We decided to book with Cat Ba Ventures due to the good reviews we read. We booked an overnight cruise on the Dolphin boat which has one bedroom. The cruise was such a great experience. The crew were very friendly. The food was great and plentiful. The guide was very good, and appeared to genuinely enjoy his job. The highlights... More

We hired a junk boat, with transfers from Hanoi, three nights 2.5 days for two people, 7 meals. It was a little more than $700. The good: -Communication in advance was clear and prompt -Transportation was prompt and efficient. -The boat was indeed private. and the room was nice enough. -food was great, at first. -Halong/Lan Ha Bay are gorgeous,... More

We travelled with our two children and spent 3 days / 2 nights on board a two cabin boat. We wanted to see the bay on our own timetable without the hassle of waiting around for other people as often happens with large groups. This trip worked out perfectly for us. In planning, Mr Tung responded promptly to all of... More

This was a great trip, unfortunately the weather wasn't as good as it could have been. We were collected in Hanoi and driven to Haiphong. This was an early start (6.20) and quite a long drive. Once at Haiphong we caught the hydrofoil to Cat Ba. From here we were taken by Junk boat to a bay with beach bungalows... More

Initial enquiries with Mr Tung were, as other reviewers have attested,effortless and very promptly handled by email. With only the two of us the small one bedroom boat was offered (for two nights aboard and also included three crew, a guide, cook and captain) And we were delighted with our choice. The boat is comfy, the bathroom adequate for a... More

Mr Tung was wonderful and very responsive to work with. He was very accommodating. We took the Eco Friendly Junk which was great because we stayed over night and had our own private ride instead of sharing it with a bunch of people like a cruise ship. The food was kind of trying to be Western. If they offered a... More

We cruised from Cat BA island for three days on one of the jonks owned by cat ba ventures. It became an absolute highlight of our Vietnam trip as Mr Tung was very helpful organising the trip according to our time schedule including the transfers from our hotel in Hanoi and we had a great crew, the captain knowing his... More

Found this outfit randomly from an internet search, as we wanted to explore Cat Ba, which sounded more frontier than the tourist plagued Ha Long bay area. There were some good reviews, the owner Mr Tung was super helpful in helping coordinate travel there and back and making things easier for us. So we went with it. We did a... More

The price was a little bit more then at the other travel agencies but it was worth it. The staff was very friendly and there englih was good. We were with 4 and had our private boat which wad very fancy! And the meals were amaazing very nice seafood! Worth to spend your money.