HOW TO SEE HA LONG BAY FOR $35 😱 | Trip to Lan Ha Bay and Cat Ba Island | Vietnam Travel Vlog 4K
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- A trip to Vietnam wouldn’t be complete without seeing the Famous Ha Long Bay! But, what if you don’t have the budget for a luxury cruise? Or what if you don’t like crowds? Then you need to learn about this incrdible alternative.
We didn’t visit Ha Long Bay the way most poeople do - We found a better one! A cheaper and MUCH less crowded to see the incredible landscapes of the bay that made you want to visit Vietnam in the first place.
The secret? To visit the bay via Cat Ba Island - From there you can take a boat tour to visit Lan Ha Bay, the area borderng Ha Long Bay (which is literally the exact same), and going all the way to up Ha Long.
We explain prices and logistics to help you organize this trip to Ha Long Bay in this video.
Contents of this video:
00:00 - Best way to see Ha Long Bay
02:08 - How to get to Cat Ba Island from Hanoi
03:38 - 1-Day Tour of Lan Ha & Ha Long Bay
05:46 - Kayaking in Ha Long Bay
07:47 - Lunch & Cruising Lan Ha Bay
08:52 - Monkey Island
10:57 - Fishing Village
11:38 - Prices & How to Book
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Hope you found this video useful! We’ve also posted a Luxury Cruise Vlog where we compare the price and experiences - It may be useful to also check it out if you’re still unsure which option to choose 😊 You can watch it here: th-cam.com/video/nCsZ-vj4dn8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CBoU0YzuoO8CUq-R
Hi I’m so great to see your video. Please share to us the agent where we can booked all the itinerary for cat ba island full package. Thank you.
thank you so much guys, its really valuable information, amazing footage,
Glad you enjoyed it!
It's so Gorgeous and beautiful place... Thanks for sharing
OMG!! How absolutely dreamy is that gorgeous place! Thanks for sharing yet another beautiful adventure 😍😍
Glad you enjoyed it 😍🙏🏻
What a helpful video! Thank you guys, you're the best!
😍😍😍 Thank you for watching!
Great video! Appreciate your advice
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching 😊
thank you for amazing tips! great and super useful video
You’re welcome! Thank you for watching ☺️
Wow, looks lovely!
Thank you for sharing your wonderful time together in Vietnam. We will be traveling to Hanoi next month. And I’m so glad that I have found a better option to visit the bays. Thank you so much🎉
We're glad it helped! Within the next month we will be sharing a video of our experience in a Ha Long bay cruise, for comparison to this alternative. But spoiler alert, Cat Ba is the better option :P
Thankssss alot for sharing information..its really help...
We're glad it did! 😊
thank you so much for sharing this option!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for sharing the tip ❤
Beautiful!!!!
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Thanks for the valuable information, Love ❤ from India
thank you for this! question when kayaking etc on the boat where do you leave your valuables cash, passports etc?
I just returned from Vietnam today. A couple of weeks ago I saw this video and decided to book Lan Ha Bay tour with Cat Ba Express. It was wonderful and even better than this video because now they have a couple more activities included in the tour. It cost me $76 with return transport to/from Hanoi but it was well worth it. Thank you so much for the lovely recommendation.
That makes us very happy. This video is not sponsored, we just truly enjoyed the tour and had to share with everyone. Glad you enjoyed it as much as us 😊
Very informative video. In which month have you visited this ? Just wanted to know in which time of the year it looks this beautiful. I have seen few other videos where it wasn't that beautiful
Glad you found it useful! We were there in the second week of December. It’s the best time to go, but apparently we were very lucky, as the normal climate of this area is cloudy! I (Alba) went again with my mom in January and it was raining the whole time 😅
3:30 Wooow that hotel looks AMAZING!!
Yes what's the hotel?
Thanks for the video .. such a beautiful place. Can you tell me what hotel you stayed at on Cat Ba island?
Glad you enjoyed it! We stayed at Cat Ba Paradise Hotel 😊
I saw some TH-camrs posted Ha Long Bay Cruises that went to Ti Top Island & Hang Sung Sot which are within the line of Lan Ha Bay in map.
Great... Cost me $35 and Saved me from 'Halongbay' :) Will be there next week,
Thanks for sharing the Cat Ba Express!
In 2019, the overnight Sleeper Coach (with toilet) between Hanoi & Phong Nha was USD11, around 8 hours.
So helpful, thank you. Did you book your sea view stay at CatBa Paradise Hotel directly with the property? If not, how did you book? We are trying to plan 4 nights there this November. The hotel website says up to 45% off and best rates for direct booking.
Hellooo. Very nice video. I was wondering where do you leave your things on the cruise. Lets say while you are on Kayaking.
Hello! Glad you enjoyed it 😊 When you board the boat everyone gets an allocated seat indoors, you can leave your stuff there throughout the day and the boat staff are always around so it feels pretty safe!
Thanks
You people just saved me 1000$ I am visiting with my family of four
Haha we’re so glad to hear that! Have the best time 🙌
Thank you for sharing your great informative video, Can you please share the Hotel name. Thanks
Glad you found it useful! Hotel name is Cat Ba Paradise Hotel 😊
Hi… love your video! May i know what’s the name of the hotel in Cat Ba that you stayed?
Thanks for you lovely comment 🥰 Yes, it’s called Cat Ba Paradise Hotel 😊
Thanks for this video. I will be in Hanoi next month for 9 days. I plan to visit Halong Bay, but CAt Ba sounds better.
Awesome! Hope you have the best time 😊
Halong is a waste of time. Cat Ba is much better. Do the same tour like in the video and go to the Nationalpark. You will have a great view when you go all up 😉
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Thanks for the recommendation. We did exactly what you did. I booked a room at the Paradise Hotel and booked a day cruise separately. It was awesome. Highly recommend
Thanks for this video! How many nights did you stay at Cat Ba island? Did you arrange you transfer back to Hanoi through the same tour company?
You're welcome! We stayed there 2 nights (but if we knew how beautiful it is, we would've stayed longer). And yes, we went back with the same company, they were super friendly and reliable
Did you book well in advance, or did you just visit the tour office in Hanoi while you were there? Are all your tours booked online well in advance?
Thanks for sharing a different option! However I might have missed something but I am not sure about the saving money part. You still spent quite a bit for the hotel (Cat Ba Paradise Hotel is ~£100 per night) so for a solo traveller hotel + tour vs the full cruise is pretty much the same price. But it is good to know there are different options!
Glad the video was helpful! Actually the hotel was $100 for two nights (so $50 per night). I think particularly for solo travellers this option is much more economical as in a cruise you’d need to be paying for the entire room anyway which is much more expensive. I actually ended up doing a luxury cruise too (with my mom) and I’ve just uploaded the video about it where I compare price to this one - Recommend you check it out! 😊 th-cam.com/video/nCsZ-vj4dn8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CBoU0YzuoO8CUq-R
Thanks to you, we came to Cat ba island yesterday and went on the lanha bay boat tour instead of halong bay. A one-day boat tour costs 400 vnd per person at the moment in low season. We are very happy 😇🙏🙏🙏
Was it a luxury trip? can you send me name so i have have a look! - online better or booking there?
I am going next week, what hotel did you stay at?
We stay at this hotel: Hoang Phuc Cat Ba - Hotel Elite. But closer to the coast are a bit more expensive with an ocean view. We bought the boat tour here at the hotel, at the reception.
What hotel is that? The view is amazing. We want to book the same trip!
Where does the cable car start and end.. ? When you say it only runs in summer, is that Nov-jan timeframe? thanks
I don’t know the exact dates but the summer months in Vietnam are May-August. Nov-Jan is winter 😊
If that USD400/2 people, or USD350 on special, goes to different islands & caves, it is worth to try both because Michelin meals cost a lot, so as the globally expensive lobsters.
Paradise Hotel Cat Ba Island charges AUD130-300/night for double room. So when compared to USD400/2 people overnight Cruise with Michelin lunch, lobster buffet dinner, breakfast, lots of activities plus Hanoi Pick-up & return, all in one package sounds cheaper though the route are definitely different.
We paid $50 USD per night for a double room. Maybe it depends on the time of the year, but when we visited it definitely saved us a lot of $$$
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In Vietnam, I always spent no more than AUD10 per person per night when I had family members & friends to share but still not the lowest. 2023Feb, triple room at Plam Beach Hotel Nha Trang was AUD16.5/night, many similar deals in Cat Ba.
Lan Ha Bay 🥰🥰🥰
I'm travelling to Vietnam in April, and was really confused between Halong Bay or Lan Ha bay. Your video really helped me decide. btw which hotel were you guys staying at, in Cat Ba?
We're so glad we were able to help! The Hotel is called Cat Ba Paradise. Enjoy your trip!
How many nights did you stay at cat ba Island? 2 right? Since the day trip excursion starts and ends outside speed boat transfer operating hours?
Yep 2 nights - if I could go again I would have stayed longer. I think trying to do everything in 1 day is possible, but it just ads unnecessary stress
Does the room have air conditioning? If so, I prefer the ships that have no air conditioner at all.
Please, what is name of your hotel? This hotel is so great.
How much was the hotel?
Thank you. Just to clarify, with this tour, you also went to visit Halong?
Yes but only one part of it, the area that borders with Lan Ha Bay 😊
@@NALBATRAVELS I see. Ok. Thank you
In which month did you both visit vietnam. Is june a good month to visit. Please suggest
We went in December. Later in the year tends to be better for the North of Vietnam
I cannot believe in your vid. and in your description you never once told us the NAME of the HOTEL you stayed at on Cat Ba Island !!!!. CRAZY..... Is there a reason why you could not mention it ????. Max. Australia.
Hi guys! How was the wave? Was it wavy?
Nope, no waves when we were there
Nice trip. At what time your day cruise started and ended?
They picked us up early in the morning (around 8am I think), and dropped us off after sunset
@NALBATRAVELS very nice to have the full day. Most cruises start at 12pm because they pickup passengers in Hanoi. I hope to find one like that departing from halong city.
I am sure some cruises are 1 afternoon 1 night plus 1 morning so the customers from last night can exit before new customers in the afternoon.
Wondering what is the name of the hotel you stayed in Ca Ba island ?
It's called Cat Ba Paradise if I'm not mistaken 😊
What was your hotel ? Name is not there in your video. Could u plz tell me?
It was the Cat Ba Paradise hotel 😊
I think that Cable Car does NOT travel to Cat Ba Island. It is the link between 2 sides of Sun World Ha Long Complex.
No we were nowhere near Ha Long here. This is a fairly new cable car that crosses to Cat Ba in the summer 😊
I watched your boat trip the $35 one, but I also was hearing the sound of the boat engine all the way along your trip. Was that really the sound of the boat engine ? if the answer is yes, then it is annoying and you feel uncomfortable taking into consideration the quietude of sailing while observing the scenery around. please answer my question as I am planning to go to Vietnam.
M. Karim from Bahrain
What hotel did you stay at on Cat Ba Island?
Cat Ba Archipelago, Lan Ha Bay & Bai Tu Long Bay are also included in Ha Long Bay World Heritage Area so doing either one or all are still considered as Ha Long Bay.
Hi.. your hotel name pls...
how did you find the speed boat to get to Ca Ba island?
The transfer we took included the speed boat, so when we got there, our guide just got called someone and it arrived. So I would recommend having it planned like that as well :)
Haii guys, can i ask something. This bay trip are parents friendly? Thanks in advance ☺️
Sorry for taking so long to reply. Yes, absolutely. And the staff is super accommodating with everyone, so they can slow things down on some activities if needed
@NALBATRAVELS thank you for the information 🙏 ☺️
Is it cold over there?
Not really at this time of the year. It's also not super hot either. In my opinion, the temperature was just right 😊
Which cruise u booked ??
The tour company is linked in the description and we talk about them in the video 😊
Did you pay 35 dollars only for the cruise or it included transfer from Hanoi?
$35 was just for the day cruise (per person). We spent the night in Cat Ba Island, but there are also options that include the transfer to and from Hanoi and some start at $50 if I’m not mistaken.
Hi, could you please share the info
@@user-nx3jq3cv3i everything is linked in the description 😊
Which hotel did you guys stay at Cat Ba Island?
It’s called the Cat Ba Paradise Hotel
What was the name of cruise
The actual cruise was organized and booked via Cat Ba Express :)
But you have to stay in Cat Ba to take this tour. Not from hanoi.
We actually saw some people going back to Hanoi right after the Tour, but they only reached late at night. It becomes a really long day if you don't do this tour from Cat Ba
@@NALBATRAVELS After watching your videos I decided to go Cat Ba instead of Halong. Surprisingly this channel do have small number of subscribers even after really high quality content.
Those monkeys will steal anything they can. Clever, mischievous and very quick.
Oh yeah, we’ve actually been robbed by a monkey once. But that’s a story for another day 😅
Thanks for the video .. such a beautiful place. Can you tell me what hotel you stayed at on Cat Ba island?
It was called Cat Ba Paradise Hotel. Really recommend!