Cat Ba is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 260 km2 (100 sq mi) that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Ha Long Bay in Northern Vietnam. Cat Ba island has a surface area of 285 km2 (110 sq mi) and maintains the dramatic and rugged features of Ha Long Bay. It is commonly used as an overnight hotel stop on tours to Ha Long Bay run by travel agents from Hanoi. This island belongs to Haiphong city – the most famous city of industry in Vietnam.
Cat Ba is the largest island in the Bay and approximately half of its area is covered by a National Park, which is home to the highly endangered Cat Ba langur. The island has a wide variety of natural ecosystems, both marine and terrestrial, leading to incredibly high rates of biodiversity. Types of natural habitats found on Cat Ba Archipelago include limestone karsts, tropical limestone forests, coral reefs, mangrove and sea grass beds, lagoons, beaches, caves, and willow swamp forests.
Cat Ba Island is one of the only populated islands in Ha Long Bay, with roughly 13,000 inhabitants living in six different communes, and 4,000 more inhabitants living on floating fishing villages off the coast. The large majority of the population can be found in Cat Ba town, which is located at the southern tip of the Island (15 km (9 mi) south of the national park) and is the commercial center on the Island. Since 1997, Cat Ba town has grown rapidly and has become a tourist hub for both the Island and greater Ha Long Bay. Especially, almost all surface of this island is deployed free wifi access points as well as 3.75 generation mobile networks, which can make visitors can easily work when traveling…
Itinerary
Morning:
8h00: Our tour guide and driver pick you up at your hotel to leave Ha Noi for Ha Long city .You can ẹnjoy your journey through the rich, farmlands of Red River Delta and the scenery of rice , cows , water buffaloes and everyday Vietnamese village life.
Noon:
12h30: Check into registration wooden boat for an exploration of the Bay.
Boat will cruise and provide you a fantastic view of the picturesque scenery blending with the sky and some 1,969 limestone islands rising amazingly from the clear and emerald water. The limestone karts formations are littered with beaches, grottoes and very beautiful caves.
Boat cruises to Heaven Gate of Ha Long bay.
Along the way, you will enjoyable visit many rock arches and Dog islet, Insence islet and Cogs fighing.
Lunch will be served while boat is cruising.
Afternoon:
You will visit Surprise cave with its great views , shapes and images by many stalagmites.
Go out the cave, we have 1 hour, you can see many rock- arches.
Get back boat and relax romantic Sun Set on Ha Long bay with some drinks and fruits.
Evening:
19h00: Have dinner. After that, time for fishing by rods.
Over night on boat.
HALONG bay – CAT BA island ( Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner ).
Morning:
If you like enjoying Ha Long bay’s sunrise, please get up early before 06:00.
07:00: Breakfast will be served while saling on the bay.
09:30: Our daily boat trip will pick you up at Moon Light Cruise sailing Lan Ha Bay to Viet Hai Wharf. From Viet Hai habour, we will hop on bicycles for a 1,5 hour ride through picturesque trails straight to Viet Hai Village.
Noon:
12:00: Lunch will be served on daily boat.
Afternoon:
12:45: Go swimming or rest and relax on the beach.
14:00: Daily boat trip will be drop off guest to Cat Ba island Wharf (Beo Harbor) and proceed to your accommodation via local transportation.
Check in your hotel.
Evening:
Have dinner. Then, time for laxing by yourself to admire Catba island by night.
Morning:
07:00: Have breakfast and check out of the hotel. The bus will take you to Beo harbor.
Arrive at habour, get on a daily trip boat and cruise back to
Moon Light cruise. On the way back, you will see a fishing village filled with fishermen…
Noon:
10:00: join cooking class demonstration (teaching you how to make our speciality, Spring rolls) on the cruise.
10:45: Lunch is served on the cruise.
11:45: Disembark at the harbor, Ha Long city. Get on car to return to Hanoi.
Afternoon:
17h30: Arrive at Ha Noi.
