{"id":2052,"date":"2022-03-01T08:54:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T01:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inserimextravel.smartwebs.pro\/?p=2052"},"modified":"2022-03-01T08:59:23","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T01:59:23","slug":"camping-in-cat-ba-island-with-the-caveman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inserimextravel.com.vn\/vi\/camping-in-cat-ba-island-with-the-caveman\/","title":{"rendered":"CAMPING IN\u00a0CAT BA ISLAND WITH THE \u201cCAVEMAN&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2052\" class=\"elementor elementor-2052\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70d381d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70d381d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-237b592\" data-id=\"237b592\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcca59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bcca59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 10-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IMHO, we have a possible winner here, although it requires some refinement.\u00a0\u00a0This trip is for serious Ecotourists and Outdoors People.\u00a0\u00a0Commonplace mainstream tourists can go on the Halong Boats &#8211; that&#8217;s what they deserve for being normal mainstream tourists.\u00a0\u00a0&#8220;Halong\u00a0Bay\u00a0from Cat Ba&#8221; is for real sea kayakers and Ecotourists.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TRIP LENGTH is not a consideration on this report.\u00a0\u00a0The trip can be anywhere from four days to two weeks.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were reached\u00a0\u00a0to Cat Ba island via Hai Phong sea habour.\u00a0\u00a0Haiphong\u00a0is a long way from\u00a0Hanoi, and as we discovered, traffic jams can be &#8220;interesting&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early morning the next day it&#8217;s an hour or two to the fast boat to Cat Ba and the bungalow resort.\u00a0\u00a0Cuong and Binh did a great transition from te resort check-in to the camping site.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RESORT was a pleasant surprise.\u00a0\u00a0The food was &#8220;tourist&#8221; and can do with a special charter upgrade, but the resort itself was very A simple &#8220;Hot&#8221; and &#8220;Cold&#8221; would not be as frustrating.\u00a0\u00a0Staff are very friendly and kayak training can be performed at the beach.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CAMPING was better than expected except for the mosquitoes &#8211; a simple cure is to bring our own mosquito juice.\u00a0\u00a0The rain was hard and the tent leaked, but extra dry bags settle that problem.\u00a0\u00a0The food could be much better, but beach camping is a start for\u00a0Vietnam.\u00a0\u00a0All in all, I was pleasantly surprised.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SUPPORT BOATS &#8211; We all liked the Cat Ba boats far better than the Halong boats &#8211; so what if they are not air con or hot showers (hot water is easy to provide).\u00a0\u00a0these boats are smaller, seem faster, have more character and more fun.\u00a0\u00a0They did have &#8220;staterooms&#8221; but as usual in the Bay the food sucks.\u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve never had a meal in Halong even close to our food in Phuket but that is easily remedied.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROGRAM:\u00a0\u00a0As usual Cuong ran a spectacular program.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Two was a nice paddle to the campsite, perhaps a bit long for the guests but probably just right.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Three was packed with action on three different islands.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Four was a circumnavigation of Dao Dau Be &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0couldn&#8217;t be better and the guests were exhausted.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE FUTURE:\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of this trip is it opens up the outer islands all the way to Medusa. 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