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Willettsworld Says: The aptly named Cat Ba Town is the main settlement on the island with around 8,000 inhabitants or on boats moored in Cai Beo bay, about 2km away from the town itself. It features 3 beaches and a parade of restaurants and hotels along the seafront and reminded me a little of...
Willettsworld Says: Part of my tour involved a bit of paddling in canoes - the first time I'd been in one since I was in the Cub Scouts! We transferred into canoes and made our way into a small lagoon that you entered under a natural stone bridge where we heard the rustling of trees by monkeys...
Willettsworld Says: During our trek on Cat Ba Island we visited some old style wooden buildings that looked like temples but were in fact a community centre that some French guy had brought over from the mainland and built here. However, they weren't finished because the government had created...
Willettsworld Says: We came to Cat Ba Island on our second day to do some trekking and canoeing and to stay on the island overnight. We reached the island and walked to a village called Viet Hai which featured old wooden houses alongside piles of modern bricks that were ready to build new...
Willettsworld Says: Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Halong Bay and is commonly used as an overnight hotel stop if you decide to do a 3 day/2 night trip like I did. Half of its area is covered by a National Park, which is home to the highly endangered Cat Ba Langur and other mammals such...
antiquated_tory Says: A moderately challenging 8 hour hike through temperate rain forest and over 4 hills, or a simple 1 hill and back hike. The long hike involves a lot of scrambling over slippery smooth and muddy rock. I needed my guide to walk me through it but my wife went past like a...
Boat tour of Halong Bay and area
antiquated_tory Says: Well, Halong Bay is a UNESCO site and the reason that there are any tourists on Cat Ba at all.The usual trip has been to go to Halong City and take a boat from there, but the descriptions we'd read of Halong City all sounded rather seedy, and Cat Ba sounded pleasant enough...
slopony Says: There is great rock climbing on Cat Ba Island. Check out SloPony Adventures - I booked with them and had a great time!
2 Reviews and 0 Opinions Friendly, child friendly. We stayed for three days, then went to sapa and nin bin, on our return a...
Bamboo Cafe: Sweet & Sour Heaven
NomadicWorld Says: The bamboo cafe is situated on cat ba town's main street (The one facing the sea). Stopped here for lunch and the food was spot on. The bottle of tiger that wash it down wasn't bad either. Sweet & Sour Beef
My Ngoc: Friendly people, excellent food
antiquated_tory Says: Very nice people and the basic Vietnamese dishes, and the requisite banana pancake, were very good. But the seafood was excellent. They had a tank of crabs and another of langoustines and we had a few of each, and they were delicious. On the day we left we ordered a whole...
The Good Bar / The Slow Pony Adventures: The Good Bar (ISNT)
teewhy1979 Says: We were attracted to this place due to the friendly hostess on the street side, the coastal location, outdoor seats and promises of discounted food and 2 4 1 drinks. Once they had our group seated they turned off the charm, turned up the prices and as for the food, the whole...
Flightless Bird Bar: Run by a New Zealander
Willettsworld Says: This small bar is located along the western stretch of the seafront and is run by a guy from New Zealand who I think was once a policeman. It's a very popular place for tourists and backpackers to hang out at plus it has entertainment in the form of darts, games and a book...
Flightless Bird Cafe: Few nightlife
euzkadi Says: Cat Ba hasn´t a great nightlife, a couple of clubs, and noisy karaokes. But we found this great place, in the promenade. Nice music, nice atmosphere and good beers.
evert_h Says: As is mentioned in the Lonely Planet it is possible to get a bus-boat-bus ride from Loung Yen busstation to Cat Ba city. But you need to buy the ticket at the Hoang Long booth at Loung Yen station NOT from the driver. I went with the HL bus of 05.15 AM and they just dropped...
akikonomu Says: If you choose to tour Lan Ha Bay or Halong Bay from Cat Ba instead of Halong city, it may be good to hire the services of a local boatman to bring you around. The charge at our point of visit was about US$35 for 7 hours.You will ride on xe-om to the tourist harbour on the...
Willettsworld Says: Halong Bay has many floating fishing communities and if you travel to Cat Ba Island you'll see them up close. We paddled past them complete with barking dogs when we went canoeing. I have heard that some of the people living on them were born here and never set foot on dry...
Willettsworld Says: During our trek through the village of Viet Hai, we stopped by a family who were making square 'cakes' for Tet (the Vietnamese lunar New Year celebration) which included pork, rice and egg shaped into a square and wrapped in banana leaves. If anyone knows the correct name of...
akikonomu Says: The waters around the bay are teeming with jellyfish so make sure there are none nearby if you swim or fall in from the kayak.The sting of the jellyfish can be deadly so take precaution.
akikonomu Says: From the tourist harbour in Cat Ba, there is a nearby fishing village (about 30 minutes boat ride away).Villagers live on board house boats with mini fish farms in front of their houses. I'm not sure if you can board the house boats for a view of the fish being bred there.
akikonomu Says: Some guide books will not differentiate between Halong Bay and Lan Ha Bay, but the latter is the bay closer to Cat Ba island, with views similar to Halong Bay (but apparently not as dramatic).Also, most tourist boats will not go to Lan Ha Bay although most kayaking trips do...
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The waters around the bay are teeming with jellyfish so make sure there are none nearby if you swim or fall in from the kayak.The sting of the jellyfish can be...
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Cat Ba island lies on the south of Halong Bay / Halong City and is usually accessed from the town of Haiphong. There is a choice of taking the hydrofoil (50 minutes) or slow boat (2 hours). Note that...
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After a visit to Ha long Bay, we stayed in the nice city of Cat Ba, with some good restaurants, and a nice small beach Cat Co. La isla de Cat Ba, un buen lugar para descansar despues de la visita de...
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I arrived at Cat Ba after touring Halong Bay and immediately fell in love with the place. Many of the HaLong Bay tourist boats use Cat Ba as the overnight stop if you are not staying on the...
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Cat Ba Island is the largest island in Halong Bay and is commonly used as an overnight hotel stop if you decide to do a 3 day/2 night trip like I did. Half of its area is covered by a National Park,...
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