Ti Top Island, also called Titov Island, sits about 8 km from Bai Chay Harbour and appears on almost every Halong Bay cruise itinerary. A few hundred steep steps lead to a viewpoint with one of the best panoramas of the bay's limestone islets, and the small palm-fringed beach below is popular for a quick swim, kayak or snorkel before the cruise moves on.
Before being named Cat Nang Island, Ti Top was once known as ‘Graveyard Island’ after a French ship got shipwrecked near the island, and all of its crew members died in that incident. To enjoy the stunning 360-view of Halong Bay, few-hundred steep steps to Tip Top Mountain must be climbed, but the view is worth the effort.