Covering an area of 263 km2 kilometers in the southwest corner in the Gulf of Tonkin, the Cat Ba National Park is located in Cat Ba Island, the largest island in the archipelago of Hai Phong and Quang Ninh Provinces with an estimate of 13,000 Vietnamese inhabitants all living in 6 different communes.
The Cat Ba National Park, protected by both private and public entities for the conservation of wildlife and marine ecosystem in the archipelago, is one of Vietnam’s most treasured sites because of its rich history and abundant wildlife resource.It is home to the highly endangered Cat Ba langur with only 66 individuals remained and more than 1,000 other species.
The favourite acitivity of visitors is to trekking through the path and climbing up to the top of Ngu Lam peak to catch an amazing panoramic view of the park and the bay afar. For a harder challenge, you can go with a 18km hike (takes around 6 hours) to reach the Viet Hai village at the other side of the island. You will be recommend to hire a tour guide and well equipped before taking this hardcore journey.
