A family homestay of 15 rooms in Viet Hai, the Cat Ba village no road reaches. Our own boats on Lan Ha Bay, three hours from Hanoi. Tours, transfers, dinner.
A family homestay of 15 rooms inside Cat Ba National Park, with our own boats leaving from the village pier. Three to three and a half hours from Hanoi, then thirty minutes across the water.
What we run
Every trip below starts in the village or on the water in front of it, and our family runs them. Rates move with the season and the size of the group, so message us and we send the current one.
2 days · Hanoi to Hanoi2 Days in Viet HaiOur signature trip: pick-up in the Old Quarter, a full day on Lan Ha Bay, dinner at the long table and a night in the valley.Read more
09:00–15:30Full-day Lan Ha Bay boat tourKayaking into Bright and Dark cave, swimming stops, lunch cooked on board and a family fish farm. The bay ticket is included.Read more
09:00–20:00Sunset and night kayakingThe whole day on the water, then sunset, dinner on the bay and a paddle through bioluminescent plankton on the darkest nights.Read more
259 m · about 3 hoursNavy Peak hikeStraight up from our gate to the 1965 radar station above the valley, with a 360 degree view over Lan Ha Bay and the park.Read more
3 days · 2 nights3-day cruise and homestayA night at anchor on the bay with a cooking class on board, then the village, the long table and Navy Peak the next morning.Read more
In the village · free timeCycling and the valleyThe flat lane with no through traffic, the stream where small fish nibble your feet, and the forest walk to Tien Duc cave.Read more
Located deep in Cat Ba National Park, far away from chaotic urban life, Viet Hai village is the only place where visitors can admire the wild beauty of an old-style village in Cat Ba. This one of very few traditional villages you can still visit in the north.
With a population of less than 300, Viet Hai people mainly live on farming, fishing and aquaculture. In recent years as tourism demand has grown, many family households have turned to eco-tourism, with the aim to keep tradition alive and be environmentally responsible. Viet Hai has become an ideal place for domestic and foreign tourists who want to immerse in nature and explore the forests and mountains.
A place not to be missed when visiting Viet Hai is Lan Homestay. Here you will see traditional style living with thatched roofs, ponds, and orchards. This is the place to explore the national park and Lan Ha Bay, which is the less touristed and more scenic sister to Halong Bay.
The Lan Family are always ready to welcome new explorers. We hope to see you soon!
Watch village life, Lan Ha Bay and Cat Ba National Park — straight from our home to yours.
Getting here
No road links Viet Hai to the rest of Cat Ba — not by regulation, but by geography. Everyone arrives by water, and we arrange the whole chain.
