Category Archives: Getting There & Tips

Cat Bi Airport to Cat Ba, and Back for an Early Flight

Hai Phong's Cat Bi airport is about 90 minutes from Cat Ba town. Reaching Viet [...]

Cannon Fort Cat Ba: Open or Closed in 2026?

Cannon Fort on Cat Ba Island is closed to visitors in 2026, with no reopening [...]

Cat Ba on Vietnamese Holidays: Dates to Avoid

Cat Ba fills up on 30 April–1 May, 2 September and summer weekends. The 2026–2027 [...]

Hanoi, Sapa, Cat Ba, Ninh Binh: What Order to Travel

The best order for Hanoi, Sapa, Ninh Binh and Cat Ba: three routes compared by [...]

Ninh Binh or Cat Ba: Which If You Only Have Time for One

Ninh Binh or Cat Ba? Ninh Binh for rivers, temples and cycling; Cat Ba for [...]

Hiring a private boat from Ben Beo: how it works

A private boat from Ben Beo is priced per boat, not per person. Here is [...]

Should You Skip Ha Long Bay in 2026?

Skip Ha Long Bay if you only want the limestone: Lan Ha Bay is the [...]

Getting around Cat Ba without a motorbike

Getting around Cat Ba island without a motorbike: the buses, taxis, bicycles and boats, with [...]

Cat Ba typhoon season: when boats stop, what we do

Cat Ba typhoon season runs July to October. What happens when storms close Lan Ha [...]

Hai Phong to Cat Ba: speedboat, cable car or ferry

Three ways from Hai Phong to Cat Ba in 2026: the Ben Binh speedboat, the [...]