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4 attractions, landmarks and museums worth your time, ranked by traveler reviews.

Cat Ba National Park
Park & nature4.5

Cat Ba National Park

13,275 reviews

Cát Bà National Park (Vietnamese: Vườn Quốc Gia Cát Bà) is a World Heritage Site designated as a biosphere reserve in northern Vietnam. The park is part of Cát Bà Island in Hạ Long Bay and is administered by the city of Haiphong. The park is located approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Hai Phong, covering about 263 square kilometres (102 sq mi) and comprising 173 square kilometres (67 sq mi) of land and 90 square kilometres (35 sq mi) of inshore water. The Cát Bà langur, also known as the white-headed langur (Trachypithecus poliocephalus) is resident within the park and is classified by

Cát Hải
Neighborhood4.8

Cát Hải

838 reviews

Cát Hải is a bustling district on Cát Bà Island with a working fishing port, lively markets, and ferry connections to the mainland.

Lan Hạ Bay
Park & nature4.8

Lan Hạ Bay

838 reviews

Lan Hạ Bay boasts emerald waters, towering limestone islands, and secluded beaches, often explored by cruise boats away from the crowds.

Cát Bà Island
Park & nature4.8

Cát Bà Island

838 reviews

Cát Bà Island features a vast national park with hiking trails, diverse wildlife, and stunning limestone karsts overlooking Lan Hạ Bay.

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What is the most visited attraction in Cat Ba?

Cat Ba National Park draws the most traveler reviews of anywhere we track in Cat Ba, with 13,275 of them, rated 4.5 out of 5. Review volume is the closest honest proxy we have for how many people actually turn up, so it is what this list is ranked by.

Which place in Cat Ba do visitors rate highest?

Cát Hải holds the highest rating in Cat Ba among places with a meaningful number of reviews, at 4.8 out of 5 from 838 reviews. It is less busy than Cat Ba National Park, which is often exactly why it scores better.

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