Explore Cat Ba National Park: Full-Day Trekking, Biking, Kayaking

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Itinerary

1. 8:00 - 8:30 AM: Our bus and tour guide will pick you up from your hotel in Cat Ba town and start the journey to Cat Ba National Park.

   15 min

2. Cat Ba National Park is a World Heritage Site designated as a biosphere reserve in northern Vietnam. Arrival at National Park, Our tour guide will help you to take the entrance tickets and start hiking from the entry of National Park. On the way we will pass 3 peaks named: Ang Vat, May Bau, Ang Phay where we can take a short break in 5-10 minutes for taking pictures and experiencing the diversity of the viewpoint. The route to Frog Pond will take around 2.5 hours. En route is the chance for enjoying bird watching, sightseeing in the primary forest. You will arrive at Frog Pond – the largest freshwater lake on Cat Ba island. You will see hundreds of Va Nuoc trees growing on the water, you will only see this kind of tree here in the whole Cat Ba national park. Frog Pond is also known with about 400 large and small islands and 130 small golden sand beaches. All create a beautifully natural picture and located on the route trans-forest from the national park center to Viet Hai village.

   3 hAdmission included

3. After a 30 minute break we will keep going to Viet Hai village (around 4 km more). The way from here to Viet Hai village will be easy going as there is no uphill anymore, the path is mostly downhill and flat. Arrive at Viet Hai Village and meet the friendly local people who live inside the National Park. Enjoy delicious Lunch with home-cooked food at a local house in Viet Hai village, after lunch, we will cycle to explore this ancient village with nearly 100 houses, try fish massage experience in the cool stream or local fish pond. Start cycling 5km from Viet Hai Village to Viet Hai harbor, this is the most beautiful road for cycling.

   4 hAdmission included

4. The boat will stop at a floating house, we will see the local life on the water of Lan Ha bay, get a kayak and explore Lan Ha Bay – One of the most beautiful bay in the world. The boat will take you back to Cat Ba town, on the way back we will visit Cai Beo Floating Village, the oldest floating village in Viet Nam with hundreds of houses on the water.

   1 hAdmission included

5. Arrive at Ben Beo harbor, get in the car to go back to your hotel in Cat Ba town. End Trips!

   15 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Know before you go

How it compares in Cat Ba

• Its from-price is close to the median of the 304 experiences we list in Cat Ba.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Cat Ba

Cat Ba is a rugged limestone island at the edge of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam, with forest, beaches, caves, fishing villages and the rare Cat Ba langur.

Cat Ba is the largest island of the Cat Ba archipelago in northern Vietnam, at the southern edge of Ha Long Bay, a mass of limestone hills, forest and mangrove. Cat Ba town, a harbour of fishing boats and seafood restaurants, is the main settlement. Much of the island is Cat Ba National Park, home to the golden-headed langur, one of the rarest primates in the world, as well as macaques, squirrels and birds.

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