Once you come to Lan Ha Bay, you will be captivated by the charming scenery that is still bold and wild here.
Lan Ha Bay – which is considered as the 2nd Halong Bay of Vietnam
It is no coincidence that the American travel magazine voted Lan Ha Bay as one of the most worth visiting places in Southeast Asia.
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The bay is located in the east of Cat Ba Island and is an adjacent bridge between Cat Ba Island and the world wonder of Ha Long Bay . Lan Ha Bay is a pristine bay with clear water and fresh vegetation. Stretching on an area of more than 7,000 hectares with more than 5,400 hectares, it is under the management of a biosphere reserve recognized by UNESCO as Cat Ba National Park.
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Lan Ha Bay has an arched shape with more than 400 different large and small islands covered with vegetation, creating a beautiful natural painting, like a wonder of nature.
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What to play in Lan Ha Bay?
Kayaking in Sang cave, Dark cave
The most interesting thing when traveling to Lan Ha Bay is probably the kayaking experience and discovering every smallest corner of this bay. This is an interesting activity in the area of Sang cave, Dark cave because it has shallow, quiet water level and is safe for kayaking experience.
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Hang Sang – Dark Cave is located in the area adjacent to Ha Long Bay with the main activity of boat trips to visit the submerged caves, the ceiling is not too high sometimes in winter you may not be able to enter Dark Cave because tidewater. Kayaking through the islands in the bay will be an unforgettable experience for those who love exploring every corner of this area. The water here is quite clear so you can see coral reefs at the bottom or sometimes see monkeys dancing on nearby rock islands.
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If you do not like kayaking, you can choose a paddle boat, one can accommodate 6-8 people, while the boat gently glides on the water, you will enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and beautiful scenery here.
Visit Cat Ba National Park
National forest population includes vast island land and sea surface. Visiting Cat Ba National Park, you will feel like you are lost in the wild natural landscape with a system of flooded forests, forests on limestone mountains, sea forests with coral reefs … In the middle of the blue water. are the floating country bungalows of Lan Ha Bay .
@lori_traveler Visit Cat Ba National Forest
Cat Ba National Park is an ideal natural environment for the development of many types of flora and fauna. This place has been recognized by UNESCO as a biosphere reserve of the world. When visiting this place you will see many typical limestone forests, or caves, waterfalls, streams flowing into the sea in the rainy season.
In addition, Cat Ba National Park is also a destination with many archaeological relics found here showing that it is possible that humans lived in this area from 6000 to 7,000 years ago.
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From the center of Cat Ba National Park, you can choose one of 5 routes to learn and explore the flora and fauna resources of different forest types.
Visit Monkey Island
Monkey Island is not far from Cat Ba town and the only way is by boat from Beo wharf, which takes about 10 minutes. It is called Monkey Island because there are more than 20 monkeys here. They often go to the beach to play with tourists, eat food given by visitors such as bananas, apples, tangerines, candies …
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In the past, Monkey Island was also known as Cat Dua Island because there were many wild pineapple trees that could not be eaten. People often come to take it and soak in drinking water to cool or dry as medicine.
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Ancient fishing village of Cai Beo
Cai Beo fishing village is one of the largest ancient floating villages in the country in prehistoric times with about 300 households. The life of the inhabitants of Cai Beo fishing village is closely related to the fishing activities and cage farming in Lan Ha Bay .
@ vietnam.decouverte Cai Beo Fishing Village
Not too crowded, Ben Beo wharf quite diverse types of ships, boats and boats ready to take guests to explore the peaceful beauty of the oldest floating village in Vietnam.
From a distance, Cai Beo Bay with green water, undulating rocky mountains mixed with the clear blue sky. The poetic beauty of nature and village life create a peaceful beauty. The fishing village consists of many boat houses linked together in groups or forming cages to raise fish, from one house you can easily step into another house on a small bridge across or on cages.
To Cua Van fishing village
About 12km from Beo wharf, Cua Vannj fishing village is also an attractive destination for kayaking. The fishing village consists of houses floating on the water and located in a calm sea surrounded by majestic limestone mountains.
@stephmatte Cua Van Fishing Village
With ancient beauty in the shape of time, Cua Van fishing village has preserved its typical traditional culture and was included in the list of 16 most beautiful ancient villages in the world by the tourism website Journeyetc.com in 2012. .
Cua Van fishing village is home to more than 300 families living mainly on fishing. Here, visitors are immersed in a quiet space, strangely seductive and learn about the cultural life of fishermen, but also directly participate in boating, raising nets, fishing with shrimp and fish in villages. women in the village.
Relax at the beach
Although there are not too many surrounding islands like Ha Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay has the highlight that there are 139 small sandy beaches surrounding the rocky mountains with sandy shores between two mountains, gentle sandy slopes. with clear blue sea water to the bottom. Most of the beaches here are quite safe and ideal for those who love swimming. Visitors can freely struggle in the clear blue water or lie on the sand to sunbathe with beaches such as Ang Vem, Cat Dua beach, Cat Co beach, Ben Beo beach, Co Tien beach, Van Boi, Van Ha …
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Most of the beaches are very quiet, the sea is very quiet, so you are completely assured when you can admire the beautiful scenery of the sea while admiring the brilliant coral reefs on the Ses, Cu, Monkey Island …
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Experience a yacht in Lan Ha Bay
Cruise in Lan Ha Bay is not as much as Ha Long but is appreciated for the itinerary and service. Some good quality yachts have a cruise to Lan Ha Bay such as Mon Chéri Cruise, Le Regina Cruise, Era Cruise or Orchid Cruise … You can choose Halong Bay cruise tours according to needs and prices from 3 – 5 stars.
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Cycling in Viet Hai village
Viet Hai fishing village is one of the famous sights in Lan Ha Bay surrounded by primitive limestone mountains. The path into the village will take visitors through a cave, overgrown groves and rice fields of the local people. In Viet Hai village located deep in Cat Ba Island, tourism services such as meals, accommodation, homestay and traditional wine-making spaces are available. You can participate in popular activities here including cycling, trekking through the forest.
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In addition, you can explore the unique Ha Long culinary features here with marine specialties such as green mussel, mussels, cobia, crabs, crabs … Many fish rafting houses on the bay are just a place to visit. Quan is both a place to provide fresh fish and shrimp according to the daily culinary needs of customers.
Normally you can visit Lan Ha Bay all year round except for rainy months, Vietnamese tourists often choose summer while foreign tourists come here from November to March every year.