Cat Ba Island is the largest of the 367 islands spanning 260 km2 that comprise the Cat Ba Archipelago, which makes up the southeastern edge of Lan Ha Bay in Northern Vietnam. Cat Ba has a surface area of 285 km2 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.
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 south of the national park and is the commercial center on the Island.
Departure time | Arrive time | Price |
8.00 am | 11.45 am | 12 USD |
11.00 am | 14.45 | |
14.00 | 17.45 |
Our guide pick up at your hotel in the Hanoi Old Quarter by mini bus or walking transfer to seating bus 30 minutes before departure time
Departure from Hanoi to Cat Ba Island so you only need about 4 hours to get to Cat Ba
After 2 hours and 30 minutes by bus on the highway you will arrive at the Ben Got Ferry and we will take ferry
We will be 30 minutes by ferry to Cat Ba Island
Finally the bus will pick you up go to the center of Cat Ba town you will take about 40 minutes and bus will drop you at your hotel in Cat Ba town .
Departure time | Arrive time | Price |
9.00 am | 13.00 | 12 USD |
13.00 | 17.00 | |
16.00 | 20.00 |
Cat Ba National Park
At the heart of Cat Ba Island lies an ecologically diverse national park. In 1986, 9,800 [98 km²] hectares (approximately one-third of the Island’s total land mass) was annexed as Cat Ba National Park, the first decreed protected area in Vietnam to include a marine component (Dawkins 14). It had previously been the site of a timber company. In 2006, the boundaries of the national park were redefined, so the park contained 109 km² of land area and an additional 52 km² of inshore waters and mangrove-covered tidal zones (langur website). The park is staffed by 92 people, including over 60 park rangers.
In 2004, Cat Ba Archipelago was declared a UNESCO Man and Biosphere Reserve Area in order to protect the multiple terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems as well the diverse plant and animal life that is found on the Island. The UNESCO designation divides the archipelago into three distinct areas, each with certain functions and restrictions that regulate development and conservation measures on the Island.
Monkey Island
Far about 1 km from Cat Ba town as the crow flies, Monkey Island is one of the appealing tourist addresses tourists should not miss in Cat Ba Island. It takes about 10 minutes for tourists to set foot on the island by boat from Beo wharf through Cai Beo fishing village and some small islands. Almost all of cruises and tourist ships have stopped here in order that tourists have an opportunity to admire the masterpieces that nature has bestowed Cat Ba. Thanks to its inherent advantages. Monkey Island Cat Ba has long become one of the appealing tourist attractions in Cat Ba alluring both domestic and international tourists. Monkey Island is worth the highlight of Cat Ba travel in particular and one of the most bewitching tourist attractions in Haiphong in general attracting numerous tourists.
Cat Co Beach
Visiting the large beach of Cat Co, which is separated by a small range of mountain. You can swim in the blue and warm water, so clear that you can see the golden sand breath. The white-sand Cat Co beach make a great place to lounge around for the day. They are about 1 km southeast from Cat Ba town over a steep headland; and can be reached on foot or by motorbike.
Cat Co Beach is separated by a small hillock that can be climbed over in about 20 minutes. However, you can take the easier route along a new wooden seaside walkway around the mountain. The beach offers simple accommodation and camping. Cat Co Beach is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature.
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