Things to do in Lan Ha Bay

Best time to visit Lan Ha Bay

Summertime is the best to go to Lan Ha Bay because the weather is hot and suitable for swimming and kayaking.

If you want to visit Cat Ba in autumn, it is fine too. However, the weather is colder with more storms.

Transport to Lan Ha Bay

From the center of Cat Ba, travel to Beo port, and you can buy the sightseeing ticket here.

Then you can hire a boat to take you to the place you want.

If you just want to visit the surrounding places of Bay (near the coastline), you can hire a small motorboat from the locals.

With a large group, you can hire an entire boat at the pier.

Things to do in Lan Ha Bay

1. Lan Ha Bay - Kayaking paradise

 Lan Ha bay has hundreds of small sandy beaches and hundreds of small islets around; it is a paradise for those tourists who want to kayak in calm and clean water to discover the wild nature of Cat Ba island.

Some famous places for kayaking here is Cai Beo floating village, Van Boi center area in the middle of the bay, Ba Trai Dao area or Monkey Island area...

2. Swimming in Lan Ha Bay

There are many small beaches in Lan Ha Bay for you to come to swim, and it is lovely to swim at Monkey Island or Van Boi Con Island.

3. Rock climbing in Lan Ha Bay

Catba has an international Rock climbing center and you can book a half or full-day rock climbing trip at Monkey Island Resort booking office.

4. Visit Viet Hai fishing village

From Lan Ha bay, you can come to Viet Hai harbor and then take motorbike or bicycle to come 6 km to visit Viet Hai fishing village in the Cat Ba national park.

5. Visit floating village

You can come to visit Cai Beo floating village where people have to stay in floating houses, children go to school by boat.

6. Play and stay at a private beach

There are some private beach which has bungalows for you to stay overnight. You can book a package tour or just book a room here and you have alot of time for activities in those bungalows like kayaking, swimming, playing beach volleyball, beach football...

7. Jumping in the Bay

You can be allowed to jump into the water from the ship/ cruise in Lan Ha Bay, while this activity is banned in Ha Long Bay & Bai Tu Long Bay.

You can choose to swim anywhere in Lan Ha (better with local security/instructor), while you can not do that in Bai Tu Long. You can swim in an allowed area in Ha Long Bay only.

Read more →

1. → Cat Ba Island, Vietnam - an unforgettable holiday
2. → The top 15 hotels in Cat Ba Island
3. → Lan Ha Bay – the forgotten paradise