Bay Exploration Tour: Day Cruise and Night Kayak with Glowing Bioluminescent
4.9
27 Ratings

Experience the ultimate bay exploration tour with a day cruise and night kayak adventure. Discover hidden lagoons, visit fishing villages, and witness the beauty of the bay at night with glowing bioluminescent. Limited group size and guided activities ensure a unique and unforgettable experience.

Duration: 13 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Lan Ha Bay - 8h05: Pick up at Cat Ba Local Office.\n9h00: Boat cruises off Lan Ha bay, passing by Cai Beo Fishing Village, Lan ha bay center. \n11h00: Kayak through hidden lagoons, tunnels, and archways: K.A cave and Bats cave. \n12h00: Enjoy a vietnamese traditional lunch.\n13h00: Boat drops the anchor at Ong Cam islet for sumptuous traditional…
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What's Included
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
  • Other
What's Not Included
  • Drinks, Personal expense
Additional Information

This excursion offers a full day of bay activities.
Experience the breathtaking karst archipelago by cruising and kayaking through hidden lagoons, archways, and tunnels. Discover local culture by visiting Cai Beo fishing and floating villages. Bask in the sun, enjoy sightseeing, swimming, beach hopping, and observe black kites as they gracefully dive…

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Joannaki6273dn
Dec 23, 2025
A great day - Although the day was slightly altered to the original itinerary, they made it work well for us. Ryan was a great tour guide and seeing the bioluminescence at the end of the day was fab.
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Emilieh571
Oct 27, 2025
Cat Ba full day/night tour - Our experience in the island and at the Bay was incredible from the start to end, and thanks to Cat Ba Local. The organisation, the communication and the services are excellent. The local guides share their experience with you and we had a great time with them. We had a very complete, park/bay, day/night tour. Much recommended! Thank you to the whole tea, it was a pleasure!
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Benjaminantal
Jul 20, 2025
A truly unique bay tour with locals - We've had an absolutely unforgettable experience in the bay, kayaking, swimming, listening to stories, and swimming with the plankton, all enhanced to 110% by our very energetic and friendly tourguide Ryan! Heavily recommended!
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Finleyh514
Mar 12, 2025
Great experience 2 day boat tour - Had a great experience did a 2 day tour with several activities, loved swimming in the water it was so still and calm we were one of the only boats in the area which was peaceful. Luu was a great tour guide great English and helped with any questions I had. Food was good and the views were amazing
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Loox79
Dec 21, 2024
Perfect day on the water - I can only echo the other reviews here. 12+ hours on the water with the most amazing views. Small group, good vibes and somehow they manage to avoid the bigger groups. Just perfect. Highly recommended!
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919jasc
Dec 8, 2024
Very fun and a great vibe! - Fantastic tour! So happy I did this, I did the day trip cruise and night kayaking combo and it was a full and fun day! So interesting seeing the fish farm up close, and we spotted brown and black monkeys on the islands!! the water was warm for the bioluminescent plankton at night. Ryan and Luu were fantastic guides with a great vibe!
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Fredwe525ny
Oct 28, 2024
Fantastic experience - We had a great experience with Viet and Luu from Cat Ba Local. We did both the full day boat and kayaking tour, as well as night kayaking. Both times we were with a small group of people which allowed us to really enjoy the nature. Both trips were operated like clockwork, and were very organised. The local guides were knowledgeable and incredibly friendly. The food served on the boat was fantastic, and catered very well to vegetarians. If you have any doubts about the plankton tour, it’s well worth the trip. We were told to pick a day with a dark sky (I.e clouds) for the best experience. They picked us up from and dropped us off ant our hotel which makes it very easy. We would highly recommend Cat Ba Local.
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Mariefs6076lv
Oct 25, 2024
Great day/night trip! Highly recommend 🧡 - The day/night cruise trips were great! Very relaxing for the day cruise and speechless for the night kayaking as we saw the bioluminescent plankton and the luminescent jellyfish. It was incredible. A long day though so if you have time I would recommend to do 1 day for the day cruise and the next day the night trip or vis versa. Our guides were super nice and helpful but I particularly loved Ryan’s energy and his English was mind blowing as he never left Vietnam, apparently. I had a great time the entire time and the views were amazing. Not many people on the boat with us and only 2-3 other cruises boats where we were stopping so it doesn’t feel super touristy and quite preserved. And the food was also great! I highly recommend Cat Ba Local 👌🏼
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824albertoj
Oct 24, 2024
One of the best experiences in my life - This tour is spectacular. For two days we lived an unforgettable experience. Our guides Viet, Ryan and Luu were amazing. Very attentive and able to make you feel the love for their island and their environment. The activities were amazing. The boat ride, the kayak ride, the swimming through illuminating seaweed, the hike through the national park, sleeping in the bay on a houseboat... it's incredible. 100% recommended Cat Ba Local and their guides. The best choice
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Zuzana
Jan 4, 2025
Not as good as other tours - Although our guide was friendly, and the meals were excellent, the overall experience was disappointing. - The boat was old and poorly maintained, with a filthy toilet, the life jackets borrowed from the kayak operator were disgustingly dirty. The route was definitely not less touristy as we encountered 11 boats gathered at the kayaking site at one point - and we had to wait to enter the cave. The other groups we met at least had their own vests, the same color, which made it easier to find your way around in such a flood of kayaks. Additionally, the trip lacked organization; it was actually a combination of two separate tours. At one point we were left without a guide for 45 minutes at the floating homestay, waiting for the next part to join. Overall, I do not recommend this tour due to these significant issues.
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