Hanoi – Co To Island 3 Days Tour Lost in Paradise
Journey highlights
Co To Island has two beautiful beaches: Van Chai Beach is located on the west side of the island, deserted with a curved coastline, smooth, clean and white sand, waves just big enough for relaxing; Hong Van Beach is located on the east side, the water is calm and gentle, rippling like lake water due to Thanh Lan Island stretching out to block the wind blowing in from the sea, the sand is soft with carpets of purple sea hibiscus flowers.
Schedule
06:00: Car and tour guide pick you up at the Opera House and depart for Van Don on the Hanoi – Hai Phong – Van Don expressway. On the way, the car will continue to pick up guests at some fixed points on the journey such as: Hung Yen rest stop (06:45-07:00), V52 Hai Duong (07:15 – 08:00) and you are free to have breakfast here. Continue to pick up guests at the Bach Dang bridgehead area in Hai Phong city from 08:30 – 09:00
11:00: Lunch in Van Don.
12:00 – 13:00: You board the boat to Co To. You have about 90 minutes on the boat to move to Co To, on the way you are free to take pictures of Bai Tu Long Bay, Quan Lan Island…
Note: Boat time can be adjusted according to the arrangement of the Port Authority or due to weather factors.
Afternoon: Arrive in Co To town, check in hotel, rest. In the afternoon, you are free to:
Walk around Co To town, relax on the love road, visit and take pictures at the Uncle Ho monument.
Register with the tour guide to visit Co To Con island (at your own expense)
Rent a motorbike taxi or electric car to visit Co To lighthouse – considered the eyes of the island. From the top of the lighthouse, you can enjoy a panoramic view of the entire island with mountains, sea and small islands in the distance.
18:30: Dinner at the restaurant (Note: on the day of departure, you can also agree to pay extra and ask the tour guide to organize a BBQ meal, cultural exchange, campfire or go to karaoke …).
Free evening to explore Co To town at night. Overnight in Co To.
05:00: The tour guide will wait for you to gather at the hotel lobby and get on the car to look for beautiful pictures at Mong Rong rock beach, My bridge, Ong Minh cape because that is the time when the sun has just risen from the immense ocean. This is the place with the most magnificent scenery on Co To island.
07:00: Return to the hotel and have breakfast, rest.
08:00: The car will take you to swim at Van Chay beach – a beach with a long stretch of fine white sand. It is not an exaggeration to say that Van Chay beach is the most beautiful beach on Co To island. You can participate in activities such as beach soccer, volleyball…
11:30: Have lunch at the hotel, rest.
Afternoon: The car will continue to take you to Hong Van beach – the most beautiful beach in the North with blue sea and golden sand, in the distance are Co To Con island, Thanh Lan island, Hon De.
In particular, you will have precious moments of relaxation in Co To Park with attractive games such as: Conquering Ice Mountain, slides, balance, water volleyball, kayaking, colorful sailboats in the clear sea water… (park entrance fee is not included)
18:30: Dinner at the hotel. Free evening entertainment. Overnight in Co To.
Morning: Have breakfast at the hotel. In the morning, you are free to walk around Co To town, buy Co To seafood as gifts with dishes such as dried squid, geoducks, blood cockles…
Note: When buying seafood, please pack it carefully in a styrofoam box. All seafood will be placed in the trunk of the car. You should also consider the amount of seafood you buy because the tour provider, driver or tour guide will not be responsible for any bulky goods that lead to lack of space for storage or carrying your luggage.
08:30: You gather at the hotel to check out, pack your luggage and prepare to get on the car to board the speedboat back to Van Don port.
11:00: Have lunch at the restaurant. After lunch, you continue on the car back to Hanoi. On the way, stop to buy Hai Duong green bean cakes as gifts.
18:00: Car takes you back to Hanoi. End of program. Goodbye, see you again!
Services include and do not include
TOUR PRICE INCLUDES
New tourist car, air-conditioned, pick up and drop off Hanoi – Cai Rong – Hanoi
Round-trip speedboat ticket: Van Don – Co To – Van Don
Transportation on the island: electric car, motorbike (depending on the number of guests or the actual situation on the island)
Hotel according to registered standards (full of basic amenities), 02-03-04 people/room (optional)
05 main meals, meal level 150,000 VND/meal
Suggestion: Groups with 10 or more guests can request a BBQ Set in the evening in Co To with an additional cost of 100,000 VND/meal
02 breakfast meals of vermicelli or pho or porridge with a meal level of 30,000 VND/meal
Vietnamese tour guide serving the group according to the schedule
Drinks served on the car on the departure and return days, 02 bottles 500ml/guest/tour
TOUR PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE
VAT invoice
Travel insurance due to the nature of individual guests joining a group
Drinks during meals, in hotels and other personal expenses
Tips for drivers and tour guides
Traditional for Vietnamese guests from 50,000 VND/guest/01 day tour
Regulated tips for foreign guests: $5/guest/01 day = $15/guest
Mandatory additional costs:
Surcharge 150,000 VND/guest with foreign nationality
Single room surcharge: 800,000 VND/guest/2 nights (in case the guest registers to travel alone and cannot share a room with another person) or due to the request to sleep separately from the customer.
CHILDREN (read carefully to understand the standards for children):
Children from 1-4 years old are free, only 500,000 VND for high-speed train tickets (parents take care of all expenses for children, do not occupy seats on the vehicle). 02 adults are only allowed to accompany 01 child for free, from the second child, 75% of the tour price is charged (standards are the same as charged children).
If 01 adult accompanies 01 child from 1-4 years old, the child must buy 50% of the adult tour price (enjoy the same services as children 5-9 years old)
Children from 5-9 years old are charged 80% for tours with 2-3 people/room and 85% of the tour price with 4 people/room (separate meals, separate seats on the vehicle but must share a bed with parents). 02 charged children also do not have separate bed standards.
Children from 10 years old and up are charged as adults.
NOTES ON PURCHASING SEAFOOD
In case of purchasing seafood, it must be contained in a sealed and clean styrofoam box
The driver has the right to refuse to transport if you bring seafood on the vehicle
The driver has the right to refuse to transport seafood if you buy too much seafood and there is no space in the trunk
Note
OTHER NOTES
You must bring: legal identification (ID card or Passport)
Should bring: insect repellent, diarrhea medicine, common cold medicine
Vegetarians, please bring more vegetarian food to ensure your taste
Any service in the tour that you do not use will not be refunded
The tour guide has the right to rearrange the order of the sightseeing spots to suit the conditions of each specific departure date but still ensures all the sightseeing spots in the program.
(*) CUSTOMER RESPONSIBILITY
Customers are responsible for their own health and chronic diseases (cardiovascular, blood pressure, diabetes, bones and joints …), congenital diseases, latent diseases, HIV AIDS, mental and neurological disorders, pregnant women … are diseases that are not covered by insurance. When necessary, you must write a commitment about your own illness when participating in the tour. The tour operator is not responsible for cases where the customer does not declare illness, makes false declarations, or cases that are not covered by the tour’s travel insurance. Customers must take care of their own personal property in all cases and at all places during the trip. The tour operator is not responsible for the loss of money, valuables, air tickets, and personal property of customers during the trip.
