This is the most exciting schedule to explore the entire natural world of Cat Ba Island. Trekking through the old forest, staying at night in Viet Hai Village, and kayaking or SUP paddling on Lan Ha Bay will bring you different experiences that you never forget. The trekking route gets through the forest is not too difficult but challenging enough to lead you over the moon once you get out of the forest and see the houses’ roofs in the peaceful Viet Hai Village. If trekking in the old forest is an interesting challenge going along with sweaty, SUP paddling and kayaking from Viet Hai Port to Ba Trai Dao Bay will be the most attractive one, especially in the summer because we will have a lot of stop points to swim, relax in the clear water of Lan Ha Bay.

Highlights:

• Trekking through an interesting Cat Ba National Park
• Stay at a homestay in Viet Hai Village
• SUP paddling to explore the spacious untouched Lan Ha Bay
• A support boat follows all the time during the trip
• A professional and experimental tour guide

Difficulty level (6/10): Most people can participate in the tour, children from 6 years old and above also can join with parents. It will be easier and more comfortable for you to experience outdoor activities if you have good preparation for physical training before the trip. The duration of each trip is 2 days generally. With those trekking tours at this level, it might take 2 – 3 hours/day for doing the trek with the quite easy terrain. At the same level, the kayaking and SUP tours, 2 – 3 hours/ days paddling with the large water surface, and plenty of time to take photos and take rest as well.

Experience/skills requirement: Low Physical requirement: Medium Duration: 2 – 3 days Outdoor activity duration: 4 – 6 hours/day Children: From 12 years old can participate.

• Suggested physical training: Practice running or kayaking/SUP 1 - 2 weeks in advance. Run twice a week, each session 3 - 5km every night. Or paddling from 2- 3 times, each time is 5 km.

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1. Travel insurance

• Umove Adventure uses service from Bảo Việt Insurance with a maximum insurance payout of 100 million VND/person/case.
•  See the Bao Viet policy of insurance Quy tắc bảo hiểm Bảo Việt.       

2. Refer to the postpose policy, and cancel the tour in the requirement and instructions here tại đây
3.     Read and sign the exclude all liability before departing:

The customers who buy adventure tours from Umove Adventure have enough awareness about the level of challenge as well as other physical challenges and other potential dangers during the tour. Hence the customer is asked to read and sign in the Exclude all Liability form before departing. Find the form below and read it carefully.

                                                                                  Phiếu miễn trừ trách nhiệm.     

4.     SUP & Trek Notes.

• The trekking tour gets through the forest is not too difficult, ⅔ of the route is an easy walking path, and ⅓ of the rest is harder, hands climbing is a requirement at some parts before reaching Viet Hai.
• The kayaking time is decided by the tour guide base on the weather, time, and the members’ health in the group. The last destination is Ba Trai Dao Bay which is the furthest point in Lan Ha Bay. Inside Lan Ha Bay is the calm water surface; by contrast, when getting closer to Ba Trai Dao we will get over the large sea with waves. The tour guide has the guidance to help us paddle with safe.
• Before getting ready to paddle, a tour guide will instruct you about the paddling technique, safety reminders, and a timeline. You have to wear a life jacket, and a leg strap (leash), for those who have very first experience with paddling should not stand right on the SUP from the starting point. After starting around 1 km - 2 km, when you feel more confident with the water, you can start standing to paddle.
• When paddling, you need to avoid places with strong water flow or hindrances like rocks, and the ships in Bay. Do not paddle close to the rock cliff if not the chance for the waves to push you to the cliff which has sharp oysters. 
• Noted that, If you can swim and are good at paddling, you can take off your life jacket and tie it on SUP but do not remove the leg straps totally. 

5. Food and drink

• All meals are sufficient and hot, just except for a packed lunch including sandwiches, fruits, and biscuits.
• Water is self-supplied during the trek (about 1L). To contribute to limiting the use of single-use plastic so we recommend that you bring a water bottle (reusable type) to refill water from the large drum provided by us on the bus.

6. Protecting the environment together 

• Umove Adventure supports and practices Leave No Trace principles in each program and outdoor activities itself. We also encourage our customers and partners to apply to Leave No Trace principles when traveling in the outdoor environment. See details about Leave No Trace here session here
• In order to limit the use of single-use plastic, Umove Adventure encourages each of us to prepare for ourselves a bottle of water with a 1L capacity for daily water refilling.
• On the tour, tourists comply with the instructions and regulations on environmental protection at the destination.

7.     Medical alert

• If you have cardiovascular disease or bone and joint diseases (knees, ankles, shoulder joints, etc.), you should visit your doctor before deciding to join the trip. A basic first-aid bag will be carried by the tour guide. If you have health problems that require preventive medicine, please prepare for your own.
• In any case, if you swim, you have to wear a life jacket.

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