Full-Day Trekking Explore Cat Ba National Park, Viet Hai Village
- 8h 30m
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- Guided in English
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
Cat Ba National Park is known for its stunning landscapes, diverse flora, and fauna. Trekking through the park allows you to immerse yourself in nature, explore lush forests, and perhaps encounter some of the park's wildlife. Viet Hai Village offers a glimpse into the local culture and way of life. It's a secluded village nestled in the heart of Cat Ba National Park, surrounded by jungle-covered hills. Visiting Viet Hai allows you to interact with locals, learn about their traditions, and see traditional houses. Cai Beo is one of the oldest and largest floating fishing villages in Ha Long Bay. Exploring this village gives you insight into the unique lifestyle of the fishing communities who have adapted to living on the water. You can observe daily activities such as fishing and pearl farming, and learn about their history and challenges.
Inclusions
What's included
- Pick up & drop off from your hotel in Cat Ba Town Center
- Entrance tickets, Bicycle or Golf car
- Kayaking, Boat from Viet Hai back to Cat Ba Town
- Experienced English-speaking tour guide
- 1 bottel of water/ per person
- A delectable Vietnamese lunch
What's not
- Personal expenses & Drinks
- Holiday surcharge
- Other services are not listed above
Itinerary
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.
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.
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.
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.
Arrive at Ben Beo harbor, get in the car to go back to your hotel in Cat Ba town
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Know before you go
- Pickup
- Pickup is included for everyone.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 15 travellers
- Operated by
- Authentic NINH BINH
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Make sure to eat breakfast before you start the activity
- We can accommodate dietary needs such as vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, etc. If you have dietary requirements. Please kindly indicate it to the special requirements at the time of booking.
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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