Sapa / Cao Bang → Quiet Bay Cruise 2D1N → Hanoi
Special dealArrive at 07:00, rest room and shower in town, taxi to Cai Beo Cruise Port for the 12:00 check-in — then 1 night on the empty side of Lan Ha: kayak, swim off a wild beach, Tai Chi at sunrise, Viet Hai by bike.
Noon check-in package — night bus, rest and shower, 12:00 check-in at Cai Beo, bus home after the cruise; every leg confirmed with your request before payment.
Highlights
- Night bus in, boutique cabin on the quiet side of the bay the same day
- Rest room and shower before boarding
- No cave queues — more time kayaking and swimming
- Ends in Hanoi at about 19:00 on the last day
Daily itinerary
Times are approximate and may shift slightly with weather, tide, and group pace. The order of activities stays the same.
- Evening before · from 18:30
Depart Sapa or Cao Bang
Overnight sleeper bus to Cat Ba — a cabin bus from Sapa, a standard sleeper from Cao Bang. Pick-up point and exact departure time are confirmed with your request.
- Day 1 · about 07:00
Arrive on Cat Ba
The bus drops you at the Cat Ba bus station around 07:00.
- Day 1 · 07:15
Rest room and shower
Cat Ba Outdoors arranges a rest room with a shower in town for the morning (not an overnight room). Breakfast in town is at your own cost.
- Day 1 · 11:30
Taxi to Cai Beo Cruise Port
Taxi to the port for the cruise's 12:00 check-in.
- Day 1 · 12:00
Cai Beo Cruise Port
Our crew meets you at Cai Beo Cruise Port in Cat Ba town. Settle into your cabin, take a welcome drink, and get the safety and itinerary briefing.
- Day 1 · 13:15
Lunch under way
Lunch is served as the boat pulls out into Lan Ha Bay, with the limestone formations opening up along the route.
- Day 1 · 15:00
Ba Trai Dao or Dau Be
The cruise sails deeper into the quiet bay to either the Ba Trai Dao or the Dau Be area. Kayak up to the karst walls, take the tender through the rock passages, swim in the emerald water, or just have the wild beach to yourself.
- Day 1 · 17:30
Cooking demonstration & dinner
Back on board to freshen up. Vietnamese cooking demonstration on the sundeck — you roll your own spring rolls — followed by dinner on board.
- Day 1 · after dinner
Squid fishing under the stars
Drinks at the bar, the sundeck to yourself, or try squid fishing off the back of the boat. Overnight at anchor.
- Day 2 · 05:00
Sunrise, then Tai Chi
Wake early for sunrise over the karsts — the bay at its most still. Tai Chi lesson on the sundeck at 06:30.
- Day 2 · 07:00
Breakfast toward Viet Hai
Coffee or tea with the morning bay view, then breakfast in the dining room while the boat heads for Viet Hai village.
- Day 2 · 08:00
Viet Hai ancient village
Cycle or ride the electric car through the rainforest tunnel into Viet Hai — a village of a few dozen houses inside Cat Ba National Park, still living at its own pace.
- Day 2 · 10:00
Check out & set lunch
Check out of the cabin. A set lunch is served as the cruise sails back toward port.
- Day 2 · 11:45
Disembark at Cai Beo
Back alongside at Cai Beo Cruise Port around 11:45 – 12:00.
- Day 2 · 15:30
Bus to Hanoi
After disembarking at Cai Beo around 12:00, lunch in town at your own pace, then the 15:30 bus to Hanoi (arrives about 19:00). Prefer Ninh Binh? Pick the bus or the limousine to Ninh Binh in the booking panel — the price follows your choice.
What's included
Not included
Quick facts
- Pick-up
- Evening sleeper bus from Sapa or Cao Bang · arrive Cat Ba about 07:00
- Return
- Bus to Hanoi 15:30 after the cruise, or bus / limousine to Ninh Binh — your choice
- Duration
- 45 hours
- Group size
- 2–8 guests per request · cabins and rooms subject to availability
- Food
- Included: lunch + dinner on Day 1, breakfast + set lunch on Day 2 — Vietnamese seafood menus cooked on board (seafood soup, beer-steamed shrimp, grilled squid, fried spring rolls, seasonal fruit). Breakfast is a spread of bread, crepes, stir-fried noodles, sausages, yoghurt, fresh fruit, tea and coffee. Vegetarian and vegan menus on request. Drinks are not included — there is a bar on board.
- Children's policy
- Children under 2 travel free. Ages 2–5 pay 50% of the adult fare. Ages 6–15 pay the adult fare less 60.000 VND. From 16 the full adult fare applies.
Cancellation & changes
This cruise is sold on the boat operator's own conditions, which are stricter than our standard schedule. Counted from the moment we receive your written cancellation request.
Free cancellation 15 days or more before departure. 50% refund 8–14 days before departure. Non-refundable within 7 days of departure or for a no-show.
- 15 days or more before departure100% refund
- 8 – 14 days before departure50% refund
- 7 days or less before departure, or no-show0% refund
Refunds never exceed the amount Cat Ba Outdoors actually recovers from the supplier. Amounts already paid or committed to a supplier on a non-refundable basis, and bank, payment-gateway, currency-exchange and refund-transfer fees, are not returned. A refund is confirmed only after the supplier has released the funds.
If we, the operator or the authorities cancel a departure (typhoon, rough seas, boat ban, port or ferry closure) we first offer a new date or a credit for a future booking. If neither suits you, we refund what you paid for the undelivered services less any documented third-party costs already incurred for your booking that the supplier does not return — itemised on your refund statement. Reasonable changes made for safety (route, boat, vehicle, departure time, an equivalent service) do not in themselves entitle you to a refund.
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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