agreed alternative or a full refund of the undelivered portion. Credit or a new date is optional. CBO bears unrecovered supplier costs for that portion. Partly delivered services are itemised and settled by their agreed value. Necessary safety measures do not remove rights concerning undelivered services, reduced value or liability under applicable law.
Name changes, extra guests, fewer guests and date changes are handled on request, subject to the supplier's approval and any price difference; fewer guests is a partial cancellation on the schedule above.
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