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Our Cham Islands Day Tour

Full day Cham Island tour to marine park & village of Bai Huong with sightseeing, lunch & snorkelling

Location

Approximately 9 nautical miles due East offshore from the Hoi An inlet are seven islands known collectively as Cham Islands which is the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Cu Lao Cham.

Voyage time

Approximately 90 minutes each way by Lifeboat or 30 minutes by speedboat.

Departure time

8 am departure returning by 5 pm.

Registration

Registration with Marine Park Administration (a simple formality) is required to visit Cham Islands with passengers full name & nationality.  Registration is for tourist boat passenger safety more than anything else.

Things to see & feel

The largest island is Hon Lao with two fishing villages; the largest village is Bai Lang (population approx. 3,000) and the smaller & rarely visited is Bai Huong (population approx. 500).

At Bai Huong fishing village we operate our activities in cooperate with the local community, local Government and Marine Park Administration.  We are the only company providing Homestay at Bai Huong.  This is where our Customers experience people and life in a unspoilt Vietnamese island fishing village.

Vegetarian lunch is served by 11.30 am at a fishing village home.

Tour rate includes snorkelling fees for Marine Park Administration.

Normally departure for Karma Waters Cua Dai 2-3 pm depending on weather.

Guide

English speaking Guide is provided on this tour.

Weather conditions

Local sea conditions governed by the shallow river-ocean inlet make passage difficult or impossible during the heavy monsoon season when ocean swells create large breakers across the inlet and inlet is closed to all vessels during sea conditions of Beuford 5 and above. Therefore passage is normally possible June to August; rarely possible September to November; sometimes possible during the rest of the year December to May.

Rate per passenger for 2010

By Lifeboat: 
         US$35 per passenger.  Minimum 2 persons.

By speedboat:
         US$50 per passenger.  Minimum 2 persons.

Deposit 50% required for reservation.

Video of Cham Islands Tour

Gallery Cham Islands

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Map
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Bai Huong beach
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Bai Huong village
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Bai Huong beach

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Boats at anchor
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Bai Huong temple
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Bai Huong village
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Bai Huong temple

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Clean & clear waters
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Lunch
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Repairing nets
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Snorkelling