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Cát Bà & the bay of the diving dragon

10.04. Our boat trip started early in the morning at 8 o'clock to Han La and Ha Long Bay. We admired the towering rock formations emerging from the sea and were surprised...

Ha Long Bay

[by Jonas] Our trip to Ha Long Bay started early in the morning with an alarm clock ringing. But when we got ready and had breakfast, it was almost forgotten and we just waited...

Vietnam: Cat Ba and Hanoi

After our scooter tour, we traveled to the island of Cat Ba by bus via Hanoi. After the cold north, we wanted to relax on the beach here and enjoy the sun. Of course, there is...

Cat Ba - Houseboat

One of our highlights in Cat Ba: spending the night on a houseboat in Lan Ha Bay! After a hearty breakfast and a packing session that varied in speed (guess who's the neater...

Cat Ba - Island

After a 12-hour night bus ride, we arrived exhausted at our hostel on Cat Ba Island. Finally, we could enjoy the long-awaited beach and sun after the adventurous start in...

Tim and I on the roof of the world

This morning (17.01.18) we were picked up by our bus driver in front of the hostel at 8:00 am. We then drove on a bus for 2 hours, took a ferry for 10 minutes, and then drove...

We are on Cát Bà.

We are on Cát Bà 😍 and we are finally feeling good again. We survived two bus rides and saw beautiful landscapes. Just on the way back from Sa Pa to Hanoi, we saw the beautiful...

Cat Ba Island

Monday 18.12 - Friday 29.12. Our first stop is the Woodstock Beach Camp. We set up our tent right on the beach and have a fantastic view of the sea. The first two...

Halong Bay

Cruise tour in Halong Bay

Halong Bay and Cat Ba

On the way to the ferry

Vietnam: Cat Ba

In Sa Pa we didn't do much anymore because the weather was still a bit rainy and Monique had a strong cold. Therefore, we planned our further journey a bit and explored the...

Halong Bay: To do, not to do or how to do it

Halong Bay is probably one of the destinations that everyone who comes to Vietnam visits. Accordingly, there are a lot of tourists there and also many travel agencies that offer...

Kayaking through two worlds

After completing most of my exams in the form of essays, lesson designs, or exams in most of my subjects, I decided on a whim last weekend to take a trip to Cat Ba Island. My...

Cat baaaa=)

Get out of the big city and head to the island is the motto!! After having enough of a day of city chaos, we took the bus and the ferry to the small island of Cat Ba.

On to the next adventure

Before we plunged into the next adventure in Ha Long Bay, we had to spend the whole day in the car to get from Ba Be to Cat Ba Island. Surprisingly, we also had to say goodbye...

20.10.2022 – The Ha Long Bay

It is probably the most famous spot in Vietnam, the Ha Long Bay. Crystal clear water, limestone islands covered with rainforest, sticking out of the sea, and sunshine - that was...

Cat Ba Island

Today there is only a short report. We spent the last four days on Cat Ba, but due to the constant change from extreme heat to air conditioning, we were sick in bed for three...

08.11. The island of Cat Ba

Today we boarded a bus early in the morning that took us to the coast to the city of Haiphong from where we took a ferry to the island of Cat Ba. This quite large island is...

Chapter 7.3 - An Island

1.3. 6:50 am I wake up. Today we're going on a boat tour around Ha Long and Lan Ha Bay. I seem to have caught a cold. Constantly coughing. Probably from the cold breeze. I...

Monkey- & Cat Ba Island

Implantation of pearl fragments and mussel meat

Cat Ba & Ha Long Bay, Vietnam

Back to tourism The island of Cat Ba is the largest island in the world famous Ha Long Bay. Staying there was a vacation from traveling for us. Every now and then we stay a...

Chapter 7.4 - The first 'Eric pamper day'

2.3. 10:11am I'm sitting in the most expensive restaurant so far for breakfast. But today I treat myself. It's my pamper day. I'm booking my ticket for Ha Long tomorrow with...

Day 10: Exploring Halong Bay

After breakfast at the hotel, we headed to the Cat Ba Ventures office to start our two-day boat tour of Halong Bay. At the beginning, we had to take a minibus from the city to...

Day 9: Trip to Cat Ba Island

When we arrived in Hanoi at 4:00 am after a rather sleepless night, we spontaneously decided to go to a café that is fortunately open 24 hours. At this time, the usually...

Tag 108: continue through Ha Long Bay

Jan and I got up at half past five in the morning for sunrise. Slowly, the sun emerged between two islands. After the sun had fully risen, we went back to sleep for a bit until...

Chapter 7.2 - Get an overview

27.2. 11:12am I'm sitting at the cafe at Đỉnh Ngự Lâm Viewpoint with the Mongolians, the Irish and an Englishman. I went for breakfast and then drove to Buffalo Hostel on my...

Cat Ba

Hello dear, After Mai Chau, we went to Cat Ba. It was very quiet on the island and there were generally few tourists here. We explored the island by scooter, went hiking in the...

Vietnam: Cat Ba #2

An unserem letzten Tag in Cat Ba haben wir super lecker gefrühstückt in der Oasis Bar und sind danach wieder zum Strand. Dort haben wir uns ordentlich gesonnt und haben das...

Tag 80 - Cat Ba

Lan Ha Bay & Ha Long Bay