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Co To Island
Country: Vietnam
Province: Quang Ninh

Cam Pha Mines Holiday Weather today


Date/time of update: November 2, 2024, 8:22 pm, Timezone: GMT+7
Broken Clouds

Temperature: 21.41°C
Temperature feels like: 21.17°C
Minimum Temperature: 21.41°C
Maximum Temperature: 21.41°C
Atmospheric pressure: 1016hPa
Humidity:60%
Visibility: 10000m
Wind speed: 2.13m/sec
Wind Direction: 347 degrees
Cloudiness: 78%
Sunrise: 2024-11-02 10:54:25
Sunset: 2024-11-03 10:14:13

Co To Island in Quang Ninh Province is located to the north-east of Halong Bay, east of Cam Pha City.

Travel Guide to the Co To Island in Quang Ninh

Weather and Climate, Best time to visit

1/ Best time to visit

The Co To Island is best visited during the non-typhoon season: December – April. During this time the temperatures are cool (December – February: below 10oC to 18oC) or pleasant (March-April (18-27oC). There are several sunny days in April. There may be a few foggy days but it not very normal to have multiple-day rain.

 Hong Van Beach, north-east of Co To Island
Hong Van Beach, north-east of Co To Island

2/ May

It is mostly warm and sunny in May. And the sun at the beginning of the summer is quite intolerable after lovely spring temperatures in northern Vietnam.

A fresh water lake on Co To Island
A fresh water lake on Co To Island

3/ In June – August

It is warm and there may be typhoons which result in boats stop making trips. Visitors on the islands are stranded and those who plan to travel to the island have to cancel the trip.

The Beach of Love
The Beach of Love

Travel Guide, What to see, things to do

1/ The Beaches

There are a few lovely beaches on the Co To Island: Hong Van, Bac Van, Van Chay… All the beaches have find sand and the beach gradients are mostly flat.

2/ The lighthouse

The lighthouse on the Co To Island offers great views of the whole island and the sea.

3/ Dragon Paw Rock Beach

It is a cluster of rocks and boulders to the north of Co To which offer some nice photo opportunities. The site is also wonderful for an isolated footpath which goes through small patches of rice fields.

4/ Boat trips

There are several islands around the Co To Island for you to explore by boat: Small Co To Island, Thanh Lan, Rat Islet, Lion Islet… several of which have wonderful deserted beaches. The boat trips may take half a day or a full day.

Where to stay

There are several mini hotels and homestay on the Co Co Islands. The prices depend very much on the season and number of visitors at a time. In high season, there are not enough accommodations then you may have to pay 5* prices for a rudimentary homestay without private facilities.

The Sunset Promenade
The Sunset Promenade

Where to eat

There are several street restaurants on the Co To Island for you to choose from. The prices depend on the tourist seasons. It is always good to know how much you are going to pay for a meal and it is important you agree on a price with the restaurant owners before ordering anything, as prices may not be available on the menus.

A ricefield by the seaside
A ricefield by the seaside

How to get there

The Co To Island is 80km east of Cam Pha City and the only means of transportation is by boat, either speed boat or slow boat. A speed boat trip takes 1 hour thirty minutes, and a slow boat trip may take 3-4 hours.

Rocks on the south-eastern seaside
Rocks on the south-eastern seaside

How to get around

Co To Island can be explored on foot in half a day. For those who have no fancy for walking then you can go by electric buggy, or hire electric bikes, scooters, bicycles.

Sunset over Co To Island
Sunset over Co To Island

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