Boat & catamaran tours — Nha Trang
3 options for boat & catamaran tours in Nha Trang — real operator prices, routes and guest reviews, all in one place.
Half a day of snorkelling off Nha Trang costs 600,000 VND (about $23) per adult with Vuongland — 8:30 to 14:30, three stops off the islands of Mun and Mot, air-conditioned hotel pick-up, an English-speaking guide, gear and life jacket, a Vietnamese lunch, travel insurance and admission fees, groups of up to 25, with children at 420,000 VND (about $16).
The short version
The top of the range is the Lily Yacht catamaran at 1,700,000 VND (about $65) for five hours. Some operators publish the figure without a unit, so ask when you book whether it is per person or for the group.
The dollar-priced trips reach $46 at the top. Here is the whole ladder, cheapest first:
- $35 — Vietnam Active, 07:30 to 14:00 at two islands with 60 to 90 minutes of snorkelling at each.
- 40 USD — divenhatrang.ru, a morning at Dam Bay and Hon Mun on a two-deck boat, 07:30 to about 13:00, with tea, coffee, fruit and lunch.
- 40 USD — DIVE FOR YOU, a private snorkelling trip with a PADI instructor who is also an underwater photographer.
- USD 43/pax — Vietnam Fantastic, the longer Fantastic Tour with fishing and SUP or kayak time at Mini Beach.
- 45 USD per person — VictorDivePro, two sites.
- USD 46/pax — Vietnam Fantastic, the Deluxe Ocean Tour with a BBQ lunch and the Hon Tam mud bath.
- 1,700,000 VND (about $65) — Lily Yacht, five hours on a catamaran listed for 30 guests, 09:00 to 14:00, with a sunset version from 15:00 to 20:00 at the same price.
Options 3
Snorkelling over the Reefs — Two Sites with VictorDivePro
Two snorkelling sites — Hon Mun island among them — for 45 USD per person, mask, snorkel and fins included, with the return hotel transfer part of the programme. The operator says the trip suits everyone from 6 years old and that you do not need to be able to swim: the vest keeps you on the surface.
Deluxe Ocean Tour — Snorkelling at Hon Mun, BBQ Lunch and the Hon Tam Mud Bath
A day out from 07:45 to 15:00 that pairs snorkelling in the bay with the mud-bath complex on Hon Tam. USD 46/pax for adults, USD 32/pax for children 1–1.39 m; the price covers the round-trip boat, all entrance fees, snorkelling gear, an English-speaking guide, a Vietnamese BBQ lunch and the mud bath. Hotel pick-up is downtown only.
Fantastic Tour — Snorkelling, Fishing, BBQ and Mini Beach
A longer boat day, 07:45 to 15:30, with snorkelling, fishing using the operator's tackle, a Vietnamese BBQ lunch and SUP or kayak time at Mini Beach. USD 43/pax for adults and USD 30/pax for children 1–1.39 m, covering the boat, all entrance fees along the route, snorkelling gear and an English-speaking guide.
What's included
- Transfer from the hotel and back
- Mask, snorkel, fins
- Professional equipment and a wetsuit
- Round-trip pick-up service (downtown only)
- Round-trip boat
- Entrance fee to all destination in tour course
- Snorkeling equipment
- English-speaking tour guide
- BBQ Lunch (Vietnamese cuisine)
- Water (1 bottle/person)
Not included
- The operator does not publish a list of exclusions for this trip — ask before booking
- VAT
- Drinks in meal
- Other expenses outside the tour course
- Water attractions at Mini Beach — the operator writes that «you cover the expense»
Good to know
- Families and anyone who wants time in the water without scuba gear: the operator says it suits everyone from 6 years old.
- No experience needed. The operator states you do not need to be able to swim, because the vest keeps you on the surface.
- Swimwear, a towel and sun protection. Mask, snorkel, fins and a wetsuit come from the operator.
- Families and mixed groups who want one day that covers snorkelling, a BBQ lunch and the Hon Tam mud bath, with children priced by height.
- No experience needed; the snorkelling stop is optional and the gear comes from the operator. The schedule depends on the day's weather and the point can move to the nearer reef.
- Swimwear, a towel, sun protection and a change of clothes for after the mud bath; money for drinks with lunch and anything outside the programme.
- 26 Trần Quang Khải, An Viên, south Nha Trang (12.198533, 109.212995). The operator states: «transfer from your hotel and back is included in the programme».
- Pick-up from hotels in Nha Trang downtown only; the operator's NEMO TRIP address is 12 Đường 6C, South Nha Trang (12.218377, 109.195091). Collection starts at 07:45 and the group is dropped back at 15:00.
- Pick-up from hotels in downtown Nha Trang only, starting at 07:45; the operator's point in the city is at 12.218377, 109.195091. Drop-off at 15:30.
Boat & catamaran tours prices in Nha Trang
| Tour | Duration | Group | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snorkelling over the Reefs — Two Sites with VictorDivePro | — | — | $45 per person |
| Deluxe Ocean Tour — Snorkelling at Hon Mun, BBQ Lunch and the Hon Tam Mud Bath | 7h 15min | — | $46 per person |
| Fantastic Tour — Snorkelling, Fishing, BBQ and Mini Beach | 7h 45min | — | $43 per person |
Operators: Diving Center VictorDivePro (SSI) · Vietnam Fantastic (бренд выходов NEMO TRIP)
FAQ
Is the price per person?
What is included in a snorkelling day?
Do I need to know how to swim, and can children come?
Where does the boat go?
What happens if the weather is bad?
Are there afternoon or sunset departures?
Every boat here works the same water — Hon Mun, Hon Tam, Dam Bay, Hon Mot — so what you are choosing is how the day is filled, what the unit on the price tag means and what the operator leaves outside the fare.
Snorkelling only, or snorkelling plus an attraction?
The narrow version is snorkelling and nothing else: Vietnam Active gives 60 to 90 minutes at each of two islands, VictorDivePro takes you to two sites and says the trip suits anyone from six years old and that you do not need to be able to swim, because the vest keeps you on the surface.
The wide version bolts an attraction onto the boat: Vietnam Fantastic's Deluxe tour ends at the Hon Tam mud bath, its Fantastic tour adds fishing with the operator's tackle and SUP or kayak time at Mini Beach and runs half an hour longer, to 15:30.
Is the price per person or for the whole boat?
Read the unit before you compare. Vuongland prints 'Adult: 600.000đ/person', about $23, and Vietnam Fantastic prints '/pax', so those multiply by headcount; VictorDivePro writes 45 USD per person for two sites.
Vietnam Active, divenhatrang.ru, DIVE FOR YOU and Lily Yacht give the figure without a unit, and the Lily Yacht label names a shared trip rather than a price per head — ask which it is when you book, because on a five-hour catamaran listed for thirty guests the two readings are very far apart.
What does the weather change?
The weather changes the route and even the boat you sail on. At Vuongland the day decides whether you go out on the speedboat or on the wooden boat.
Vietnam Fantastic publishes a clause for both its trips, and for the Deluxe day spells out the swap — in bad weather the outer Hon Mun is replaced by the nearer coral reef. VictorDivePro decides between its two sites on the morning by weather and visibility.
What sits outside the fare?
Practicalities differ more than the itineraries, so check these before you book:
- Vietnam Fantastic picks up downtown only, and its Deluxe day leaves VAT and drinks with the meal outside the fare, with the Mini Beach water attractions paid by the guest on the Fantastic tour.
- Vuongland's fare already contains travel insurance and admission fees.
- Lily Yacht — agree what the fare covers and which pier you board at when you book.
- divenhatrang.ru boards at the Nha Trang pier at 07:30 and charges photo and video separately.
Important
treat the island names on any of these programmes as the plan rather than the promise, and keep a spare day if a particular reef is the reason you came.
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