Co To Island is about 3 hours by boat from Cai Rong Town , Van Don Island District, 150km from Halong City . The Quang Ninh province's tourism sector has surveyed potential to develop tourism on the island, especially eco-tourism. Co To Island includes 40 large and small islands, of which the three largest are large Co To, Thanh Lan and Tran.

Co To Sea is beautiful both day and night, sunrise and sunset, bright moon and dim moon. Beaches in the large Co To Island are deserted and not polluted by modern industrial society. Trinh Sat Beach is typical with white sands and blue water as clear as crystal.

The forest is also appropriate for ecotourism tours. You can walk or catch "xe om" (motorbike taxi) to visit a lighthouse o­n a high hill. It's about 10 minutes by "xe om" from centre of island to the foot of hill, and then you'd better walk along a path to the lighthouse. This path is about 1km and lies among pine tree forest together with thousands of violet wild flowers. The light house is o­n the highest peak of the CoTo island, 70 metres above sea level. 

Large Co To Island has an abundance of seafood such as shrimp, cuttle fish..., price is very cheap. You can bring gas cooker and cook your own meal or hire a native to cook. 

From large Co To Island, hiring a boat to the islands around, you will discover things such as kinds of water sports: snorkeling, fish stabbing... on Thanh Lan Island, oranges are a special harvested fruit. During harvest time, the island turns a splendid orange-yellow colour. 

Charming landscape with fresh air make Co To become an attractive place for visitors who are keen on exploring.

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Quanlan island	Ba Trai Dao Islet (Three Peaches)
Co To island	But Islet (Pen)
Catba island	Ga Choi Islet (Fighting Cocks)
Van Don island	Con Coc Islet (Toad Islet)
	Cho Da Islet (Stone Dog)
Thien Cung Grotto (Heavenly)	Dau Nguoi Islet (Man's Head)
Bo Nau Grotto (Pelican)	Dinh Huong Islet (Incense Burner)
Dau Go Grotto (Wooden Stakes)	Mat Quy Islet (Monster Head)
Hanh Grotto	Ngon Tay Islet (Finger)
Luon Grotto
Sung Sot Grotto (Amazing)	Tuan Chau Beach
Me Cung Grotto (Bewitching)	Titov Beach
Trinh Nu Grotto (Virgin)	Bai Chay Beach
Ba Ham Lake