1. ABOUT LAN HA BAY
Lan Ha Bay is located to the east of Cat Ba Island and adjacent to Ha Long Bay to the south. Lan Ha Bay has an area of more than 7000 hectares, including a fairly unspoiled archipelago with about 400 densely large and small islands creating a huge picture of fanciful beauty.
The special thing on the bay is that there are many islands with sandy beaches at the foot of the mountain, making the beauty more vivid, allowing visitors to visit and relax on the sand or swim at these pristine sand beaches. In Lan Ha Bay, there is Cai Beo floating village, where more than 2 hundred households live on floating villages. Tourists often rent a boat for 3-4 hours with the schedule starting from Beo wharf – visit fish rafts (if buying fish, ask carefully for the price in advance) or visit Ba Trai Dao island – swim, rest, relax at Monkey Island then back to Beo wharf
Unlike Ha Long Bay, Lan Ha Bay has 139 small, beautiful and deserted golden sand beaches like “blue straits” inviting visitors to explore. Many sandy beaches stretching between two rocky mountains, quiet without big waves, are really ideal beaches. Under the clear blue water are colorful coral reefs such as Van Boi beach, Van Ha … The calm seas such as Sen island, Cu island, Monkey island …, is the place where visitors can dive and see coral. Thanks to the unspoiled and quiet natural beauty, Lan Ha Bay has been put into operation as the most attractive resort destination for domestic and foreign tourists only after Ha Long Bay. Although not known by many tourists, Lan Ha Bay is considered as one of the most beautiful bays in Vietnam. When the weather turns to autumn is also the time when Lan Ha Bay is at its most beautiful with light sunshine, not hot, gentle with the cool breeze of the ocean, making visitors feel comfortable and relaxed while sailing to admire the bay.
On the journey through the bay, visitors will visit Monkey Island – here you also have the opportunity to meet funny monkeys, very suitable for groups with young children. In Monkey Island, there is also Cat Dua beach which is the most beautiful satellite beach of Cat Ba island, the sea water is absolutely clear. In front of the beach are undulating mountains creating a very special bay. You can also book a room at Monkey Island Resort and stay overnight at this resort to experience island life close to fresh nature.
Today, to visit and explore Lan Ha Bay, you can choose Lan Ha 1 day tour with an 8-hour journey to visit the bay or Lan Ha Bay cruise with a 2-day 1-night itinerary or 3 days 2 nights. Currently, there are many choices of cruises for an overnight stay on the bay such as Orchid Cruise, Era Cruise, Mon Cheri Cruise, Perla Dawn Sails…