CAT BA ISLAND IN VIETNAM

Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is an amazing place to visit in Vietnam. Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is a complex of 367 islands at the South of Ha Long Bay. Cat Ba Island is in Hai Phong Province and Cat Ba Island is about 150 kilometers from Hanoi. To get to Cat Ba Island, travelers need to take a ferry either from Hai Phong city or Tuan Chau Island in Ha Long City in Vietnam.

CAT BA ISLAND IN VIETNAM

Cat Ba Island in Vietnam has an area of 300 square kilometers and there are more than 8.000 people are living on Cat Ba Island in Vietnam. Cat Ba Island  in Vietnam has been selected as the Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. Cat Ba Island has another name calls Dao Ngoc means Jade Island. Before, Cat Ba Island was called Cac Ba means ladies as there were many women stayed on the island to support the men fighting against the enemy on the other island. Cat Ba Island in Vietnam has wonderful nature and breathtaking landscapes. The island of Cat Ba is about 70 meters high with many Limestone Mountains and caves. There are two ways to get to Cat Ba Island in Vietnam. Travelers need to get to Hai Phong City which is about 110 kilometers from Hanoi then take the ferry to Cat Ba Island from Ben Binh Ferry quay. The ferry leaves Ben Binh in Hai Phong City to Cat Ba Island from morning till afternoon. The other way to get to island of Cat Ba in Vietnam is get to Tuan Chau Island in Ha Long City then takes the ferry to islands of Cat Ba in Vietnam from Tuan Chau.

CAT BA ISLAND IN VIETNAM

Cat Ba Island is a great place to visit in Vietnam for both local and foreign travelers coming to Vietnam. There are three wonderful beaches on the islands of Cat Ba which called Cat Co Beach 1, 2 and 3. A link way joins these beaches together. This link way is built on the side of the mountain which offers travelers wonderful view of island of Cat Ba as well as brings travelers great experience walking along this path.

Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is now also the National park of Vietnam. Travelers coming to the island of Cat Ba in Vietnam, travelers will have opportunity to enjoy the walk to Cat Ba National Park, climb up to the top of Cat Ba National Park to enjoy amazing landscape of Cat Ba Island itself as well as the Cat Ba National Park. The road running through Cat Ba Island also offers wonderful countryside of ocean, villages and mountains. Travelers can enjoy spectacular view of the island of Cat Ba by riding bicycle or motorbike which will bring wonderful experience for their holidays on the island of Cat Ba in Vietnam. Cat Ba Island is in tropical weather range and this leave the island of Cat Ba in Vietnam great diversity of vegetation, trees, plants and mangrove. Cat Ba National Park is also the home of Cat Ba money, the special type of money which is in small size.

Traveling to Cat Ba Island, travelers will also have opportunity to enjoy cruising trip to Ba Trai Dao area or Lan Ha Bay in Vietnam. One day – cruising tours to these two places will let travelers enjoy spectacular landscapes of Lan Ha Bay; enjoy swimming or relaxing on small beaches. Travelers also can choose to do kayaking in Lan Ha Bay to maximize their wonderful beach vacation while coming to Cat Ba Island in Vietnam. There are a lot of small caves, tunnels and deserted beaches in Lan Ha Bay which the big boats will not be able to access and kayaking is an ideal way to explore this amazing Lan Ha Bay in Vietnam.

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Cat Ba Island is the also one of the districts in Hai Phong Province. There are a few villages in the island of Cat Ba like Viet Hai, Gia Luan or Phu Long. Viet Hai village is also one of the great places to visit while traveling to Cat Ba Island. Travelers will enjoy wonderful walk to Viet Hai Village, climb to the top of Rock Mountain where travelers will enjoy brilliant panoramic view of the bay as well as Cat Ba National Park.

WHAT TO SEE ON CAT BA ISLAND IN VIETNAM?

- The Cat Ba Town in Vietnam is the capital city of Cat Ba District as well Cat Ba Island in Vietnam. When travelers coming to Cat Ba Island, they can visit Cat Ba Market where travelers will experience local life and some types of seafood which sold in Cat Ba Market every day. Cat Ba Town is pretty quiet town and it is wonderful to walk around Cat Ba Town in Vietnam. Travelers can walk to the top of mountain where they can enjoy stunning panoramic views Cat Ba Town in Vietnam, ocean and fishing villages.

- There are three beaches on Cat Ba Island which are called Cat Co 1,2 and 3. These are wonderful beaches for travelers to relax and unwind while traveling to Cat Ba Island. There is a link path from Cat Co 1 to Cat Co 2 and Cat Cat 3. This link path is built right on the edge of the mountain. Following this path, travelers will have chance to enjoy spectacular view of beaches and ocean in Cat Ba Island.

- While traveling to Cat Ba Island in Vietnam, travelers can visit Cat Ba National Park which is a few kilometers away from Cat Ba Town. Travelers can take motorbikes or enjoy biking tours in wonderful countryside to Cat Ba National Park. Climb to the top of Cat Ba National Park, travelers will enjoy stunning view of Cat Ba National Park in Vietnam and surrounding which is fantastic. On the way to Cat Ba National Park in Vietnam, travelers can pay a visit to Hai Quan Cave – this is where Vietnamese soldiers stayed during the war.

- While visiting Cat Ba Island, travelers can join the cruising tours to Lan Ha Bay which is closed to Ha Long Bay. Lan Ha Bay is wonderful for kayaking, swimming. There are many small beaches in Lan Ha Bay and it is wonderful for relaxing while taking cruising tours to Lan Ha Bay in Vietnam.

- Viet Hai Village is the biggest village in Cat Ba District in Vietnam. It is located in the heart of Cat Ba Island in Vietnam and Viet Hai Village is wonderful to spend a day to explore this village. Travelers need to join the cruising tours from Cat Ba Island, then enjoy wonderful walk to Viet Hai Village in Vietnam, climb to the top of the mountain where they can enjoy wonderful of ocean, mountains and green vegetation.