Located in southern Halong bay and eastern Cat Ba island, Lan Ha bay is charming by peaceful beaches as well as its virgin beauty. Geologically the bay is an extension of Halong bay, but these islands belong to different province of Vietnam, Hai Phong city.
Lan Ha bay is well-known for the over-100-year-old Van Gia fishing village, Viet Hai fishing village secluding from the outside world and Monkey island with Cat Dua beach where monkeys play. This is a calm arc gulf of about 400 various vivid islands. Most of them are covered with green of trees and vegetation even tiny ones. Here, the density of limestone pinnacles is fairly high. They are pristine, and divide the sea into small inlets. Plenty of inlets and caves are still unexplored.
The scenery is as beautiful as Halong, but Lan Ha is not crowded, less touristy and contains hidden appeals. Lan Ha has 139 white-sand beaches, which are lovely, attractive and deserted. That is the distinctive feature of the bay different from Halong. Many sandy beaches stretch between two rock mountains. Tranquil and no billows, these beaches are truly a wonderful place for swim. Let discover a private one for your own.
The scenery is as beautiful as Halong, but Lan Ha is not crowded, less touristy and contains hidden appeals. Lan Ha has 139 white-sand beaches, which are lovely, attractive and deserted. That is the distinctive feature of the bay different from Halong. Many sandy beaches stretch between two rock mountains. Tranquil and no billows, these beaches are truly a wonderful place for swim. Let discover a private one for your own.
Under clear green water, there are colorful coral reefs. Calm sea areas like in Sen island, Cu island and Monkey island are where travelers can dive to contemplate coral reefs.
In this untouched bay, you can immerse in nature of sea and islands, swim in pure, relax on fabulous coasts, take a kayaking or rock climbing adventure. By kayaking around Lan Ha bay, you can wriggle over spectacular cross-islets and small coves to reach illusory caves.
In this untouched bay, you can immerse in nature of sea and islands, swim in pure, relax on fabulous coasts, take a kayaking or rock climbing adventure. By kayaking around Lan Ha bay, you can wriggle over spectacular cross-islets and small coves to reach illusory caves.
Learn about life of locals, you can visit and search out fishing villages and pearl farms. Appear tiny below many serene islets, there are floating villages where raise sea products like green vessels, geoducks, cobia fish, crabs, flower crabs, abalones, grouper, etc. The peaceful sea with small fishing villages seem to isolate from the rest of the world.
Around 200 species of fish, 500 species of mollusc, 400 species of arthropod and numerous hard and soft coral inhabit in Lan Ha Bay. Larger marine animals in the area comprise seals and three species of dolphin.
You can trek through Cat Ba national park to explore nature. This is the habitat of many endangered species consisting of white headed langur and the forest of nageia fleuryi. Passing over Ngu Lam peak, you will reach Viet Hai village, the most unspoiled fishing village in Ca Ba island, where you will find many typically amazing things of a northern Vietnamese fishing village. In a quiet atmosphere of immense green rice paddies, Viet Hai retains old cottages made of mud. Noticeably, on the road to Viet Hai, you will admire primary mangroves forests with bristling roots like being lost in a different world.
Around 200 species of fish, 500 species of mollusc, 400 species of arthropod and numerous hard and soft coral inhabit in Lan Ha Bay. Larger marine animals in the area comprise seals and three species of dolphin.
You can trek through Cat Ba national park to explore nature. This is the habitat of many endangered species consisting of white headed langur and the forest of nageia fleuryi. Passing over Ngu Lam peak, you will reach Viet Hai village, the most unspoiled fishing village in Ca Ba island, where you will find many typically amazing things of a northern Vietnamese fishing village. In a quiet atmosphere of immense green rice paddies, Viet Hai retains old cottages made of mud. Noticeably, on the road to Viet Hai, you will admire primary mangroves forests with bristling roots like being lost in a different world.