Unfortunately the trip did not live up to our expectations.
First, the upper deck of the wooden boat was so slippery that I fell. There was no railing to hold on to. Luckily I wasn’t hurt. No warning was given beforehand.
Second, when we got to the first snorkling place my sister jumped in the sea wearing her life jacket. A string jellyfish got caught inside her life jacket and she was stung very badly. It hurt terribly. She climbed back on board and no assistance was given. In spite of the fact that she had a very bad rash and was in terrible pain they continued to send people into the water. Of our group of 16 about 8 were stung that morning. The guides laughed it off and kept saying the pain would go away in 15 minutes. They never checked how bad the stings actually were. They covered her whole back, both arms, her chest, stomack and legs. My sister was in pain for three days and we had to go to the pharmacy in Hoi An to get treated. And she wasn’t the only one from the group. The guides had no first aid or anything.
Third, after getting to the second snorkling place the guides assured us there were no jelly fish there. We could see the jellyfish from the boat. Some people still went in and were stung again. My sister and I did not date go in again after our first experience, so the excursion was completely spoiled for us. And my sister was getting sicker.
Fourth, we had specifically booked a wooden slowboat but had to return in a speedboat without being informed about this beforehand. The excuse was that the wooden boat was broken. When we arrived in the harbor, the wooden boat was already there.
All in all it was a horrible experience and we felt the guides were totally unprepared and inexperienced to handle unexpected situations.