Small-group Cat Ba Island & Lan Ha Bay tours, run by locals
What Cat Ba Nomad collects, where it goes and how to have it deleted. Short, because there is not much to say.
Only what a booking needs: the name, phone or WhatsApp number, email, tour, date, group size, pick-up place and notes you type into the booking form on this site, plus whatever you tell us yourself on WhatsApp. We do not ask for, and do not want, passport details or card numbers.
The booking form saves your request in this website’s own database, where only our team can read it, and sends an email notice to the team’s mailbox. Your IP address is used only to limit repeated submissions. Messages you send on WhatsApp are handled by WhatsApp under its own policy.
We use your details to plan and run your tour, to pass the right information to the local operator running it, and to stay in touch while you are with us. We do not sell, rent or trade your details, and we do not put you on a marketing list.
To see which pages help and which do not, this site uses Google Analytics 4 and Microsoft Clarity. They count visits and tapped buttons, such as the WhatsApp button, and Clarity records anonymised page interactions. They set cookies in your browser and receive your IP address and device details; Google and Microsoft process that data under their own terms. We use the results only to improve the site, never for advertising and never to build a marketing list.
If you browse from Europe, we ask first: nothing from Google or Microsoft is loaded until you tap Accept on the banner, and Decline keeps both switched off. Elsewhere they run by default, and you can switch them off with your browser settings or a content blocker; the site works the same. You can change your answer at any time: change your cookie choice.
Wherever you live, you can ask us for a copy of the details we hold about you, ask us to correct them, or ask us to delete them. If you are in the EU or the UK, these are your rights under the GDPR, and we apply them to everyone because it is simpler and fairer. One email is enough: write to [email protected] and we will answer within 30 days, usually within days.
We do not collect details from children. Bookings are made by adults; when a family travels, children appear only as a name and an age in the parents’ own message.
Anything about privacy: email [email protected] or message +84 961 737 103 on WhatsApp.
Last updated: 27 October 2026.
After dark
The glow comes from plankton that flash blue when the water around them is disturbed, so it follows your paddle and the wake of the boat. How strong it is depends on the season, the moon and the water, so ask us about your dates before you plan around it.