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Cat Ba Island, Cat Ba

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Explore the nature and local life on Cat Ba Island, the largest island of the Cat Ba Archipelago and home to a diverse marine and terrestrial ecosystem. A national park covers half of the island's surface, where tropical limestone forests, karsts, mangroves, coral reefs, emerald lagoons, and hidden caves harbor indigenous animal and plant life. Visit the small communities living on floating fishing villages to learn about their way of life, traditions, customs, and cuisine. Besides discovering the island by land, you can take a ferryboat or rent a kayak to discover secluded areas and look for adventures. Before you head to Cat Ba, plan trip itinerary details with our user-friendly Cat Ba trip generator, to make sure you see all that Cat Ba has to offer, including Cat Ba Island.

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981ian78

A lot of cat ba island is beautiful. The old town itself is a typical seaside town with a lot of noise & plenty of bars and places to eat. It gets crowded with locals on a night out at the weekend. We... more »
FrannyCooperGraham

We got off our junk boat and instead of taking the arranged bus back to Hanoi, we instead took a taxi to the ferry for Cat Ba Island. We stayed for a few days and it was so beautiful. We rented a scoo... more »
boazron86

we liked the caves the atmosphere nice people amazing views its after all the ha long bay area ...a big island which is in hai phong district i recommend more »

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