AWESOME 1 day cruise to Halong Bay, Vietnam, from Cat Ba Island. Small group, booked it through the hotel (Song Chanh), included pick up and drop off at hotel, lunch, kayaking, swimming, Dau Go Cave (Cave of Wonders), and scenic crusing of Halong Bay and surrounding area. Great day, tons of awesome pics, great weather, cool group of 7, highly... More

Tagged as one of the highlights of Halong Bay, the entire area is a disappointment. There is an immense natural beauty, that is ruined by the rubbish and pollution. We went on a 2night/3day junk boat cruise throughout the bay prior to our stay on the island itself. It was nice to get out of the hustle and bustle of... More

Took a 4 hr walk in t he park, to frog lake Was a great experience but a lot harder than we expected A lot of climbing to do And the lake was not one But we were very proud to do it More

If you want to discover the amazing Ha Long bay, you should start in Cat Ba island (it's the biggest island of Ha Long bay), it is so much beautiful and green island with a nice national park (park covers the biggest part of island), many strange hills covered by jungle (it looks like in China), jungle is very, very... More

Asia Outdoors is an excellent agency located in Cat Ba City, on Cat Ba Island that organises rock climbing and boat trips with kayaking in the Ha Long and Lan Ha bay, North Vietnam. And it's not only the organising of these activities (which they do very well), they also provide lots and lots of information to anyone who drops... More

I had read how quickly Cat Ba Island was being developed and wasn't expecting a pretty sight when arriving to Cat Ba town. Yes, there are a lot of very quickly erected hotels on the harbour front but not as bad as I was expecting. I wouldn't go here for a beach part of your trip (there are a few... More

Went here for three days, Stayed in Cat ba town and went out on Halong bay cruise, water is very dirty with rubbish and sewage floating about. When we left all our clothes felt damp. Just dont understand the attraction to a very dirty part of Vietnam, Unesco needs to have a look at halong bay. More

If you have any sense of adventure and like to travel independently DO NOT book a package tour of Halong bay from Hanoi. Travel independently to Cat Ba Island from the bus station for about $10 for a bus - boat - bus combination ticket, then book your adventure sports through Slo Pony Adventures when you arrive on the island... More

My partner and I are not much for ocean faring so decided to spend the night ashore. Restaurants are okay and our hotel, the Duc Tuan, was clean and friendly and very good value for money. More