1-tägige Bootstour: Halong-Bucht - Lan Ha Bay - Naturstrand, Vollmond-Party-Tour

I start with the pros: good food, the experience itself is really cool, the bay is beautiful and if you are lucky, you will meet cool people. That's why they get 2 stars. Cons: - We weren't picked up at our hotel and had to drive there, they told us to be there at 7.50 and we got on the boat around 9.30-10.00. - They took us to another operator (Cat Ba Eco Tourist). - The guide couldn't really speak Enlgish. - We got no explanation about the bay whatsoever. - Snorkel equipment, they "forgot" to bring it on board. So we jump to the water quickly a couple of times, because they were hurry to come back. - The kayak is in a part of the bay that is totally filthy (I think all the tours go there, so we cannot really blame them here). - Monkeys... well look the picture, that's the closest we got to the island. - Trekking, conspicuous by its absence.

Tour was good - there are a bunch of tours that are pretty much the same route/activities. Our tour guide was awesome and very enthusiastic. However there were a few things we were disappointed about. First, we saw the tour staff throw trash into the water twice. There was already a lot more trash in the water than we would have liked, so this was disappointing to see. The tour also says max 30 people but there were definitely 50+ people on the boat, and seating was a little tight. Finally, there were a few members that had bus tickets for before the boat tour ended, so the boat went back to the dock early (and then went back out) but we suspect we missed some activities because of this. We also only had 1 hour to kayak instead of 1.5 hours because we were the last boat to leave in the morning (we were apparently waiting for someone).

Very nice and enthusiastic guide. Would be nice to have a little more vegetarian options with he food but the rest of the tour was perfect, especially for the price!