There is just so much to do at Cat Ba that it is hard to really pick a place to start. Let’s start with the island first and then head out to see what can be done nearby. If I look at my whole trip in retrospect, I will have to admit that I loved Cat Ba the best. The number of people on the island depend on the season. While Cat Ba is popular among foreigners it is also popular among the Vietnamese. From what our host told us, Cat Ba bursts at the seams during Vietnamese holidays. We however were lucky to find the island relatively empty and quiet.

That being said we spent 4 nights on the island and we never ever found ourselves bored. That is probably because there are just so many things to do in Cat Ba. Since our days were so full with activity, we thought it would be wise to write a post to answer the question that everyone keeps asking us when we talk about the island: What to do on Cat Ba island in Vietnam?