Squid come to light. That single fact is the whole design of the trip: a boat runs out into Cam Ranh bay after dark, lamps go on over the water, and the squid rise towards them within reach of a hand line. It is the cheapest boat trip with a published price in Nha Trang and Cam Ranh - 350,000 VND (about $13) per person - and the operator builds squid-fishing tuition into the package.
The cheapest trip with a published price. Night squid fishing in Cam Ranh bay is 350,000 VND (about $13) per person as a package: tuition, the boat, a life jacket, tackle, a spirit stove and noodles for the catch. Transport to the pier, VAT if an invoice is issued and any additional expenses sit on top.
What does it cost and what is in it?
Dream Hills Travel sells the night squid trip at 350,000 VND (about $13) per person, written on the page as 350.000đ/1 người and marked trọn gói - a package price. Included: instruction in how to jig for squid, the boat itself, a life jacket and the necessary tackle, and a spirit stove with instant noodles so the catch can be cooked and eaten on board. Not included: transport to the departure point, VAT if you need an invoice, and additional expenses.
The departure is from Đường Hùng Vương in Bắc Cam Ranh, and the operator's site is in Vietnamese only - worth knowing before you plan the evening around it.
Why Cam Ranh and not the city beach
Cam Ranh bay is a deep, sheltered body of water about forty kilometres south of Nha Trang, past the airport, and the whole small-boat economy there works at a different price level from the city.
The same operator base sells a sunrise or sunset run of 1.5 to 2 hours at 890,000 VND (about $34) for the boat, carrying two guests, and a three to four hour boat-and-SUP outing at 490,000 VND (about $19) per guest. For a traveller staying in the Cam Ranh resort strip, the night trip is a short drive; from central Nha Trang it is a deliberate evening.
Fishing without the night
If what appeals is the fishing rather than the darkness, the local answer is that it comes bundled. The Vietnam Fantastic day tour at $43 per pax runs snorkelling, fishing with tackle provided, a barbecue lunch and a stop at Mini Beach in one 07:45 to 15:30 programme.
On the private end, all four Theia Yachting catamarans list fishing equipment among the inclusions of a five-hour charter, next to the SUP boards and the snorkelling gear.
What should you expect on board?
This is a small-boat, hand-line format, not a game-fishing charter: the tackle is simple, the instruction is the product, and the noodles are there because a squid caught at ten at night is best eaten at ten past. Take a layer - the bay cools once the sun is gone - and a light of your own.
How long does the trip last?
The operator lists it as a night departure and does not publish the hours; ask when you book, since the return time decides how you get back to the hotel.
Is transport included?
No. Getting to and from the departure point is on you, and the operator lists it outside the price.
Can you eat what you catch?
That is the intention: the stove and the noodles are in the inclusions specifically for the catch.
Is there an English-language version of the booking?
The operator's own site is in Vietnamese, so plan on writing in advance rather than turning up.
Updated 4 September 2026. Prices, inclusions and exclusions are taken from the operators' own pages.
