Day 1: Hanoi - Ha Long (L, D)
Depart at your hotel about 8.00 am. Take 3.5hrs bus trip to Halong with a short-break en route. Continue drive through lots of beautiful countryside. Get on-board upon arrival. Cruising among thousands of spectacular limestone islets to contemplate the stunning beautiful scenery of Halong Bay. Enjoy seafood lunch on boat, and then take a short excursion to Surprising cave, one of the most beautiful caves in Halong. While the boat anchor near Cat Ba Island, swimming, relaxing, having dinner and enjoy a romantic night on boat.
Day 2: Cat Ba National Park - Place of Swimming, Kayaking, Trekking (B, L, D)
After breakfast, transfer to a smaller boat, boating to a desert beach for relaxing, sunbathing, swimming & kayaking. Lunch on boat. Then cruise to the Cat Ba National park and trek 4kms to Viet Hai Village. In the afternoon, time for swimming at Viet Hai Beach or visit localities. Back to the Viet Hai Village for dinner. Homestay overnight at Viet Hai Village.
Day 3: Viet Hai - Cat Ba Island (B, L, D)
After breakfast, take a cruise toward Cat Ba town through Lan Ha Bay. Arrive at Cat Ba Town around noon time. Check in hotel and have lunch at hotel’s restaurant. Free time for swimming at Cat Co 1, Cat Co 2 beaches in the afternoon. Overnight at hotel in Cat Ba Island.
Day 4: Cat Ba - Ha Long Bay - Hanoi (B, L)
After breakfast, enjoy the boat trip back to Halong with a break for swimming. Continue cruise towards Ha Long and disembark around 11.00. Take a lunch in Halong city before transfer back to Hanoi. Arrive at your hotel in Hanoi around 16:00. |
Cat Ba is an island of approximately 140 sq.km in Ha Long Bay, Northern Vietnam. It is commonly used as an overnight hotel stop on inexpensive package tours to Ha Long Bay run by travel agents from Hanoi. Cat Ba is the largest island in the Bay and approximately half of its area is covered by a National Park, which is home to the highly endangered Cat Ba Langur. This golden-headed langur is rarely seen, as fewer than 100 specimens are thought to survive in the wild, although it is the subject of a well-organised conservation programme. The Park covers both land and marine areas and has a high biodiversity, although it is at risk from too rapid an increase in tourism. Other mammals in the Park include civet cats and oriental giant squirrels. 
