Lan Ha Bay
The bay, located to the east, is a member of the Association of the World's Most Beautiful Bays Club (MBBW). It has calm and blue waters. At Cai Beo wharf, visitors buy sightseeing tickets for VND 30,000 per person, then take a boat or canoe to Lan Ha. The charter price of a private boat is 2.2 - 3.8 and 5.7 million VND respectively for 2.5 - 4 and 6 hours, the boat can carry 25 people. Motorboats cost 500,000 - 1 million VND, corresponding to the type that can carry 5-10 people.
Visitors should buy a tour to save, about 200,000 – 350,000 VND per person with lunch. Popular itineraries include visiting bays and ancient fishing villages, bathing and scuba diving at some pristine beaches, and free kayaking.
Cai Beo ancient fishing village
The village, also known as Ung O, is considered the oldest fishing village in Vietnam. Coming here, visitors can learn firsthand the activities of people from thousands of years. Step up to the raft house, paddle a boat between the floating rafts, buy seafood... are experiences that should not be missed.
This is a popular one-day discovery tour destination from Cat Ba Island.
Monkey Island
It was formerly known as Cat Pineapple because it grows many wild pineapple trees. On the island there are more than 20 monkeys. When visitors come more, they are more bold, go down to the beach to play and beg for food.
There are two arched beaches, Cat Pineapple 1 and Cat Pineapple 2, where visitors can avoid crowded scenes. The beaches have food service, holiday bungalows, bathing suit rental, life jackets, kayaks. A one-day tour to explore Lan Ha Bay includes a visit here.
Cat Ba National Park
It is also a world biosphere reserve. Guests can choose to climb the mountain in 4-8 hours, or a shorter route of more than 2 hours. Walking, cycling, motorbike or car for 2-3 hours is also the choice of many people. Visitors can go through the green Kim Giao forest, go to the top of Musketeer to see the panoramic view of the national park, watch wild animals at night, explore the caves ...
Entrance fee is 40,000 VND per adult, children 20,000 VND.
Military Medical Corps
This is a unique destination, about 8.5 km from the town center, on the way into the national park. The cave bed is a field hospital building, built between 1963 and 1965.
Entering the cave, many visitors are surprised to see the 17-room system located on three floors; There are healing rooms, rehabilitation training areas, cinema rooms ..;. There is a bombproof door design, born during the war.
Tickets to visit the cave are VND 80,000 per person.
Trung Trang Cave
Located in the same direction of Quan Y cave, visitors should visit the cave about 300 meters long through the mountain, accommodating hundreds of people. The system of stalactites and stalagmites here is large, shaped, sparkling, about 6 million years old, still formed by dripping water crevices. It also contains archaeological remains of ancient Vietnamese.
Entrance tickets are VND 80,000 per person.
Cannon Fortress
To both visit and rest, visitors can go to the relics of Shen Gong fortress, also known as Peak 177. Two large cannons and a trench system on the top of the mountain, built in the 1940s, are quite intact.
What attracts many visitors is the elevated location, from here can overlook the panoramic view of the bay. This place is suitable for watching sunrises and sunsets on the island.
Entrance ticket is 80,000 VND per person. Guests wishing to ride the tram will pay an additional VND 50,000 per person. In addition, the viewing fee with binoculars is 5,000 VND.
Beautiful beaches on Cat Ba Island
If you don't have time to explore the islands off the bay, head to the central beaches. In particular, Cat Co beach cluster and Tung Thu beach are visited by many people. These beaches are spacious, calm, blue water and easy to navigate.
Source: General