 It's
easy to find information about Halong bay around the net, however there is little
information about Halong's next door neighbor Lan Ha
bay. In this article I would like to share some
experience about how to rent a boat to Lan Ha bay
when you have a chance to
visit Cat Ba island.
Lan Ha bay is seen as a princess located in the
south of Halong Bay with thousands of scattered
islands. The special thing of Lan Ha Bay, you can
take a boat to visit the mountains on the islands
that have extremely beautiful sandy beaches at the
foot.
Lan Ha bay is also famous for
Van Gia fishing
village about 15 minutes by boat from
Cat Ba town,
this is an old floating village over one hundred
years with thousands of households living mainly by
fishing. Also, when
cruising on Lan Ha Bay, visitors
can swim at beaches of Monkey Island or if you like
walking in the forest you can take the boat to visit
Viet Hai village, located deep in Cat Ba national
park, separated from the outside world.
Price list to rent a boat to visi Lan Ha bay from
Cat Ba island or from
Monkey island resort (For
20-30 seater boat)
- From the beach at Monkey island is 50 usd/boat in
2 hours
- From Cat Ba to Lan Ha bay, beaching at Monkey
island: 70 usd for 3 hours
- From Cat Ba to Van Gia fishing village (Lan Ha
bay) and beaching at Monkey island is 100 usd for 4
hours
- From Cat Ba to Lan Ha bay and then to Viet Hai
village: 90 usd for 3 hours
- From Cat Ba to Long Chau lighthouse is 120 usd for
4 hours
- From Cat Ba to Lan Ha bay, fishing in 3 hours: 90
usd.
You can rent a boat from Cat Ba to Halong bay (Halong
tours), 120
usd - 150 usd depending on number of visitors. |
