Cát Hải Trip Overview
Cat Ba National Park covers 15,200 ha, including 9,800 ha of forest and 5,400 ha of sea surface. In particular, the strict protection area of 800 hectares is the primary forest, the remaining 14,000 hectares is the ecological restoration.
Cat Ba is a special national park with a combination of different ecosystems: limestone forest ecosystems in the limestone mountains, wet highland ecosystems, mangrove ecosystems, marine ecosystems with inshore reefs, cave systems with distinctive habitat for bats and plantations located between valleys such as Khe Sau or communes along the valey.
With ecological and biological richness; Many beautiful natural landscapes come from the vast primeval forests, mysterious caves, to the blue sea and islands of the shape of a unique shape, more beaches dreaming …, Cat Ba National Park has many favorable conditions and potential to develop ecotourism.
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Cát Hải, Vietnam
Trip Category: Outdoor Activities >> Hiking & Camping
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What to Expect When Visiting Cát Hải, Hải Phòng, Vietnam
Cat Ba National Park covers 15,200 ha, including 9,800 ha of forest and 5,400 ha of sea surface. In particular, the strict protection area of 800 hectares is the primary forest, the remaining 14,000 hectares is the ecological restoration.
Cat Ba is a special national park with a combination of different ecosystems: limestone forest ecosystems in the limestone mountains, wet highland ecosystems, mangrove ecosystems, marine ecosystems with inshore reefs, cave systems with distinctive habitat for bats and plantations located between valleys such as Khe Sau or communes along the valey.
With ecological and biological richness; Many beautiful natural landscapes come from the vast primeval forests, mysterious caves, to the blue sea and islands of the shape of a unique shape, more beaches dreaming …, Cat Ba National Park has many favorable conditions and potential to develop ecotourism.
Itinerary
8.20: Arrive National Park gate. Buy entrance fee and start trekking.
8.30 -11.30: On the trail through the tropical forest you will be immersed in nature and see many butterfly on the jungle trail.
11.30: You will stop at a place named frog pond (trail from Park gate to frog pond is 6 km). This is the largest freshwater lake in the middle of the National Forest. From the bottom of the pond, reaching up to thousands of trees and water – the species is only found in the Frog ponds not found anywhere else in the island. There are many types of fish and crab in the pond.
12.00 – 13.00: continue the journey from Frog Pond to Viet Hai village (3.5 km) This is a small village of local residents with about 100 families.
13.00: Have lunch and take a rest at Viet Hai village.
14.00: free to explore the lives of people in the village, walk 5km to Viet Hai harbor.
15.00: Boat will take you through Lan Ha Bay, you have a chance to admire the scenery of the fishing village. The boat will stop at a wild Beach or Monkey Island, blending in the cool blue water (the schedule depends on the weather and the season).
16.30: Return you to Ben Beo.
16.45: Car take you to Cat Ba town.
