Con Dao – A tourist destination that never stops being “hot”
Con Son Island, also known as Con Dao, has been a popular tourist destination for many people during their vacations over the years, and has become a familiar name to those who love to travel. Con Dao is an archipelago in Ba Ria Vung Tau province, and was voted one of the top 10 most mysterious islands in the world by Lonely Planet magazine in late 2011.
Sunset casts magical colors over Con Dao rock beach
There are two ways to get to this island, you have two options: plane or boat. When mentioning Con Dao, most of our visitors will immediately think of the famous relic “Con Dao prison”. Con Dao is an island with few people, it has a wild and extremely charming beauty, you will definitely never be disappointed if you choose Con Dao for your vacation.
Con Dao has islands and beaches such as Hon Bay Canh, Hon Tai, Hon Cau, Hon Tre Lon and Dam Trau, Dat Doc, An Hai beaches which are the names that many tourists visit for relaxation and sightseeing. If Hon Bay Canh is a place to admire sea turtles, Dat Doc beach attracts many couples because of the quiet and romantic scenery of the canyons deep into the coast. If you want to find yourself a little feeling when coming to the river delta, you can experience traveling in Dam Tre Bay – a bay surrounded by immense mangrove forests.
“Lobster Island” Binh Ba
Belonging to Cam Ranh city (Khanh Hoa province), Binh Ba island is famous for its nickname “lobster island” and the richness of the small and still quite wild island. In addition, Binh Ba is gradually developing into a tourist attraction. In recent years, the islanders have become accustomed to seeing tourists from far away eagerly setting foot on the port, passionately exploring each wonderful advantage of the wild island.
Besides the decision to ban tourism development activities in Binh Ba because it is located near a civilian base, however, this is still considered a promising destination because the locality only prevents rampant development activities but does not proceed to reclaim all resorts serving tourism. Therefore, 2016 for Binh Ba destination is a suitable stopover for backpackers as well as young people who like to conquer and have a little adventure.
About 15 km from Cam Ranh port, to get to this beautiful little island, from Da Bac port it takes about more than 1 hour at sea. Every day there are 2 ferries from Cam Ranh to Binh Ba: 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, from Binh Ba to Cam Ranh: 5:00 am and 12:30 pm, the boat fare is about 15-20 thousand VND. But visitors can also rent a private boat if they go with a lot of people and do not want to wait.
Traveling to Binh Ba Island, visitors can easily travel to Binh Hung Island District and enjoy the cool sea breeze here. In addition to the famous specialty of lobster, Binh Ba Island also pleases visitors with thousands of dishes made from fresh seafood at relatively affordable prices. The best time to travel to Binh Ba is from March to September of the year. Stops for swimming and snorkeling include Chuong Beach, Nom Beach and Nha Cu Beach with clear blue water.
The services for tourists in Binh Ba are currently only provided by the locals, from renting houses to stay overnight, to renting fishing boats to travel around the islands, visiting lobster and seafood farms, diving guides, etc. But visitors coming here are assured and satisfied by the sincerity and friendliness of these “hosts”. Seafood on Binh Ba Island is sold at quite cheap prices, plus the hospitality and friendliness of the people, the processing price is also “light”. Spontaneous services are even more popular. Binh Ba is also attractive because of the coastal snacks sold near the beaches at cheap prices and extremely delicious.
Coming to Binh Ba, you can also experience services that are not available anywhere else. Have you ever lain on the sea and sipped a poetic dinner, with a little light wine or your favorite drink? In Binh Ba, it is completely possible. Visitors will wear a life jacket, lie on the clear, cool sea and enjoy dinner made from seafood they caught themselves. What could be more poetic than that? Try it!
Emerging Paradise – Nam Du
Nam Du, a poetic island located in the far south, is the farthest archipelago of Kien Hai district (Kien Giang), 83 km from Rach Gia city by sea. Nam Du is a very pristine place, with 21 large and small islands, cleverly arranged by nature. Each large and small, high and low block of each island is intertwined, forming a solid formation in the middle of the ocean, looking very beautiful. The archipelago is under the management of An Son and Nam Du communes.
You should go to Nam Du in the dry season from December to March every year. The best weather is from January to March because the sea is quite calm at this time, those who suffer from seasickness will also reduce a lot of discomfort when traveling by boat.
The coastal areas of Kien Giang are not directly affected by storms, but the rainfall caused by storms accounts for a large proportion. The rainy season starts from April to November every year.
The archipelago is a collection of smaller sea paradises such as Hon Mau, Hon Nom, Hon Ngang, Hon Son, Hon Hai Bo Dap and beaches such as Bai Chet, Bai Chuong, Bai Ngu. Besides the experience of freely admiring the sea view, enjoying all kinds of special seafood here such as grilled green bone fish with young banana leaves or steamed squid eggs with lemongrass,… at the most affordable prices is also a culinary experience that every tourist wants to try more than once.
You must definitely come to Nam Du this year to experience this wild but extremely lovely beauty.
Ly Son Island – “Maldives Vietnam”
Ly Son is an island district of Quang Ngai province, about 15 nautical miles (about 24 km) from the mainland. The island’s area is about 9.97 km2, including 3 islands: Big Island (Ly Son, Re Island), Small Island (Bo Bai Island) in the North of Big Island, and Mu Cu Island in the East of Big Island.
Ly Son – Garlic Island is famous for its clear and peaceful beaches. 2016 continues to be predicted to be a promising year for Ly Son island tourism. Ly Son has many volcanoes, so the sea here seems to be clearer, the sand is whiter, the sky and sea are vast and the scenery is more majestic. Unlike large archipelagos with countless large and small beaches, Ly Son has three main islands: Big Island, Small Island and Mu Cu Island, of which Mu Cu is an island located in the East, right next to Big Island but is uninhabited. The best time to travel to the island is in the summer, from June to September every year.
A place mentioned quite often when you come to Ly Son is To Vo Gate. The most enjoyable experience for many tourists is certainly the moment of welcoming the sunrise or sunset through the cliffs and mountains creating a magical color like in a dream at To Vo Gate here. From Ly Son welcome gate, follow the stone alley, turn left at Duc pagoda and you can set foot in this romantic place.
You can conquer Thoi Loi peak – where there is the highest dormant volcano in Ly Son island district. When reaching the top, you will witness a vast freshwater lake, which provides fresh water for both the residents of Big Island and Small Island (An Binh Island). In addition to sea tourism, Buddhists can also visit the 27m high statue of Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara at Duc Pagoda – a pagoda located halfway up the slope of Gieng Tien Mountain.
The sea is always a place to wash away the busyness and fatigue of daily life, returning to people the most peaceful and pure soul. The sea breeze carrying the salty taste of mother nature and the fragrant aroma of seafood are certainly experiences that every tourist wants to enjoy on every trip.
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