04 Jun 2019
My partner and I decided to take this tour as part of our introduction to Vietnam. The first day and the first night was incredible! Lots of activities and the staff were awesome! however
we were very disappointed the next day.... we were carted off at 9 am to a small day tour boat where we were mixed with other tour groups... we waited 4 hours with only swimming to do before being served lunch... after that, we were finally taken to our destination! BUT
On our way, we had to stop at 6 other resorts to drop other passengers from different tours off... what a stuff around! there was no communication from the team in regards to where we were, or who was getting off...
when we FINALLY arrived at Cat Ba Island, we were crammed into the smallest bus I have ever been on, and, after a car crash in front of us, we were taken through dodgy back alleys (i will commend the driver on his skills), only to arrive at another hotel... there we all got off the bus only to be told that it wasn't our hotel... so we all got back on the bus...
Once we FINALLY arrived at our hotel, we checked in, came up to our room, only to find a dirty room, with no amenities (even simple ones... like tissues and a clock) and the power plugs are the "old Vietnam" style, so our adaptor plug does not fit. at this point we were like "we just want to sleep!!!!!!" and so we headed for the bed... BUT
when we got to our bed, it was about as soft as a BRICK. no sleep for us tonight. I'm dreading the idea of dinner and breakfast...