Catba Island Resort & Spa

HaLong Bay tours - great deals

by SumTingWong

To have a great time in HaLong Bay and too see and do as much as you can in a small amount of time you should do a tour. There are excellent and cheap tours of the Bay from anywhere from 2 to 4 nights +. If you stay at the Manh Dung GH they can arrange the best private escortd tour from their private family company. Here is the basic itinary of their great tour:

Tour Itinerary:
II/ Ha Long Bay?Cat Ba island
3 Days - 2 Nights
Kayaking? Snorkeling? Sleep on Boat

Day 1: HaNoi?HaLong
7.00am pick up at hotel, 4hr bus trip to Ha Long city. Board the boat and enjoy a lunch with lots of fresh seafood while the boat cruses HaLong Bay. Experience stunning scenery, and Surprising Cave, on the route. Stop at Lan Ha Bay, near Cat ba island for swimming snorkeling and fishing. Dinner with lots of Vietnamese fresh seafood on boat. Sleep with the sea atmosphere on cabin deck under a sky of a thousand stars or in a private room.

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Stormy weather

by SirRichard

I visited Halong Bay in Monsoon, so the weather was rather cloudy. It gave the landscape that mist that makes it so special, but on the other hand we couldn't do much sunbathing!
Temperature was perfect, about 21ºC, and we went swimming from the boat twice, even when it rained, as the waters were warm even then.

Catba Haiphong

by vTripper

"Catba Island"

map of Catba Is. at lobby of Holiday View Hotel, where i stayed.
It's 8 mths old, hence every thing is new, though not much guests when i was there.. a blessing.
It's has nice view over Halong Bay

"room with a view"

balcony of 12th floor over-looking the bay area

"landscape"

rent a motorbike or ride pillion with a guide, tour the island and take in the varied landscape...a memorable experience!

Ha Long Bay

by sunnywong

Ha Long Bay, located in the Gulf of Tonkin, includes some 1600 islands and islets forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. Because of their precipitous nature, most of the islands are uninhabited and unaffected by man. The exceptional esthetic values of this site are complimented by its great biological interest.

Link to Ha Long Bay Home Page