Monkey Island Resort is a beautiful and cheap resort located on the shore of Monkey Island beach in Cat Ba town. This place attracts tourists by the wild beauty of blue sea, white sand, golden sunshine and beautiful coral reefs. Let’s review the resort details and update room prices to prepare for your upcoming trip.
- 1. Where to find Monkey Island Resort?
- 2. Directions to Monkey Island Resort – Cat Ba
- 2.1. Travel to Cat Ba comes from Hai Phong
- 2.2. Travel to Cat Ba from Tuan Chau (Ha Long)
- 2.3. Move to Cat Ba from Hanoi
- 3. Review of Monkey Island Resort Cat Ba
- 3.1. Admire Lan Ha Bay with a 180-degree view from the room
- 3.2. Kayak to explore every corner of the cave
- 3.3. Have fun with the whole team with games on the dreamy beach
- 4. Enjoy a variety of seafood dishes at Monkey Island Resort
- 5. Update Monkey Island Resort 2020 room rates
- 6. Instructions for preparing expenses for a vacation
1. Where to find Monkey Island Resort?
Monkey Island Resort is located at Cat Dua 2 beach on Cat Dua island (also known as Monkey Island). The resort is located about 2km east of Cat Ba town (must take the train to get to town).
With the advantage of being located on Monkey Island beach, the resort possesses the wild beauty of a long coastline, fine sand and clear blue sea water. No wonder this place is always among the top best Cat Ba resorts for tourists.
The entire campus of Monkey Island Resort is very well planned to create harmony with the surrounding natural scenery. Viewed from above, the resort is located in a “mountain hollow” with three sides leaning against a limestone mountain arc covered with green trees, one side facing the romantic Lan Ha Bay.
Monkey Island Resort includes 29 rooms designed in bungalow style with mainly natural materials such as wood, bamboo, leaves… All rooms next to the sea are designed with balconies, where visitors can relax. You can look out over Lan Ha Bay and enjoy the cool breeze blowing in from the sea.
To learn more about the highlights and resort experiences at Monkey Island Resort, let’s explore the next parts of the article with DulichToday.
2. Directions to Monkey Island Resort – Cat Ba
To get to Monkey Island Resort, visitors first need some suggestions to get to Cat Ba, Hai Phong. There are many ways to get to Hai Phong, depending on where you come from:
2.1. Travel to Cat Ba comes from Hai Phong
Visitors can travel from Hai Phong to Cat Ba by bus, ferry or speedboat. And to help you have a more detailed view of these ways of transportation, please refer to the comparison table of prices and stops of the means of transportation.
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2.2. Travel to Cat Ba from Tuan Chau (Ha Long)
If tourists depart from Tuan Chau (Ha Long) to Cat Ba, they can use ferry or speedboat.
| Vehicle | Price and berth | Characteristic |
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| High speed train | Depending on the travel time as well as the location of each pier in Cat Ba, the Tuan Chau – Cat Ba high-speed boat ticket price may change, specifically:
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The travel schedule of the high-speed boat from Tuan Chau (Ha Long) to Cat Ba is as follows:
| Tuan Chau – Cat Ba (Ben Gia Luan) | Cat Ba (Ben Gia Luan) – Tuan Chau | |
| Time start | 7h15 | 8h |
| 8:30 a.m. | 9h15 | |
| 10:30 a.m | 11h | |
| 1 p.m | 1 p.m | |
| 14h30 | 3:30 p.m. | |
| 4pm | 16h30 |
| Tuan Chau – Cat Ba (Ben Beo) | Cat Ba (Ben Beo) – Tuan Chau | |
| Time start | 7h15 | 8h |
| 10:30 a.m | 11h | |
| 14h30 | 3:30 p.m. |
2.3. Move to Cat Ba from Hanoi
If you travel from Hanoi to Cat Ba, you can travel in 1 of the following 3 ways:
Buses run directly from Hanoi to Cat Ba
- Reference ticket price : from 280,000 VND/person
DulichToday suggests you choose Cat Ba Discovery bus company to drive directly from Hanoi to Cat Ba. You can provide a specific address and the car will come pick you up.
The bus ticket includes: bus ticket, ferry ticket, tour guide, free filtered water and wet towels. You can book bus tickets immediately via the hotline number below.
0988 558 392
Self-driving motorbikes
By motorbike, you go along Highway 5 or Hanoi – Hai Phong highway. Note that when you come to Hai Phong, you have 3 options:
- Go across Tan Vu – Lach Huyen bridge to get to Cat Ba
- Arrive at Binh wharf then take a high-speed boat with a ticket price of about 100,000 VND (including the cost of taking the car across)
- Arrive at Dinh Vu wharf and move to Cat Ba by ferry or boat to avoid waves with a ticket price of about 120,000 VND.
Self-driving cars
If you travel by self-driving car, you go along National Highway 5 or Hanoi – Hai Phong highway to go straight to Hai Phong city center. Then go across Tan Vu – Lach Huyen bridge to get to Cat Ba.
3. Review of Monkey Island Resort Cat Ba
Monkey Island Resort is a resort loved and chosen by many tourists, so there are many fun and entertaining activities for visitors to choose from. Below, DulichToday will introduce to you some fun and entertainment activities that you should not miss when coming to this resort.
3.1. Admire Lan Ha Bay with a 180-degree view from the room
On hot summer days, there’s nothing better than immersing yourself in the poetic scenery of Lan Ha Bay through the balcony with a 180-degree view from the room window. Located in bungalows facing the sea, visitors have the opportunity to fully enjoy the typical calm coastline of Lan Ha Bay – where the waves gently flap on the clear blue water and you can see the coral reefs.
To be able to observe the wonderful scenery of the sea right from your room window, you should choose rooms with sea views such as Superior Sea View or Deluxe Sea View rooms.
Monkey Island is an island with a mountain structure. Over millions of years of wind and waves, sand, rocks, coral, and marine shells such as snail shells, seashells, shrimp, and crabs have drifted to the foot of the mountain, creating a sandy beach stretching for kilometers. Monkey Island Resort was built right on that beach.
Visitors have the opportunity to lie down on the beach at any time to relax and feel the peace of the sea in Lan Ha Bay.
3.2. Kayak to explore every corner of the cave
- Boat rental price : about 120,000 VND
Coming to Monkey Island Resort, in addition to relaxing on the beach, you can also participate in kayaking activities to explore Lan Ha Bay . This activity allows tourists to freely visit the nearby large and small limestone islands, exploring every corner of the caves on these uninhabited islands.
Besides, don’t forget to explore Monkey Island to the end. Climbing to the top of the mountain early in the morning and watching the sunrise, covering the entire view of Lan Ha Bay from above, is a must-see!
Note , when rowing, remember to bring a hat to protect yourself from the sun. When climbing, remember to wear shoes and neat clothes because you will have to climb up quite difficult limestone rocks.
3.3. Have fun with the whole team with games on the dreamy beach
Going to Monkey Island Resort for a vacation doesn’t mean being “hidden” is boring, you can join the whole group in beach games such as soccer, volleyball,… The activity will be very suitable for large groups of young people. people or families with young children.
These activities are completely free. If you want to play, please contact the reception to borrow sports equipment.
4. Enjoy a variety of seafood dishes at Monkey Island Resort
One of the things not to be missed when coming to Monkey Island Resort is the cuisine with fresh seafood dishes. The resort’s restaurant is spacious with an area of more than 100 square meters and is designed in the style of a stilt house, mainly made from large trees and thatched roofs.
In front of the restaurant is a beach with a bay view and behind is an Eco garden, so the restaurant does not have air conditioning but is always cool and close to nature. The restaurant serves all kinds of seafood such as shrimp, crab, squid, crab, etc. There are also popular dishes such as pho, spring rolls, etc. for visitors to enjoy.
The restaurant area has 2 floors. Upstairs is a covered balcony area overlooking the sea, a very suitable space for a breakfast to start the day.
Note , on Monkey Island there are not many other services besides a few resorts. Therefore, if tourists want to find restaurants outside, they must take the train to Cat Ba town.
5. Update Monkey Island Resort room rates
Monkey Island Resort includes 29 rooms designed in bungalow style. This is a summary of reference prices for each room category so that visitors can easily choose.
| Kind of room | Highlights |
Standard Room From 1,673,000 VND/night |
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Superior Garden View Room From 2,509,000 VND/night |
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Superior Sea View Room From 2,748,000 VND/night |
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| Deluxe Sea View Room From 2,987,000 VND/night
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Note that for groups with an odd number of people or small children who want an extra bed, the additional fee is about 500,000 VND/person/night.
6. Instructions for preparing expenses for a vacation
If you are excited and want to immediately take a trip to Monkey Island Resort Cat Ba, the experiences on estimating resort costs below will be useful for you.
| Work | Estimated minimum cost | |
| Move | Bus | From 560,000 VND/person/round trip from Hanoi From 200,000 VND/person/round trip from Hai Phong |
| High speed train | From 300,000 VND/person/round trip from Tuan Chau (Ha Long) From 200,000 VND/person/round trip from Hai Phong | |
| Move into the resort | From 50,000 VND/person | |
| Sleep and rest | From 1,673,000 VND/night/double room | |
| Eat and drink | From 500,000 VND/person | |
| Other expenses (entertainment, car rental, etc.) | From 150,000 VND/person | |
Thus, if the formula is applied:
“Resort cost at Hon Dau Resort = transportation + sleeping + meals + other expenses”
For example , if a tourist vacations at Monkey Island Resort for 2 days and 1 night (2 people), departing from Hanoi by bus, the total cost to prepare will be about 2,146,000 VND/person.
Above are detailed reviews of Monkey Island Resort . Hopefully the above information will help you on your upcoming Cat Ba – Hai Phong trip. Don’t forget to share your real-life experiences in the comments section below!
