Explorer Cat Ba island

Cat Ba has many rocky islands jutting up from the sea harbor in its mysterious caves and becoming an attractive destination for tourists.Cat Ba Island has about 20 large and small caves stretching from Long Phu town to  Lan Ha Bay area. As commented by the majority of travelers to Cat Ba, the unique of this cave is located throughout the island, with its own hidden beauty and aesthetic value geologically blessed.

Like the miracle of nature, cave systems in Cat Ba is formed from limestone mountains, creating plenty of stalactites. Caves run mostly long and divided into many niches. From Cat Ba town center  about 15 minutes by car to come to Cat Ba National Park, at Khe commune; Visitors easily recognize the Military Medical is located along the road, halfway up the mountain. This can be considered a “masterpiece” of manmade general intangible that later became interesting tourist destination. At the time of the Vietnam War, this was built and designed to the hospital. In the heart, a hospital model was formed with over 100 wounded. 17 In addition to preventive and functional departments, within them, there are swimming pools, beaches and parks movies workout.
No less about beauty and glamour, Thien Long (Phu Long Commune) is regarded as one of the most beautiful in Cat Ba with 3 different textured floors. The area between the stalactites has a small flame to create a year -round water puddles cool. Besides the caves typically on Cat Ba owns some real potential for tourism development as the Gia Luan, Hoa Cuong or Luon cave, creating landscapes that system is not everywhere have been.

In recent years, tourism in Cat Ba becomes increasingly, attracted tourists and travel agents organize tours - Cave National Park Cat Ba. The cave system with eco tours, community and Vietnam Customs is practically contribute to overcoming the seasonality of Cat Ba tourism. On the other hand, they are diversified tourism product, “rewind “the true cave tour is the highlight, difference of sea travel, Cat Ba island that tourists love, especially visitors from the countries west. Travel the caves as well as a supplement to Cat Ba tourism brand with the value of the world biosphere reserve, national park, Lan Ha Bay and hundreds of systems throughout the sandy beach in Cat Ba.

(Source: Gray Line Halong)

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Delicious “Gio” fish in the Lan Ha Bay

On Lan Ha Bay (Haiphong),
Far from Viet Hai wharf about only about 20 minutes by ship, there are many seafood cages located close together in an awkward stage. Of these, perhaps the most special friends throughout the Navy with “soldier”.

This is a favorite location for fishing. You can fish by yourself or after the wave of delight in sea water, friends is right up fresh seafood dishes to enjoy with friends. Worth mentioning, the service costs are quite reasonable, trip time held just two days, one night.

In a sunny day, I go quietly between fish cages, a young soldier called to weigh fish. The fish were picked up from the cage rolls, tail thrashed wildly, and mouth open as if to bite always my camera lens is pointed at it. “8kg”. And the iPhone is ready to swallow it," the other a soldier, "warning", because inherently cobia fish are voracious.

Two soldiers had just done talking fish straw, hand scaling and singing. After cleaning, the cobia own cut heads, tails and fins, then cut pieces aside to sour soup with pineapple, tomatoes and herbs. The body then filters out most lean fish to fish lemon salad. The meat is sliced, no need to put up as much stone cold salad the other, do not over- water as well as salt itself so fresh and clean.

The process is quite simple and fast under the skilled hands of some young soldier shoots. Cobia salad when eating broccoli leaves washed with mustard dots are crunchy and sweet. Part stomach and heart fish are cleaned, sliced sautéed peppers discharge. A body mass leave to other fish in the bowl, then added steamed spiced ginger, pepper and red pepper. Fish skin very soft after steaming sweet and fatty.

After a two hour swim around purge, the group returned to friends, slam rushing water bath aisle near the cage. Look at hot lunch tray, attractive dishes on the table is waiting, hearts disk fried fish and sour soup hot evaporation, fresh red chili color on the back piece of steamed fish... oh it's impossible not to delight.

I put pieces of raw fish reform swept into the mouth, sweet, slightly spicy mustard burst of light on the nose, a very special feeling, delicious and fresh.
Lan Ha Bay is located in southeast Cat Ba Island Tingle would have known this if not adjacent to a “giant” of tourism destinations: Ha Long Bay.

This is a smooth Gulf arcs with approximately 400 islands make up a huge painting depicting the scene first. Ha Long Bay is a little different though which is just like a tiny island, the island oasis of Lan Ha and covered with trees and vegetation.

(By Gray Line Halong)

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Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for its 2015 summer and year-round cruises.

The cruise line will have four ships deployed in Europe for summer 2015, with Epic sailing from Barcelona, while Star will return to the Baltics; Jade will sail from Venice and Spirit around the Mediterranean.

The programme also includes Norwegian Getaway’s Caribbean cruises from Miami and various itineraries on its several cruise ships in the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada.

In spring 2015 the cruise line will offer several ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ repositioning cruises including one in the Caribbean; transatlantic crossings; Pacific Coast itineraries and Panama Canal voyages.

“We will continue to offer a variety of exciting cruises for our guests to choose from in 2015,” said Kevin Sheehan, Norwegian’s chief executive officer. “Back by popular demand, guests can continue to experience the best of Europe on their choice of four beautiful ships, cruise Alaska on some of the youngest ships in the industry, and experience the incredible innovations and unparalleled entertainment on the ship that brings the best of NYC to sea, Norwegian Breakaway, and Miami’s ultimate ship, Norwegian Getaway.”

Visit us at Gray Line Halong Cruise to explore HalongBay cruises & tours and have access to the best cruising services. Available information of Halong things to do and travel tips. For further details, please contact us at contact@graylinehalong.com and our professional team will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Wellcome to CoTo island

Located in the calm waters, Co To archipelago almost never has had storms, even when heavy storms swept through the East Sea.

With ideal conditions such terrain but Co To still is unfamiliar to the majority of visitors. So far Coto had been limited in places which famous for catching and processing jellyfish. Do not have the large boats to offshore fishing; there are rich fishing grounds and marine life of the people on the island still poor. In recent years, Co To attracts young backpacker spontaneously by the beach clean and pure as jade green sea.


Of the more than 50 large and small islands of Co To archipelago, only in the large Co To Island, island Tran, Thanh Lan Island ... new inhabitants, and the rest of the border guard units and a number of establishment’s cultured pearls. Do not have fleets island tourism, travelers traveling from island to island to rent fishing boats, buy food, drinks ... the journey.

Want to stay a few days on the island, visitors will be hard to find for overnight room, vehicles and would not dream cup seafood delight. Despite these difficulties, the people “Donate “Co is the ideal place for waving in the cool water, camping on deserted beaches and to try adventure through the game.


Mouse Nose is also a best choice for mountain climbing activities, risky with 70m high cliff slid straight undulating waters overtopping the rock, or the type of organization triathlon sports ( rock climbing - Rowing kayaking - mountain bike racing ). Same is sand and rock bands piling on more, how large grass than 40 minutes by motor boat, a great destination of camping with natural rock formation thousands of thousands of colors. But as well as the island of Con Co, on not more Where do you find fresh water, residents living there so the group picnic out here often delight swimming and boarding large grass on the island, where to begin out several mini hotel and restaurant.

However, in order to promote Co To island, Co To island should be in the tourist map VN takes time and effort, Co prerequisite is to have the national grid ( as leader Quang Ninh has affirmed ), accompanied by the transformation of people 's awareness and local government: instead of using explosives for fishing reefs caused the destruction, even poisons cyanide to catch fish for years, fishermen will protect the beautiful islands for tourism, protecting what writer Nguyen Tuan was recorded by the pen in all great line up for Co To Island.

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Every day, there is only one train from Cai Rong Island to Co To, starting at 7am; the fare is 70.000d/person. So you will have to stay in Cai Rong overnight to catch a boat to the island soon. At Cai Rong, there are many motels, hotels with Average price150.000 - 200.000d/room. To come to Co To, you can book a room at the guest house DPC beach or camping. If you like adventure, you can take the train to the Co island camping night on this deserted island. To travel on Co To Island, you can rent motorcycles at a cost of about 80.000d/motorbike. Co is also interesting tourist snorkeling with coral, seaweed and rare fish.

(Source: Halong bay trips)

Located in the calm waters, Co To archipelago almost never has had storms, even when heavy storms swept through the East Sea.

With ideal conditions such terrain but Co To still is unfamiliar to the majority of visitors. So far Coto had been limited in places which famous for catching and processing jellyfish. Do not have the large boats to offshore fishing; there are rich fishing grounds and marine life of the people on the island still poor. In recent years, Co To attracts young backpacker spontaneously by the beach clean and pure as jade green sea.

Of the more than 50 large and small islands of Co To archipelago, only in the large Co To Island, island Tran, Thanh Lan Island ... new inhabitants, and the rest of the border guard units and a number of establishment’s cultured pearls. Do not have fleets island tourism, travelers traveling from island to island to rent fishing boats, buy food, drinks ... the journey.

Want to stay a few days on the island, visitors will be hard to find for overnight room, vehicles and would not dream cup seafood delight. Despite these difficulties, the people “Donate “Co is the ideal place for waving in the cool water, camping on deserted beaches and to try adventure through the game.

Mouse Nose is also a best choice for mountain climbing activities, risky with 70m high cliff slid straight undulating waters overtopping the rock, or the type of organization triathlon sports ( rock climbing - Rowing kayaking - mountain bike racing ). Same is sand and rock bands piling on more, how large grass than 40 minutes by motor boat, a great destination of camping with natural rock formation thousands of thousands of colors. But as well as the island of Con Co, on not more Where do you find fresh water, residents living there so the group picnic out here often delight swimming and boarding large grass on the island, where to begin out several mini hotel and restaurant.

However, in order to promote Co To island, Co To island should be in the tourist map VN takes time and effort, Co prerequisite is to have the national grid ( as leader Quang Ninh has affirmed ), accompanied by the transformation of people 's awareness and local government: instead of using explosives for fishing reefs caused the destruction, even poisons cyanide to catch fish for years, fishermen will protect the beautiful islands for tourism, protecting what writer Nguyen Tuan was recorded by the pen in all great line up for Co To Island.

More info:

Every day, there is only one train from Cai Rong Island to Co To, starting at 7am; the fare is 70.000d/person. So you will have to stay in Cai Rong overnight to catch a boat to the island soon. At Cai Rong, there are many motels, hotels with Average price150.000 - 200.000d/room.

To come to Co To, you can book a room at the guest house DPC beach or camping. If you like adventure, you can take the train to the Co island camping night on this deserted island.

To travel on Co To Island, you can rent motorcycles at a cost of about 80.000d/motorbike. Co is also interesting tourist snorkeling with coral, seaweed and rare fish.
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Explore Halong bay

Majestic but charming, seductive and mysterious. It is the first to feel the beauty that nature has bestowed on the bay. Halong Bay can be said to own the spectacular natural scenery in Vietnam. Looking down from on high, bays including thousands of islands, gather place, gravitate together, and place the individual stands dotted creating interesting. The limestone mountains, the rolling stone arch silhouetted against the blue sea water lagoon, a moment steep cliffs reappeared, bringing tourists to explore the cave but strangely peaceful or letter the stretch of sparkling white sand, gentle.

Just like the cartoon character, caves are named with various shapes: Turtle Islet, Joss-stick bow island, Sung Sot cave, Trinh Nu cave. Sitting on a sailboat or speedboat bobbing on the bay, watching visitors spoiled the carpet caves and hanging neon green, engrossed in the beauty of the forest and the sea interwoven. Weaving between the limestone walls as vertical between immense seas, when we could not feel all the beauty of the paradise river, sky, the new series of the landscape opening up for tourist’s customers, leading us all too interesting surprises. Especially in the spring, the weather will be cold and Halong covered landscape drizzle made dim bobbing on the bay, like the first scene between the human realms.

(Source: Halong bay tour)

Majestic but charming, seductive and mysterious. It is the first to feel the beauty that nature has bestowed on the bay. Halong Bay can be said to own the spectacular natural scenery in Vietnam. Looking down from on high, bays including thousands of islands, gather place, gravitate together, and place the individual stands dotted creating interesting. The limestone mountains, the rolling stone arch silhouetted against the blue sea water lagoon, a moment steep cliffs reappeared, bringing tourists to explore the cave but strangely peaceful or letter the stretch of sparkling white sand, gentle.

Just like the cartoon character, caves are named with various shapes: Turtle Islet, Joss-stick bow island, Sung Sot cave, Trinh Nu cave. Sitting on a sailboat or speedboat bobbing on the bay, watching visitors spoiled the carpet caves and hanging neon green, engrossed in the beauty of the forest and the sea interwoven.

Weaving between the limestone walls as vertical between immense seas, when we could not feel all the beauty of the paradise river, sky, the new series of the landscape opening up for tourist’s customers, leading us all too interesting surprises. Especially in the spring, the weather will be cold and Halong covered landscape drizzle made dim bobbing on the bay, like the first scene between the human realms.

Coming here, tourists have the opportunity to discover the pearl farms located in between the towering limestone cliffs and watch the locals fishing nets traditionally looked away as the spider neglected.
Admire the glamorous image of Ha Long Bay on Gray Line Halong
- See more at: http://www.graylinehalong.com/exotic-halong-water-and-mountain-p63.html#sthash.zuoWIdCV.dpuf

Majestic but charming, seductive and mysterious. It is the first to feel the beauty that nature has bestowed on the bay. Halong Bay can be said to own the spectacular natural scenery in Vietnam. Looking down from on high, bays including thousands of islands, gather place, gravitate together, and place the individual stands dotted creating interesting. The limestone mountains, the rolling stone arch silhouetted against the blue sea water lagoon, a moment steep cliffs reappeared, bringing tourists to explore the cave but strangely peaceful or letter the stretch of sparkling white sand, gentle.

Just like the cartoon character, caves are named with various shapes: Turtle Islet, Joss-stick bow island, Sung Sot cave, Trinh Nu cave. Sitting on a sailboat or speedboat bobbing on the bay, watching visitors spoiled the carpet caves and hanging neon green, engrossed in the beauty of the forest and the sea interwoven.

Weaving between the limestone walls as vertical between immense seas, when we could not feel all the beauty of the paradise river, sky, the new series of the landscape opening up for tourist’s customers, leading us all too interesting surprises. Especially in the spring, the weather will be cold and Halong covered landscape drizzle made dim bobbing on the bay, like the first scene between the human realms.

Coming here, tourists have the opportunity to discover the pearl farms located in between the towering limestone cliffs and watch the locals fishing nets traditionally looked away as the spider neglected.
Admire the glamorous image of Ha Long Bay on Gray Line Halong
- See more at: http://www.graylinehalong.com/exotic-halong-water-and-mountain-p63.html#sthash.zuoWIdCV.dpuf

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