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The author grins with satisfaction after seeing his first Cat Ba Langur.

Valley of the Langurs

Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,931]

* * * CAT BA ISLAND, VIETNAM - "There are no guarantees," says Rosie. "That you will see even one langur the whole time you are on Cat Ba Island." Sure, I nod. I understand. I get it - but I don't get...

Destinations: Cat Ba Island | Vietnam
Topics: Animals | Ecotourism
Cat Ba - view of the main commercial harbor of Cat Ba Island

Cat Ba Island, Vietnam

Jeff Greenwald - jgreenwald [1,931]

29 March 2006, Cat Ba Island, Vietnam What's an endangered monkey worth? If it's a Golden-Maned Langur - found only on Cat Ba Island, off the coast of North Vietnam, a few hours' drive from Hanoi -...

Destinations: Cat Ba Island | Vietnam
Topics: Animals | Ecotourism

Climbing Cat Ba

Helen Conway - hconway [954]

Few visitors to Vietnam miss a trip to Halong Bay, a World Heritage-listed area of dramatic limestone peaks thrusting out of the South China Sea. Many pleasure boats cruise the tranquil waters or pay...

Destinations: Cat Ba Island | Vietnam
Topics: Travel
The limestone ridges of Cat Ba rise dramatically from the sea.

Escape to Cat Ba Island

Robert Strauss - rstrauss [943]

My wife and I set out for Cat Ba very early on a July morning trying to get out of Hanoi before the daytime din set in. We had heard the island 130 kilometers east of Hanoi was everything Hanoi no...

Destinations: Cat Ba Island | Vietnam
Topics: Travel
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