Taking a ride on a car or train for two hours from Hanoi to Hai Phong,
then on a high-speed vessel for another hour, you will arrive at Cat
Ba Island, the biggest island (100 sq. km) out of the 366 islands on
the Lan Ha Bay. It is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural
beauty and wonders endowed by nature.
Right from the moment you set foot on Cat Ba gangway, looking afar to
contemplate the enchanting scenery of immense sky and magnificent
mountains and breathing the fresh air from the sea, you will feel
comfortable and your tiredness after a long trip will disappear.
Surely, you want to go on with your journey at once.
You should hire a Minsk motorbike, out of 400 motorbikes and cars
here, to ride to any place you want to visit. First of all, you should
rent a room in a hotel, because the hotels on this island are often
overcrowded due to the ever-increasing number of visitors to Cat Ba
Island, although more hotels and hostels are being built. It is very
pleasant to stay in a hotel, whose back leans against the mountain and
its face looks towards the sea, and enjoy the fresh air and beautiful
scenery around.
Visiting the large beaches of Cat Co and Cat Dua, which are separated
by a small range of mountain, you can swim in the blue and warm water,
so clear that you can see the golden sand beneath.
If you do not want to swim at this crowded place, you can hire a motor
boat to sail to the small islets, where there are calm and clean
beaches, such as the Cat Trai Gai, Duong Gianh and Hien Hao. The
mountain adjacent to Cat Co Beach has a tunnel and fascinating caves
and grottoes, such as Hang Luon, Khe Sau, Trung Trang, Gia Luan and
Kim Cuong. Visiting these caves and grottoes you will get the feeling
of the explorers, discovering the wonders and mysteries endowed by
nature.
Coming out of the caves and grottoes you should spend a little time to
contemplate the sunset over Lan Ha Bay. On the golden background of
the horizon and the dark blue of the sea, the heaving islets become
multiform, the white sea-gulls hover and sea-eagles make circles in
the sky, all beautifying the immense and fascinating space, and
enchanting the visitors.
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