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How to come here: Orientation: |
| $ | Bank: No bank in the tourist area. I was told there is one in the town, walking up the hill from the local market. |
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 Market: N
end of water front road.Many local sea food restaurants can be found here. |
| s | local shop: water front street, just right from Bamboo Cottage. Coke 6000VD, water 5000VD cheaper than most shops. |
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Information & Development
Center: water front road Bus + Boat to Bai Chay: 100,000VD dep 8:00, Baot to Hai Phong: fast boat 100,000 dep14:45, slow 70,000 dep 5:45, 12:15 |
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Diem Ban Ve: water front road, just next to ta1 Boat to Hai Phong: normal 70,000VD dep5:45, 12:30, Express100,000VD dep 15:00, Baot to Halong/Hongai: 80,000 dep7:00 |
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travel agent: water front, Boat to Hai Phong 100,000
dep 6:10, 7:50, 9:10, 10:20 Tour: Day tour to Lan Ha Bay 250,000/p |
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Catba Ventures at Phong
Lan Hotel: Catba National Park
1 Day trekking $12/p
8-17:00, Half Day $10
8-12:00 or 13-17:00, Lan Ha Bay1 Day $12 8-17:00, Catba -> Hanoi $10 dep 7:30 arr 16:00 bus and boat(2 hrs in Halong Bay boat trip) |
| @ | Ha Anh Computer: #11 Main road to the inland left side, 5000VD/min. Japanese OK, slow |
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No budget hotels in the tourist area.Expect
to pay at least $10. Weekend, many hotels raise their rates. All has HW |
| hB1 | Van Anh: T888201, a/c ab TV(V) fr d$15, view $20 C4 | |
| hB2 | Family Hotel Quang Duc Hoang Thi Nhan: T888231, a/c ab TV(V) fr d$15 C4 looks OK | |
| hB3 | Thang Loi Hotel: T888531, a/c CTV Su-Th d200,000VD(500,000), view d240,000VD(500,000) At the peal period the rate could be 500,000VD | |
| hB4 | Phong Lan: T888605, a/c CTV d$15 C3 large and clean rooms | |
| hB5 | Trung Hoa: T888426, a/c $15-20 C3 | |
| hB6 | Thu Ha Hotel: T3888343, a/c CTV d200,000VD(weekend 300,000) C4 | |
| hB7 | Huyen Nhung Hotel: T888405, a/c CTV fr d500,000VD C4 | |
| hB8 | Phu Gia 2: a/c ab CTV d200-250,000VD C3 balcony | |
| hB9 | Hotel Huong Cang: T888399, a/c CTV balcony d$15(weekend $30) | |
| hB10 | Thanh Tung Hotel: T888364, a/c CTV HW ab d$10 C4 | |
| hB11 | Thao Minh Hotel: T888408, a/c CTV fr HW ab no view $10, view $12 C3 small rooms but clean Rec | |
| hB12 | Nam Phuong: f TV(V) HW d$5($8) a/c CTV d$8($12) C4 view Rec | |
| hB13 | Sunset Hotel: no review | |
| hB14 | Trang Anh Hotel: T688468, a/c TV HW d12($20) C3 clean | |
| hB16 | Thanh Tung Hotel: T888364, a/c CTV summer $10 view $12, winter $5-10 C4 View with $7 or more. | |
| hC1 | Vien Dong(Fareastern)Hotel: T888555, a/c CTV fr HW ab d$15-35 C4 winter $10 | |
| hC2 | Hoang Huong: T888274, a/c CTV fr HW no window d$15(weekend $20), window/view $20(weekend $24) | |
| hC2a | Noble House(IHY): T888363, reception at 3F, a/c TV HW ab d$15-20($18-25) C3 R(view) run by a Australian | |
| hC3 | Khach San Tra My: T888650, a/c CTV HW d$20(38) | |
| hC4 | Nam Duong Hotel: T888586, ac TV(V) fr HW d$15 | |
| hC5 | Bamboo Forest: a/c CTV HW no window d200,000 window 250,000(300,000) C3 | |
| hC6 | Gieng Ngoc Hotel: T888286, a/c CTV HW d$25(50) C4 view, ok size but old hotel. | |
| hC7 | Hoa Phuong: T887735, a/c CTV HW ab d$20 C4 very large rooms and beds | |
| hC8 | Hoang Ngoc Hotel: T688788, a/c CTV fr HW ab d$18-25($25+) C4 good furniture Highly Rec | |
| hC9 | Holiday View Hotel: T887200, http://www.holidayviewhotel-catba.com a/c CTV fr HW d$35 C5 balcony with view | |
| hB16 | Giangson Hotel: 1/4 st. T031-3888214, near the market. | |
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To return to Hanoi: There are 2 way to go back to Hanoi. 1.) Cat Ba - >(boat) -> Hai Phong ->(a minibus or a train) -> Hanoi route: See F1 below and Hai Phong transport info. 2.) Cat Ba - >(minibus)-> Gia Lu n port ->(Boat)-> Bai Chay ->(minibus) -> Hanoi: You can enjoy 2 hour boat trip in Halong Bay, very scenic. See B2 below |
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Bus stop: N part of the harbor road, next to the market. Local bus to Hai Phone 30000VD(for foreigners ?)
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| B | Tourist minibus+boat+minibus: A travel agent can arrange the whole route($10) to Hanoi. Or you take a transport only to Halong Bay(Bai Chay)($8) then find a tour bus($2-2.5/p) to Hanoi at Bai Chay boat pier which has a empty seat. Many tour groups take lunch near the port. Try to find tour conductors and ask.The restaurant in Thang Long Hotel opp from the Bai Chay harbor may be a good place to find. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Cat Ba harbor pier: in the middle of the bay. Boat to Hai Phong: Fast boat 100,000VD dep 14:00 14:30, Slow 70,000, dep 5:45 12:00 |
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Gia Lu n harbor: boats to Halong city. 45 mins from Cat Ba town
by car. Many large tour boats travel from Halong city. If you want to take a boat from here, you usually book |
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| F3 | Boe harbor: Small tour boat harbor about 30 mins on foot or 10 mins by moto(5000VD or less) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Tours: info at Phong Lan Hotel The most tours include transport & food/tea Cat Bay N.P(National Park): 8-17:00 $12/p for 4 or more group or $45 for 2 including meal and tea Cat Bay N.P. half day(8-13:00 or 12-17:00) $10/p Ha Long Bay: 1 day 8-17:00 $12/p for 4 or more group or $50 for 2 including meal and tea Long Ha, Ha Long, Baitu Long Bays: 2 day $35/p or $100 for 2 Long Ha Bay with a boat and kayaking: 1 day $15/p or $55 for 2 Catba to Halong City boat trip: 7-16:00 $10 Bad common practice: The tour boats leave from a bay, 2km N from the town.You tour agent provides transport to the bay. But in some case, even they say "all transport included", when you come back to the bay after the tour, the same driver takes you back to your hotel and asks you to pay the transport cost. Your tour agent suddenly disappears. It seems to me this is a common practice here. You can insist to the driver "Ask to the tour agent". |
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 Cat Co Beaches: Take a water front road to S and after you cross
a small hill, 15mins on foot, you will reach the entrance of
the passage to the beaches. Then walk around the cliff on the
wooden decks, you will reach 2 small beaches. |
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Ha
Long Bay is roughly used for the bay area N part of Vietnam but
actually the area is consisted with 3 bay areas, Ha Long Bay(N
from Cat Ba island), Bai Tu Long(NE from Cat Ba) and Lan Ha Bay(E
from Cat Ba) The islands in Ha Long Bay are big and big tourist
ships can travel. Lan Ha Bay has smaller islands and smaller
channels between them. Lan Ha Bay gives much more intimate feeling.