Travel guide to Cat Ba Island With A21 Tours

Cat Ba Island

Located 160 km to the northeast of Hanoi, 20 km offshore, Cat Ba is the biggest island in the Gulf of Tonkin and one of major travel locations for tourists in the region. Stretching from east to west, forming the backbone of Cat Ba archipelago, Cat Ba island resembles a giant whale moving forwards. Due to its size, the island features may different forms of landscape ranging from beach, mountain, limestone mountain to even flat land. The most famous location on the island is no doubt Cat Ba National Park, home to thousands of wild animals and precious plants- many of which can't be found anywhere else. Moving from the center to the shore, mountains and jungles are grandually replaced by beautiful pritine beaches and limestone islets, forming the jewel of Cat Ba. Other locations include Butterfly valley, Hospital cave and Canon Fort. Tourists are recommended to take a trekking or mountain climbing trip to explore the wildlife of Cat Ba National Park. A quick trip to Butter vally, Hospital cave and the Canon fort is also worth trying, especially when you don't minf the effort at all. Lastly, don't miss the nightlife in CatBa town and nearby beaches as it is arguably the best part of the trip. ...Read more

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Why people love Cat Ba Island

4.88/5 ★ Based on 7 reviews

William (Edinburgh, UK)

★★★★★

Direct Transfer from Cat Ba island to Hanoi international airport.
We booked a direct transfer from Cat Ba island to Hanoi Noi Bai airport using A21 tours. The driver picked us up early and dropped us off in plenty time for our flight. We were very impressed with the service including the quality of car, it was a new Toyota Fortuner and was clean and very comfortable. Would definitely recommend. ...Read more

Posted 23 Oct 2024 on TripAdvisor

Monet (Windsor, United Kingdom)

★★★★★

So comfortable and easy.
Dream. Most comfortable trip from Hanoi to Cat Ba ever. Even if you just landed in Hanoi on a flight and go straight to Cat Ba via this service.
45min coach > 20min service stop > 1hr coach > 5min speedboat > 20min coach

Posted 30 Jan 2024 on TripAdvisor

Wouterhaak (The Netherlands)

★★★★★

Very good service
Tinh did a great job guiding us
Good comms
Timely despite lots of traffic
Clean bus. Water was provided

Posted 10 Feb 2024 on TripAdvisor

Setiawani S

★★★★★

Convenient transport to/from Cat Ba.
It was very convenient using Cat Ba express to go to/from Cat Ba. They also picked up/dropped off at our hotel. The timing was on time as well.

Posted 20 Feb 2024 on TripAdvisor

Matthew C

★★★★★

Great experience!
My wife and I used Cat Ba express to travel from Hanoi to Cat Ba and also did a day cruise with them on the Serenity Cruise ship. All the staff we met were professional and friendly, the bus was clean and comfortable with a rest stop half way. The transfer between bus and speed boat was smooth and easy. The day cruise was also a great experience. The serenity boat was lovely and the views around Lan Ha Bay were excellent despite some cloudy weather. They provided vegetarian options for lunch (albeit pretty basic). Our guide Phuc (AKA Tony) was brilliant and made the day fun and enjoyable. ...Read more

Posted 25 Feb 2024 on TripAdvisor

Sébastien Fournier

★★★★★

We took the bus from Sapa to Catba. The organization and customer service was very good and the communication in very good English by WhatApp also helped a lot. I forgot my jacket on the bus and the company brought it to back to Catba. They really did a great job and were always replying to our communication.

Posted 16 Nov 2018 on Google Review

BeckyMalby (UK)

★★★★★

Use this company for your transfers!
We organised our transfer from Hanoi airport to Cat Ba through A21 Tours. It was really efficient including checking we were clear where to meet and proving photos, timings and pick up car details. By far the best transfer we had in Vietnam. Very reasonable prices compared to others.

Posted 15 Oct 2022 on TripAdvisor