Day trips from Cat Ba Island
4.8/5
431 reviews on GetYourGuide
A full day on the water with a locally owned Cat Ba operator and a guaranteed small group: kayaking through sea caves and archways, the Cai Beo floating village, lunch anchored off an islet and a swim at remote Ba Trai Dao. Rated 4.8 from more than 430 reviews and tagged likely to sell out, from €29.34 (GetYourGuide, 15 Nov 2026).
Starts inCat Ba Island
Pick-up is at 08:00 from the operator’s office in Cat Ba Town or your hotel there. By 08:20 the boat is cruising Lan Ha Bay, past the Cai Beo floating fishing village and thousands of karst towers, into channels the operator says big cruise ships may not enter.
From 10:30 you kayak through hidden lagoons, tunnels and archways, including K.A Cave and Bats Cave. Lunch at 12:30 is anchored at Ong Cam islet, with time to swim and jump off the boat. At 13:30 the boat sails into southern Ha Long Bay, past Dau Be Island and the Vung Vieng fishing village.
The afternoon is for beach-hopping and swimming at Ba Trai Dao from 14:30, then a visit to a fish farm and research centre at 15:30. The sunset cruise brings you back for a 17:00 drop-off in town.
Our summary of the reviews GetYourGuide shows on the product page.
08:00Cat Ba Town
Pick-up from the office or your hotel.
08:20Lan Ha Bay
Cruise past Cai Beo floating village.
10:30K.A Cave and Bats Cave
Kayaking through lagoons and archways.
12:30Ong Cam islet
Lunch, swimming, boat jumping.
13:30Southern Ha Long Bay
Past Dau Be Island and Vung Vieng.
14:30Ba Trai Dao
Beach-hopping and swimming.
15:30Fish farm
A look at fishing life.
17:00Cat Ba Town
Drop-off.
It is the most active and least crowded way to see Lan Ha in a day, run by guides who grew up on Cat Ba. The full-day tour with biking costs less and adds Viet Hai; the kayak and snorkel tour adds Monkey Island.
Checked against the GetYourGuide listing on 15 November 2026. Prices and options change: the calendar shows the current ones.
The listing marks it as not suitable for babies under 1 or people over 70.
What to do. Older travellers may prefer the full-day boat with biking, which has an electric car option.
The listing guarantees a small group and gives up to 30 travellers per boat.
No, but you will paddle for around two hours, so you should be comfortable on the water.
Swimwear, sunscreen and a change of clothes; dry bags are provided.
The most-booked boat day from Cat Ba: cave kayaking, a swim, cycling to Viet Hai.
Departs from Cat Ba Island · 9 hours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Kayaking, snorkelling, Ba Trai Dao beach and Monkey Island from Cat Ba.
Departs from Cat Ba Island · 9 hours
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
A premium Lan Ha day from Cat Ba: floating village, Viet Hai by bike, kayaking.
Departs from Hanoi or Cat Ba · 1 day
✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Sources: getyourguide.com. Checked November 2026. Photos: GetYourGuide.