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Top 10 Most Amusing Attractions in Cat Ba - Explore Real Asia
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Top 10 Most Amusing Attractions in Cat Ba - Explore Real Asia
April 26, 2021
In recent years, Cat Ba has become a tourist trend for young people. However, not everyone knows how to travel to Cat Ba and what tourist destinations should go in Cat Ba. Today, Explore Real Asia will introduce to you the most interesting tourist destinations in Cat Ba for your best experience here.
There are 3 famous Cat Co beaches on Cat Ba Island that are Cat Co 1, 2, 3 Beach. All three beaches are only a few hundred meters from the town center, which is a favorite place for any tourist. From the center of Cat Ba town, you can easily move to Cat Co 1, 2, 3 beaches by motorbike or tram. The three beaches are not too big but discreet, the sea water is clear and warm. The beaches are connected by a small road that runs along the mountain side. Out of all three beaches, Cat Co 1 beach is the largest and most beautiful, located around the mountains, all year round with waves, clear blue water and fresh air is the place where many tourists choose to rest and swim. Cat Co 2 beach is more peaceful and has something of a mystery. And Cat Co 3 beach has modern colors, has many waves and is quite deep, suitable for good swimmers. By 18:30 every day, no one will swim here anymore to ensure safety because the tide rises very quickly.
Cat Co Beach with clear blue sea, waves all year round
Monkey Island Beach, also known as Cat Dua beach, is a small island located 2km from Cat Ba town, a beautiful beach that attracts tourists and is the first destination in the tour to explore Lan Ha Bay. Previously, Monkey Island was called Cat Dua Island because there were many wild pineapple trees on the island, which looked delicious but could not be eaten, fishermen often came here to take them to cool drink or dry as medicine. Healing. Currently, this place is called Monkey Island because up to 20 monkeys are released freely, they are quite natural to tourists, so this is also an attractive place for tourists to come here. Monkey Island has a circumference of about 3 km, this is a mountain-shaped island with sandy beaches formed through millions of years of waves and winds bringing sand, rocks, corals, marine shells such as snail shells, shells. oysters, shrimp, crabs enter the foot of the mountain to form a sandy beach stretching for kilometers. Here visitors can walk with the lovely monkeys or drink beer with it, you will feel like you are immersed in nature, enjoy the fresh air and have fun with the monkeys that make the trip. goes to the interesting part.
On the island, there is Cat Dua beach about 1km long, the most beautiful beach in Lan Ha Bay. Cat Dua beach is located in a convenient location with long and unspoiled pure white sand, so many tourists choose to come here to rest, visit and swim. Although the service on the island is not much, it has not served the high demand of tourists, but this is also the ideal destination in the journey to discover Cat Ba.
Coming to Monkey Island, in addition to swimming, visitors can also experience climbing activities to see the panorama of Lan Ha Bay with hundreds of large and small islands growing on the clear blue sea dotted with fine white sand in the distance. eyesight.
Mountain climbing at Monkey Island
Indeed, Monkey Island has become a highlight of Cat Ba tourism with what nature offers, bungalows and tourist services will give you a vacation as expected.
This is also a beautiful beach of Cat Ba but is not really known by many people because it has just been used in recent years. Surrounded by successive cliffs, Tung Thu beach in the Cat Ba Amatina project was completed and officially put into operation. This is also one of the first beaches planned and built with modern and quality services in Cat Ba with outdoor stages, world-class resorts and resorts.
Tung Thu Beach
Besides, here the sea water is clear and the waves are quieter than other beaches, the stretch of golden sand, the cool breeze blowing in from the sea and the rows of coconut shines on the beach will hold any tourists. Any visitor to Cat Ba. Sitting on a boat to relax in the sea, having fun with the clear blue water or enjoying dishes with bold flavors of the North will bring you a journey that could not be more interesting.
Cat Ba National Park is extremely diverse in terms of ecology, including marine ecosystems, terrestrial forest ecosystems and once mangrove ecosystems. The national forest is located about 30 nautical miles from the town to the East, about 60km from Hai Phong city center. The national park has a total area of 26,240 hectares including islands and seas, converging many different ecosystems. The botanical composition here has about 741 different species, many types of precious wood trees such as mussels, flower chestnut, flower slices, rosewood, kim Giao, white knocker, 23 species of mangrove, seaweed 75 species, phytoplankton 199 species. In particular, in Cat Ba National Park, there are 60 species of rare animals listed in the Red Book of Vietnam.
Cat Ba National Park
Coming to Cat Ba National Park, you feel like getting rid of everyday life with anxiety, busy roads, smog ... to mingle with nature, mountains, plants, the scent of wild flowers. , listen to birds chirping, streams gurgling ... Don't be surprised if you come across mischievous monkeys on the way, maybe they are rare species that only exist here.
Cannon Fort as a historical proof of the resistance war of our people. In addition to the two cannons, there is also an extremely complex observation system and trench. Built on the top of the mountain, the works are still almost intact despite war and time. Here, you will be amazed with the military structures from the ancient wars with large cannons and an observation system like an observatory in the sky. Than Cong fortress is a historical relic located on the top of a hill with an altitude of 177m, including the battlefield of large sea cannons and a system of tunnels and moats built in the 40s of the 20th century.
The cannon on the Than Cong fortress relic
One very interesting thing when you visit this tourist destination is to enjoy coffee in an airy and cool space. There are few places where people are so close to nature, giving us a sense of pride when standing here.
Enjoy the panoramic view of Cat Ba from the fortress
From the fortress, you will have the opportunity to see the scenic beauty of the Cat Ba archipelago from many angles. At this height, Cat Ba Bay is still extremely lively and bustling with hundreds of fishing boats anchored and floating houses on the sea.
Viet Hai fishing village is nestled in the middle of the sea, surrounded by Cat Ba National Park and towering mountains. Previously, Viet Hai village was almost separated from the outside world, remote, wild forests and wild landscapes like pictures of Vietnamese life in ancient times. The villagers in Viet Hai village still retain their original "primitive" lifestyle. In Viet Hai village on Cat Ba island, you will have the opportunity to encounter a peaceful but happy life, charming scenery of a northern village. Here, the whole commune only has more than a dozen motorbikes to drive on the newly poured concrete roads. Lying in isolation from the vibrant world in Cat Ba town, Viet Hai fishing village is like a small oasis of peace. It is worth noting that very few domestic tourists come here, but attracts a lot of foreign tourists. Here life is simple and quiet, even you can leave a motorbike overnight on the street without worrying about it being lost. And the evils here are almost immune because there aren't any evils here.
Located among the primitive limestone ranges, the people of Viet Hai village are also quite sharp when embarking on tourism, they also send people to big cities like Hanoi and Saigon to learn how to apply tourism. for the village. Some simple motels, some restaurants serving tourists are also being completed and put into use. Foreign tourists coming here and visiting around the village will rest at the restaurant and are served dishes from home-grown plants, prepared from the industrious hands of the villagers. Perhaps that is why Viet Hai village has become a community ecotourism destination attracting many domestic and foreign tourists.
Lan Ha Bay is located in the eastern area of Cat Ba Island, overlooking the Van estuary and adjacent to HaLong Bay. Lan Ha Bay is surrounded by more than 400 small islands creating an extremely poetic scene. The density of rocky mountains here is also quite thick, surrounded by caves with extremely shimmering stalactites. Unlike Ha Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay has up to 139 small and extremely beautiful golden sandy beaches like "green strait" inviting visitors to explore. There are many sandy beaches stretching between two very quiet rocky mountains, really an ideal beach. Under the clear blue sea water are colorful coral reefs such as Van Boi, Van Ha ... Quiet waters such as Monkey Island, Ses Island ... are places where visitors can snorkel.
Located adjacent to HaLong Bay, but the islands of Lan Ha Bay bring their own colors. The islands here, whether large or small, are covered with greenery of trees or vegetation. Nature here is extremely peaceful. If you intend to go by boat to explore the whole bay, it will take up to a few days, but with not long time, you can ask the boat owners to choose the destinations for you to the most reasonable schedule. Specialties in Lan Ha Bay are green mussels, cobia, crabs, and crabs ... There are many rafts raising fish on the bay both for sightseeing and to provide fresh seafood according to the culinary needs of tourists. daily customers
Cua Van fishing village is truly a unique masterpiece of fishermen. Cua Van fishing village belongs to one of the 16 most beautiful fishing villages in the world that still retains its wild and romantic features. In Cua Van floating fishing village, there are more than 200 households, households just build raft houses lying along the edge of the rocky islands to live. The daily life of the people of the fishing village takes place very excitingly with typical songs and songs of the Ha Long Bay area. There is no noisy siren here, only calls and inquiries, the sound of the beam hitting the side of the boat chasing fish behind the mountain. Cua Van fishing village originated from Giang Vo and Truc Vo fishing villages together with large and small islands that have become part of the present Ha Long Bay. Entering Cua Van Floating Cultural Center, you will be able to see and learn with your own eyes hundreds of archaeological artifacts, including tools and means of fishing of ancient Vietnamese people, many pictures, and private movies. materials, publications on folklore, life of the fishermen living on HaLong Bay old and present …
Visitors will easily be attracted by the beauty of boats, bamboo canals parked in front of the house, small rafts tied together to fight storms, honest but hospitable fishermen, a child with a sunburnt skin but a carefree smile ...
Coming to Cua Van fishing village, visitors not only can see firsthand the natural scare of friendship, but also can freely roam around the village, explore the cultural life of the people here when night falls. Following the female village of the fishing village, under the bright moonlight, visitors can set up their nets to fish for squid, bringing them to process by themselves. More specifically, on occasions of festivals or weddings, you will hear teaser songs, row cheo singing ... All will create an unforgettable experience for each person.
Quan Y Cave in Cat Hai district, located on Cat Ba island, is a tourist destination you should visit if you have the opportunity to visit this island district. You will be extremely surprised by the monumental scale of a field hospital in the mountain. The entrance of the cave is still the same as before, with a mobile wooden ladder that can be destroyed when there is an alarm of enemy attack. You will be led into the cave for 15,000 VND / person by a local "guide". Quan Y Cave is also a historic place - the shelter and treatment for soldiers in the war against the US to save the country. The area of the hospital in the cave is 2,000 square meters wide with a capacity of more than 100 people, with a full range of functional rooms equipped with modern equipment compared to that time. travel, electricity, water, ventilation, complete light direction from the entrance to the back door. The hospital was self-contained with the entrance to the East and the exit to the West. In the middle of the cave, there are 3 separate floors with 17 large and small rooms and 1 swimming pool. Previously, to enter the cave entrance, one had to go through a small path hidden in the old mountain forest and climb a wooden staircase. The entrance to the hospital corridor is made of solid, curved, and raised steel that is bulletproof. In particular, there are many very narrow places between the first floor and the second floor, where cows must be located to move. At the end of the tunnel are 2 large iron doors to prevent enemy raids and attacks. This is also the exit to the back of the cave mountain, nestled in large stalactites. Hang Quan Y is not only the pride of the Vietnamese military medical industry, but also an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.
Military Medicine Cave
The type of camping tourism in Cat Ba is popular with many young people, and Green Valley Camp is the most attractive camping destination with reasonable prices. The space here is airy, cool, almost separate from the outside world enough for you to comfortably wish to temporarily escape the noisy life out there. The whole campsite looks like a Mongolian valley decorated with vintage style and fresh air, surrounded by green trees, giving you the feeling of living a nomadic life in the middle of the grass. raw green. Camping, fire, BBQ party at night with relatives and friends amid this poetic natural scenery will definitely be interesting colors in your trip.
Green Valley - An ideal destination for picnic and gathering
