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I didn‘t have time to book anything but the man was super friendly and welcoming and seems trust worthy!! And his place is beautiful and peaceful!
We organized an hiking and boat/kayak tour in Cat Ba with them.The experiences were great!!The host took care of all the organizations, starting from picking up us in Hanoi to reaching their house.It was nice staying there :)Luce & Ale from Italy
For anyone who wants to avoid Ha Long and the crowded tourist ships, this is the absolute alternative. There were only 10 of us on the ship, great guide and bays with few other tourists.
We had a great time with the Cat Ba island getaway formula of 2 days, 1 night. It was well organized in terms of transportation. The hiking was with a nice and friendly guide. The stay in the ecolodge was okay, the chalet was indeed no longer as new as in the photos, but it still had its charms for us and the food was good. The boat trip on the second was great! Once again an enthusiastic guide, various activities such as floating fishing village, kayaking, swimming and the food was ok. At times it was not clear how the transportation was arranged, but the insider person was responsive. Glad we chose this instead of a night on the cruise itself. Thank you for the fun two days, at a competitive price.
Beautiful two-day trip with an insider to Cat Ba Island and Lan Ha Bay. Good communication with the company and there was always someone on site who guided us to the right van or could guide us with fun fun facts.The only downsides why I am not giving a 5-star rating are: the Cat Ba ecolodge where we stayed had little atmosphere compared to other homestays where we have already stayed in Vietnam. The hike we started from there was shorter than expected and with a guide who only spoke Vietnamese, but did his best to show some special animals and plants with gestures.
We just came back from a "two-day" cruise in CatBa Island with this company. Our experience was reasonable but definitely not worth the steep price - $132 per person.The main drawbacks were:1) It is marketed as a 2-day cruise but in fact in face it is a 24-hour trip, whereby at about 16 hours the boat hours the boat anchored in one place.2) We were told by the organizer to meet at 11:30am but the boat trip actually started after 3pm. So here we are just wasting almost 4 hours.3) The boat was run-down and old and does not meet the expected standard of this rate. The toilets in our room were in poor maintenance condition and smelly.4) The kayaks provided were again very old and un-inviting to sit in. The oars were filled with water so with each raw we got wetter.5) It was promised to be a special non-touristic tour but we had the most standard experience or even below that. The Island is full of tour operators who offer the exact same thing and sometimes more (for example, a two day tour that begins at 8 am and not at 4pm.6) The food on board was quite good actually but was portioned, so that when guests asked for additional serving of a dish or fruits, it was challenging for the crew to accommodate.On the positive side it is important to note that the boat crew and the guide were extremely friendly and tried to provide the best possible experience. But it was quite clear that they are not employed by the tour operator. He simply gathered several subcontractors to deliver the tour.
Overnight Tour in Lan Ha BayAmazing views, lonesome beaches, great food: Tourguide Lucky takes care for his guests and he speaks Englisch quite well, the food is delicious and the landscape is unique. It's nice to be on a boat with a small group to enjoy a relaxing journey.
ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES IN VIETNAM!We did a one day kayaking tour. I am always trying to avoid the mass tour agencies but we had only one day and we wanted to do kayaking and see more. There are no other options going on your own.I came across the Vietnam Insiders website and I loved the way they want to present Vietnam.We did the group tour because we wanted to stay on a budged and then it is also less harmful to the environment if u share a boat. We went with one family so we were 7 people on boat.Our guide and the driver were both really friendly, guide could speak very good english English. We went to local boat house to see how those people live, tried tobacco had some tea and it was just awesome.Lunch on boat was delicious, swimming, kayaking and secret cave was adventure!We wanted to finish earlier to catch the bus It was not a problem and everything was arranged for us.THANK YOU!
I joined 1day tour to Lan Ha bay and kayaking.Only 3 persons joined the tour which could comprise 12 . It was like a private tour even though I paid only 575,000vnd. Lunch was really delicious on the boat. Kayaking was a fantastic experience inside the Lan Ha bay,unimaginably beautiful? The tour guide, native from Cat Ba Island, explained us lots of interesting things about the Bay and the life on the Island . If you go to Cat Ba, don't miss this tour with this travel agency.
