Cat Ba National Park is one of the most famous tourist destinations of Hai Phong and is also the largest natural ecosystem of the North of Vietnam. Every year, the park welcomes millions of domestic and foreign tourists to visit.
Learn about Cat Ba National Park
Cat Ba National Park is located in the Cat Hai district, under the management of the People’s Committee of Hai Phong city. This national park is located about 30 nautical miles from the city center, and four adjacent points are close to many tourist attractions. The National Forest is bordered to the North by Gia Luan commune, to the West by Cat Ba town, and to the East by Ha Long Bay to the East .
Entrance to Cat Ba National Park
With a total area of more than 17 million hectares, the national park is considered one of the most important biosphere reserves of both Vietnam and the world. This is also a special-use forest with many primary values, including nearly 11 million hectares of forest and 6.5 million hectares of sea. The influence that this ecosystem brings has been recognized by many research projects and needs to be cared for and preserved.
The ecosystem is outstanding with dense limestone mountains, widely distributed throughout the forest. However, scientists pointed out that in this ecosystem there is a mixture of many other specific soil groups, including feralit hills with yellow brown, light brown, shallow valley soil, and flooded valley soil water and mangrove alluvial soil. It is this diverse geological stream that makes such a beautiful forest system and creates such a vivid natural picture.
Cat Ba National Park is as beautiful as a painting
The vegetation in the national park is also considered to be rich and close to the climate. Due to the humid and monsoon tropical climate, the forests here are bold tropical rain forests with dense, dense, evergreen foliage. However, in some locations, we can also see forests on limestone mountains, freshwater forests, small mangroves or special forests such as Kim Giao.
The dense tropical jungle system covers everywhere
Cat Ba National Park is the development of more than 1500 species of plants, including many rare and precious lines recorded in the red book such as slices of flowers, limbs, kim Giao, mussels, chao, white and ton. adding 30 species of mangrove plants, more than 400 species of phytoplankton, and 100 species of seaweed.
In addition to the massive vegetation, the number of animals living here also falls to 343 species with 205 species of birds, 24 species of amphibians, 58 species of mammals and 55 species of reptiles, 196 species of sea fish, 131 phytoplankton and 177 varieties. Coral. In particular, the point that makes the most famous brand and also attracts millions of tourists visiting this ecosystem is the presence of the white-headed langur. This is an extremely rare species, in the world currently only exist about 60 individuals.
White-headed langur is extremely rare in Cat Ba National Park
Attractive Trekking road at Cat Ba National Park
One of the experiences that many tourists choose to explore the beauty of Cat Ba National Park is Trekking through vast forests. Walking directly through the forest not only gives you an enjoyable experience but also offers the most authentic views of the rare beauty that this national park brings. That you absolutely will not be able to see if you just choose to explore, visit simply.
Trekking through the forest is a very enjoyable experience for anyone
In order to serve the needs of crossing the forests according to many different locations of tourists, the management has also opened many attractive Trekking trails for you to freely choose. These long trekking roads have been well received by tourists as follows: the Kim Giao line stops at Me Con station to the Tung Di terminal, the May Bau route to Hang Quan and the Ao Ech route to Viet Hai. Each walking or mountain pass these routes typically take from 4 hours to 8 hours.
Although it is a bit hard, you will be able to see the beautiful green scenery like this one
If you do not have much time, you can choose a shorter route, which only takes two to three hours for you to explore such as the East Trung Trang route to Ban Ban cave, the Kim Giao forest route to the top of Ngu Lam. … If you choose these routes as a way to explore the national park, you can also use a motorbike, bicycle or car because the road is not too long, with a flat platform, convenient to use. Small traffic convenience.
You can also choose easy-to-travel paths by motorbike
Notes in the journey to discover Cat Ba National Park
With the characteristics of monsoon humid tropical primeval forest, the ideal time for you to explore Cat Ba National Park is from April to the end of October. The sultry summer sun shines on the foliage, making the inside space less wet, dry, and suitable for walking and climbing.
From April to October is the right time for trekking
Have all the equipment ready for a long trekking. Bring clothes that have good elasticity, are not squash, sweat absorbent, and sweat well. Wear soft sneakers to keep your feet from getting too tired. Don’t forget to bring water, food along the way and insect repellent. Bring essential equipment, do not carry too heavy or your trekking trip will be like a march.
Remember to bring your utensils fully
Before starting the dozen trekking routes, you should carefully read the instructions, the rules that must be followed on request from the park’s management to ensure your safety and protect your lips. field inside the ecosystem. Any negative impacts you have on the national forest environment, depending on the degree of impact, you will be penalized according to the regulations. So you should be careful with your actions.
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