Receiving the invitation to “cross the sea to the promised land” of a friend from Cat Hai island district (Hai Phong), we suddenly had an interesting experience.
At the end of October, the autumn sea water is clear and very blue, the smooth white sand beaches with no human footprints like silk, only regret due to the influence of the last storm, so half of outdoor activities took place … below rain.
In addition, the “self-sufficient” activities in the program do not seem to be for the weak, who like to go on a luxury trip or “banh beo”.
As for the believers who travel in the style of “we are foolish, we find a deserted place, the wise are so troubled” like us, the journey to experience “Robinson Crusoe on the island” to a place can be considered as “version Skull Island “in Cat Hai is still very interesting without having to go too far from Hanoi.
Already used to long-distance trips, including off-road, our group quickly deployed a 2-day schedule “on a desert island”.
Everyone is excited in feeling both full of energy and lost in the fresh atmosphere like dreams of “forever 20” …
On the shore include the following stages: setting up camping tents, setting up campfire at a homemade seafood festival – beer – grilled corn, organizing BBQ on the beach full of delicious seafood barbecue dishes; explore mountain paths, caves and small oases scattered in the bay; visit Tung Gau and one of the King Kong studios ”(heard that this place is not normally welcome); Dig clams on the beach, visit and enjoy fresh seafood at the floating fishing village on the Bay …
Under water includes: bathing in the sea (of course because the water is very clean and quite warm, especially bathing in the rain); Kayaking and Sup rowing (rowing on a long board); men were tested in canoeing; visit “version of Diep Son road” of Cat Ba (even when rowing here, it rains … face down).
The most important highlight of this trip is the self-driving canoe cruise which is introduced by locals as “Skull Island”.
That name seems to have become quite popular after the famous Hollywood movie “Kong: Skull Island” (Kong: Skull Island) was shot in 2016 and premiered in Vietnam in March 2017.
Among the five Vietnamese landmarks that were chosen as the main setting for the film are Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh province), with the specific location later known as “Skull Island” is the Cong La – Ba Hang area. . This is a point adjacent to Cat Ba (Hai Phong), has a very wild and magnificent landscape.
Cat Ba archipelago has many beautiful, poetic bays and hundreds of very wild and amazing bays.
We stop at Tung Gau village where there are many rare seafood after going deep into the island for 7.5km. This is the perfect place to immerse yourself in the clear blue sea and walk on the pure white sand formed from countless coral debris.
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