Cat Ba National Park is one of the most famous tourist destinations to experience and explore nature in Hai Phong today. In 2004, Cat Ba National Park was recognized by UNESCO as a world biosphere reserve.
Where is Cat Ba National Park located? Information about Cat Ba National Park (Photo: Gabriel Aiden Ng)
During their trip to Hai Phong , Cat Ba National Park is probably the most popular destination among tourists. Here, every time of the year there will be a different beauty. Let’s explore the fascinating and interesting things in Cat Ba national forest right in the following article!
1. Where is Cat Ba National Park? Introduction to Cat Ba National Park
Cat Ba National Park is located on Cat Ba cross-island road, Tran Chau town, Cat Hai district, City. Hai Phong , about 30km south of the city center. This is one of Vietnam’s largest special-use forests, which stores the world’s biosphere. Currently, Cat Ba National Forest is preserving many marine ecosystems, terrestrial forests, mangrove forests, and rare flora and fauna species.
Cat Ba’s extremely impressive marine ecosystem (Photo: Hailecao)
2. Explanation about Cat Ba National Park
Cat Ba National Park has a total natural area of up to 17,360 hectares , including: 11,000 hectares of forest and 6,500 hectares of sea surface. Thanks to favorable climatic and environmental conditions, Cat Ba national forest has become an ideal location for the development and storage of many different ecosystems.
Going to Cat Ba National Park, you will admire the beauty of majestic nature (Photo: Collected)
The ecosystem in Cat Ba National Forest currently includes: more than 282 species of plants and nearly 800 species of animals living in the forest and under the sea.
Not only possessing an extremely diverse ecosystem, the national park in Cat Ba also attracts a large number of domestic and foreign tourists because of its long-standing historical values that are still preserved to this day. now. Here, there are still many archaeological relics that prove that humans were here thousands of years ago.
Image of Cat Ba National Park from above (Photo: Collected)
The most suitable time to travel to Cat Ba National Park is from April to October of the year . At this time, Cat Ba is very pleasant, there is not much rain, the weather is favorable, so it is very suitable for climbing and exploring the natural ecosystem.
3. What does Cat Ba National Park have?
3.1. Cat Ba National Forest
The forest ecosystem in Cat Ba National Park is extremely diverse with thousands of different types of flora and fauna. Among them, we must mention rows of ancient trees, extremely large trunks, and super wide foliage. The forests here will be divided into three types: primary forests, mangrove forests and kim Giao forests (the only type of forest found only on Cat Ba island).
The beauty of the forest ecosystem in Cat Ba National Park (Photo: Collected)
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3.2. What’s good about Cat Ba National Park? Explore the super diverse marine ecosystem
The marine ecosystem of Cat Ba national forest is concentrated mainly in bays, coasts and limestone foothills. With nearly 1500 different types of fish, coral, seaweed and zooplankton.
Many fun activities, super cool check-ins with the marine ecosystem in Cat Ba (Photo: Collected)
Besides the experience of exploring the marine ecosystem, when coming to Cat Ba island, visitors will be able to participate in extremely attractive fun and entertainment activities such as: kayaking to visit the island, scuba diving to see coral, Swimming and playing by the bay.
3.3. Visit rare animals
Although not as diverse as the forest and sea ecosystem, the animal population of the national park in Cat Ba still has up to 1,000 species of fish, 60 species of mammals, nearly 200 species of birds, 50 species of reptiles and 20 species of amphibians. different.
Experience climbing mountains, sightseeing and learning about rare animals (Photo: Collected)
The most famous is the golden-headed langur, only found in Cat Ba, often hanging on cliffs and old trees. With all this diversity, Cat Ba National Forest is truly an ideal place for those who are passionate about exploring, researching, and learning about natural flora and fauna.
The yellow-headed langur is only found in Cat Ba (Photo: Collected)
4. Experience traveling to Cat Ba National Park
Here are some experiences traveling to Cat Ba national forest that you should keep in your pocket to make your trip as convenient and safe as possible. Follow now!
4.1. Means to get to Cat Ba national forest
To be able to travel to the national park in Cat Ba, you can refer to the following three means of transport:
- Bicycle: In the center of Cat Ba town, there is a mountain bike rental service for about 150,000 VND/day. If you are in good health and want to explore the mountain passes here, you can refer to this vehicle.
- Motorbike : Tourists can ride a motorbike taxi or rent a motorbike for 200,000 VND/day. Note, when renting a motorbike, you need to learn in advance about the route and how to move to the national park to ensure the safest!
- Car: This vehicle is suitable for large groups, tours or groups. Because there is not much passenger car service in Cat Ba, you need to book in advance to ensure there is a car or avoid peak times.
You can also choose a bicycle as a means of exploring Cat Ba national forest (Photo: Collected)
4.2. Ticket price to visit Cat Ba National Park
- Reference adult ticket price: 80,000 VND/person
- Reference ticket price for children: 40,000 VND/person
4.3. Note when visiting Cat Ba National Park, Hai Phong
Cat Ba National Park is a world biosphere reserve, so when you come here to visit and explore, you need to note the following:
- Do not litter indiscriminately, maintain hygiene;
- Do not cut down trees, pick flowers, pluck leaves, or break branches;
- Friendly tour, does not affect the living environment of animals and plants here;
- Prepare enough snacks and drinks to make the discovery journey as convenient as possible;
- In particular, prepare necessary medicines such as runny nose, headache, fever reducer, anti-mosquito cream, etc.
Cat Ba National Park tour with many interesting things waiting for you (Photo: Collected)
After a day of fully exploring the beauty and wonders of the national park in Cat Ba, there is nothing better than resting, relaxing and recharging your energy to prepare for a schedule to explore the land. next port.
