Lan Ha Ba is located to the south of Halong Bay and east of Cat Ba Island and has long been well-known for its pristine and magnificent natural beauty and its concentration of limestone karst, which separate the sea into small gulfs.

An overview of Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay is located to the south of Ha Long Bay and to the east of Cat Ba Island. Many people misunderstand that it is a part of Halong bay because it looks exactly alike Halong Bay. However, Lan Ha Bay is standing out with hundreds of small beaches, this is a paradise for tourists wants to stay overnight in a bungalow…

Lan Ha bay contains about 139 amazing, small sandy beaches, many islands have unique beach lie between two stone mountain walls. Many tourists come to these beaches for swimming, kayaking, sunbathing, or having a picnic lunch on the beach. Taking a cruise in Lan Ha bay, you will see a lot of islets with small beaches. Especially, in some islets, locals constructed bungalows where you can stay overnight such as Monkey Island Resort, Cove Beach bungalow, Sandy Beach Resort, Castaway bungalow,…

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay 

Best time to visit Lan Ha Bay

The best time to get to Lan Ha Bay is summer time as the weather is warm with low moisture, sunny, suitable for both bathing and cruise. If you want to travel Cat Ba Island, autumn is not a bad idea. However, Summer and Autumn is also time for storms and the weather is not very sunny for the beach.

Discovering Lan Ha Bay 

Located to the south of Halong Bay, Lan Ha Bay is home of Cat Ba Island. The Bay spreads over 7,000 ha, of which 5,400 ha are under the administer of Cat Ba National Park. You can visit Lan Ha Bay from Halong Bay via an overnight cruise tour, or rent a boat and start your own journey from Cat Ba Island.

Nam Cat island - Cat Ba - Hai Phong, Vietnam

Nam Cat Island is a big island, located 3km away from Cat Ba town. The beach here is quite small and tranquil. The sea water is so calm and emerald-green, and nature is so diverse.

Cat Dua (Monkey) Island

1 km from Cat Ba town, it takes about 10 minutes for tourists to get to the island by boat from Beo wharf through Cai Beo fishing village. Thanks to its inherent advantages, Monkey Island is worth the highlight of being the most bewitching tourist attractions. Cat Dua Island also is called Monkey Island due to the presence of dozen of monkeys. Almost all of the monkeys in Cat Dua are brought here for living by the rangers. The monkey sometimes quite bold with the locals and tourists, they even steal fruits right from tourists' hands and might bite if provoked. However, it is the untouched uniqueness that makes the island become famous alluring a large number of tourists in Cat Ba tours.

Cat Ba National Park

Cat Ba National Park is located in the north of Hai Phong. It consists of 367 islands in Lan Ha Bay. In total, Cat Ba National Park composes of 17,040 hectares of land and 9,200 hectares of marine surface. This park has diverse ecosystems: mangrove forests, limestone forests, and coral reef.

The fauna and flora system in Cat Ba archipelago is diverse with 2,320 fauna and flora species, in which 60 species are especially rare species in the endangered Vietnamese Red List such as Cat Ba langur resident in the park which is listed as a critically endangered primate. Cat Ba National Park is also renowned for the archeological research that revealed humans have lived in these islands for more than 6,000 years ago.

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay 

Dipping in Lan Ha Bay with beautiful kayaks

Lan Ha Bay is the most beautiful Bay in the Ha Long Bay group. With over 336 small and big islets, there are many exciting things to do like: sailing, cruising, kayaking, rock climbing, hiking, snorkeling, swimming, etc…Experiencing kayaking tour in Lan Ha Bay with azure sky, blue clean water, and wonderful landscapes, playing with monkey and popping in small islets brings fantastic moments in the natural landscape of Cat Ba.

Situated on a small island opposite Tortoise Island - Lan Ha Bay. Van Boi Beach possesses clear blue water that can reflect the colorful corals hidden in the bottom. Besides, Van Boi Beach with fine white sand, clear water, and extremely deserted is a great place to relax, for tourists to find peace.

The depth of Van Boi beach is quite shallow, and the waves are quiet. It's not as noisy as Cat Co beach so this is a good point to dive the coral and visitors can spoiled swimming in the cool and clear water.

In addition to sunbathing, diving and watching the beauty of coral, visitors can also admire and feel the natural landscape, tranquility created by the surrounding cliffs. 

On the journey to Lan Ha Bay in Cat Ba Island, there will be NO internet, No television, No horning of bustle city... completely close to nature and completely tranquil. If visitors are trekker, they may climb through the canyons and exploring the scenery of rocky mountains that would be an unforgettable impression.