Cat Ba National Park

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town in Cat Ba Island - Hai Phong Province. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation.

Cat Ba National Park in located 15km north - west of Cat Ba Town. It was established in 1986. It spans an area of 15,200ha, of which 9,800ha are forest, and contains lots of particularly interesting caves. The original tropical forest spans an area of 570ha, with extremely varied wildlife and vegetation. Visit Cat Ba Island with Hanoi & Halong Bay 4 days

Cat Ba National Park is situated in Cat Ba Island and on several smaller islands nearby. The park currently comprises 98km2 of total land are, 54km2 of inshore waters. The National Park was Vietnam’s first national park to included both terrestrial and marine ecosystems. It is recognized nationally and internationally for its importance in biodiversity conservation, as it contains many different types of ecosystem and habitat. The Park has a great variety of plant and animal species. With Paradise Cruise

Cat Ba National Park

The golden–headed langur or Cat Ba langur is a rare and a precious animal and exists only in Cat Ba island. A special type of tree called “Cay Kim Giao” is unique to Cat Ba. In ancient times, kings and nobles would eat only with chopsticks made from this timber, as the light coloured wood was reputed to turn to black when it touched anything poisonous. There are 745 species of plants recorded on Cat Ba, including 118 timber species and 160 plants with medicinal value.

The national park is home to 32 types of mammals and more than 70 species of birds have been sighted. There is a beautiful lake inside the national park called Frog Lake, with a water forest and amazing landscape. Read more: Halong Bay map

How to get to Cat Ba island from Halong bay?

There are 3 ways:

1. Take a overnight cruises, after visiting Sung Sot Cave you can catch a day boat to Cat Ba island. Need to arrange in advance

2. Start from Tuan Chau Island - Halong bay harbor, get on a ferry to Cat Ba Island. Ferry start every 2 hours from 8.00 am to 17.00 pm.

3. Join a 3 days 2 nights package tour (1 night on boat and 1 night in Cat Ba Island)