Crossing the 'most beautiful road in the North', discovering the century-old village in Cat Ba

At the end of the trekking trip, through the primeval forest in Cat Ba Island, visitors stop at Viet Hai village, enjoy the cool green scenery, experience cycling to see the scenery, get foot massage, ... or enjoy delicious local specialties.

(Photo: Tuan Anh).

About 140km from Hanoi , Cat Ba Island - the largest island in the Cat Ba archipelago (Cat Hai district, Hai Phong city) is an interesting destination for travel enthusiasts because of its beautiful natural landscape, including the road through Cat Ba National Park, known as the most beautiful road in Northern Vietnam.

(Photo: Dam Quoc Khanh).

Cat Ba National Park is also a trekking coordinate that many tourists love and choose to conquer when visiting here with an interesting journey through the primeval forest, admiring ancient trees with unique shapes and encountering rare animals and plants in the forest,...

(Photo: Dam Quoc Khanh)

(Photo: Le Thanh Hien, Dam Quoc Khanh)

Dam Quoc Khanh (from Hung Yen) said that the 10km route is more popular with tourists because it has many beautiful scenes and rich experiences. With this trekking route, tourists will overcome 6 rocky slopes, cross many primeval forests and conquer steep and dangerous mountain peaks such as Ang Vat, May Bau, Ang Phay, etc. In addition, tourists also have the opportunity to explore some attractive destinations on the journey such as: Ngu Lam Peak, Ao Ech, etc.

Tourists cross paths filled with butterflies in Cat Ba National Park (Photo: Dam Quoc Khanh)

Quoc Khanh and his group of friends completed the 8km trekking route in 5 hours, from 12 noon to 5 pm. The 9X was impressed with the trekking route because of the beautiful, fresh and cool scenery. “During the journey to conquer the route through Cat Ba National Park, our group crossed moss-covered and slippery cat-ear rocks. There were some difficult sections, but in return, the landscape was very beautiful, covered in abundant green. We also encountered animals such as butterflies, birds and many large storks,” Quoc Khanh shared.

The area of the ancient flat-stemmed banyan tree with branches that resemble a welcome gate is a favorite check-in spot on the trekking journey through Cat Ba National Park (Photo: Le Thanh Hien, Dam Quoc Khanh).

To have a safe and enjoyable trekking trip, Quoc Khanh suggests that visitors to Cat Ba Island this season should bring mosquito repellent, insect repellent, food, drinks, electrolytes (to compensate for the salt lost when climbing the mountain and food to avoid hypoglycemia). In addition, visitors should equip themselves with anti-slip shoes and gloves because the trekking route passes through many slippery mossy spots and sharp rocks.

(Photo: Dam Quoc Khanh)

At the end of the trekking route through the forest, the group stopped and rested at the ancient village of Viet Hai, combined with visiting many destinations around the island and participating in interesting outdoor activities such as swimming, cycling, watching the fireflies glowing at night,...

(Photo: Dam Quoc Khanh).

Being the final stop of the trekking route through Cat Ba National Park, and possessing a fresh and green space, Viet Hai village has also become an attractive tourist destination, especially for foreign tourists. Sharing with VietNamNet reporter, Mr. Vu Phi Hung - Party Secretary, Chairman of Viet Hai Commune People's Committee said that in the past 5 years, Viet Hai village has been known and experienced by more tourists thanks to the development orientation and new tourism products of the locality.

Not only possessing a wild and idyllic natural landscape, Viet Hai village is also likened by tourists to a place where "people can sleep without locking their doors, and their vehicles can be left outside all day without being stolen" (Photo: DL Black).

On average, Viet Hai village welcomes 700 - 800 foreign tourists every day, and in the summer alone it can reach more than 2,000 visitors per day, not to mention domestic visitors. This also helps the food and accommodation services in this locality to operate more actively, creating jobs and increasing income for local people. According to Mr. Vu Phi Hung, Viet Hai currently has 87 households and more than half of them participate in tourism and services. In the commune, there are also many tourism and homestay-style accommodation facilities with their own unique features.

Foreign tourists enjoy cycling around the village, enjoying the cool, fresh atmosphere in Viet Hai village (Photo: NVCC).

Coming here, visitors can visit around the village, try cooking rice with a wood stove, growing vegetables, harvesting rice..., camping in Lien Minh valley or enjoy some typical delicious dishes such as "running chicken", organic vegetables and attractive Cat Ba seafood.

Phan Dau - Vietnamnet.vn

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/bang-rung-nguyen-sinh-tuyet-dep-kham-pha-ngoi-lang-tram-nam-tuoi-o-cat-ba-2282420.html