Nam Du Islands belong to An Son and Nam Du communes, Kien Hai district, about 120 km off the coast of Rach Gia. It consists of 21 large and small islands, of which 11 are inhabited. Thanks to possessing many clear blue beaches and peaceful beauty, this archipelago is one of the destinations in the South that many tourists visit every weekend, or holiday.
To set foot in the archipelago, visitors will have to take a speedboat, stopping at the jetty of Hon Lon Island (also known as Cu Tron island) - the largest of the 21 islands in Nam Du. Visitors will rent a boat to explore around Hon Lon and visit some other beautiful places.
To Hon Lon, there is a 2.6 km long, paved road leading from the center of the island up to the peak of 295 m. Hon Lon owns many beaches such as Dat Do beach, Cay Love beach, Ngu beach, Well beach ... and rows of green coconuts many years old. Here, visitors can rent motorbikes to run around the island road with one side of the cliff, the other side is the romantic blue sea.
In addition to immersing yourself in the cool blue water, visitors can also admire the tall coconut trees, craggy rapids with many colorful rocks. Visitors delight in experiencing many activities such as swimming, playing ...
From Hon Lon, visitors take about 30 minutes to take a boat ride through Hon Ngang after visiting Ba Chua Temple of Cu Tron - a sacred place of worship of the islanders; get to know local life; Enjoy fresh seafood... This is the most densely populated place in the Nam Du Islands, most of which live by fishing and cage fish farming. Hon Ngang has a large seaport, gathering many fishing boats moored.
More than 2 km southeast of Hon Ngang is Hon Mau with an area of 200 hectares. Here, visitors delight in taking beautiful photos, enjoying sips of cool coconut water; Roaming around the fishing village to learn about the life and culture of indigenous people.
Coming to Nam Du, visitors can also explore many other beautiful islands such as Nom Outer islet, Nom Trung island, Nom Trong island, Dam island, Hang island, Moc island, Tre island, Nhan islet ... According to the indigenous people, the best time to travel to Nam Du Island from 12 to 3 months because at this time the sea is quite calm and clear, giving visitors a pleasant feeling when traveling by boat.
If departing from Ho Chi Minh City, visitors can travel by bus to Rach Gia city (Kien Giang) for about 6 hours then go by speedboat to Nam Du with a round-trip fare of more than 400,000 VND per person. In addition, visitors can now take a speedboat from Phu Quoc Island with a travel time of more than one hour.
According to VnE