One of the most interesting destination travelers to Vietnam will not miss the opportunity to visit is Catba Island located next to Halong Bay.
The scenery of Cat Ba National Park is dominated by karst limestone areas on the main island where there are many waterfalls, caves and grottoes. The rugged topography is marked by steep outcrops and bare rock areas with many seasonal streams such as Thung Luong, Treo Com, and Viet Hai.
Thanks to the abundance of suitable moist niches within the limestone forest, Cat Ba National Park has a rich and plentiful snail fauna and a diversity of natural habitats, including forested hills, small freshwater lakes, freshwater swamp forest, mangroves, and coral reefs.
Because of the isolated nature of the island and high levels of hunting, the diversity and abundance of mammals in Cat Ba are low in comparison with other national parks in Vietnam. Among the fauna of the park, the most popular are ungulate and primate,
Catba is the largest island in the Bay and approximately half of its area is covered by a National Park, which is home to the highly endangered Cat Ba langur. It was honorably recognized by UNESCO in December 2004 as a Biosphere reserve of the world.
One of the popular and cool things to do is a guided jungle trek in Cat Ba national park. It sounds quite an innocent and safe activity, but in fact, it is not and may be quite dangerous. The guides often offer two treks, an easier one lasting a few hours and a second more difficult one lasting at least 6 hours and far more demanding than the former.
Go for the first, if you are not experienced. If you do not have a reasonable level of fitness, don’t go at all, and make sure that you wear comfortable shoes with a good grip on the ground and clothing that does not leave any skin exposed.
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