Nam Du Islands belong to An Son and Nam Du communes, Kien Hai district, about 120 km from the coast of Rach Gia. This place consists of 21 large and small islands, of which 11 islands have been inhabited. Thanks to many clear blue beaches and peaceful beauty, this archipelago is one of the destinations in the South that is visited by many tourists every weekend, or holidays.
To set foot in the archipelago, visitors will have to take a speedboat, stopping at the wharf 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 Lon island and visit some other beautiful places.
Coming to Lon Island, there is a 2.6 km long paved road leading from the center of the island to the peak of 295 m. Hon Lon owns many beaches such as Dat Do beach, Cay Men beach, Ngu beach, Well beach... and rows of green coconuts that are many years old. Here, visitors can rent motorbikes to run around the coastal road with one side of the cliff and the other side of the poetic blue sea.
In addition to immersing in the cool blue water, visitors can also see tall coconut rows, craggy rock rapids with many colorful rocks. Visitors enjoy experiencing many activities such as swimming, playing...
From Lon Island, visitors take about 30 minutes to take a boat through Ngang Island after visiting the Temple of Ba Chua of Cu Tron - a sacred place of worship of the island's people; learn about the lives of local people; enjoy fresh seafood... This is the most densely populated place in the Nam Du archipelago, most of them live by fishing and raising cage fish. Hon Ngang has a large seaport, gathering many anchored fishing boats.
More than 2 km southeast of Ngang Island is Mau Island with an area of 200 hectares. Here, visitors enjoy taking beautiful photos, enjoying refreshing sips of coconut water; roaming around the fishing village to learn about the life and culture of the local people.
Coming to Nam Du, visitors can also explore many other beautiful islands such as Nom Ngoi island, Nom Gia island, Nom Trong island, Dam island, Hang island, Moc island, Tre island, Nhan island... According to the local people, the best time to travel to Nam Du Island from December to March 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 take a high-speed boat to Nam Du with a round-trip ticket price of more than 400,000 VND per person. In addition, visitors can also take a high-speed boat from Phu Quoc Island with a travel time of more than an hour.
Photo: Khanh Thien
According to VnE