This is an easy adventure program in Hoa Ngoi Bay and Ba Khan Bay belongs to Hoa Binh Lake. Exploring the biggest hydropower reservoir in Vietnam, in addition to the spectacular Ba Khan Bay, and the pristine Mat Rong Lake. This trip is suited for almost everyone, and there is no exception for those who have zero experience with SUP or kayaking.

Highlights:

• Travel over Mat Rong Lake & the pristine Hoa Ngoi Bay
• SUP, equipment, and life jackets are included
• Applicable to SUP beginners
• Support boat follows during the whole trip
• Tour guides are those who enrich experiential SUP instructors.

Difficulty Level (5/10): 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 generally 2 days. With those trekking tours at this level, it might take 2 – 3 hours/day to do the trek with the relatively easy terrain. At the same level, the kayaking and SUP tours, 2 – 3 hours/ days paddling with the large water surface, and plenty of times to take photos and 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 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 the Exclude all Liability form before departing. Find the form below and read it carefully.

                      Phiếu miễn trừ trách nhiệm.             

4.     Kayaking & SUP paddling Notes.

• We will start to paddle from Thung Nai to Vach Da Trang in Ngoi Hoa, a distance is 4km. Depending on the time of year, we can paddle either the same or the opposite of the wind direction.
• Before paddling, the tour guide will instruct us on the kayaking techniques and safety notes along with the timeline. You need to wear a life jacket and a leash, for those who have first experience in SUP 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 obstacles like branches, and rocks. Paddle close to the shore and keep an eye on the ship that is moving on the lake.
• We will have the boat accompany us during the paddling period. In case, you want to stop paddling to use the boat, please inform the tour guide.
•  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.
• If we go to Mat Rong Lake, we will hike for around 20-25 minutes following a small path in the mountain. The trail is not difficult but we have to wear sports shoes or sports sandals (flip-flops are not allowed).

5. Food and drink

• Lunch is served on a boat (or homestay). A meal is a variety of food and local food of Muong people such as grilled fish, pork, or steamed vegetables. If you are on a diet or vegetarian, you need to inform Umove Adventure’s organizing department to prepare appropriate food for you.
• In case, you have a particular need for food that we cannot meet your demand (cause of health, medical, religion, …) We highly recommend you prepare your food.
• Drinking water is supplied on a bus and a boat. Umove Adventure encourages customers to limit the use of single-use plastic and nylon products, so we recommend that you bring a water bottle (reusable type) to refill water from the large drum provided by us.
• Alcoholic beverages are not allowed during  SUP, kayak, or trek. Alcoholic beverages and soft drinks are not included in the meals.

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 the Leave No Trace principles when traveling in the outdoor environment. See details about the Leave No Trace 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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