Lan Ha Bay - Lonely Planet - Halongbay-online

Lan Ha Bay is one area of the larger “Halong Bay region”. Specifically, the Halong Bay region includes Halong Bay in the center, Lan Ha Bay to the southwest and Bai Tu Long Bay to the northeast.

Lan Ha Bay

Lan Ha Bay has gradually gained popularity, thanks to its unspoiled and magnificent natural beauty, and as people look for pristine and less-crowded destinations.Other than Ha Long Bay, all 400 big and small islands in Lan Ha Bay are covered with trees or vegetation, even small islands. A peaceful sea with small fishing villages as separate from the rest of the world. Under the peaceful island clusters. There are many species of local specialties. Such as. Blue mussel, snakehead, crab, abalone, grouper. fish, fresh shrimp live according to the daily needs of visitors.

Lan Ha beach

The bay has up to 139 golden sandy beaches, small but pretty and isolated as “blue straits” inviting tourists to explore. Many sandy beaches stretching between two rocky mountains, quiet with no big waves, are really the ideal beaches.

Different from Ha Long Bay. Lan Ha Bay has 139 small golden sand beaches, lovely and desolate as the “blue water” invite visitors to explore. Many sandy beaches stretch between two rocky mountains, quiet with no big waves. It’s really the ideal beach lover. In the blue water is the colorful coral reefs such as Van Boi Beach, Van Ha… The calm sea as the island, island Cu, Monkey Island… where visitors can dive the coral.

Lan Ha bay

Cruise Lan Ha Bay, tourists can go through the ravine excursions in the bay, visit the caves, resting on the beach in the middle of the sea. Such as Tung Gau cave, Cat Dua beach. Cat Dua beach now also called monkeys island. There is a resort for overnight on the island. Especially, visitors can visit the growing pearl farms in this beautiful bay.
Best time to visit Lan Ha Bay

The best time to go to Lan Ha Bay is summer, the weather is always sunny, suitable for both bathing and boating on the bay. If you want to combine to travel Cat Ba can also go in the autumn of the North, but sometimes there are still storms and weather is not very sunny for the beach.

What to experience in Lan Ha Bay

Kayaking

Just 30 minutes by boat from Cat Ba Island, you will be charmed by breath-taking views of the bay. A rock-climbing & deep water soloing or snorkelling & diving trip is also a great idea. Lan Ha Bay, among the three bays in Halong Bay zone, is considered to have the best water quality for diving and good conditions for rock-climbing (both on Cat Ba Island and on the bay). For overnight stays, Lan Ha Bay offers many options of hotels, hostels, and bungalows on Cat Ba Island, Viet Hai Village, and Monkey Island (Cat Dua Island), or you can choose to spend your night on a cruise or junk boat, surrounded by rock and water.

Kayaking to explore Lan Ha Bay: your kayak empowers very close access, through karst into covered lagoons, pristine shorelines and skimming angling corners where other big boats can’t get to.

Swimming in crystal water of Lan Ha Bay and relaxing on many beautiful wild beaches in the area

A bamboo boat ride into Bright Cave: on Perla Dawn Sails, on a bamboo boat with a local rider cruising to Bright Cave, you will see an angled passageway prompting the cave at the water level.