Cannon Fort
A hilltop artillery position above Cat Ba town, built by the French and later used by Vietnamese forces, with restored gun emplacements, tunnels and a lookout over the harbour, the Cat Co beaches and the islands of Lan Ha beyond.
About Cannon Fort
A hilltop artillery position above Cat Ba town, built by the French and later used by Vietnamese forces, with restored gun emplacements, tunnels and a lookout over the harbour, the Cat Co beaches and the islands of Lan Ha beyond.
Cannon Fort is one of the places most visitors to Cat Ba Island make time for. The largest island in the Ha Long archipelago, with a national park, a climbing scene and the beaches Ha Long Bay does not have.
Before you go: Steep to walk; a motorbike taxi to the gate costs little. Best about an hour before sunset, when the light comes across the bay.
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