Cat Co Beach-Ideal destination for the weekend

There are hundreds of large and small beaches in Cat Ba but Cat Co beach including Cat Co 1,2,3, is the tourist attraction with romantic and poetic landscapes

Visiting the large beach of Cat Co, visitors will have the chance to enjoy the fresh air of sea and swim in the blue and warm water, so clear that you can see the golden sand bneath.

The white-sand Cat Co beach makes a great place to lounge around for the day. They are about 1 km southeast of Cat Ba town over a steep headland, and can be reached o­n foot or by motorbike. Cat Ba is the largest island (100 sq. km) among the 366 islands in the Lan Ha Bay. It is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature. Right from the moment you set foot o­n Cat Ba's gangway, looking afar to contemplate the enchanting scenery of the immense sky and magnificent mountains, and breathing the fresh air from the sea, you will feel comfortable, and your tiredness after a long trip will disappear. Surely, you want to go o­n with your journey at o­nce.

Cat Co Beach is separated by a small hillock that can be climbed over in about 20 minutes. However, you can take the easier route along a new wooden seaside walkway around the mountain. The beach offers simple accommodation and camping. The mountain adjacent to Cat Co Beach has a tunnel and fascinating caves and grottoes, such as Hang Luon, Khe Sau, Trung Trang, Gia Luan and Kim Cuong.

Visiting these caves and grottoes, you will get a sense of what explorers felt, discovering the wonders and mysteries endowed by nature. The fauna living o­n the Cat Ba National Park is diverse: 20 kinds of animals, 69 kinds of birds, 20 types of reptiles, and rare wild white - headed langurs. Coming out of the caves and grottoes, you should spend a little time contemplating the sunset over Lan Ha Bay. o­n the golden background of the horizon and the dark blue of the sea, the heaving islets become multiform, the white sea-gulls hover, and sea-eagles make circles in the sky, all beautifying the immense and fascinating space, and enchanting the visitors. Cat Co Beach is a tourist spot, attractive for its natural beauty and wonders endowed by nature.